Summit Fat Tire Society

Peaks Trail will be closed August 9th and 10th

VOC and the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District is coming is to do some much needed work the Peaks Trail - more information can be had at www.voc.org -

Pass this info along to a friend.

Message from Jeff Westcott - Racing and Trail Projects

We’re all set and ready for the 4^th race in the Colorado Freeride Summit Mountain Challenge, the Swan River Rampage.  This is the second year of this venue and it earned high marks last year.

Here are a couple of things to know:

• The majority of the course is marked as of today.  We’ll finish it up tomorrow.
• All event details are posted at www.mavsports.com/?id=36.
• Swan BIG course competitors will have a time cut-off.  Any racer arriving at the end of the Middle Fork section of the Colorado Trail after 6:35PM will be turned onto the Swan MIDDLE course.  The precise location is the intersection of the North Fork climb and North Fork Road at the end of the Middle Fork singletrack section at Mile 5.9.  This requires the 5:47 start group to average 7.5mph to that location.  The slowest times last year, without mechanical issues, averaged just over 8mph for the entire course.  We feel this is a reasonable expectation for any racer on the Big course.  Why the cutoff?  Safety!  This is the most remote course in the series.  We’ll have a course sweep coming behind you guys and we just can’t have people exposed out there until dark…yourselves included!
• The post race festivities will be at the Backcountry Brewery.
• SMC Overall and Team Standings have been updated and are posted at www.mavsports.com/?id=14. 
• There are some trail work opportunities coming up in the area.  Those awesome trails we ride could use a little TLC and there are some new trail sections being built as well.  Here are some dates:

July 24,25,26-Join Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado and the Town of Breckenridge Open Space and Trails Dept. and help construct a new 1.5 mile singletrack trail in French Gulch.  Contact tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com to sign up.  It is not necessary to commit to all three days.

 

August 2-Peaks Trail sponsored by the Town of Frisco and Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.  Contact fdrd.info@gmail.com for more info.

 

September 12 & 15-Help complete the Nightmare on Baldy trail.  Contact tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com to sign up. 

Avid mountain bike racer raises funds for The Summit Foundation

As if a mountain bike race that gains 40,000 feet in elevation isn’t enough of a feat, Eric Thompson is providing added motivation to complete the Breck Epic, a 6-day stage race in July.  The managing broker of Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate in

Summit

County

has begun a pledge campaign to raise funds to benefit The Summit Foundation.  Thompson is encouraging contributions based upon each vertical foot of elevation he completes during the 6-day stage race. 

“I figure this will give me added motivation to complete each day’s course, as every additional pedal stroke will raise more funds for the community,” Thompson says.  Thompson serves on The Foundation’s Board of Trustees and feels strongly about the work of The Foundation, as well as its relationship to his business.  “The Summit Foundation is an integral part of the community,” Thompson says. “The impact of The Foundation is part of what makes

Summit

County

such a great place to live.”

A regular participant in the Summit Mountain Challenge and Mountain States Cup mountain bike race series, as well as a past participant in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race, Thompson has been training for the Breck Epic since January – traveling to the front range during the winter months to find dry land for long training rides.

In its inaugural year this year, the Breck Epic is a 6-day ultra-endurance mountain bike stage race being held July 5^th through 10^th in Breckenridge.  After a 10-mile time-trial on day one, athletes will contest 5 subsequent stages, spending 4 to 8 hours on course each day, most of it over 10,000 feet.  Each stage starts and finishes in Breckenridge and athletes that complete the race will have ridden 200 miles of Breckenridge’s backcountry trails.

The Summit Foundation is a community foundation that raises funds to grant back to the community.  Nonprofit organizations that provide programs in art & culture, education, environment, health and human services and sports and recreation are eligible to apply to The Foundation twice per year.  In fact, over $1 million in grant and scholarship awards will be recognized to 86 nonprofit organizations and 48 students at The Summit Foundation’s annual grant and scholarship awards on June 25^th.  The award reception begins at 5:30 p.m. at

Keystone

Conference

Center

and the public is welcome, though RSVPs are encouraged.  Individuals may RSVP to attend by calling The Summit Foundation at 970-453-5970 or emailing tsfadmin@summitfoundation.org.

