Timberline Bike Park Needs Your Support

by Mike Estes
Mar 9, 2011 at 13:35

Big news on the Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park Project! The USFS has posted the "Legal Notice of Proposed Action" for the project, which marks the beginning of the official 30-day public comment period.

Projected Bike Park Trails at Timberline Lodge, Mt Hood Oregon
Projected Bike Park Trails at Timberline Lodge, Mt Hood Oregon

You demonstrated a "need" for the project with your initial comments and emails, now we need to demonstrate support for the documented plan within the next 30 days. Even if you've sent a comment already, we need you to send another comment during this period for your thoughts to fully count in the approval process.

Please send your comments to comments-pacificnorthwest-mthood-zigzag@fs.fed.us and it's also important to cc the Timberline Bike Park team as well MTB@timberlinelodge.com on the same email so they can track every supportive and non-supportive email properly.

Please take a look at the PEA published by the USFS and submit a letter of support and tell your friends - we want to demonstrate the overwhelming support that exists for lift-assisted mountain biking at Timberline.

We're SUPER excited about this project. After a busy summer of mapping trails with Gravity Logic, we're ready to build once approval is reached and the snow melts. From rolling beginner terrain to progressive intermediate trails and challenging expert trails -- the Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park will be world class and have something for everyone!


Wy'East from Hood River OR
Wy'East from Hood River OR

Email your comments to: comments-pacificnorthwest-mthood-zigzag@fs.fed.us
Bookmark the Timberline Bike Park Website


Open House March 17th at the Zig Zag Ranger Station in Welches OR from 4pm to 7pm to hear public support in the Evergreen Conference Room. This will be an opportunity for you and all interested citizens to have a first hand look at the proposed bike park and talk to project team leaders. Requests for more information on the 'Open House' can be directed to Christy Covington ccovington@fs.fed.us or call (503) 622 2030

Timberline has responded nicely to opposition and this is a great article to read.

And here is what the opposition is saying and misleading the public by saying the 'Bike Park is Incompatible With the Area'.
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38 Comments

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flag komodo1 (Mar 14, 2011 at 14:23)
 After helping start a small bike park as well, I can say that it will be a lot of work. People may not show up right away, but when you have a park that you helped build, seeing just one person having a good time there is a great feeling. Good luck to everyone involved. I don't think Ill be there as I live on the other side of the country, but I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys can put together.
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flag Tribe503 (Mar 14, 2011 at 5:23)
 For the people who don't get the Bike Park e-mails. The original e-mail for this was sent out on March 5, 2011. So the comment period has already been going for nine days. So it's not 30 days from today.
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flag northwestdhdad Plus (Mar 14, 2011 at 9:40)
 Apr 5th will be the deadline for comments. Thankfully this hit in the primetime of submission and this post will disappear in a matter of days. Thank god over a million hits a day to the PB homepage could influence the bike parks outcome. Take that Bark-out.org.
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flag esstinkay (Mar 15, 2011 at 11:05)
 interesting.. I had a conversation with a bark-out.org member recently at the REI store of all places (I thought it was a strange place to solicit membership since their business is making the wilderness accessible) and he said Timberline was not on their radar at all, that they were mainly concerned with the Palomar natural gas pipeline project and logging operations and even that they'd recently helped to implement plans for extending designated atv trails in mt. hood forest. Anyhow, they are hosting an open house on the 17th to oppose the bike park. Mountain bikers should crash their party http://www.bark-out.org/event.php?id=614, of course in a positive and respectful manner.
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flag northwestdhdad Plus (Mar 15, 2011 at 20:32)
 Its a multitude of groups opposing the bike park. Bark-out, Sierra Club, Mazama Club, and Friends of Timberline. Would love to crash that opposing bike park. Who's in with me?
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flag gohardjersey (Mar 14, 2011 at 20:41)
 That awesome that this can be organized. It's kinda funny how there would be anyone opposed to this. Aren't they super low environmental impacting? And there are no gases expelled from pedaling! I wish you and all involved the very best
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flag bigdood (Mar 14, 2011 at 10:23)
 Email sent last week. Love that the public support session is at a time where most 9-to-5ers will juuust be able to make it...
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flag lmbngtracer7975 (Mar 14, 2011 at 11:29)
 sent mine. So stoked to ride sandy ridge and timberline this spring and summer... only 40 mins from my house.
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flag crash21 (Mar 14, 2011 at 14:15)
 Mt. Hood would be an awesome place to ride... they should even throw a few trails way up...
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flag KillaKHS (Mar 14, 2011 at 6:52)
 Can we send an email to help support even if we are not from anywhere around that area? Ill send an email if it will count.
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flag UncleCliffy (Mar 14, 2011 at 6:56)
 Absolutely! This isn't just for people nearby, but anyone who would consider visiting the facility!
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flag toddonbike (Mar 14, 2011 at 15:08)
 Did My part! Wish you guys success and hope I might get to visit some day.
East Coast...
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flag dirtslayer (Mar 14, 2011 at 15:44)
 Sent emails and spreading the word. Lets get this done! This is going to be sick!
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flag Nobble (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:10)
 Haha, we cant even get the parks here to consider legalizing existing trails.

