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CONTACT:
Diane Hendry at (775) 623-1500
VISITING TRAIL EXPERTS WILL INSPIRE LOCAL TRAILBUILDING
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Coming to Winnemucca and Battle Mountain
The International Mountain Bicycling Association’s (IMBA) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be visiting Winnemucca and Battle Mountain on May 13-16 to talk trails, teach people proper trailbuilding technique, and spend quality time digging in the dirt. The visit is one of 70 stops on the 2004 schedule. Everyone is invited to attend the weekend’s events!
The award-winning Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew program includes two full-time, professional teams of trail experts who travel North America year-round, leading IMBA Trailbuilding Schools, meeting with government officials and land managers, and working with IMBA-affiliated groups to improve mountain biking opportunities. IMBA’s crews have lead more than 1,000 trail projects since the program debuted in 1997.
The Trail Care Crew visit will last four days. This allows time to assess local trails, host an evening slide show, conduct a trailbuilding school and ride with the locals. This program has inspired great volunteer trail work across the U.S. and has been a big help to government agencies and land managers who have limited funding for trail construction and upkeep.
Everyone is welcome to join the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew leaders when they come to town. Below is a schedule of events that are open to the public:
| Thursday, May 13 @ 1:00 p.m. |
Meet at Bloody Shins Trailhead for a ride with the IMBA crew. |
| 6:30 p.m. |
IMBA Trail Crew Slide Show @ the Martin Hotel |
| Friday, May 14 @ 8:30 a.m. |
Bloody Shins Trail Maintenance. Meet again at the Kluncy
Canyon Trailhead
We will be performing trail maintenance on the Bloody Shins Trail System until 2:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 15 @ 9:30 a.m. |
Half day Trail Construction class at the BLM Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain. After lunch we’ll go out on the Copper Basin Bike Trail and finish constructing a section of the trail. |
| Sunday, May 16 @ 9:30 a.m. |
Meet at the Copper Basin Trailhead to ride with the IMBA crew before they depart for Ely! |
For additional information please call the BLM Winnemucca Field Office at: 623-1500 or the BLM Battle Mountain Field Office at 635-4166.
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