To make a contribution to Eric Thompson’s campaign, donate online at www.summitfoundation.org and designate the contribution to Breck Epic/Thompson.  Pledges by the foot will also be taken directly

SUMMIT FAT TIRE SOCIETY MEETING - upcoming!

From: Mike McCormack and Jim Jimenez
To:
All Summit County Mountain Bikers, all SFTS members, all interested parties

When:
Friday, June 26th, 6:30-8:30pm

Where:
The Backcountry Brewery, Frisco, CO

Why:
To discuss the current state of our organization and its future. Mike Zobbe will be transitioning from his role as SFTS President into one of ambassador and ombudsman. That leaves his spot as President open to nomination. Since we’ll be electing a new president, we should also take a look at the other positions on the board. Chris Hart and Marc “Kid” Carlisle have served as secretary and treasurer for several years. It’s probably time to acknowledge their considerable contributions and invite nominees to assume those roles.

Our organization has a long and impressive resume here in Summit County, but I think that all would agree that it’s time to stop leaning on the same folks and invite some new blood and fresh energy. The path of the SFTS in the immediate and long-term future will also be discussed. At the end of this session we hope to have a polarized view of how best to proceed with the organization as well as a new executive and advisory board to help implement established goals.

Thanks in advance for bringing your ideas, your opinions and your energy to this meeting. Long live the SFTS!

Join the Continental Divide Land Trust - New Fundraiser

You are invited to visit this historic family ranch and celebrate 100 years of continuous operation with live entertainment, barbeque, dancing and scenic tours!

 

The Giberson family of Frisco, Colorado, will open their ranch to the public on Saturday, June 13th in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its homesteading. The event, to be held from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., will include entertainment by cowboy poet Gary McMahan, Western dancing with Roger & Teresa Moen, barbeque, and scenic hiking tours of the ranch with panoramic views of Lake Dillon and surrounding areas.

 

This event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the private Giberson Ranch and help celebrate this noteworthy milestone in the agricultural history of central Colorado. The Giberson Ranch is one of the few remaining family ranches in Summit County.

The Giberson Ranch is located above the I-70/Frisco round-about. Motorists circling the round-about, whose curiosity has been piqued by the private drive leading up the hill, will have a unique opportunity to visit the ranch and see what is up the road. See video footage of the Giberson Ranch on local TV channel SCTV10. To learn more about the Giberson Ranch, click here.

A highlight of the Celebration will be a presentation by renowned Colorado cowboy poet, singer, songwriter, humorist, and champion yodeler Gary McMahan. Gary has appeared at the Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko, Nevada. His shows are funny, family-oriented, and fast-paced. To learn more about Gary McMahan, click here.
 
A Hoe-Down would not be complete without Western dancing. Lessons in Texas Two-Step, Cowboy Cha-Cha and more will be offered by local dance instructors and longtime Summit County residents, Roger and Teresa Moen. To learn more about dancing at the party and the Moens, click here.

Proceeds from the Celebration & Hoe-Down will benefit Continental Divide Land Trust, which holds a conservation easement on 174 acres of the property, protecting its ranching heritage as well as the wildlife habitat and natural scenic beauty in that area of central Colorado.

Tickets are $125 per adult and $35 per child. A significant portion of the ticket price is a tax deductible donation to the Land Trust. Please purchase in advance by contacting Continental Divide Land Trust at 970-453-3875 or www.cdlt.org.

 

Town of Breckenridge Trail Volunteer Dates

They stay busy at Breck with trails projects - here's the lastest schedule

Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Lower Flume Trail 6/6/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

National Trail Day    

Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails to help maintain the popular Lower Flume Trail by building bridges and other structures to improve drainage and sustainability.

Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind Town Hall between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks.  Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome.  Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle.  All other materials will be provided by the Town.  The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work.  Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.

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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Lower Flume Trail

Date: 6/9/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM -repeat of the above project

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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Cucumber Weed Pull

Date: 6/27/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails for a weed pull.  Help us eradicate noxious weeds in Cucumber Gulch Preserve, the Town's crown jewel open space property. 

Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind Town Hall between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.

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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Pulling for Colorado

Date: 7/11/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cost: Free!

Location: Meet behind Town Hall
150 Ski Hill Road
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

For More Information: Tony Overlock, 970-453-2251 x 1116

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Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails for a weed pull. Help us eradicate noxious weeds in Cucumber Gulch Preserve, the Town's crown jewel open space property.

Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind Town Hall between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.

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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Turk's Trail

Date: 7/24/2009 - 7/26/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cost: Free!

Location: Meet at the Steven C. West Ice Arena
189 Boreas Pass Road
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

For More Information: Tony Overlock, 970-453-2251 x 1116

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Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado and Summit County and help construct almost a mile and a half of new rolling single track in French Gulch.  This is a 3 day event July 24, 25 and 26.  Come out for a day or all three!  In years past, over 200 volunteers have worked to establish the French Gulch trails and Nightmare on Baldy. 

For this event, volunteers are encouraged to meet at the Steven C. West Ice Arena between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.


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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Nightmare on Baldy II

Date: 9/12/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cost: Free!

Location: Meet behind Town Hall
150 Ski Hill Road
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

For More Information: Tony Overlock, 970-453-2251 x 1116

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Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails to help build the final section of single track to Nightmare on Baldy.  The trail will be designed and built to replace a washed out road with a flowing single track. 

Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind Town Hall between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.   

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Friends of Breckenridge Trails: Nightmare on Baldy II

Date: 9/15/2009 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cost: Free!

Location: Meet behind Town Hall
150 Ski Hill Road
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

For More Information: Tony Overlock, 970-453-2251 x 1116

Add to my Outlook Calendar

Join the Friends of Breckenridge Trails to help build the final section of single track to Nightmare on Baldy.  The trail will be designed and built to replace a washed out road with a flowing single track. 

Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind Town Hall between 8:00 and 8:30am for juice, coffee and snacks. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each Volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Click here to print a copy to sign and bring with you when you check in.

Register by email with Tony Overlock, tonyo@townofbreckenridge.com.

   

About The Greenspeed Project & The Breck Epic

Mike McCormick is bringing the the Breck Epic into Breckenridge on July 5th - and has a number of interesting things going on besides the stage race. One thing that might be of interest to the SFTS is his Greenspeed Project - details follow.....

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The Greenspeed Project, Inc. was established in the fall of 2008 with the sole intent of funding backcountry initiatives, trail maintenance and trail system improvements through the medium of slightly left-of-center backcountry events. In addition to producing 'greener' events than then norm, we're committed to aligning ourselves with likeminded partners in the outdoor industry. A significant portion of the proceeds from our events and races is donated directly back to local and regional land managers with the intention that it be earmarked for the items mentioned above.
 
The Breck Epic MTB Stage Race (July 5-10, 2009) is a 6-day ultra-endurance backcountry affair to be held in the massive tangle of backcountry surrounding Breckenridge, CO. As a race its mission is to showcase the incredible work that visionary land managers here have accomplished by pairing an ambitious and shared vision with a 'let's roll our sleeves up and get this thing done together' mentality. It is one of a small few such races in US, and certainly among the most difficult.

 

If you'd like to find out more we'll happily fire a mind-bullet your way stuffed with an ungodly amount of sleep-inducing propaganda. No need to send us a note, we'll know that you want it. We can also email it.

