Cody Wilkins of Sensus R.A.D. Trails #96

Trail EAffect Episode 96 with Cody Wilkins of Sensus R.A.D. Trails

• Pre show talk
• Building in Jackson Hole, WY
• Cody Wilkins Backstory
• The Sensus R.A.D. Trails Backstory
  • Started by Cam Zink
  • Run as a Non-Profit
• Lessons and learning from going to City Council Meetings for Trail Advocacy
• Lessons learned through running Sensus R.A.D. Trails
• Places that Cody has built
• Trail Planning and Design and how that helps make trails reality
• Direct return investment in trails
• Directional Trails and Cody’s thoughts on this
• Single Use Trails yet sharing the same common parking areas (Bikes / Hikers / Horses)
• How Modern Mountain Bike Trails Open Minds
• Trail Tax a discussion around this
• Trails = Sales (for the bike industry)
• Jackson Hole, WY
• The Volunteer Model
• Bike Parks and Local Bike Park Concepts relative to independent ski areas
• The Highland Bike Park Model – 100% Bike
• The parallels of Skiing / Snowboarding and Biking
• The NICA discussion
• Changing of leadership and having mountain bikers stepping into new community-based roles
• Clear Cutting slopes for skiing and boarding, and how building is under more of a microscope
• Building trails and decommissioning old logging roads to help with environment and erosion issues
• The Mike Rogan Experience Question…
  • Cody is transitioning to more adventure riding vs freeride
• Where Cody would move if he had to move to a new mountain bike community
• The Upper Midwest Mountain Bike expansion discussion
• Closing Comments and Thank You’s

Links:

Sensus R.A.D. Trails: https://www.thesensus.com/rad-trails

Jackson Hole Bike Park: https://www.jacksonhole.com/bike-park

WTB Built with Purpose Blog: https://www.wtb.com/blogs/wtb/build-with-purpose-featuring-cody-wilkins

Flylow Why I Dig with Cody Wilkins: https://flylowgear.com/blogs/news/why-i-dig-cody-wilkins

Biggest Little Trail Stewardship Reno NV: https://www.bltsnv.org/

TAMBA: https://tamba.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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