June 22nd Teton Dirt Report

So close you can almost taste it.

This past week was extremely productive for the crew, despite midweek soggy conditions. We kicked off our first Maintenance Monday of the season with some much needed TLC on North Mahogany Trail. Big thanks to those who came out to help! The first installment of Hillside Trail (more creative name in the works) is set to open later this week with two more miles of singletrack for you riding pleasure. Keep an eye on social media for further updates.

Here’s the breakdown of the crew’s week in the woods:

• Monday Eric and Stacey worked with the Teton Basin Ranger District trails crew on Hillside for the afternoon, while Chris and Alec prepped the work sites for the evening of maintenance on Mahogany. With all the help, we completed a 150ft reroute, significant bridge repair, drainage work and some heavy brushback. Cheers to volunteers!

• Tuesday The whole crew worked through the rain to continue putting finishing touches on the new Hillside trail. This involves fine tread work, pulling stumps and tuning the backslope.

• Wednesday Another soggy day on the Hillside trail. The crew is putting in the work to get this trail riding well as soon as your tires hit the dirt.

• Thursday The crew finished up on Hillside for the week with more fine-tuning on the tread and some berm work on one tricky corner.

• Friday Alec and Chris set out for a saw mission on the upper Pole Canyon Ridge Trail with intentions of riding out Mail Cabin but hit significant snow. They cut and cleared 9 trees, between Pole Canyon and Mikesell. Great ride this time of season! Later that afternoon, the crew along with Executive Director, Tony Ferlisi, set the course for the Big Hole Challenge race, the first stop of the Teton Valley Race Series.

• Saturday MBT Board Member Nate Kirschner and a small crew  of volunteers made significant headway on trail re-hab on the Palisades Ranger District.