As we prepare for winter while still trying to get the last of the good dirt, we’re excited to announce the launch of our 2025 Annual Appeal.
We’ve set the ambitious goal of raising $300,000 for Tahoe trails between now and the end of 2025, and we need your support this giving season to make it happen.
2025 has been a tumultuous year for outdoor recreation. Drastic funding and capacity cuts have created unprecedented threats to public lands, and the future of our wild spaces remains uncertain.
But what challenges us also makes us stronger: despite these difficulties, TAMBA has achieved incredible things this year, harnessing the support of the many volunteers, donors, members, and partners who work with us to build stunning new trails, enhance our existing network, and fortify our community. We’re excited to continue this momentum into 2026 and beyond and have big plans on the horizon, but we can’t do it alone.
The trails you count on count on you. Donate to our annual appeal and help us build, maintain, and advance the Tahoe trails you love.
Photo: Tahoe Meg Media
Our 2025 Achievements
- Trail Building and Maintenance
- Hired a 4-person Pro Trail Crew who completed 3,700 hours of trail work
- Hired an ACE Tahoe Trail Crew for a total of 6 weeks who completed 1,223 hours of trail work
- Built 3 miles of new trail
- Maintained over 100 miles across 35 trails
- Cleared over 230 downed trees
- Hosted 14 days of training, including Crew Leader training, Wilderness First Aid, chainsaw training, Mental Health First Aid, and grip hoist and rigging training
- Major Projects
- Constructed the 3.5-mile Panorama Trail, connecting the top of the Heavenly gondola to East Peak Lodge
- Built 4.5 miles of Meeks Ridge Trail, offering stunning views and fun flow through some of Tahoe’s only remaining old-growth forest
- Completed construction of Painted Bear and Charging Bear trails (formerly ‘Road 73 Bypass’) to establish a trail connection between Stumpy Super G, Whoop-Dee-Doo, and the Tahoe Rim Trail
- Built and upgraded advanced alternate lines on Kingsbury Stinger and Christmas Valley trails
- Performed essential annual maintenance and upgrades on over 100 miles of trail around the basin, including Tahoe Mountain, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Stanford Rock, and Lost Lake Trail
- Community
- Advanced key signage initiatives on alternate lines and secured funding for a Kingsbury Stinger trailhead kiosk, as well as commencing crucial work on signage inventory and mapping
- Delivered 13 community events for thousands of attendees in collaboration with local partners and volunteers, including the North Shore Spring Party, 13th annual Tahoe Mountain Bike Festival, Rose to Toads, and six Community Dig Days around the basin
- Continued to advance our initiatives supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in trail building with events such as the Women’s Trails College and a Pride Trail Day
- Hosted multiple volunteer trail days every week from April through October to deliver nearly 5,000 volunteer hours
