Over 30 people showed up to donate their time and energy to help keep Side Hustle’s berms smooth and beautiful for everyone to enjoy.

Like many Saturday mornings, Tiger Mountain’s parking lot was a rendezvous point for a crew to assemble and wend their way up the hill. After gathering people and bikes into shuttle vehicles, work party attendees were deposited at the top of Side Hustle and rode down to meet Outdoor Research’s team at their trailside tent filled with coffee, donuts, and swag.

After fueling and outfitting (hats and Freewheel Mountain Bike Gloves for everyone!) Heather, Brandon, and Scott gave the group an overview of how to do the day’s work. Then, it was time to get down to business.

The crew split up into smaller groups and tackled the task of refreshing several berms. While some tenacious workers dug near the trail to fill bucket after bucket of dirt, others spent their effort packing and shaping the fresh dirt into the berms. 

Once the work was complete, the only thing left was to ride out and enjoy the smooth, newly formed trail section.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and to Outdoor Research for hosting and donating gear for all, along with an amazing raffle prize of a full Freewheel Mountain Bike Collection kit!  

Work parties are one of many things you can do to help keep the trails you love to ride thriving, and there’s no time like the present to join or renew your Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance membership.

Through the end of September, exclusive gifts are available with new memberships and manual membership renewals. 

Your membership dues support Evergreen’s work to build and maintain mountain bike trails all over the state. Click the link below to become a member! Already a member? Tell your friends! 

Looking for all the photos from the work party? Find them HERE!

Our only ask is that if you do use them publicly, please tag Evergreen and give credit to the photographer, Holly Roa.