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Job Opportunities: Part-Time Trail Crew Member

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Part-time Trail Crew Member

Mountain Bike the Tetons is seeking a hard-working individual to join our professional trail crew now through September 7th, 2020. The position is part-time (20-25hrs/wk) offering competitive wages. This incredibly rewarding position will entail working outdoors in physically demanding conditions for 8+ hours a day for 3 days a week. The nature of work will include but is not limited to using hand tools to clear trails, cleaning and building drainage, building new sections of trail and working with small groups of volunteers. The MBT crew is a fun group of hard-working individuals who enjoy riding bikes, getting dirty and improving the quality of the tail experience here in Teton Valley. Candidates must possess similar values. Trail Crew member will report directly to MBT Trails Coordinator.

 

Minimum Requirements:

  • Experience working with hand tools (pick, axe, shovel, rake, hand-saw, etc.)
  • Current First Aid/CPR Certification
  • Valid Driver’s License and/or reliable transportation
  • Minimum age of 18 yrs old
  • Ability to work well with others and follow instructions
  • Motivated and safety-oriented
  • High standards of work
  • Intermediate to advanced mountain bike experience

 

Location: Teton Valley, Idaho

 

Please send a resume and cover letter (and any questions) to: [email protected]. Applications accepted through Friday, August 14, 2020. No phone calls, please.

August 10th Teton Dirt Report

Week # 15 of the MBT Trail Crew Season! 

 

Undoubtedly, trail work can be hard on the body. This past week the crew took some time to recover. Bending, swinging, lifting, riding and crashing are all part of the job and staying healthy is a top priority. However, the crew was still able to complete some needed maintenance, trail administration work and host another successful volunteer day last week. Here’s the breakdown of what they were up to:

 

  • Tuesday: Alec, Eric and Stacey headed out on Nemo’s and Grumpy’s for some heavy brushback maintenance, clearing sight lines and overgrown areas.

 

  • Wednesday: Wednesday morning Alec and Chris prepared carsonite signage to be installed on Corral Cr. and Red Cr. Alec hit the trail with the signage and a focus on brushing some overgrown areas on upper Red Cr. where he spotted a Mountain Lion!

 

  • Friday: Chris and Alec focused on preparation for the volunteer trail day on Tie Canyon. After assessing work within the first half-mile, they cleared and pin flagged a 220ft reroute and loaded up the truck for the following day.

 

  • Saturday Tie Canyon Volunteer Trail Day. Thanks to the great folks who swung tools with us, completing the reroute and installing a heavily armored spring runoff drain. More work planned for Tie Canyon in the future, if you haven’t been, check it out!

 

Join us next weeked in Rainey Creek for a weekend of backcountry trail restoration on Thompson Peak! Sign-up HERE.

 

Follow @mtbthetetons for more current content regarding our work and local trail conditions. We will also continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks

We want to thank everyone for their continued responsible trail use and those who are helping with trail maintenance. Please remember to share trail reports or work of your own so that we can relay to the people!

 

Click HERE to report Trail Conditions.

Click HERE to report a Trail Maintenance Request.

 

OPEN DRY TRAILS AS OF August 10, 2020

 

 

For more Jackson Hole dry trails, check out our partners’ (Friends of Pathways) Trail Report HERE.

 

Please be patient and consider the potential consequences of riding around or through muddy or wet areas. Refer to the blue posted signs as each trailhead for Guidelines for early season trail use and COVID-19 etiquette.

 

We will continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks HERE.

 

Thanks and we’ll see you out there!

-Chris

 

 

 

 

Explore Your Trails Here
Explore Your Trails Here
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners

August 3rd Teton Dirt Report

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August 3rd Trail Update

Week # 14 of the MBT Trail Crew Season! 

 

Did riding the BPA road to Hillbender just grind your gears? Don’t worry, we took care of that. Now start and finish your Mike Harris ride on the beginning of Nemos to access the Hillbender junction!

 

Regular maintenance may not be as alluring as new trails but is especially crucial. This week there was a bit of both thrown into the mix. These guys and gals enjoy every inch of the trail as much as the next rider and are working hard to keep them tip-top.      

 

Here’s what the crew was up to last week:

 

  • Monday Chris spent the morning catching up on some administration work and making repairs to the MBT Trail Crew truck “Silver.”

