2025 at a Glance
2025 was a year of momentum for the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance. With strong community support and deep partnerships, we made meaningful progress on trails, programs, and stewardship across the region.
1,575 Members
38 Business Partners
2 Full Time Employees
400 Volunteers
20 Miles of Improved Trails
1 Mile of New Trail
102 Group Rides
44 Skills Clinics
2 Training and Race Teams
Trails
Trails are the foundation of everything we do. In 2025, BMA built a new mile of Hidden Valley trail at Boulder Valley Ranch and maintained or improved over 20 miles of existing trails across multiple open space systems including the Betasso Link, Overland, Schoolhouse, Wapiti, Ponderosa, Wild Turkey, Picture Rock, Bitterbrush, Middle Saint Vrain, Greenbelt Plateau, Coal Seam, and Doudy Draw. This work included volunteer-led maintenance days and professional trail work by BMA’s trails program director Mike Rutter in partnership with the City of Boulder, Boulder County and the U.S. Forest Service.
Every mile improved means better riding, safer conditions, and trails that last longer.
52 events | 262 volunteers | 835 volunteer hours
Boulder Mountain Bike Patrol
BMA’s Bike Patrol is one of the longest-running mountain bike patrol programs anywhere. Our volunteer patrollers are friendly ambassadors on the trails, offering directions, education, and assistance to all trail users. They also collect valuable trail-use data that helps land managers understand how trails are being used. In 2025 we had 68 active patrollers that served across four land agencies.
Group Rides
BMA hosted 102 free group rides open to the public, welcoming riders of all levels and abilities. Offering 3 to 5 rides each week, our 50 volunteer Ride Guides helped bring together 434 unique riders and 1,243 total participants.
Skills Clinics
Now in its 13th year, our Skills Clinics program hosted 44 group clinics, helping riders of all levels build confidence and improve their skills. Led by 12 certified volunteer instructors, the program also generated revenue that supports BMA’s broader trail and community work.
Race Teams
BMA’s cross-country focused Brute Squad and the all-women’s Flow Riders downhill race team support riders through training, skill progression, and racing. These teams create a supportive environment where riders can challenge themselves, build community, and show up to race days prepared and confident.
Partners and Supporters
None of this work happens alone. Nearly 70% of BMA’s revenue comes directly from our community through memberships and donations, which is the backbone of everything we do.
We are also grateful for the businesses, agencies, and nonprofit partners who support trail building, stewardship, and bike access across the region. In 2025, partnerships with the City of Boulder and the U.S. Forest Service helped fund trail work at Hidden Valley, Coal Seam, and Middle Saint Vrain.
This support turns ideas into real, on-the-ground impact. When we say we could not do this work without you, we truly mean it.
Revenue Streams
How We Use These Resources
BMA operates with a small, lean staff whose work spans trail projects, programs, volunteer coordination, advocacy, communications, and essential operations like insurance, accounting, and IT.
Our Trails Program Director focuses mainly on on-the-ground trail work, and our broader team supports everything from volunteer coordination to communications, so we can deliver trails, programs, and stewardship across Boulder County.
Looking Ahead
In the coming years, we are focused on:
- Advocating for new trails and new trail connections like Hidden Valley at Boulder Valley Ranch, Mahagony Loop at Joder, South Sky connecting Shanahan Ridge to Doudy Draw, more trails at Betasso.
- Expanding our capacity for on-the-ground trail work with paid staff and our own mini-excavator.
- Strengthening partnerships with land managers by continuing to deliver professional bike optimized trails.
There is more work to do, and we are excited about what comes next.
Be Part of It
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