Contact Information

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P  | 970.485.5847

E | MikeMac@BreckEpic.com

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Summit Mountain Challenge and the Upcoming Gear Swap

Note - an email update from Jeff Westcott and the successful Summit Mountain Challenge, and for those of you who remember the old SFTS bike swap - Quantum Sports Club is holding it's annual gear swap this weekend.

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Greetings!

The 23^rd season of the Colorado Freeride Summit Mountain Challenge is right around the corner.  We’ll start the season off in traditional fashion with the Frisco Roundup on June 3^rd!  All dates and information are posted at www.mavsports.com/?id=10.

Prices remain the same as 2008, $120 for a Season Pass, $20 Pre-registered, and $25 Day-of Registration. 

We are happy to welcome back The Backcountry Brewery as the Official Beer Sponsor of the Summit Mountain Challenge!

 

OTHER NEWS!

• Firecracker 50 registration is open.  190 racers are already signed up for this year’s race.  Per our USFS permit we can only issue 750 number plates.  If you want in on this year’s race I suggest registering early.  If you want to roll the dice a bit and wait to make a last minute decision I am posting Registrations-to-date on the Bulletin of the mavsports.com Homepage.
• Mountain Bike Junior League is accepting Team Sponsorships for the 2009 season.  The cost is $500 and includes prime front and back logo placement on Custom Jerseys, inclusion in the list of sponsors on mavsports.com, inclusion in Race Results of the Juniors placed on the sponsor’s team, numerous PA announcements at races and post race awards, opportunity to place banner at race venues, opportunity to market your business directly to Mountain Bike Junior League participants.  If interested contact me directly. 

·         The 5^th Annual Quantum Sports Club Spring Sports Swap is being held Memorial Weekend at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge.  This is a great opportunity to Buy/Sell any type of gear. The Swap allows anyone to bring sporting good items to sell (bikes and skis are most popular, but includes everything from hockey, skateboards, baby running strollers, camping gear, snowshoes, bike parts, nordic, you get the picture). These items can be donated to the Club or sold by the seller. If we sell the item the Club keeps a small percentage.

• 10% donated for items over $1,000

• 15% donated for items $100.01 - $1,000.00

• 20% donated for items $ 10.01 - $100.00

• 50% donated for items $10.00 and under

CONTACT Kari Canfield at 547-9099 for info.

Just so you know - NO conflicts exist between open space and housing projects

We got an email the other day from a member inquiring about affordable housing projects and if that will somehow conflict with trail connections and existing public open space. We've had a chance to review the County's ideas for where to locate possible housing projects - none of the proposals had any impacts on major trailheads or were located on any public open space lands.
There are a lot of ideas being floated right now on where to build housing - but Summit County government, and the Town of Breckenridge have demonstrated a commitment on trails. Particularly, county government and the BOCC is very aware that their recent tax question in 2008 (Ref 1A) was passed with a huge backing from the open space and trails advocates.

Keeping an eye on Moab

(We didn't get this posted until now - and the comment period is ended - but this issue warrants attention - the information comes from IMBA. )

IMBA urges mountain bikers to help preserve some of Moab's most famous trails. A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan would lease land parcels for oil and gas extraction near iconic trails such as Porcupine Rim, Amasa Back, Barlett Wash and Tusher Canyon, turning sections of trail into heavily used access roads. IMBA respects the need for domestic energy production, but believes Moab is better served by protecting its world-class recreational assets.

If these parcels are leased and put into production, the BLM will be required to provide adequate access in the form of roads capable of accommodating trucks and other large vehicles. Parts of these roads would be located on or near some of Moab's most famous mountain biking trails.

IMBA believes the BLM should balance the need for energy production with the benefits of recreation and tourism. Please tell BLM officials to protect mountain biking and Moab's sustainable recreation economy by withdrawing parcels near Porcupine Rim, Amasa Back, Barlett Wash and Tusher Canyon. The deadline for comments is Dec. 3.