 

  • Tuesday The crew split up again this week to accomplish a few different goals. Eric and Stacey began finish work on the short connector trail from Nemo’s > Hillbender. The trail was pushed with Tiny Dancer, by Kevin Frasier with the TBRD to finish out machine work in Southern Valley. Chris and Alec began maintenance work on Drake Cr., cleaning, building and installing drainage and brushing back vegetation.

 

  • Wednesday Eric and Stacey completed handwork on the connector and began light brushback on Nemo’s. Chris and Alec continued heavy maintenance on Drake Cr.

 

  • Thursday Another full day of maintenance. Eric and Stacey cleaned 32 drains up to the overlook on Mill Creek while also clearing sightlines. Chris and Alec completed work on Drake, cleaning, building and installing 52 drains with a few further trail improvements and heavy brushback.

 

  • Friday Alec headed up Mahogany to clean drains on the lower part of the trail as well as move some dirt and improve the turnpikes on upper SF Horseshoe. A big day for Alec. Look out for new 4×4 trail signage in all zones of the Teton Basin Ranger District as well, especially in the Big Holes.

 

Follow @mtbthetetons for more current content regarding our work and local trail conditions. We will also continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks

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We want to thank everyone for their continued responsible trail use and those who are helping with trail maintenance. Please remember to share trail reports or work of your own so that we can relay to the people!

 

Click HERE to report Trail Conditions.

Click HERE to report a Trail Maintenance Request.

 

OPEN DRY TRAILS AS OF August 3, 2020

 

 

For more Jackson Hole dry trails, check out our partners’ (Friends of Pathways) Trail Report HERE.

 

Please be patient and consider the potential consequences of riding around or through muddy or wet areas. Refer to the blue posted signs as each trailhead for Guidelines for early season trail use and COVID-19 etiquette.

 

We will continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks HERE.

 

Thanks and we’ll see you out there!

-Chris

 

 

 

 

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A31EA1B1-1C45-4B0D-A6DE-E6B6CD57FF6E - Eric Falconer
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Explore Your Trails Here
Explore Your Trails Here
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners

July 27th Teton Dirt Report

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July 24th Trail Update

Week # 13 of the MBT Trail Crew Season! 

 

Time flies when you’re digging in the dirt. Yet, another productive week on the trails and a bit of moisture to keep the dust down. Happy Hour Trail is now completed and currently riding as a great out and back to the Trail Cr. bridge site (bridge coming soon). The crew was also able to tick off a few maintenance objectives as well as dig some holes in the Big Holes for new signage.

 

Here’s how the crew’s week broke down:

 

  • Monday: With a morning in the office, Chris wrote the weekly report, scheduled projects and continued planning for some trail maintenance work in the Palisades. In the afternoon, he biked up Gove Cr. to dig a few drains on the Crest and to stash tools for installing signage.

 

  • Tuesday: The crew spent the day out on Happy Hour with pole saws to clear high branches and brush that hang into the trail corridor. They finished up the day with a bit of hand tool finish work on the tread. The trail is almost complete!

 

  • Wednesday: The whole crew pulled away from the Mike Harris area to complete a short reroute on Corral Cr., moving an eroded early season wet area onto the hillside. The crew also installed some new drainage and cleared existing drains.

 

  • Thursday: The crew splits up to divide and conquer. Eric and Stacy made their way out to Grumpy’s for some needed brush back maintenance. Alec and Chris, helping the Forest Service with a Big Hole sign project, prepared carsonite and installed 5 signposts in the Grove, Drake, Corral and Red Cr. area.

 

  • Friday: Chris spent the morning retrieving the crew’s extensive tool cache on Happy Hour and evaluating a potential bridge location in Pole Canyon. After a few weeks of digging, the tools receive a fresh sharpening. Local trail ambassador Nate Carey also spent about 4 hours clearing brush on Rush Hour. Thanks Nate!

 

Follow @mtbthetetons for more current content regarding our work and local trail conditions. We will also continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks

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We want to thank everyone for their continued responsible trail use and those who are helping with early-season maintenance. Please remember to share trail reports or work of your own so that we can relay to the people!

 

Click HERE to report Trail Conditions.

Click HERE to report a Trail Maintenance Request.

 

OPEN DRY TRAILS AS OF July 27, 2020

 

 

For more Jackson Hole dry trails, check out our partners’ (Friends of Pathways) Trail Report HERE.

 

Please be patient and consider the potential consequences of riding around or through muddy or wet areas. Refer to the blue posted signs as each trailhead for Guidelines for early season trail use and COVID-19 etiquette.

 

We will continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks HERE.

 

Thanks and we’ll see you out there!

