Nice-ish weather?
We’ll take it…
Thanks to all of our builders and volunteers who put in some awesome work on the mountains this month. Keep an eye on our events calendar for some upcoming trail days!
Check out below the work that our volunteers and builders have been up to this past month!
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Jersey Shore
TAP Sponsor: Fox
Improvement of tread, removal of potential hazards such as stumps, rocks, and roots. Rebuild berms, clear drains, improve sight lines.
Jersey Shore Cont.
Removal of downed tree and rebuild of berm. Improvement of entrance to another berm.
Corkscrew
TAP Trail Day
Trail tread repair and drainage.
Cut old culvert in half and installed one section above bridge, corner refreshed with more dirt. Corner was reshaped and mineral soil replenished.
Forever After
Trail Adopter: Rocky Mountain Bicycles
Roots covered with armouring and mineral soil. Drainage added with grade reversals. Berm added to bottom corner with heavy anchored armouring.
Upper Griffen
Re-surface corner to remove slippery mud and replace with mineral soil.
Bottletop
TAP Sponsor: Coast Mountain Trail Running
Added crib to collapsed corner, using a length of cedar which was harvested from the trail two years ago. Added new stakes from cedar prepared at home. Added rocks and mineral soil to raise the tread.
Will need to add some more mineral soil once the tread is packed in after a few cycles of rainfall.
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