Local rider Keith Teahen organized his riding group this past week to perform some much needed maintenance on Prince Creek’s Monte Carlo trail. Known for its tight, windy turns and of course the old Monte Carlo car outfitted with wooden pallets to ride over, this is a local’s favorite trail. It’s an excellent way to end a bigger ride on The Crown or serve as the main excitement on a smaller loop. Keeping in mind that these trails are characteristically tight and windy and therefore require many laps to find the fastest line, Keith and his friends were sure not to sanitize the style of the trail. The turns they improved were known speed killers and bar grabbers that, as many local riders can attest to, often caused wash-outs right after the apex.
On Sunday, March 30th, they tackled the last major turn on Monte Carlo before the trail spits you out onto Prince Creek Road. This turn had a major drainage issue and with some ingenuity from their team, they created an awesome new jump feature that clears the massive new drainage that will allow water to run off the road and right through the trail without causing further erosion.
On Sunday, the team consisted of Keith Teahen, Ed Geiss, Sandor Benis, Kirk Robinson, Stephen Shapirro, Andy Braudis, and Michael Braudis.
On Wednesday, April 2nd, despite there being a spectacular powder day upvalley, the open trails at Prince Creek dried quickly and made for excellent conditions once again for some early season dirt shaping. Slightly further up the trail from where they worked on Sunday, the group moved quickly to build a beautiful new berm that will surely put a smile on your face the next time you ride Monte Carlo. They widened one other turn ever so slightly, removed some pesky wheel-grabbing punji sticks in the tread, and even got in some fine-tuning on a couple of jumps on Ginormous.
On Wednesday, the team consisted of Keith Teahen, Ed Geiss, Sandor Benis, Kirk Robinson, Andy Braudis, Gabe Molnar, and Todd Fugate.
All sections of trail worked on by Keith and his friends are below the seasonal BLM wildlife closures that run through 4/15. That means you can get out and ride these new features now! A huge thank you to all of these awesome volunteers for helping keep our trails in excellent condition!
Stay tuned with our email newsletters for upcoming opportunities to get involved with trail maintenance efforts this season. If you’d like to get involved on your own time, we are always willing to train new Trail Agents. Check out the Trail Agent Program here.
