Ft. Tuthill Mountain Bike Park

Upcoming stuff •  Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills Recreation Planning

•  1st Trail Day of the Flagstaff Loop Trail, 301D Road, south of Campbell Mesa, Saturday May, 11th

•  Bike to Work Week, May 19th-24th

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Ft. Tuthill Mountain Bike Park

History

  Early conversations, Mark Gullo, Geoff Cross

  Early special visit and presentation by IMBA to local land managers re: freeride/downhill

  Winter 2009/10 presentation to City of Flagstaff, Coconino National Forest and Coconino County Parks and Recreation, Snowbowl, Linden Lane, Erik Nelson

  Spring 2010 presentation to Coconino County P&R on Ft. Tuthill Bike Park, Linden Lane, Andrew McKee

History   IMBA Trail Care Crew visit and meeting on

Flagstaff Gravity Riders Spring 2011.

  Decision to complete a Ft. Tuthill County Park Master Plan 2011

  CCP&R Staff, stakeholders input, consultant draws up plan through Summer of 2012

  Coconino County Board of Supervisors approves the Ft. Tuthill Master Plan, January 2013- including a Mountain Bike Skills Park!

It was the 1970s, nobody wore helmets then…

Now

  FBO/CCP&R Agreement on the construction of the Park (pending)

  FBO has hired IMBA Trail Solutions, with matching funding from IMBA Trail Building Fund to formulate a site plan and budget for phases of construction of the Park.

IMBA Trail Solutions Role at this point

  IMBA TS will be taking all of our input.

  They will generate a site plan (map) and budget.

  The plan will be in phases so that we can seek funding to build in “bite-size” chunks.

FBO Role in the Park   FBO is not an employer, land owner or building contractor.

  FBO to find funding to hire contractors like IMBA Trail Solutions, Alpine Bike Parks, Gravity Logic to do the design and subcontracting necessary to build the Park according to the plan that IMBA Trail Solutions is creating.

  FBO to hire contractors to “design and build” each phase of the Park.

  Designs will need to be approved by County engineers.

  Long term role may include the recruiting of volunteers for the County to do maintenance.

FUNDING!

  We will need lots of money! (as much as $200,000-$500,000)

  If you are willing to contribute smallish amounts, we will be putting up “Go Fund Me” type campaigns for the phases, stay tuned.

  If you are willing to contribute larger amounts, we will have a structured means of recognizing individuals and businesses. (Signage, recognition on FBO’s web site, etc.) FBO is a 501 C3.

  If you are aware of granting organizations or foundations, please connect us with them.

Please join FBO!

  Paid memberships …   Fill in the gaps in keeping our organization going

  Help with seed money for projects like this

  Give us clout with land managers

  They do not pay FBO Board members or volunteers

  Membership cards, online at http://www.flagstaffbiking.org

Site Description

  Mild slope

  About 7 acres

  Roughly rectangular

  Just north of Flagstaff Extreme

  Not really conducive to “downhill” style designs

  BUT, plenty of options for some flow trails, dirt jumps, etc.

Ft. Tuthill County Park Master Plan

Questions?

Input Sessions   Make sure you have filled out the online survey!

  Computers available tonight to log your input. (No need if you have already done this online.)

  IMBA & FBO will be compiling input towards prioritization of projects

  Not every single idea will be incorporated, but we will do our best   Survey results will also be shared with the US Forest Service, Arizona Snow

Bowl and the City of Flagstaff for incorporation into potential and current planning for downhill trails and parks.

Input Sessions

  Draw your layout ideas on the maps   If you have strong ideas, work alone or with your friends

  If you want to sketch rough ideas, sit with others and draw together

  Not everyone needs to draw on maps

Input Sessions   Add each of your 3 “dots” to your top 3 favorite features on the

easels throughout the room

  Red, 1st choice, blue, 2nd choice, green, 3rd choice.

  You may vote multiple times for the same feature type

Tot lot/kids skills Skills area

Pump track Dirt jumps

Slope style

Flow trail Cyclocross

Questions?

Ft. Tuthill Mountain Bike Park

RED- First choice BLUE- Second choice GREEN- Third choice