“Really, the concern right now is with the Rail Trail right of way, which is between both (the club and Jenks), and a land use agreement with another land owner for this,” said Frederick, adding that the NNSC is waiting to hear about what the cut plan will be for the slope above the trail. It is clear that the club will not have access to what was once the back part of the Loop for this winter, said Frederick, especially with active logging potentially taking place into the winter. The club is now looking to re-establish some certainty around public access right of way on the Rail Trail - which runs between the land the NNSC leases at Apex and Jenks’ property - and if it would remain available and safe for cross-country skiing this winter. The move also ignited conversations with several levels of government - including the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure - as well as with Jenks himself. “This was both distressing and disappointing, as we may not be able to use that part of the Apex trail again for the foreseeable future,” said NNSC general manager, Jaime Frederick. While NNSC had land use agreements in place to use the trails, it did not include exclusivity of the property.Īlthough the 1,300-member club was led to believe a “significant buffer zone of trees” would be left above the Loop after logging higher up the slope, trees were still cut directly above the trail. owned by Mike Jenks - had logged the property and is reportedly planning to haul logs this fall and into the winter.
The exposed hillside now creates an avalanche zone for the trail below, the NNSC feared, but they did not receive an answer. When the trees siding a one-kilometre section of the Loop were logged by the landowner, the Nelson Nordic Ski Club (NNSC) approached the owner with questions of access and safety. A decision to log trees near part of the popular Apex Loop cross country skiing trail has the region’s Nordic ski club searching for answers for the coming season.
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