Minutes

MMBA West Minutes 10/2/2006

Call to Order; Nate Phelps, President

Trail Reports

Yankee Springs

feedback on trail work generally good
some fine tuning needed at breaking turns
some complaints from hunters that bikers need to just ride past, and not disturb.

CGSA

6 people turned up to end of season cleanup day, due to late notice

Bass River

goal is to gravel raised section on back
Dennis to carsonite sign on Oct 14th

Owassipe

Bryan Meyers and West Coast Riders taking over trail, will do trail day October 14th

Big M

Ken Blakey Shell + Steve Webster joining forces with X-Country Skiers to care for trail

Ski Area

great response to trail work, next trail day october 14th

Hungerford

Nate+Aaron met with forest service, september 30th with proposal was well recieved and approved.
2 phase project: phase 1 improves existing trail, signs, maps, and named sections.
phase 2 corridor approved for flagging new trail
realistically 25 mile trail in 5 years?
forest service has funds
signage = clockwise

Freeride

Jason Dew presented proposal to form freeride comittee
showed examples of good and bad freeride stunts
group agreed to persue freeride options, was enthusiastic.
Jason to head up freeride group/committee
possibility of adding features to Cannonsburg Ski area.

newsletter

submission deadline November 6th
to be released mid november, for Thanksgiving receipt

Time Trial

Sue, Tim, Dennis, Jason, Martin met with Cathy from Fort Custer and Chris Cataldo
work with CPS to set time line
Cris sending RFP to timing companies, proposals due by january
pushing for online preregistration
Sue to set up PO box for chapter