Episodes

Drew Pollak-Bruce (SE Group) – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation Part 2 - International Trails Summit 2023 #130 Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not o...

Greg Mazu – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation - International Trails Summit 2023 #129 Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not only technical skills but a...

Martha Becton and the She Saws Presentation from the International Trails Summit 2023 #128 Topics: General comments / conversation about the 2023 International Trail Summit Martha being introduced to Mike Riter She Saws and t...

Ethan Edman Trail Crew Manager for TrailBlazers – Bentonville AR, Land of OZ Trails #127 Ethan is a transplant from Southwest Missouri but an Arkansas native at heart, he moved to Fayetteville in 2012 and then later to Benton...

Gary Gleason of WTB Components – Mountain Bike Trails and Advocacy the WTB Way #126 Topics: How Gary got into cycling / mountain biking The early days of mountain biking including the Kamikaze Downhill The backstory of WTB “W...

Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125 Topics: How Glen got into Mountain Biking And how he nearly quit and sold his mountain bike Doing what they were doing in Australia The Importa...

Thomas Larsen Schmidt, President of IMBA Europe – Mountain Biking in Europe Topics: Changes that Thomas has seen over the years How Thomas got into Mountain Biking and Advocacy The Difference between IMBA (US) vs IMBA Europe ...

Jed Talbot of OBP Trailworks #123 Topics: Growing up in Maine and How Jed got into Trail Building Landing in the Upper Midwest for College – Carlton College Getting involved with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) Bec...

Throwback Thursday with Kyle Horvath of Ely, NV / White Pine County #TBT This episode first aired on June 26th, 2021 - as Episode #31 Topics Covered in this show: Kyle Horvath Back Story Kyle’s start in Tourism in Carson City...

Adam Buck of Pathfinder Trail Building #122 Topics: Adam Buck Backstory on how he found trails and mountain biking Mountain Biking in the 90’s Building the Greenman Downhill Trail at Spirit Mtn in Duluth, MN The idea of urban...

Nick Bennette – Executive Director for the Vermont Mountain Bike Association #121 Nick is a dad, environmentalist, recovering consultant, and passionate mountain biker. He’s most happy out in the woods, popping off roots and ...

Marty Scheel The Downieville Classic and Dirt Magic the Podcast #Bonus Partner & Adopt-A-Trail Coordinator Marty has been getting dirty in Downieville since hard-tails still ruled the trails. He was an early Lifetime Member o...

Mariah Keagy – Sinuosity Flowing Trails – “You Get What You Plan For” #120 Topics: Mariah Keagy Intro and backstory Vermont Trails and Greenway Council The Green Mountain Club The backstory of Sinuosity Flowing Trails Lead Tr...

Aaryn Kay of the Professional Trail Builders Association and Mike Passo of American Trails – International Trails Summit 2023 #119 Topics: The Aaryn Kay Backstory on how she got into the world of trails Starting out as part o...

Martha Becton of Becton Trails / Chainsaws / The Trail Champion’s Introduction to NEPA / Rockingham Community College / #118 Topics: North Carolina and 2023 The Year of the Trail Martha’s Back Story A background in Nuclear Re...

Trail EAffect with Dirt Sculpt Dave of DirtSculpt LLC – World Class Bike Park and Competition Event Builder #117 Dave King has over 15 years of experience and is acclaimed to be one of the world’s best bike park builders. As ...

Trail EAffect with Jerome Pelland owner of Sentiers Boréals a Trail Planning, Design and Building company based out of Quebec, Canada. #116 Jerome’s backstory on how he got into trail building Joining the Professional Trail B...

Trail EAffect with Steve Kasacek Life as a Project Manager with IMBA Trail Solutions How Steve found his way into Civil Engineering / Stormwater Management and eventually to IMBA Trail Solutions Coming to IMBA at a pivotal ti...

Trail EAffect with Greg Williams of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and the Downieville Classic – The Power of Trails AKA Dirt Magic Greg leads the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and is a descendant of the Deer Creek Ban...

Trek Trails at Mt. Telemark Village with Joe V. #113 What the American Birkebeiner Foundation is Joe’s Role with The Birkie Foundation Manager of the Mountain Bike Trail Project (Trek Trails) Co-Directs Bike Events Back Story...

Trail EAffect with Bob Burns – The Trek Foundation, People for Bikes, WI Bike Fed, NICA #112 How Bob Started with Trek Bicycle Co Bicycle Share (BCycle) How Bike Share can shape and transform a community People for Bikes Plac...

Trail EAffect with Christine Byl of Interior Trails LLC - Trail Building in Alaska #111 How Christine got into Trail Building What drew Christine to Glacier National Park and the Trail Crew What drew Christine and her husband...

Trail EAffect with Dawn Packard of Blue Sky Trails #110 How Dawn got into Trail Building as an intern with Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Cracking down on Illegal Bolting for Rock Climbing Building an access trail to t...

Trail EAffect with Laura Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Fire Mountain Trail System #109 Laura’s backstory / how Laura got into Mountain Biking How the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians acquired and kept the...