Do you ride cypress at all? Well mabey not, but all the "sanctioned" trails are really nothing you want to ride. ladder bridges that are 3 feet wide minimum, no more than 4 feet off the ground. You like loam and dirt turns? forget that, its all cobble stoned with rocks. Jumps? youll never see one rebuilt. That is the reason people like me build. If you do ride cypress, youll probably know a trail called Wu-tang, and the most of the trails above and below it. Suffice it to say that i know the person who built them extremley well. That person has had Forestry services, BC Hydro, and even the local Police department trying to catch him from about a week into the build. BC has so little acceptance for the builders that brought out the world famous "North Shore" style. That sounded kinda agressive, so i apologize, but the police for fuck sake? but on topic of private property, i agree with ya man. I would say to everyone here think of it this way; if someone came into your backyard and set up a trampoline and let random people bounce on it. Somebody falls off, and boom, your waist deep in a shitbath of a lawsuit. Not friendly, but the sad truth.

I have rode all these trails countless times, and it never really hit me about the history right in my backyard. Really inspring to know that 10 minuets away from my house is the birthplace of modern freeride!