June 5, 2007

The International Mountain Bicycling Association is coming to Butte, Montana on June 8, 9, and 10. Ryan Schutz and Kristin Butcher of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in Butte for a Trailbuilding School. The Crews teach “sustainable” trail building, which means building trails that last a long time and require minimal maintenance. This helps reduce trail damage, protects the environment, and enhances visitor enjoyment.

Please feel free to join us for all or a portion of this class.  Space has been limited to 20 for the trail building school on Saturday.

Registration is free, lunch on Saturday and barbeques are free to those that attend, and donations are welcome.

Please RSVP online: go.imba.com/butte

For more information, please contact Mike Borduin.

Schedule:

Friday, June 8:
1:30 PM: Group ride to Cottonwood Lake, leaving from Thunderbolt Creek trailhead, located north of the Whitehouse campground, off of the Bernice exit on I-15. 

Saturday, June 9:
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Drink coffee, eat muffins and chat with IMBA
9:00 - Noon:  Trailbuilding School classroom session at Butte Holiday Inn Express, small conference room
Noon: Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 PM: Trailbuilding School field session at Beaver Ponds lower trailhead
6PM:  Barbecue at trailhead

Sunday, June 10:
10:00 AM: Group ride to “M” hill with Montana Conservation Corps and YES (tentative)