Episodes

Aaryn Kay of the Professional Trail Builders Association and Mike Passo of American Trails – International Trails Summit 2023 #119 Topics: The Aaryn Kay Backstory on how she got into the world of trails Starting out as part o...

Martha Becton of Becton Trails / Chainsaws / The Trail Champion’s Introduction to NEPA / Rockingham Community College / #118 Topics: North Carolina and 2023 The Year of the Trail Martha’s Back Story A background in Nuclear Re...

Trail EAffect with Dirt Sculpt Dave of DirtSculpt LLC – World Class Bike Park and Competition Event Builder #117 Dave King has over 15 years of experience and is acclaimed to be one of the world’s best bike park builders. As ...

Trail EAffect with Jerome Pelland owner of Sentiers Boréals a Trail Planning, Design and Building company based out of Quebec, Canada. #116 Jerome’s backstory on how he got into trail building Joining the Professional Trail B...

Trail EAffect with Steve Kasacek Life as a Project Manager with IMBA Trail Solutions How Steve found his way into Civil Engineering / Stormwater Management and eventually to IMBA Trail Solutions Coming to IMBA at a pivotal ti...

Trail EAffect with Greg Williams of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and the Downieville Classic – The Power of Trails AKA Dirt Magic Greg leads the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and is a descendant of the Deer Creek Ban...

Trek Trails at Mt. Telemark Village with Joe V. #113 What the American Birkebeiner Foundation is Joe’s Role with The Birkie Foundation Manager of the Mountain Bike Trail Project (Trek Trails) Co-Directs Bike Events Back Story...

Trail EAffect with Bob Burns – The Trek Foundation, People for Bikes, WI Bike Fed, NICA #112 How Bob Started with Trek Bicycle Co Bicycle Share (BCycle) How Bike Share can shape and transform a community People for Bikes Plac...

Trail EAffect with Christine Byl of Interior Trails LLC - Trail Building in Alaska #111 How Christine got into Trail Building What drew Christine to Glacier National Park and the Trail Crew What drew Christine and her husband...

Trail EAffect with Dawn Packard of Blue Sky Trails #110 How Dawn got into Trail Building as an intern with Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Cracking down on Illegal Bolting for Rock Climbing Building an access trail to t...

Trail EAffect with Laura Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Fire Mountain Trail System #109 Laura’s backstory / how Laura got into Mountain Biking How the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians acquired and kept the...

Trail EAffect with Jeremy Hyatt of Fire Mountain Trail System #108 Jeremy’s Backstory / how Jeremy got into Mountain Biking Jeremy’s role as the Secretary of Operations for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Details on the ...

Trail EAffect with Tara Alcantara of Tucson, AZ – Home Grown MTB / TORCA #107 Tara Alcantara Backstory The Creation of Tucson Off-Road Cyclists and Activists Leaning into Gravity and Mt Lemmon The Bighorn Fire and damage it c...

Trail EAffect Bonus Show Fat Biking with Aaron Hautala of Cuyuna Adventure Town USA The Broad Overview of Winter Single Track for Fat Biking at Cuyuna Winter Guide Lines for use The Orange Cone Grooming Details Tire Pressure ...

Trail EAffect Episode 106 with Aaron Ruff of the Central Wisconsin Off-Road Cycling Coalition The path to finding mountain biking and becoming President of CWOCC for Aaron Mountain Biking at Nine Mile County Park List of Trai...

Trail EAffect Episode 105 with Mike Repyak Director of Planning and Design for IMBA Trail Solutions The Rib Mountain State Park Master Plan Story The Approval and Process for this Master Plan The Importance of Partnerships wi...

Trail EAffect Episode 104 with Michael Anzalone of the California Mountain Biking Coalition Michael Anzalone Backstory What the California Mountain Biking Coalition is Supporting 30 Mountain Biking Organizations in California...

Trail EAffect Episode 103 with Dr. Danny Twilley Part 4 Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series This is Part 4 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Out...

Trail EAffect Episode 102 with Rich Edwards of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series This is Part 3 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor ...

Trail EAffect Episode 101 with Andy Williamson of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University This is Part 2 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Econ...

Trail EAffect Episode 100 with Danny Twilley of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University This is Part 1 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Econom...

Trail EAffect Episode 99 Graeme McLean the Head of Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Graeme McLean Backstory Why Scotland has embraced mountain biking so much Land Reform / Land Reform Act in Scotland Purpose Built Trail...

Trail EAffect Episode 98 Panama Joe, Director of Culture at Singletrack Trails Panama Joe Backstory Moving to Grand Junction Co Getting Started at Singletrack Trails as a job First Project: The Palisade Plunge Wildlife while ...

Trail EAffect Episode 97 Copper Harbor Trails Club 2022 Updates / SRAM Partnership Intros for Nathan Miller and Adam Yeoman Giving Tuesday Campaign – Adam SRAM $500,000 Partnership for Five Years – Nathan Triple Your Donation...