The International Mountain Bicycling Association is coming to Truckee, California October 23-26 and you're invited to join in the special events. Mark Schmidt and Lora Woolner of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew are teaming with the Truckee Trails Foundation ( http://www.truckeetrails.org/home.html )and the Truckee Donner Land Trust ( http://www.tdlandtrust.org/ ) for a weekend of improving trails.

The visit features an evening slideshow about IMBA, a FREE IMBA Trailbuilding School and a group ride. This is your opportunity to rub shoulders with the IMBA crew while learning all about trailbuilding. Check out all the details below and come join in the fun.

You are receiving this email as an IMBA member or contact. Help us get the word out. Please forward this invitation to other area mountain bikers, land managers, and trail users. The more the merrier!

For more information about the Truckee visit and to register for the IMBA Trailbuilding School, contact Susan Sheffield at susan@tdlandtrust.org or 530-582-4711.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Around the World with IMBA Slideshow
Come mingle with fellow riders and learn about IMBA's work around the world. IMBA's Mark Schmidt and Lora Woolner will present a fun and exciting slideshow about riding and travel adventures in the U.S., Italy, Wales, Australia, and beyond.

The Backcountry
11400 Donner Pass Road
Truckee
530-582-0909

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. IMBA Trail Building School, Day 1
Get your hands dirty and learn how to build sustainable and fun singletrack. The school includes three hours of classroom instruction followed by hands-on time in the field learning trail building techniques. Topics include designing a contour trail, controlling water flow, building effective trail structures, and routine trail maintenance.

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Classroom session
"The Meeting Room"
Truckee Donner Community Rec Center
10046 Church Street
Truckee

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (please bring a bag lunch)

1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Field session
Donner Lake Rim Trail

The field work will be hands-on trail building, so come prepared. You'll
probably be most comfortable in long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Wear
sturdy shoes and bring water, snacks, work gloves, sunscreen, and a hat.
Also, if you have any trail building tools - pulaskis, McLeods, rakes, picks,
shovels, hoes - please bring them, too.

Following the trail work session, there will be a barbecue for volunteers. The
location will be announced at the school.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. IMBA Trail Building School, Day 2
Field session
Donner Lake Rim Trail

After digging in the dirt, we'll go out on a ride. So bring your bike!

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For more information on the Kirkwood Visit (October 30 - November 2 ):

contact;

Tom Patton  209-258-7235

tpatton@kirkwood.com