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Trail Projects

Stanford Rock Big Trail Build

Help replace a boring logging road with flowing single track. This project has the potential of becoming an iconic flow trail in the Tahoe Basin, but we need your help. WHEN: Saturday, 7 July, 9am to 1pmWHERE: Kilner Park at…
Jenna Langer
April 2, 2018
Mountain bikers on Angora Ridge Trail
Trail Projects

Angora Trail Project Year End Recap

“Rising from the ashes to this incredible new trail network.” This year TAMBA and U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit partnered to build another 5 miles of new trail in the Angora Fire burn area. You must watch this…
Drew Bray
November 9, 2017
Early season work on Tahoe Mountain mountain bike trail
Trail Work Days

Winter Trail Work

On 8 Dec, five hardy TAMBA volunteers cleared a log and white thorn from the Tahoe Mountain North trail. In the past three weeks we've worked on Valley View, Tahoe Mountain South, and now Tahoe Mountain North. We tentatively plan…
Jenna Langer
November 6, 2017
TAMBA Fall Party
Events

Fall Party Saturday Nov. 4th

Celebrate another great year of mountain biking and trail building with the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association and a premiere of MSP Films Drop Everything! We'll be at Heavenly's Cal Base Lodge with a pasta dinner, drinks, raffle prizes, swag, membership drive.…
Drew Bray
October 22, 2017
Trail build day above fallen leaf lake
Trail Work Days

Trail Work Continues

The new Upper Angora Ridge Trail is open! This one mile trail starts where the Mule Deer Connector ends near the lookout on Angora Lakes Road and connects to theAngora Lakes parking lot. Snow is minimal on Upper Angora Ridge and the…
Jenna Langer
August 26, 2017
TAMBA sawyer clears a log on the Rim Trail
Trail Conditions

Toad’s is Clear!

TAMBA cleared 13 trees from the Armstrong Pass Trail, the Tahoe Rim Trail, and down Toad's Wild Ride on Monday, July 17th. There remain a couple patches of snow, but the trails are now free of obstructing logs! Thanks go…
Jenna Langer
July 19, 2017
Carving Tamba into a downed tree
Trail Work Days

Weekday Trail Team Accomplishments

Led by Scott Brown and Bob Ward, the weekday trail team stays under the radar, but quietly accomplishes big things with only a few people. Trail obstructing logs mysteriously disappear?...probably the weekday team. Nasty erosion from the record precip this…
Jenna Langer
June 16, 2017
TAMBA work in progress
Trail Work Days

Lower Corral Trail Day Recap

  On Sunday, June 11th, more than 60 volunteers braved the threat of snow to help build new table tops jumps, roller and berms on the Lower Corral Trail (and do some maintenance on Railroad Grade and upper Corral). It…
Jenna Langer
June 12, 2017
valley view build day
Trail Work Days

Valley View Reroute Completed!

In less than 6 weeks after being identified as having a detrimental impact on natural resources, the lower section of the Valley View Trail, part of the Tahoe Mountain Complex, has been rerouted. On 4 June, 30 volunteers moved boulders,…
Jenna Langer
June 4, 2017
TAMBA spring party
Events

Spring Party

Join us on Friday May 19th at 6pm at the Heavenly California Base Lodge to celebrate the upcoming Tahoe mountain biking season. As always our annual spring party is free to attend and is an all ages, family friendly event.…
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May 7, 2017
Trail Work Training

Crew Leader Training

TAMBA will be hosting a U.S. Forest Service-approved 2 day crew leader training course on Sunday, May 7 and Saturday, May 13 in the Tahoe area. The Forest Service has stringent training requirements for volunteer crew leaders, and this training…
admin
April 17, 2017
flyer for big walls, base jumps, new trails
Events

New Trails this Summer

Help fund new trails this summer at Fallen Leaf Lake and Angora Ridge. Let's build some trails! Every $1 raised will build one foot of trail at Fallen Leaf Lake and Angora Ridge. Chris McNamara will show videos from some…
admin
April 17, 2017
splitboarding by the corral trail
Promotions

Are You Ready to Ski??

Heavenly Lift Ticket Give Away TAMBA will give away a SECOND pair Heavenly Lift Tickets to a lucky winner on 11 Feb. These are single day, adult lift tickets for the 2016/2017 ski season. The sweepstakes will run from February…
admin
December 30, 2016
Trail Conditions

Winter Trail Conditions

Winter on the Flume Trail As of February 9, 2015 – It's been a solid winter and the trails are snowed in top to bottom right now. The Bijou Bike Park is closed and will remain closed until it dries out this spring. Some…
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February 9, 2016
Advocacy

Comments needed by January 15, 2016

The U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking input (meaning your comments) on a proposal for the management of trails, roads and facilities on FS land - this includes the potential to permit guiding services, events and…
admin
December 14, 2015
Events

Fall Party – November 20

Celebrate an amazing year at TAMBA's Fall Party and membership drive. We'll have some new TAMBA goods for sale, a raffle, and updates on trail projects. 2015 has been the best and busiest year - we got the Bijou Bike…
admin
November 5, 2015
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2015 Accomplishments, So Far!

Whoa! it’s been a busy summer so far, TAMBA’s biggest year so far in terms of building and events. We finished the Lower Corral Trail enhancements, completed the Snapdragon Trail, building the Bijou Bike Park, started a reroute on Stanford Rock,…
admin
August 25, 2015
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What's going on in 2015?

So you’re sitting on the chairlift and someone asks you what's going on with TAMBA. Here’s our chairlift update – quick and dirty (just like this winter): This spring we will start building the 4 acre Bijou Bike Park in…
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February 20, 2015