Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Adds Flow to Stowe

Though missing the Spelling Bee A-list, the Stowe Mountain Bike Club shows off their sustainable ethos by recycling old demonstration banners in the ŚWorld's Smallest Parade.'
Volunteers remove organic material in preparation for armoring a wet crossing.
Creating an effective, stable wetland crossing requires lots of big, flat rocks. Too bad there aren't many rocks in New England.
Rick Sokoloff works the large rocks into place, jigsaw puzzle style.
The final product allows riders to ford the area without damaging the seasonal wetland or downstream water quality.
The core of the the Irie Cycles posse led by Hardy Avery, recently voted the 'sexiest man in Stowe.'

July 2002 - On July 4th in Moscow, Vermont, the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew made its inaugural appearance in the "World's Smallest Parade." Scott Linnenburger and Aaryn Kay played pied piper to a group of 30 local cyclists at the event, and kicked off a very productive weekend. Hosted by Rick Sokoloff of the Stowe Mountain Bike Club, the crew gave a presentation on mountain bike-based economic development to the Vermont Mountain Bicycling Association board and Stowe landowners. Scott and Aaryn then conducted a Trailbuilding School and trailwork session for local volunteers and land managers. The SMBC secured permission to build a singletrack connector through private land to existing trails on town property. A group of 20 constructed almost 1,400 linear feet of technical singletrack in a non-stop seven hour workday.

Check the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew schedule to learn when you can help build trails in your backyard