5/7/08: A note from John Atkinson

Hello Mad River Riders and Valley visitors,

The big news of this season is a $9000 grant from FPR for trail work in Camel’s Hump State Forest, specifically for the Cyclone. The VYCC will be building bridges, berms, benches and buffing this Valley classic to improve flow and prevent erosion. We are still looking for donations to help with this and other projects, along with the constant need for volunteer trail labor. Please help!

Speaking of trail maintenance, work parties start Wednesday, May 14th at 5:30pm through July 2nd. Meet at Stark Mountain Bikes on corner of RT17 and 100. We will also be trying to meet on Sundays starting May 11th and going through June 22nd. Meet at 10am at Stark Mountain. Bring trail tools, if you have them, otherwise, we can provide.

If these times don't work for you, we have a ton of individual projects that can be accessed at your convenience. Trail adopters are very welcome to apply. Do you really love a certain trail? Want to play in the dirt? We can help.

These are areas that will need work this spring:

Phen Basin – raking/ blowdown removal, minor reroutes, marking
Center Fayston/ Rocky Road - raking/ blowdown removal
Camel's Hump State Forest - Howe Block – rock armoring, raking/ blowdown removal, major VYCC bridge and trail projects, marking
Dennyland/ Wu Ledges - raking/ blowdown removal, marking
Chase Brook - Catamount Trail to Sugar Run - raking/ blowdown removal
Eurich Pond to Tucker Hill/ Kew Hill/ Dana Hill/ Snowmaking Pond, including Pusherman, High Plum and Plum Line - raking/ blowdown removal, reroutes, marking
Mad River Path - raking/ blowdown removal
Moretown School - raking/ blowdown removal
TechTown - raking/ blowdown removal
Sugarbush to Sugarbush Inn - raking/ blowdown removal, marking

We are also in discussions with land owners in Fayston and Duxbury, that may open another 500+ acres for trails. Stay tuned.

This represents almost 50 miles of legal trails in MRV. Please support the Mad River Riders by joining and helping with trail maintenance. Thank you!

John

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Tuesday Night Ride :
After diminishing participation, there is still a Tuesday night mountain bike ride from Bridge St. It's departure has been pushed back to 5:45. This is NOT race training.