Dear Trail Supporter, Our community, local businesses, and nonprofits are all being hit hard financially during this pandemic. Stimulus checks and CARE Act funds are thankfully helping many of our businesses and bank accounts. We understand these are tough times and you may need to use this money for your basic needs. Many of us
During this unprecedented time of the coronavirus pandemic, we are all trying to find connections that make us happy such as Zoom meetings with friends and family, Netflix, and many home projects. One outlet that we are fortunate to have in beautiful Eagle County is access to trails and public lands. With ski resorts being closed
Fat biking is a great way to get out and pedal during the winter. It can definitely be challenging, sometimes cold & wet, and sometimes you might not have the best trail conditions. But the more you do it, the better you get at mitigating all of these and have one heck of a time
Money has poured in from all corners of the valley to support a new bike park in Minturn. Vail Valley residents, businesses and nonprofits have raised about $40,000 toward the effort in the past few weeks. “The support has been unbelievable,” said Ernest Saeger, executive director of the Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance, which is
Local trail advocates have built many miles of new singletrack in the last 10 years. Now they have a new vision: A bike park filled with trails, jumps, a pump track and a race course where riders of all abilities and families can gather — a new kind of recreational amenity for the upper valley.
Trail advocates had a simple idea — build a singletrack from Minturn to EagleVail, adding a key piece to the valley’s trail network. It ended up being not so simple. The Everkrisp Trail took 3,000 hours of work, with a mini-excavator leading the way and volunteers following with pick mattocks, Pulaski axes, McLeod rakes and
District Ranger, Eagle-Holy Cross White River National Forest, Aaron Mayville writes a very informative opinion article in the Vail Daily regarding the opening of the Everkrisp Trail and his take on the Berlaimont Estates Project seen through the Forest Service’s eyes. https://www.vaildaily.com/opinion/mayville-lets-talk-about-berlaimont/
As a mother of four, Terry Armistead is always looking for activities for her family to enjoy. She’ll often drive from Minturn to Eagle so her kids can use the BMX course — but she’d love to see something similar closer to home. “We’re surrounded by wilderness, so there is a lot to do,” Armistead
U.S. Forest Service wildlife restrictions will lift Thursday for many trails on the east end of Eagle County, but user discretion is advised. With the end of the April 15 to June 20 wildlife mitigation period, gates on Vail and Eagle-Vail trails like Paulie’s Plunge, the North Trail, Son of Middle Creek and Buffehr Creek
A newly constructed trail will have an added benefit — opening up access for a longstanding local favorite trail. With the upcoming July 12 grand opening of the new Everkrisp trail from Minturn to EagleVail, Whiskey Creek trail will reopen to mountain bikes. https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-everkrisp-trail-will-also-officially-open-whiskey-creek-to-mountain-bikers/
The Pool & Ice Rink trail is now open, although it was still a little wet near the top as of Monday, an annual trail opening day in Eagle County. Pool & Ice Rink is among a group of trails in the area known as east Eagle, which was the only area of Eagle County
It’s true that the Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance could probably use a few full-time employees, but it’s going to start with just one. Newly-hired Executive Director Ernest Saeger hit the ground running on Wednesday, his first day on the job, discussing the full docket of trails activity the group will manage over the coming
The Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association is pleased to announce that their Adopt a Trail program has expanded. The program has added a new feature called the Trail Ambassador, to offer presence on the trail and in our community, help enforce trail closures, offer education about local flora and fauna and spread the Leave No
Interested in protecting our local wildlife? Educating our community and guests about seasonal trail closures? Then you should attend the Tail Ambassador training at the USFS Station in Minturn on November 8th from 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Michelle, our Adopt A Trail and Trail Ambassador Coordinator, spoke with KZYR about the program. Take a listen below
Watch this video by Vail Daily reporter John LaConte on the new Everkrisp Trail construction, it’s progress, and how you can volunteer to help! https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-trail-will-connect-eagle-vail-to-minturn-on-forest-service-land-volunteers-needed/
The U.S. Forest Service reminds the public that seasonal trail closures are in effect on several popular Forest Service trails adjacent to Vail and Avon. These closures are in place to protect elk calving areas and mule deer migration stopover areas. https://www.vaildaily.com/news/forest-service-changes-some-seasonal-trail-closures-on-vail-valley-trails/
VVMBA Board Member, Ernest Saeger, shares his views on the proposed Berlaimont Estates project and the impacts that it will have on wildlife and the Berry Creek Trail system. https://www.vaildaily.com/opinion/proposed-road-would-change-berry-creek-area-and-impact-trail-users-letter/
This morning our Adopt A Trail Coordinator Michelle Wolffe, Mike Beach with the USFS Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District Office, and Bill Hoblitzell with the VVMBA were interviewed on KZYR to discuss the amazing accomplishments of the Adopt A Trail program in 2017. Listen to the interview here and try not to be as blown away
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