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Volunteer Days

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Our volunteer work days will be with RHS YES plan starting June  8th.  We start at 9AM and go till about 1:30.

Monday, June 11th, 9-1:30

Wednesday, June 13th-9-1:30

Thursday, June 14th-9-1:30

Friday, June 15th-9-1:30

Monday, June 18th-9-2:30

Tuesday, June 19th-9:30-2:30

Every following Monday and Tuesday except for the week of July 4th will be 9:30-2:30.

Please email us at pinehillpartnership@gmail.com for more information.

Our project is working on a new trail that is a continuation of Jigsaw that was completed last year.

We can always use extra hands.

New skills course going in at the front entrance. Thanks to Bryan and Hunter!

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Our work day May 12th was a success in getting Exit Strategy repaired and the front entrance seeded. Exit Strategy will open May 16th in the afternoon along with Voldemort, Lichen Rock and Droopy Pedal.

Come join in on our second community work day this Saturday, May 12th from 9am to noon.  We have lots of small projects to attend too. Cleaning up Exit Strategy is one.

Our first community work day saw a lot of volunteers who did a fantastic job on the front entrance. We were also able to clean out some drainage’s on the trails. The Radio Flyer wagon was a huge success with the kids moving bark mulch.

We have a skills track going in up on the knoll behind the kiosk. Hunter was there helping his dad lay the track out. This will be a great addition to the park we can’t wait to see the finished product because it sounds awesome!

 

 

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News From 2018 Annual Dinner

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Here is the slide show presented at our Annual Dinner held last Monday (3/26). We’ve added a photo reel  of some the the cool things happening in our park.

At the Annual Dinner we had some great guest speakers that told us what is going on in their neck of the woods. Minutes of the meeting are posted too. Enjoy.

2018 Photo Reel

Annual Dinner Presentation Slides

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18, March 26 Annual dinner minutes

Text of talk by Matt Baatz from Green Mtn Trails

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A few sections of trails are now closed for winter

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We have closed Exit Strategy, Lichen Rock(Overlook Trail) and the steep hill on Droopy Muffin between Intersections 30 and 30A. These trails will be closed until spring when ground thaws out and dries out. Please be respectful on the trail closures.

 

 

Mountain Biking, Observations, Photos, Trail Safety, Trail Updates

Please NO Bikes until further notice

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Update: April 13th: Our trails are slowly drying out. They are in a pretty fragile state right now and we will keep them closed until the dirt firms up a little bit more. PLEASE do not be tempted to ride our trails as you might think they’re dry enough to ride but in reality they really are not. We have some freeze/thaw cycles coming up with some rain which will cause problems with the trail tread. Please respect our hard earned volunteer hours by staying off your bikes in the park. If you really need exercise we would be glad to give you a rake and clean out water drainage’s from last years leaves that have collected in them.

Update: April 3rd: We are going into a major thaw cycle this week with rain. The trails are sloppy and we are asking folks with bikes(including fat bikes) to stay off them until further notice. Thanks for your cooperation.

Update March 3rd:  Wish our trails still had snow on them like this photo. However, they do not. We are down to bare ground. Frozen for a day or two then above freezing temps again. Please stay off your bikes on the trails when we are in the thaw part of the cycles. It is greatly appreciated.

Update: February 27th: most of the snow and ice are gone from the trails. We are asking folks to use common sense if temps are above freezing by not riding and doing trail damage. Thank you.

Update February 24th:Trails are just sloppy. It has not been below freezing for 3 nights. No cold weather until late Sunday 2/27 to return the trails to a firm condition.

Trails will be frozen today 2/20 early on before they soften as temperatures rise. Tuesday they will be frozen like a rock with cold temps Monday night. The rest of the week temps are above freezing so trails will be wicked soft not so great for fat bikes.

Update February 16, 2017: Trails are in great shape with snow. Lot’s of ski, snowshoe and fat bike tire traffic. Winterfest is this weekend which will bring more people to the park.

Update January 31, 2017:Trails are covered with packed snow that is basically packed white ice.

Update January 27, 2017:Trails are snow covered with a fair amount of frost upheaval on some trails. Green Mtn Power folks are still replacing telephone poles please be aware of heavy machinery on the trails. For more up to date information on trails please join TrailHUB.org and mark Pine Hill Park as a favorite.

Update January 8, 2017: Studded tires are highly recommended as the trails are pretty icy under the snow.