-Chris

 

 

 

 

20200723_140555 - Alec Johnson
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AA0A6F3B-C458-4C74-86D4-D60D783EAD69 - Eric Falconer
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Explore Your Trails Here
Explore Your Trails Here
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners

2020 Rick’s Basin Race Results

Thanks to everyone who came out to the First Annual Rick’s Basin Race! Thanks to Grand Targhee Resort for the support and to all our volunteers. Make sure to join us in a few weeks again at Grand Targhee for the 4th race of the Teton Dirt Series on August 26th at 6:00pm!

 

Register HERE today.

 

If you enjoyed this event and want to see more like it in the future, please remember Mountain Bike the Tetons this year for the 2020 Tin Cup Challenge. Click HERE to donate by July 24th and your donation to MBT will be matched. These are your trails and they are our purpose. 

Mountain Biking Tetons Wyoming Sunset

2020 Rick’s Basin Race Results

Solo Results Race #3
Team Results Race #3

2020 Series Point Totals After Race #3

Points After 3 1
Points After 3 2
Solo Points After 3 1
Solo Points After 3 2
Solo Points After 3 3

July 20th Teton Dirt Report

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62CF1AB8-E384-4DBD-850C-1B310FC68A70 - Eric Falconer

July 17th Trail Update

Week # 12 of the MBT Trail Crew Season! 

 

Like the wildflowers, our trails season is peaking, but we are far from done. At the halfway point, we’re feeling good with lots of work to look forward to.

 

This past week, the crew finished up the entire Hillbender Loop! With a lack of rain, the new trail will remain dusty and a bit rough until we are blessed with some precipitation. In the meantime, the crew joins the Forest Service, digging their way towards Stateline on the new Happy Hour Trail. Stay tuned for further updates!

 

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

 

  • Monday: To start the week, Chris spent the morning in the office while Alec and Stacey spent Monday evening with the NICA mountain bike team working on Hillbender. The team helped out with some treadwork and fill slope dispersal. Thanks gang!

 

  • Tuesday: The crew had a long, hot, dusty day on Hillbender loop completing handwork and finishing the tread to near perfection, top to bottom. They also cleared gravel and rock on lower Hillbender berms on their way out.

 

  • Wednesday: With treadwork, cut bank and fill slope work completed, the crew started from the top down clearing the trail corridor, brushing back vegetation, pole sawing invasive branches and chain sawing hazardous stumps and sticks. Trail is open!

 

  • Thursday: With Hillbender Loop signage installed at the junction, the crew shifted gears and joined the Teton Basin Ranger District on Happy Hour. Happy Hour was partially built in 2019 and will be completed this season following the installation of a 60ft bridge to access Trail Creek Campground area.

 

  • Friday: Chris and Alec set out to evaluate and clear Tie Canyon and Upper Tie Canyon in the Palisades for the upcoming volunteer trail day (Saturday, Aug. 8th) Join us for a small reroute and some trail restoration. Big potential here!

 

Follow @mtbthetetons for more current content regarding our work and local trail conditions. We will also continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks

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We want to thank everyone for their continued responsible trail use and those who are helping with early-season maintenance. Please remember to share trail reports or work of your own so that we can relay to the people!

 

Click HERE to report Trail Conditions.

Click HERE to report a Trail Maintenance Request.

 

OPEN DRY TRAILS AS OF July 20, 2020

 

 

For more Jackson Hole dry trails, check out our partners’ (Friends of Pathways) Trail Report HERE.

 

Please be patient and consider the potential consequences of riding around or through muddy or wet areas. Refer to the blue posted signs as each trailhead for Guidelines for early season trail use and COVID-19 etiquette.

 

We will continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks HERE.

 

Thanks and we’ll see you out there!

-Chris

 

 

 

 

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20200716_150329 - Alec Johnson
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Explore Your Trails Here
Explore Your Trails Here

Your 2020 Tin Cup donation to Mountain Bike the Tetons helps keep projects like these coming. Visit cftetonvalley.org to donate by July 24th!

 
Mother Daughter Mountain Biking Wyoming
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners

2020 Teton Dirt Series Point Totals After Race #2

Thanks to everyone who has come out to race this season in the Teton Dirt Series! Thanks to Peaked Sports, Grand Targhee Resort, MTN LAB and Fitzgerald’s Bicycles for their support of the series and to all our volunteers. Make sure to join us next week at Grand Targhee for the 3rd race of the Teton Dirt Series on July 22nd at 6:00pm!

 

Register HERE today.

