First patrol for me

Marshall Mesa on Sunday: Windy! Seemed to scare most folks away. The place was nearly deserted. I did manage to answer a few questions and get some newer riders on the right track, but for the most part, it was smooth sailing. As a plus, it was all tailwind all the way home!

Old news...

Here's some pictures of patrol training from the first session, yes, already a month old, but I thought worth sharing. First night was some classroom training at the Nat'l Forest building, and then we headed over to Open Space folks to learn a bit about bike repair, how to handle horse encounters of the third kind, and did a bit of rollplaying.

Fresh website!

For those of you who haven't checked it out, we have a new patrol website up....

http://bma-mtb.org/patrol

You can find general patrol info there, trail maps, pictures, as well as the new online patrol report form. We hope to grow this site into a useful resource for our patrollers and cycling community.

Also, if you any of you have some pictures from your patrols laying around please send them my way!

Thanks,

Nick Lasure
nick.lasure [at] gmail.com

Heil Ranch as of late...

BMA head honcho, Mike Barrow seen on the trail.



....And the interesting soda pop office at Heil Ranch as you enter or leave.



Sadness for the lost home on Lefthand Canyon on the way up...

Bike patrol 2008 training dates and registration!!

It's time to get the patrol going for the Boulder Area! This year we are patrolling the following areas in the Boulder County region:

• Hall, Heil, and Walker Ranches plus Betasso (BCPOS)

• South Boulder trails, including Marshall Mesa & Doudy Draw (OSMP)

• West Magnolia area (USFS)

We are offering two training options this year and you only need to attend one (session #1 or session #2) which qualifies you as a patroller for all 3 agencies!

Training Session #1: May 14th @ the Boulder USFS office off of Hwy 36 (2140 Yarmouth Avenue) at 5:30pm to 8pm (classroom session) and May 15th @ the Marshall Mesa TH in South Boulder at 5:30 to 8pm (field session). Dinner will be served (pizza and soda/water). You must attend both nights to complete the training and be qualified to Patrol. The times may be shorter and get out earlier if we keep the trainings moving along.

Training Session #2: May 18th SUNDAY (not Saturday!). We had this day moved to not interfere with the trail day. Training will be at the Cherryvale OSMP Offices, only a few miles from the Marshall Mesa trailhead, from 9am to roughly 2pm. Ride options afterwards. A light breakfast of bagels and juice will be served and lunch (pizza and soda/water). We will do a classroom session in the morning and then head out to the Marshall TH for some field scenarios.

Click here to register for training session #1 (May 14 & 15)

Click here to register for training session #2 (May 18)

Please sign up for one of the training sets and more information will be sent to you with directions and details. This training is free (BMA is paying) but we are looking for folks that want to make a difference representing the Mountain Bike Community on the Greater Boulder area trails. For more info please contact mountainbikepatrol@gmail.com with any questions you may have!