Albuquerque, NM: Jump Park a Success
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew teams with the Pastry Club to build terrain park on public land.
 Measure twice, build once. After clearing and transplanting vegetation by hand, these jump-building wizards went to work making sure the jumps were just right. |
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 Small marchines made quick work of moving dirt. Sediment collected from the nearby spillway made great building material. |
 This large berm was designed to help the rider maintain speed and flow through the corner. |
 As a finishing touch, a Pastry Club member packs a layer of sugar onto the lip of the jump. With a little moisture, the sugar forms a hard crust and a smooth take-off. Now, ask yourself where the name "Pastry Club" came from! |
 Looking back at the beginning of the advanced line: the double jumps are almost complete! |
 To make it official, the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division installed signs for the new Embudo Canyon Mountain Bike Terrain Park. The signs explain the park to the public and encourage responsible riding. |
 A small group of jump-builders stop to take a photo in front of the sign with Jim Sattler, Open Space Supervisor. |
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew leaders, Mark Schmidt and Lora Woolner, revisited Albuquerque in February to build New Mexico's first mountain bike terrain park.
The Crew first visited Albuquerque in March, 2003. At that time, a dual slalom course built by local mountain bikers was bulldozed because it was built on public land without permission. Less than a year later, the City of Albuquerque Open Space joined forces with the Pastry Club, now an IMBA-affiliated group, to build the Embudo Canyon Mountain Bike Terrain Park. Essential help was provided by Attila Bality, of the National Park Service's, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program.
The terrain park is located in an unused spillway on City of Albuquerque Open Space land. Planned with all skill-levels in mind, the design includes a progression of jumps, from beginner table-tops to expert gap jumps. There's also a BMX-only line.
More than 50 people helped move dirt during the ground breaking. Congratulations to the Pastry Club and the City of Albuquerque Open Space for making the terrain park a reality!
Read about the success in the Santa Fe New Mexican!
To learn more about jump parks and freeriding, check out "IMBA Trail Pros Build Idaho Mountain Bike Park" and "The Ups and Downs of Freeriding".
Read about the success at http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/033104_news_bike.shtml
