If you want to meet other beginner volunteers, these days are for you. Squamish has a ton of lowkey great beginner trails that we’re going to put some love into. Beginner days will focus on doing a little bit of work and a lot of talking about what we’re doing and why. (Beginners can also attend the normal dig days too!)

Fear not. Groups and projects will be small, leaving plenty of time for Q&A about aspects of trail maintenance or building you have always wanted to know. You will come away with a good ‘I can do it’ spirit and a better picture of what goes into this network. Also, there will be snacks.

Let’s face it, trail building has been pretty heavily male-dominated up to now. However, we know that this isn’t the way it should be. 41% of SORCA’s membership clicked the ‘ol ‘F’ checkbox when filling out their membership. Maybe that’s due to the strong female leadership on the SORCA board? Way more than half, awesome.

Nonetheless, structural problems require structural solutions, so with the women's dig days we're carving out space for awesome trail work and an important home for this conversation.

Kids will be kids, and that’s where we come in. Somewhere between “just kids playing in the woods” and “serious adults building serious trails” is a period of growth and learning (and gray area). We’re big believers in learning by doing, but not everyone needs to learn why pallets are a bad choice for jumps.

So, humans of Squamish without a fully developed prefrontal cortex, these days are for you (and your family!). Ideally you’re between 8 and 14 years old and want to see why, how, and where to build. Bring your bikes and helmets too, as we’ll test and talk about what we build.