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ana dablam
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mother earth
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 9, 2012 - 01:47pm PT
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Come on, help build some sweet single track! Now's your chance! 15 miles to be built!
A collaboration of the Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation, the San Bernardino National Forest and IMBA, the 15-mile Skyline Trail will be the first new trail in the Big Bear Lake area in almost 20 years.
Help Build the Skyline Trail in Big Bear Lake!
When:
Two Options! Thursday, October 18th from 3:30pm-5:30pm or Sunday, October 21st, crews start at 9am and 12:30pm for 3 hour trail building sessions.
Where:
Skyline Corner, junction of 2N06 and 2N10. Plenty of parking, but consider carpooling or riding your bike.
Carpool:
Meet at Bear Mountain Parking Lot to carpool or caravan up to the trail head at 3:15pm on Thursday or 8:45am and 12:15pm on Sunday.
Provided:
Tools, instruction and leadership, water and snacks. Free lunch served at 12pm on Sunday.
Needed:
Clothes that can get dirty, work gloves, a water bottle, hat and sunscreen, big smiles and great attitudes.
The Day's Goal:
Dig, rake, and build another extension of a sweet section of rolling single track through tall Ponderosa pines and fir trees. One small step in one large trail adventure.
To Be Expected:
We'll work in small groups and use shovels, Mccleods, pulaskis, rakes and loppers to shape and mold the landscape into a new multi-use trail.
rsvp here to help:
http://www.trailsfoundation.org/skyline-build-day-102/#RSVP
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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you know, I might try, and make that if I'm not up north
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BJGivens
Social climber
CA
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Is this going to be good for the environment? what about LNT? Is this going to leave a trace?
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2012 - 07:54pm PT
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Yeah. It's gonna leave a trace. But will be well loved for years to come!
(Actually its built along an old fire break so ecologically sound. )
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2012 - 07:56pm PT
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IMBA Is designing it so it will be extra GUD.
People r gonna die!
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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BJGivens = Troll
(Funny avatar, though.)
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Dr. F.
Ice climber
SoCal
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I've built miles of single track
But I loved the miles of no track the best, just pure cross country, riding the carpet of pine needles down and around any way I want to go
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Guangzhou
Trad climber
Asia, Indonesia, East Java
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Any climbing in Big Bear?
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Gary
Social climber
Monza by the streetlight
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Oct 10, 2012 - 07:01am PT
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If it'll keep bikers off the PCT, I'll help.
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2012 - 08:15am PT
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lots of good climbing. _
_Holcomb Valley Pinnacles__ , near Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains, is one of Southern California's best sport climbing areas. It's located in a beautiful pine forest in an isolated but easy to get to area. There are over 200 routes, and the route total increases each year, as more and more areas and crags are discovered and developed. Chris Miller, from 5.10, has spearheaded many of the new routes. I have been climbing here many times, and I always have a great time and find the climbing excellent. On weekdays, you might see a party or two, or you might have the area to yourself. On the week-ends, there are usually other climbers around, but I have yet to see the area crowded. At 7,500 above sea level, the area is a summer area, and even though days get quite warm, you can usually find shade and there is often a mountain breeze. If you haven't been here yet, go and enjoy, It's a fantastic place to visit and climb.
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the-knobbyist
Mountain climber
BROWNS VALLEY, CA
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Oct 10, 2012 - 11:35am PT
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SHEESH.....It's about time....
Big Bear is one of the weakest destinations for good singletrack in all of california. but locals are so quick to hype it up on these forums that it is sure to be a disappointment to any seasoned MTBer that buys into their propaganda.
so get about 50 more miles of singletrack built and snow summit re-opened and maybe they can live up to the overblown hype!!!!
CHEERS
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2012 - 12:16pm PT
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knobbyist -
there are a bunch of "illegal" single tracks to ride.
rumor is summit is going to reopen as a destination MTB park in a year or two....we'll see about that.
truthfully MTB in Big Bear is like everything else in big bear: Mediocre.
BUT, its a quick trip to a cooler environment in the summer!
so help build 15 of the 50, knobbyist~ see you there!
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2012 - 07:50am PT
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here is a video from build day one, so you can see the process and get involved.
http://youtu.be/tLwj1nOMyPI
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the-knobbyist
Mountain climber
BROWNS VALLEY, CA
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Oct 11, 2012 - 08:13am PT
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Thanx for the invite but I am all the way up in Norcal now.
And don't get me wrong, I am happy to hear it and wish you luck.
I lived in Big Bear and rode all that 'illegal', even built some.
I am the guy that coined the term for the PCT
as the "perfect cycling trail".
I am curious as to where this Skyline trail is and what it links?
who's doing the engineering and mediation?
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Gary
Social climber
Monza by the streetlight
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Oct 11, 2012 - 11:46am PT
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I lived in Big Bear and rode all that 'illegal', even built some.
Thanks for trashing our forest and then moving away.
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the-knobbyist
Mountain climber
BROWNS VALLEY, CA
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Oct 11, 2012 - 06:00pm PT
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Your welcome Bro. have fun riding it while judging others....
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ana dablam
climber
mother earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2012 - 06:24pm PT
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knobbyist - it follows 2n10 from bear to well past lodgepole pine and connects a bunch of other single tracks to it as well.
International Mountain Biking Association is designing it.
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