 Update 07/30/10
Two More Adams Camp Workdays: We have scheduled two more volunteer workdays, Sat. August 7th and Sat. August 21st. 9am, upper parking lot at the Matterhorn. Work until 1. We need about 15 people each day. These would be good opportunities for those who want to learn about the finer points of trail building. We will have a raffle item for volunteers.
Adams Camp Update: Last Saturday, July 24, we had our first volunteer work day at the Adams Camp parcel where we began the construction of what will be a 3 mile, one way downhill, trail. Starting at the bottom of the new trail, in the meadow on the Stowe Derby Trail; 37 volunteers, under the able direction of Hardy Avery, the “Trail Scientist”; sawed, lopped, chopped, stumped and raked half way up the new trail. At the end of the day a conga line of volunteers walked down the trail envisioning swooping through the soon to be rounded corners and anticipating the momentary lightness of surfing through the grade reversals. Thanks you to everyone that gave up their Saturday to help!
For the next two week crews from the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) under the leadership of the staff of Sustainable Trailworks (Hardy Avery’s company) are working to finish the first phase of construction.
If you have some free time contact Hardy about helping out. Email him at traildesign.avery@gmail.com. Hardy will hand you a rake, McLeod, Pulaski or shovel and set you loose. Building trail is rewarding in at least a couple of ways. You learn the trail as it’s being built and when you and your friends ride it you have the satisfaction of knowing that you participated in its creation. With a few more big work days and a lot of individuals showing up to help on random days, we may be riding this one before the seasons out. There is another benefit to volunteering on workdays. Drew Clymer of URMC won a $50 Stowe Area Association gift certificate.
Fund Raising for Adams Camp:Thanks to all that have donated! We still have over $5,000 to bring in this year, so if you have not yet donated, please send a check to SMBC, PO Box 3722, Stowe, VT 05672 or go to www.stowemtnbike.com and hit the Paypal. Be generous! Every little bit helps!
Club Ride Friday July 30th 5 pm - Trapp Family Lodge
Meet at the Brewery (formerly known as the Tea Room). Sam Von Trapp is generously opening up the trails to us this Friday. If you haven’t ridden the trails at Trapps you should. The new trails are fun for all abilities and they’re expanding their network every day. There will be a variety of guided, group rides, for all abilities.
Vermont Mountain Bike Festival: A huge success! We sold out at 250 registered attendees. There were a lot of vendors on site as well as volunteers. Rides were led in Waitsfield - both cross country and Knight Ide from Ideride ran a shuttle. We also led rides in Hinesburg, Waterbury and Stowe. Sam von Trapp was generous enough to let us ride their private, guest only trails as long as we were in a group led by one of their staff. We ran over 100 people through Trapp' Saturday and Sunday and the buzz around the festival were those trails. Everyone loved them, beginner through advanced! There were also clinics for women, kids as well as dirt jumping! Something for everyone! A big shout out to the volunteers! With out you it would never have worked. For you Francophones here's a link, http://www.clubveloepic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5022 , to the Velo Epic Club forum. Great pictures and a cool video of riding at Waterbury.
WIN A MTN BIKE / Build a Trail!
Thanks to the Skier Shop: We are raffling off a 2011 Giant Revel 2.
Tickets are $5 each and are available at local shops! Proceeds go to the Adams Camp trail network.
Weekly Rides:
Rides are contingent on weather - Check Our FACEBOOK page for updates.
Five Hills Bike Shop: Thursday night 6pm is the main shop ride - Waterbury trails. Leave from Five Hills Bikes/Bike29 at 6pm. Ride is about 2 hours, social pace, mostly Perry Hill trails. All are welcome. Call 244-7330 or email georgew@bike29.com for questions.
Tuesday Ladies Night Rides: These move around depending on the week. The ladies rides are open to ladies with at least some mountain biking experience, they are not beginner rides (sorry, the terrain is just too challenging in Stowe and Waterbury). It’s a great environment to challenge yourself and work on some skills with a supportive group of ladies or make new friends that enjoy mountain biking as much as you do. The schedule for the summer is posted on fivehillsbikes.com. Any questions? Email mandy@bike29.com
iRide Bike Shop:
Monday night 5pm - meet at the shop paul@iridevt.com
Skiershop:
Friday night 6pm - meet at the shop info@skiershop.com
Dues Donations: Please pay your yearly dues and while you are at it, feel free to add a donation. You can go to the club site www.stowemtnbike.com and pay by PayPal, pay at a local bike shop or send in a check. The forms only need to sent in once (unless information changes).
HELP WANTED:
If you want to help the club but can't do trail work, there are opportunities to do that. Please pick from the list below or contact me and we can be creative!
Thanks Rick
rick@stowemtnbike.com or call me 802-793-9246 end_of_the_skype_highlighting- Phone a friend - We need folks to contact fellow SMBC members to check in, see how their riding is going, what we can do better and when they would like to come out to volunteer - I need 1 person to manage this and a few to make some calls. It is actually fun! People are very receptive and fun to chat up.
- Trail Advocate - Work with a small team to get landowner approval and help expand the network.
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Stowe Mountain Bike Club
SMBC was formed to maintain and expand mountain biking opportunities in the Lamoille and Washington County area. We are a volunteer organization and look for support from riders to help with trail work, advocacy and to be good stewards of the land.
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