International Mountain Bicycling Association

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Thank you Alo Lõoke for inviting IMBA Europe to Estonia to share our work to make mountain biking more accessible and sustainable. Hopefully we can contribute to making Estonia the most active country in 2035. TERVE EESTI EEST!

Have you ridden in Hailey, Idaho yet? IMBA has worked with local trail builder Titus Trails, local organization Wood River Trails Coalition, and the BLM over the past decade to add new mileage on the ground within Quigley Canyon. Singletracks.com's Travis Reill gives the whole download here: https://lnkd.in/eTsjDpZ6

Trail Labs: Foundations is 7 years old! These workshops are where trail champions learn to create their trail communities and network with others working on similar initiatives. Covering a broad set of trail topics and coupled with field visits, these sessions are led by economic development professionals, local experts, and members of the IMBA team. Registration is now open for the 2025 Foundations workshops: 👀 Winona, MN: May 7-8 👀 Duluth, MN: October 1-2 Register/Learn more: imba.com/foundations

Our Government Affairs team were rockstars in 2024.   Here are a few noteworthy numbers: 🚶 2175 advocates spoke up on national priority issues 🚶 4 Local issues were amplified via IMBA’s Action Cultivator Tool 🚵 5 testimonies were submitted in support of pro-mountain biking legislation, including oral testimony to the House Natural Resources Committee. 🚵 IMBA was a part of 125 Capitol Hill meetings, 4 White House meetings, 12 federal agency meetings, 30 meetings directly with members of Congress, and 5 meetings with tribal community leaders. 🏆 IMBA engaged on 5 land management plans. 🏆 IMBA commented on 8 federal/state rules and policies. 🏆 IMBA GA team members lead 6 speaking engagements. 🏆 IMBA GA team members took part in 2 different federal trails grant committees and helped award $796,680 to 20 projects open to mountain bikes in 2024. Our Government Affairs team looks forward to continuing to support mountain biking at the national, state, and local levels in 2025!

Hell Hole downhill (DH) offers five miles of uninterrupted shuttle-served gravity. Located at the Revenant Gravity Trails just outside of St. George, Utah, these 5 miles of singletrack offer flow, chunk and incredible views while dropping 1700’. We’ll have a behind the scenes video next week to meet the IMBA Trail Solutions builders and Trail Alliance of Southern Utah partners that made this new addition come together – until then, read this in-depth Singletracks.com article: https://lnkd.in/eq2dHxY9

At IMBA, our hearts are with our local member organizations and trail stewards in the greater Los Angeles area. ❤️🩹 The Palisades and Eaton Fires in Southern California have left a trail of devastation, impacting not only the trails we love but also homes and communities. Together, we can support recovery efforts and ensure these communities thrive once again. 📣 Please tag/mention your local org in the comments to get the word out about the recovery efforts in your neck of the woods. 📣 Here's a list to help from wherever you are in the country: https://lnkd.in/g_eyGjuC

With no significant population center, Vermont is instead loaded with quaint, small towns throughout its 9,600-ish square miles of modestly mountainous landscape. It's a place famous for its maple syrup and kick-starting the ski industry in America. “I love Vermont for all of these reasons, to be sure,” noted Mountain Bikers Riding Bikes, Talking Trails creator Brice Shirbach, “Still, without a doubt, there are two primary drivers behind my not-so-secret desire to be a Vermonter: the people here are as good as they make 'em, and riding bikes in the woods in this part of the world is absolutely amazing.” Read more about what makes Killington, Vermont special: https://lnkd.in/g255hciE

As we begin 2025, we reflect on where 2024 took us as an organization.  Here are a few noteworthy numbers: ✍️ We held 12 Trail Care Schools, three Trail Management Schools, and one multi-day Foundations workshops in 2024. ✍️ Our Trail Care/Management Schools were held in Lansing, Michigan; Los Padres National Forest, California; Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California; Plumas National Forest, California; Erie, Pennsylvania; Cleveland National Forest, California; Grand Targhee, Wyoming; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Ogden, Utah; Spearfish, South Dakota; and Waupaca, Wisconsin. ✍️ During our Trail Labs: Foundations workshop in Bentonville, Arkansas, we hosted 33 attendees from 17 different states and during our Local Leadership Summit in Knoxville, Tennessee, we hosted 40 attendees from 19 different states. ✍️ We presented at five conferences: BLM Staff Conference, Mountain West Trail Conference, California Trails & Greenways Conference, Region 5 California Weaverville Singletrack Summit, and California SORP/NORC Conference. ✍️ Not only did we have access in-person, but our education resources were well received! Notable resources downloaded: 997 of the 2023 Mountain Bike Trail Development guide, 504 of Guidelines for a Quality Trail Experience, and 152 of IMBA Trail Solutions Statement of Qualifications. ✍️ Two major grand totals: 670 trail champions were impacted by direct programming and 2556 by digital resource downloads! Want to schedule a workshop with our team? https://lnkd.in/ggAfks-2

Big shoes to fill here, but a great opportunity for someone in SoCal!