Weigh in on the Eldorado Canyon State Park Master Plan by May 25

On May 8, the BMA Brute Squad descended on Highline State Park for the 16th annual 18 Hours of Fruita race.

While BMA is disappointed with CPW’s decision, we are more concerned that a robust, transparent public process was not followed to reach this ruling.

On Friday, April 23, 2021, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) sent an email to a very small, select group of stakeholders with little fanfare that kills the long-awaited Eldo to Walker trail connection for people riding bikes.

A new bike park is coming to the Front Range and the Town of Berthoud wants your input!

BMA is stoked to be hiring Mike Rutter as our new full time Trails Program Director! This position has been years in the making and is designed to provide BMA with a liaison to public land agencies and to coordinate our volunteer trail building crews.

To address the needs for skating and biking in Boulder, the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation is completing a project in 2020 to design and build new skate and pump track features at Valmont City Park.

The Canyon Trail bike path is expected to re-open mid to late December 2020. Cycling is permitted in both directions on Boulder Canyon Drive through the work zone.

Did you know you can see summer and winter maps on Trailforks? This is especially useful for the Brainard Lake Recreation Area that has trails that only exist in the winter, and Little Raven trail changes from bike accessible in the summer to ski only in the winter.

Backcountry snow riding comes with rewards and challenges. Unlike groomed trails at a Nordic center, in the backcountry there are no hard and fast rules, but we can do a lot to “self-groom” a trail to be awesome (or trash it so it’s basically unrideable).

BMA is seeking candidates for a new full-time position as BMA Trails Program Director. This position is responsible for developing and implementing BMA’s Trails Program.

My first fatbike ride was in January 2014, but I didn’t fall with the sport and buy my own fatbike until January 2019. I’ll share what I did wrong and what I didn’t know so you don’t have to miss out on 5 years of fun.

Catch the recording of our 12/17/2020 Fatbiking 101 Zoom meeting.

We don’t know exactly what 2021 holds for us but with the increased wear and tear on the trails, whatever rehabbing Heil Valley Ranch holds in store for us, and new opportunities as they arise, we need you to be there for the trails like they were there for us.

Boulder Mountainbike Alliance is taking steps to be more welcoming and inclusive for first-time riders, women, BIPOC folks, and anyone who might not see themselves represented in typical mountain bike culture.

At the Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee (POSAC) meeting, Boulder County Parks & Open Space Director (BCPOS) Eric Lane and Senior Forestry Resource Specialist Stefan Reinold gave a great update on their initial look at fire impacts to Heil Valley Ranch.

BMA and Contour Logic installed trail signs in the West Mag lower system in November! Gone are the days of random trail numbers or no markers at all.

Take a look at the new multi-use trails at Maryland Mountain in Black Hawk and get a sneak peek at the bike-only trails coming at you in 2021!

Two major forest fires started burning in Boulder County the weekend of October 17, including the CalWood Fire that burned significant acreage at Heil Valley Ranch.