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    Intermediate Skills Camps Now at Colonnade

    Evergreen is now offering Intermediate Skills Camps at Colonnade! This is a great introduction to Colonnade for those who haven't ridden there yet or may have been intimidated by the park. The class is geared towards the rider who wants to become comfortable on small drops, jumps, and...
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    NW Timber is Open Again

    For those who haven't heard, the NW Timber trail on Tiger Mountain is open again. Closed since July, the NW Timber Trail on Tiger Mountain has reopened. The DNR recently replaced the 5 bridges on the NW Timber Trail with a grant received last winter. The DNR is asking that we resume use of NW...
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    Temporary Tiger Mountain Trail Closures

    The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has two separate projects starting Monday, July 7th that will affect the NW Timber trail and the S. Tiger Traverse trail located on Tiger Mountain. Both of these trails will be temporarily closed to the public. NW Timber Trail - This last winter the...
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    Colonnade Phase II/Advanced Area Closed this weekend (6/28 & 6/29)

    Please note that the Phase II/Advanced area at Colonnade will be closed to riding this weekend (Saturday 6/28 & Sunday 6/29) as we will be ripping around with a Bobcat working on numerous projects. We could use the help if you'd like to come out and lend a hand and the lower Tqalu and...
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    BBTC Executive Director Job Announcement

    Executive Director Job Announcement The BBTC is seeking a passionate and energetic Executive Director to provide leadership as the organization embarks on this exciting phase of its life. You can view the job description at: http://bbtc.org/php/show_page.php?page_id=216 To Apply...
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    BBTC announces a new mountain bike course at Duthie Hill Park!

    Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club (BBTC) is pleased to announce that we have received $150,000 in grants from King County to build a new mountain bike skills course at Duthie Hill Park on the Sammamish Plateau. Design work on the course will start in January, which will include input from both...
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    Tiger Mountain Work Party this Saturday (5/12)

    :monkeydance: Announcing the Tiger Mountain Day Spa Series:monkeydance: Give back to the trails in style! All inclusive unique outdoor day spa includes: a.. Free shuttle to and from spa site. b.. Full body work out with trained professional coaches. c.. Power breakfast, lunch, and post...
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    Pump Track Construction Begins Friday 11/24

    It’s official folks. We're doing a pump track... and we're going to start by moving dirt for this bad boy on Friday from 10am - 2pm at Colonnade. (For more info, click here). This has been a ridiculously long drawn out process, much to everyone’s dismay. It took us a bit too long to find...
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    A River Runs Through It... at Tiger Mountain.

    Seeing some of the damage that has been caused at quite a few local trails (Middle Fork, Skookum, etc) from the recent flooding we've had, I can only imagine what Tiger looks like right now. Forget a nearby river cresting its banks and washing out sections of trail... Tiger is a river to begin...
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    BBTC Membership Promo

    Those who renew their expired BBTC memberships or create a new BBTC membership between 10/26/06 and 11/22/06 will be entered into a drawing for a new pair of Fox Launch Knee/Shin Pads courtesy of the BBTC. $60 Value! For more information, please go here.
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    Important Work Party Dates

    There are a couple important work party dates coming up on the BBTC Web calendar that I wanted to make sure that everyone knew about. The first is Saturday, November 18th at the Snoqualmie Middle Fork trail. The work party is from 9am to 4pm. This is an important work party in that we are...
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    Colonnade Opportunities

    Calling all trail gnomes to awake from their hibernation… we are quickly progressing into prime trail building time. And appropriately so, we are switching things up a bit at Colonnade. We currently have a Bobcat T300 on site staging materials and prepping the site for our future pump track...
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    Got Dirt?

    The BBTC is building a pump track at Colonnade and we need to bring in some GOOD dirt. It needs to have some clay content, have few rocks, and be clean. If you have or know of a source, please reply to jon@bbtc.org. I'd like to have this dirt ASAP so that we can begin building the pump track...
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    The BBTC Needs New Office Space by Oct. 1st

    Hi everyone, the BBTC is looking for new office space, it needs to be donated, and we will be moving out of our current space on October 1st. We've taken steps to make it really easy for you to let us use your spare space with no delay or hassle when you need it back. Phone lines are usually...
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    White River/Palisades Campout, Ride, & Trail Work Weekend Extravaganza!

    White River/Palisades Campout, Ride, & Trail Work Weekend Extravagana! Holy smokes, folks (yes, I intended that to rhyme). Saturday the 26th of August is going to be off the hook as we (the BBTC) offer you (our dear friends, the mountain bike community… you really are quite a stunning bunch)...
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    It’s time to get Dirty.

    It’s time to get Dirty. Kick off the new mountain bike season with some dirt time at I-5 Colonnade… Seattle’s only under cover Mountain Bike Skills Park. As important as it is that we build trail, it’s equally important that we build our volunteer base. So bring a friend or two (we know...
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    Colonnade Fundraiser: Brett Wolfe's Career Video Highlights

    Photographer: Eddie Wagner/upsolut MV After 10 years in the saddle as an elite athelte, Brett Wolfe shares his stories and media. Come see video highlights from Costa Rica, South Africa, TransRockies in Canada, TransAlp, and a few 24hr races. While the event is free sort of... it is a...
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    Natural Resource Inventory Training - Paradise Valley Conservation Area

    Snohomish County has just confirmed funding for providing training of volunteers to conduct Natural Resources Inventory studies at Paradise Valley Conservation Area. Ecologists from King County Natural Resources and Parks will be doing the training. Unfortunately it is short notice as the...
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    After Work Power Hours at I-5 Colonnade Park

    Come out to I-5 Colonnade Park this Tuesday (4/18) and Wednesday (4/19) from 4pm - 7:30pm for our "After Work Power Hours". Come lend a hand whenever you get off work! The Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club (BBTC – www.bbtc.org) is looking for enthusiastic individuals to put in some trail work...
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    This is a call to all Northwest fat-tire riders:

    Tired of driving over an hour from Seattle for a decent place to ride? Earn your trails, hucks, and skinnies simply by stopping by once a week to build them at the I-5 Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park in downtown Seattle. We value our volunteers and provide them with the training they need...