P.U.B. Expo Wed & Thurs October 27th & 28th

P.U.B. (Pretty Unique Bike) Expo
October 27th & 28th @ SRB

Come and see some of the valleys most vintage, custom, hand-made and unique bicycles at Snake River Brewing.

Here’s the Scoop for the P.U.B. Expo:
* October 27th & 28th during Brewpub hours
* Upstairs at Snake River Brewing Company
* Bikes displayed for viewing
* SRB brews paired to each bicycle
* Each bike has an individual story to tell
* Cosponsored by Fitzgerald’s Bicycles
* No cost of admission

What kind of bike has your neighbor been hiding in their shed for years? What kind of beer goes best with a vintage tandem?
Find out at the P.U.B. Expo

TFR Benefit this Saturday @ the ‘Coach

Benefit for Your Trails

Trail supporters,

The quick skinny is, The Teton Freedom Riders are hosting a fundraiser sponsored by the Stagecoach Bar, Four4 Productions, and Picas West. Picas West will be donating 15% of their gross daily sales on October 23^rd and all the proceeds from the Stagecoach’s $2.00 Pabst sales throughout the entire day will benefit the Teton Freedom Riders. Party with DJ Vert One begins at 9:00 PM with a raffle consisting of multiple grand prizes of ski passes and skis!

When: Saturday, October 23^rd

Where: Stagecoach Bar

Time: 9:00 PM until close

Drink Special: $2.00 PBR proceeds go to the professional trail crew

What: Benefit for the Greater Teton Areas Trail Network

Cover / Ticket Price: $10

Entertainment: Four4 Productions’ DJ Vert One on the ones and twos

Raffle: Skis (Wilson Backcountry Sports), Norco Havoc Dirt Jumper(Fitzgerald’s Bicycles), ski passes (Jackson Hole & Snow King), cat skiing (Grand Targhee), massages, dinners at local restaurants, and tons of other cool stuff!

Kevin Kavanagh

President

Teton Freedom Riders

Full Poster .pdf

Haro Pro Rider Eric Porter is coming to Jackson

Come by Fitzgerald’s this Sat (Oct 16th) at 11am to meet Eric and grab an autograph. Then he’ll be heading up to Teton Pass to shuttle the DH trails. All are welcome!

EJ’s Update - Skyline Trail - 10-10-10

We had a trial crew field trip two Mondays ago. We investigated the feasibility of building the Skyline trail. This is the proposed trail that runs east on the Snow King ridge connecting the top of Ferrin’s to the Cache/Game divide. It was a beautiful hike with full Fall colors and amazing views. If built this trail will be the new “Crown Jewel” of the GSKA. The Ridge has some amazing varying terrain to work with including flat meadows, knife edges, tree’d North faces, open South faces, crags, hoodoos, and elevation drops and gains. Is it going to be easy? Nothing is ever easy in trail building. Is it possible. Anything is possible, especially with the all-star crew we assembled this year. Along with the varying terrain there are some very easy sections of trail to build and some very difficult sections of trail to build. There are many different solutions to how the trail could be designed. The are several things we know about the build. The build is going to be remote and some of it is going to be difficult. With this in mind I’m leaning toward a machine built trail. This trail is going to be long, 5-7 miles. This trail is going to be expensive, but this trail is going to be awesome.

Erik Jacobson

USFS

EJ’s Update - Ridge Trail & Phillips Canyon - 10-10-10

Hello everyone. This update is for the last two weeks. The mini-excavator is gone, and we still miss it greatly. Trail work is much, much harder by hand. It almost feels like we are living in the Dark Ages after seeing the light of modern trail building with modern machinery.

We had the first annual “Trail Crew Ride Your Bike at Work Day” two Tuesdays ago. We had great attendance and a great day. We rode the Ridge Trail in the morning. The District Ranger Dale Deiter was able to attend. He loved the trail and gave it a “R” rating, Ranger ready. It was great to get everyone out to enjoy what we have been working so hard on for 4 years now. The Ridge Trail is almost finally done and it is amazing. 10.8 miles of single-track is out there now connecting Teton Pass to Fish Creek road. This includes sections of the Arrow and Snotel; and ,wow, what a ride. In the afternoon we rode Phillips Canyon. This trail is slated to have some work done to it next year. We rode and then we talked. There are a lot of views on what to do with this beloved canyon. I will not get into it in this update, because it could go on forever. I will say that the crew enjoyed the ride the way the trail was. We enjoyed the downhill challenge. We did agree that the line of sight could be improved and peddle clippers could be mitigated. As I have said before, if anything happens to Phillips Canyon, there are going to have to be some public meetings.