I hope it works out for you guys
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flag sburback (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:29)
 Thanks Mike! And lets go everybody. This is huge for us in the Portland area and beyond. Get going with the comments!!
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flag northwestdhdad Plus (Mar 14, 2011 at 9:41)
 Nobble- snowboard bud. Come visit and we can ride these trails. Send your letter of support because 'if we build it, you will come'
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flag jaredk19 (Mar 14, 2011 at 11:03)
 cant wait to break ground up there
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flag p-town (Mar 14, 2011 at 19:44)
 Sent my email. Living on the other coast now but would love to ride T-line when I come home.
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flag ElVenezuelan (Mar 14, 2011 at 9:26)
 See ya at the open house!!!
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flag ridefreeride (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:17)
 AWSOME! when its done I HAVE to go check this out!
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flag yenaer (Mar 14, 2011 at 1:08)
 Email sent.

Provided everything goes through, this is gonna be amazing!
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flag MotoXer (Mar 9, 2011 at 14:32)
 What is the current (realistic) date for opening?
(Which year are we talking here)
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flag northwestdhdad Plus (Mar 9, 2011 at 14:54)
 As soon as this Fall once approved and trails can get installed.
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flag carson-storch (Mar 9, 2011 at 18:29)
 YES.
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flag mooseman414 Plus (Mar 10, 2011 at 9:20)
 done. Who ever took that picture of MT. Hood is an awfully good photographer Pimp
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flag northwestdhdad Plus (Mar 14, 2011 at 9:42)
 I was told as soon as trails are installed for late summer 2011.
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flag rhharter (Mar 14, 2011 at 7:52)
 Email sent, keep it going guys!
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flag skicorbiski (Mar 13, 2011 at 14:10)
 Thanks Estes!
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flag oneghost (Mar 14, 2011 at 21:25)
 email's sent and we will be there at the open forum on the 17th
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flag charvey9 (Mar 14, 2011 at 18:35)
 Please send out those emails!
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flag freeride-shawn (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:14)
 Sweet!
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flag Reason541 (Mar 14, 2011 at 2:14)
 done and done!!!!
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flag dytrdr6 (Mar 14, 2011 at 13:12)
 sent a nice e-mail, good luck to us all
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flag ralbisurez (Mar 14, 2011 at 2:04)
 email sent DAYS ago!!
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flag UncleCliffy (Mar 9, 2011 at 13:38)
 Email sent!
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flag nickydh (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:55)
 sent mine as well!!
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flag alanworley (Mar 14, 2011 at 16:47)
 Email sent! Now spreading the word!
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flag lightningskull (Mar 14, 2011 at 17:37)
 Wishing you success
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