COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report
COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report

COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report is here! Building on the momentum from 2023, this year has been one of continued foundation-building for COPMOBA. Some of the highlights include:

  • Hosting one of our most successful RAT Races yet

  • Organizing multiple Stoke Nights and social events across all four chapters

  • Grand Valley Trails (formerly Grand Valley Canyons) completing a successful rebrand

  • Completing 50 Dig Day/Trail Building events and contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours

  • Facilitating 8 miles of new, purpose-built singletrack, improving trail experiences across the Western Slope

A key achievement has been the near completion of the RAT expansion—nearly 5 miles of trail completed through a combination of volunteers, conservation corps members, and professional builders, supported by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and the Ridgway community. We also supported trail expansion efforts at 18 Road and Kokopelli, including the groundbreaking of the K2 Play trail at 18 Road, named in honor of our former coordinator, Kristina Kittelson, who was instrumental in promoting cycling in the Grand Valley. We are also thrilled to see the Delta Area Mountain Bikers chapter rejuvenated, and we are incredibly proud of these accomplishments and the hard work from all involved.

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Karen Mahoney
BLM publishes rule to protect public land, promote public safety in Western Slope
BLM publishes rule to protect public land, promote public safety in Western Slope

BLM Colorado published a new supplementary rule Dec. 19, 2024, to help protect natural resources such as those found in Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area. This area includes the remote Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, recreation along the Gunnison River, and a network of off-highway vehicle trails. The conservation area allows for a wide variety of activities including hiking, boating and wildlife viewing. The area also provides excellent heritage tourism opportunities, and the rugged canyons and bluffs that hold geological and paleontological resources spanning 1.4 billion years. (BLM Photo by Bob Wick)

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Karen MahoneyGVC, MUT, RAT
USFS Completes Revision of the Management Plan for GMUG
USFS Completes Revision of the Management Plan for GMUG

We received notification from the USFS that the revision of the management plan governing the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest (GMUG) is completed.
COPMOBA and many recreation focused partners (and many other interests) were involved in extensive information submission, evaluation, and comment to the USFS staff throughout an extended planning period.  The USFS works to balance the multi-use nature of public lands management.

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Current ProjectsKaren MahoneyMesa County, grand valley
RAT Expansion Project Underway with Support from CPW's Non-Motorized Trail Construction Grant!
RAT Expansion Project Underway with Support from CPW's Non-Motorized Trail Construction Grant!

The Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) team is thrilled to announce that the construction of new trails will begin this summer. This expansion project has been in the works for several years, with RAT collaborating with the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office to design and plan the addition of new trails. With more than 30,000 trail users at the RAT during the 7-month operating window annually, the construction of five new miles of trail will greatly improve the user experience and enhance safety on the trails. At completion, the RAT will feature nearly 30 miles of connected trails.

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Ridgway Area TrailsCrystal COPMOBA AdminTrail Crew
COPMOBA’s 2023 Annual Report
COPMOBA’s 2023 Annual Report

COPMOBA’s 2023 Annual Report is here! This was a year of foundation building for COPMOBA. We are proud to have navigated the organization through a brand and website refresh, added 26 newly trained Crew Leaders across our chapters, and hosted one of the most successful RAT Races yet. We also hosted multiple Stoke Nights and social events across our four chapters. In the field, we hosted 51 Dig Day events, contributed 3500+ volunteer hours, and facilitated 8 miles of new, purpose-built singletrack.

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Crystal COPMOBA Admin
Join Our Board of Directors!
Join Our Board of Directors!

We are a fun and enthusiastic group of mountain bikers and professionals that are passionate about singletrack trails. All COPMOBA (Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association) directors are volunteers working together to serve our mission to advocate for mountain biking in western Colorado. Board service is a great way to give back to your local biking community and to support sustainable trails. 

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Crystal COPMOBA Admin
COPMOBA's New Visual Identity & Tagline
COPMOBA's New Visual Identity & Tagline

The Board of COPMOBA is excited to introduce COPMOBA’s new visual identity and tagline. Our new logo reflects our updated mission, vision, and values statements after nearly 12-months of planning efforts. The “RIDER BUILT TRAILS” tagline encompasses these core tenets, is a hat tip to our prior tagline “build, maintain, and advocate,” and also helps us remain closely connected to our rich history of 34+ years of trail building and community development across Western Colorado.

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Delta Area Mountain Bi..., Grand Valley Canyons, Montrose Uncompahgre T..., Ridgway Area TrailsCrystal COPMOBA Admin
Plunge into Phase One of the Palisade Plunge
Plunge into Phase One of the Palisade Plunge

Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and partners are excited to announce the opening of Phase I of the Palisade Plunge for public access on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Once both Phase I and II are complete, the Palisade Plunge will connect the top of the Grand Mesa (10,700') to the Town of Palisade, CO.

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Delta Area Mountain Bi..., Featured, Grand Valley Canyons, GVC Outpost, Montrose Uncompahgre T..., Ridgway Area TrailsKaren Overn