 

If you enjoyed this event and want to see more like it in the future, please remember Mountain Bike the Tetons this year for the 2020 Tin Cup Challenge. Click HERE to donate by July 24th and your donation to MBT will be matched. These are your trails and they are our purpose. 

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2020 Teton Dirt Series Points

Solo Point Totals
Solo Point Totals
Team Point Totals
Team Point Totals

2020 Grove Drake Mullet Race Results

Thanks to everyone who came out to the First Annual Grove Drake Mullet Race! Thanks to MTN LAB and Fitzgerald’s Bicycles for the support and to all our volunteers. Make sure to join us next week at Grand Targhee for the 3rd race of the Teton Dirt Series on July 22nd at 6:00pm!

 

Register HERE today.

 

If you enjoyed this event and want to see more like it in the future, please remember Mountain Bike the Tetons this year for the 2020 Tin Cup Challenge. Click HERE to donate by July 24th and your donation to MBT will be matched. These are your trails and they are our purpose. 

Mountain Biking Tetons Wyoming Sunset

2020 Mullet Race Results (points to follow)

*Old school timing in place here. We know your Strava might say something else. If you can't ignore it, please reach out and we'll try to help.
*Old school timing in place here. We know your Strava might say something else. If you can’t ignore it, please reach out and we’ll try to help.

July 13th Teton Dirt Report

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New Section

July 10th Trail Update

Week # 11 of the MBT Trail Crew Season! 

 

Trails were ‘Hot n’ Ready’ this week. Warm temps, dry dirt and the last few patches of snow melting out in the high alpine made for a great week of riding and some trail crew sweat, seeping into the fresh dirt on Hillbender Loop.

 

Thanks to the volunteers who came out to help on Monday evening and complying with the local COVID ordinances.

 

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

 

  • Monday Started the week on Hillbender Loop. After making significant progress, a solid group of volunteers joined the crew on Monday evening for some finish work on Hillbender, Part II. Thanks for coming out!

 

  • Tuesday The crew worked on swamping the Hillbender trail corridor to allow for Scott Bossell and Kevin Frasier with the Teton Basin Ranger District to operate machines. After some clearing, the crew continued finish work behind the machines.

 

  • Wednesday After building the last turn, Chris pushed Tiny Dancer through the last stretch of Hillbender Loop to make the connection with the first installment, while Kevin Frasier operated the Mini excavator behind. Alec, Stacey and Eric continued dialing in the tread, cutbank and fill slope to perfection.

 

  • Thursday The crew finished up on Hillbender loop for the week with more handwork, getting the trail looking prime. With machine work completed, Tiny Dancer and Chewy were walked out and prepped for their next adventure on Happy Hour.

 

  • Friday Alec and Chris set out on a ride up Mail Cabin > Mikesell to evaluate maintenance needs and clear down trees. They also re-benched about 100ft of tread and brushed back a few overgrown areas.

 

  • Saturday The crew helped out with the Wydaho 100 Race put on by Fitzgeralds Bike Shop, manning sign up and aid stations along the route. All proceeds from this event will go directly toward our work to improve the Victor Bike Park!

 

Follow @mtbthetetons for more current content regarding our work and local trail conditions. We will also continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks

6E3EE5DE-1952-420D-9367-1B64BEC6409A - MBT Trail Coordinator

We want to thank everyone for their continued responsible trail use and those who are helping with early-season maintenance. Please remember to share trail reports or work of your own so that we can relay to the people!

 

Click HERE to report Trail Conditions.

Click HERE to report a Trail Maintenance Request.

 

OPEN DRY TRAILS AS OF July 13, 2020

 

 

For more Jackson Hole dry trails, check out our partners’ (Friends of Pathways) Trail Report HERE.

 

Please be patient and consider the potential consequences of riding around or through muddy or wet areas. Refer to the blue posted signs as each trailhead for Guidelines for early season trail use and COVID-19 etiquette.

 

We will continue to provide trail updates as they continue to open, here in the Weekly Trail Crew Reports and on Trailforks HERE.

 

Thanks and we’ll see you out there!

-Chris

 

 

 

 

Alec likes dirt.
Alec likes dirt.
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Explore Your Trails Here
Explore Your Trails Here

Your 2020 Tin Cup donation to Mountain Bike the Tetons helps keep projects like these coming. Visit cftetonvalley.org to donate by July 24th!

 
Mother Daughter Mountain Biking Wyoming
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners
THANKS to our 2020 Trail Supporters and Partners

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