Thank you volunteers, members, donors, and supporters for another incredible trail season! We are very grateful for all of your support, whether it be on the trail, getting dirty, or providing the financial support to allow us to do the work we do.
Over 200 of you showed up, enjoyed delicious tacos from Rocky Mountain Taco, Vail Brewing Co beverages, and celebrated our trails season with us at the EagleVail Pavilion.
Trail Steward Hall of Fame Inductees:
Pete Seibert Jr.
Ellen Miller
Trail Stewards Hall of Fame inductees provide countless volunteer hours advocating, educating, building, fundraising, and maintaining trails in Eagle County. Please join us in recognizing and thanking these incredible individuals that make our community a better place to live and recreate! Read more about the inductees here.
Volunteers of the Year:
Stacey Robberson
Michael Slusarz
Kirsten Orwig
Volunteers of the Year are the folks who standout throughout the season. They show true leadership and a passion for our trails. They volunteer their time across many different aspects and give back to our trails community. Read more about our Volunteers of the Year here.
Supporter of the Year:
Larry & Marci Leith
Larry and Marci Leith have been long time supporters of our trails and community. They are extremely humble and often support behind the scenes. As owners of Yeti’s Grind, $1.00 of every Power Buzz sold goes back to VVMTA and our trails. They have donated at our annual Trails Forever summer fundraiser. And this year, donated their home in Maui as an auction item which brought in $10,000 for our trails. Thank you to Larry & Marci Leith for being awesome human beings and supporters of our community! Read more about our Supporter of the Year here.
Soul Dirt Superstar of the Year:
Angelica Aceves
Our third successful season of our Soul Dirt program came to an exciting end with the giveaway of a full backpacking setup to recurring Soul Dirt participant Angela Aceves! Angie has been part of Soul Dirt since the beginning, exploring the trails with us. She’s a regular at our group’s rides with Exploremos. She’s always game for a new adventure, from tackling downhill slopes to conquering mountain peaks on our first-ever backpacking trip. Read more about our Soul Dirt Superstar of the Year here.
Volunteer Teams of the Year:
Walking Mountains
Most AAT Team Volunteer Days – 6
BG Buildingworks
Most Volunteer Hours – 156
Ladies Trail Crew
Best Post Party Team
OCG Design. Construct. Manage
Trail Project of the Year – Mike’s Night Out
Vail Club 50
Most Volunteers – 46
Partners Environmental & Rutsu on Lov Connection
Team of the Year
Volunteer & Teams of the Month
May
Jim Yurcak & Kirsten Orwig
May
Ladies Trail Crew – Eagle Bike Park
June
Steve Elzinga
June
Eagle River Water & Sanitation on Gore Creek
July
Karen Avery
July
Vail Valley Running Club
August
Lucy Trosper
August
Steve Elzinga
September
Michael Dunahay
September
Elevated Dental
NEW in 2024 was our Volunteer(s) of the Month and Volunteer Team of the Month. These individuals and teams stood out from the rest, putting in the extra effort and quality work out there on the trails.
Thank you to our partners above who rewarded our individual volunteers with a $100 gift card and volunteer teams with a $200 gift card to take their team out for some grub!
