EAGLE COUNTY — A reduced budget and limited personnel makes 2.3 million acres of White River National Forest a challenge for the U.S. Forest Service rangers to maintain. After watching this national trend for the past couple of years and seeing how other areas across the country attempt to cope with it, the Vail Valley
Here is our ‘annual report’ on work in 2015. We had huge year for trails and for VVMBA in 2015 and want to take a moment to reflect on all that you helped accomplishment by showing up to dig or by contributing financial and moral support. You also supported us by getting out there and riding
On August 23rd and 24th while most of you were taking advantage of another two days of perfect summer temperatures to hit the trail, river, or rock, a few of the Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association Board members and some of our most dedicated Trail Crew members were busy putting in time to make our remaining
Mud on the trails…wildlife closures…resort construction… all this stuff might leave you wondering where can we actually go riding right now in Eagle County, CO? Well, the short answer is: a lot of places! Biking this time of year is game of timing and location. Let those trails dry out, but don’t wait too long
West Avon Preserve The Vail Daily recently published a great article on the West Avon Preserve opening. To get the full update, follow the bottom link. When the West Avon Preserve reopens on Wednesday, a new trail called Wild West Ridge will open with it. The 2.18-mile path was machine constructed by Momentum Trail Concepts
Join the VVMBA for our season kick-off party, Tuesday, April 7th at 6pm at the Miller Ranch Community Center! Come learn about all of our Valley trail projects in progress and find out how you can become a volunteer for us. Volunteers are the heart of our organization – we couldn’t do what we do
Public excitement over the 13.5 miles of new trails in town culminated Saturday during a ceremony at O’Neal Park in Wildridge. A group of 50-60 trail users gathered at the area of open space known as the West Avon Preserve to celebrate trails like Lee’s Way, Easy Loop and Playground Way, which officially opened this
270 volunteers showed up from Vail Resort’s volunteer day to help make the future Avon Saddleridge trail become a reality. We usually get about 200 feet of trail done on any given Wednesday night. Today, with the amount of groups out there, we had the potential to touch about 4,000 feet of the 6,700 total
The Saddleridge Trail in Avon was opened to the public in May of last year thanks to our many volunteers! SADDLERIDGE Difficulty: Intermediate. Total Climb: 1,000 feet. Total distance: 2.25 miles. Upper trailhead: Beaver Creek Point, parking available. On the Trail: Saddleridge, Avon from On the Hill on Vimeo. Take a look at the full Saddleridge
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