Saturday, April 27th – Group Ride

Wiseguy’s

Get the season going with a fun and easy-going group ride for all skill levels. Meet at Hop Porter Park in Hailey at 2pm and choose between a variety of options: easy, medium or more challenging. Rides will vary from 1.5 to 2 hours and will conclude with a rendezvous at Wiseguy Pizza Pie for pizza and beer.

Rebecca’s Private Idaho

 

Wood River Bike Coalition member and world endurance mountain bike champion Rebecca Rusch has created her own gravel road event in our backyard. Rebecca’s Private Idaho is a charity bike ride that benefits the Bike Coalition, in addition to People for Bikes and World Bicycle Relief. Now you can earn yourself a guaranteed spot before registration opens. All you’ve got to do is be one of the first fifty people to make a donation to the Wood River Bike Coalition (minimum $10), between Monday, April 1st and Sunday April, 7th. Donate here and start hitting refresh on your inbox; the invite’s in the mail.

Pioneers

Our beloved bike path needs our help!

The bike path is nearing the end of its normal 30-year life expectancy. If not addressed soon, the cost of repair will go up significantly. Deterioration is gaining speed, making now the most cost-effective time for repair.

On election day—May 21—Blaine County Rec. District will have a two-year levy on the ballot to generate the funding necessary to resurface and rebuild the Wood River Trails, also known as the bike path. The way this works is for two years homeowners will pay approximately $21 per $100,000 of taxable value.

Think about what an asset the bike path is to our community. It is an essential valley artery for recreation and healthy transportation.  In 2012, the Wood River Valley Trail Count Study estimated well over 300,000 visits to the bike path! Baldy typically has around 400,000 skier days. To learn more go to Champion of the Wood River Trails and Blaine County Rec. District.

Please volunteer to help this cause by clicking here or contacting WRBC.

And of course, please vote yes on the levy for the Wood River Trails on May 21.

Alpinfoto-Josh Wells