We spent the rest of two weeks ago doing final touch-ups on the new sections of the Ridge Trail. Roots we chopped out or covered in dirt, purgee’s were flush cut, line of sight was improved, and lots of tools and equipment were pulled of the hill.

Last week operation “Finish the last two switchbacks” on the upper Ridge trail commenced. It will be nice to get these last two switchbacks finally done. They are difficult switchbacks. They are going to take quite a bit of time to complete by hand. We miss Drew and the machine. They could build these switchbacks in one day. With some luck of good weather the switchbacks should be done by the end of the season, and the epic Ridge trail will be finally done.

Have a nice week everyone. I’m taking the week off and leaving the switchbacks in the hands of my very capable and awesome crew. If you are riding the Ridge trail this week don’t forget to bring the crew cookies. I am going to have what Clay Curly calls a “stay-cation” and ride our awesome trails. See you out there.

Erik Jacobson

USFS

Teton Pass Update from Teton Freedom Rider’s Dig Director

How-dee! Just wanted to keep folks in the loop on TFR trail progress.

Our state funding/reimbursement has been greatly delayed so my hands have been
tied as far as finish work on the Fuzzy Bunny and performing the Powerline Jumps
facelift. I’m confident that we will be set to go first thing next Spring. 2
weeks with a hand crew and 4 to 5 weeks with a (not so) mini excavator as soon
as the snow is gone.

In the meantime… been working on the Friends of Pathways trail crew. We just
spent 5 weeks with a CAT 305 c mini ex busting out the middle section of the
Ridge Trail. Attached is a pic of one of very many climbing turns. What a fun
project this has been! We’re currently working on the last 2 switchbacks up
high, after which the trail will FINALLY be complete. 10.8 miles of singletrack
from Hwy 22 to Fish Ck Rd.

Speaking of finally… we finished developing that large rock feature near the
bottom of the original Lower Lithium. That damned thing is the whole reason I
put the trail there. It turned out nice, I think. Not quite as fast and
jib-friendly as I’d hoped, but exciting nonetheless and it tosses you into the
berm below at a healthy clip. Attached are a few pics…..behold “The
Turdburgler”!

We (TFR finish crew) have been working weekends on finishing the Jimmy’s
Mom/Candyland extension. Wrapped her up last Saturday. Sight lines are
cleared, no entry sign and post along with boulders to corral riders at the
bottom, and somewhere around a million drains have been installed. As a little
added bonus we stretched out the landing for the step mom jump and spruced up
the landing for the double right afterwards.

Yup…Jimmy’s Mom just got bigger.

Toodles.

Harlan Hottenstein
Field Director
Teton Freedom Riders

Teton Freedom Riders Dig Day Saturday Oct 9th - Lithium

Volunteer Dig-Day

Trail Users,

We the Teton Freedom Riders are hosting another volunteer Dig-Day sponsored by Habitat, Pearl Street Bagels, Snake River Brewing, & Tram Bar.

When: Saturday, October 9th
Trail: Lithium Trail
Rendezvous: Trail Creek Trailhead (base of Old Pass Road)
Time: 10 A.M. until dark
Shop Sponsor: Habitat
Food Sponsor: Pearl Street Bagels & Tram Bar
Beer Sponsor: Snake River Brewing
Bring: Work gloves, water, and extra food.

Notes: Habitat and the Teton Freedom Riders will have tents set up at the top at Trail Creek Trailhead (base of Old Pass Road) and will be directing volunteers throughout the day. Habitat will provide a raffle while Pearl Street Bagels, Snake River Brewing, & Tram Bar will provide food and beverage.

IMPORTANT: Bring work gloves, extra food, and water. We dig “rain or shine.”

Sincerely,

Kevin Kavanagh
President
Teton Freedom Riders
307-699-3000

www.tetonfreedomriders.org