Methow Valley Pursuit Photos

Hi Racers,

Here's some photos of the start of today's skate race.  We will continue to add more photos as they come in.

You are welcome to download these photos and use them as you wish!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/C8JRYmIsuIsrqrUZ2

Some more photos from Gerry Smith

And some more great Day 2 photos from Gerry Smith

And here are some great photos from Mitchell Image for purchase.

Methow Trails Membership Meeting Dec. 11

UPDATE: The membership elected Steve Mitchell, Peter Bauer, and Laurel Canan to serve another 3 year term and elected Tracy Ross and Steve Kern to a 3 year term. Thank you all for your service to Methow Trails!

Please join us Monday, December 11 for our annual Methow Trails Membership Meeting from 6:00-7:00pm at the Winthrop Ice Rink.

This annual meeting is when Methow Trails recognizes retiring Board Members and Methow Trails Members vote in new Board Members.  Don Portman will provide a fascinating talk as well on the history of skiing in the Methow.  Everyone is invited.

5:45-6:00 Meet and Greet
6:00-6:05 Welcome from Board President
6:05-6:35 Don Portman History of Skiing in the Methow
6:35-6:45 High level Organizational Updates
6:45-7:00 Board Member Elections

For more information on this meeting and Board Member candidates contact James DeSalvo at 509-996-3287.

Riser Lake/ Lewis Butte Trail Donations

On behalf of the Methow Trails Collaborative we would like to thank these individuals who generously supported our initiative to restore the well-loved trails at Riser Lake & Lewis Butte during the Community Foundation of North Central Washington's Give Methow Campaign.   

These individuals contributed a total of $6,669.15 towards this project. The Methow Trails Collaborative will begin the work this Spring. Stay tuned for more ways in which you can help with on-the-ground trail work. 

Thanks to the financial contributions of these incredible individuals another great trail project in the Methow will happen:

Laurel Canon

Heidi de Laubenfels & Harris Clarke

Char & Ed Alkire

Winthrop KOA Campground

Bill Pope & Teresa Castner

Dean & Melissa Quigley

Rita Anderson & Kent Hitch

Janice & Peter Dickinson

Geva & Bill McAdow

Martin Straub & Diane Blake

Kari Anderson

Bear Creek Lumber

Karen Edwards & Tom Ise

Dick & Patsy Pattison

Susan Peterson

Kristen Smith & Brian Drye 

Eliot & Tina scull

Deva & Teresa Harris

Val Hecker

Natalie Kuehler

Lucinda McAllister

Mike Real 

Kurt & Susan Snover

John & Cindy Button 

Jane Gilbertsen

Anne Coghlan

Nancy Farr & Dale Sekijima

Jacquie Luke & Ken Rice

Karen Schuchardt 

Scott Waichler

Peter & Janet Bauer

Rendezvous Huts

The Barbers

Geva & Bill McAdow

Sasha and Anders

Anne & Bob Naney

Paul and Emily Sisson

Allison Fitzgerald & Bruce Hevly

Stew Dietz

Ardis Bynum

Joan Hsiao

Sarah Parrington

Linda Speck & K. Willis

David Clement & Betsy Weiss

Beaver Solutions LLC

Christi DeCuir

Belinda Denchfield

Yvonne Kuperberg

Joseph Staebler

Andrew Berns

Jayne Schrock

William Duguay 

Agnes Almquist

Kenneth Neher

Stu Saslow

Stacey Stout

Risica Caputi

Jay Lucas

Beth DiDomenico

Mary Lawrence

Kristina Paul 

Let's make another trail great again!

The Methow Valley Trails Collaborative (MVTC), in partnership with Methow Trails and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking support for one of the most accessible and beloved trails in the Methow Valley...Lewis Butte and Riser Lake!

The project would cover 8.4 miles of trail around Riser Lake and Lewis Butte with an overall improvement of the existing trail tread and design, new sustainably built trail around environmentally sensitive and damaged sections, and rehab work on old unused road scars.

The goal of the Riser Lake and Lewis Butte project is to create a sustainable, multi-use trail. Without this project sections of this trail may be closed or impassable in the near future.

This project builds on the success of our first Save-A-Trail project on Burch Mountain where over 70 individuals gave 350+ hours to restore the Burch Mountain trail.

YOU CAN HELP by financially supporting this project through the GIVE METHOW campaign.  Pitch in and join other trail lovers in improving one of the Methow Valley's beloved trails.

Cutthroat Classic Photos

It was a perfect high alpine summer day!  We could not have asked for better weather for the 19th annual Cutthroat Classic! Congratulations to all the runners who powered up and over the mountain!

Here are the photos from the top that you are welcome to download and use as you wish.
https://goo.gl/photos/zBqStzVCKjdT64wDA

One more big shout out to our sponsors and our race support crew. We could not do it without them and you!

Thanks for another great event.

Burch Mountain Success!

You can make a difference and it was proven this weekend at the Burch Mountain Trail project!

56 people showed their love for trails and helped open an iconic high alpine wilderness trail. Well over 300 hours of labor was put into this trail. 46 people also generously donated money equal to $5045 to this project in the Methow Fund Save-A-Trail project which was used for materials.

The next time you ask yourself  "why doesn't the Forest Service open this or that trail" be reminded of Burch Mountain. Often trail projects takes way more time and money than you can imagine!

The Methow Trails Collaborative hopes to continue with this model of encouraging all organizations and individuals to join together to make a big difference on trails. Just a little bit of your time or money combined with all these other people makes the work happen quickly and easily!

An enormous thank you to these people for coming out Saturday, Sunday and for many of them, both days!

Val Hecker
Don Hecker
Ben Goether
Ian Faulds
Paul Sisson
Guylaine Lalonde
Mike Liu
Betsy Smith
Casey Smith
Laurie Dowie
Bichael Bellis
Anne Johnson
Vergeniy Belousov
Dianne Hofbeck
Joe Hofbeck
Robin Beal
Craig Root
Scott Stulka
Nicki McCullough
Doug Gresham
Bob Suntherland
Ben Nelson
Rick Johnson
Tina Devine
Michael Alexander
Gunnar Sigurdsson
Mel Cooke
Christina Wright
Andy King
John Harter
Shawn Siebel
Natiel Kuehler
Laurel Canan
Sara Jinks
Lola Jinks
Evan Canan
James DeSalvo
Tory DeSalvo
Malloch DeSalvo
Sawyer DeSalvo
Brian Drye
Jon Albright
Micheal Taylor
Kristen Smith
Eric Burr
Rick Johnson
Tina Devine
Dave Ward
Teresa Skye
Maddie Eckmann
Teresa Fish
Nick Hershman

These individuals contributed money used on this project as part of the 2016 Community Foundation of North Central Washington, Give Methow Save-A-Trail Project. $5045 was raised for this project.

Clay and Chris Patmont
Tangeman Family
Brendan & Ellie Fields
Martin Straub
Kurt & Susan Snover
Deva and Teresa Harris
Ed Rockwell
Ann Shilling
Kim and Mark Dales
Bill Davis
John and Cindy Button
Char & Ed Alkire
Julia Piasecki
Leslie Luther & Doug Sredinsky
Skip & Betsy Smith
Lucinda McAllister
Dan & Carol Runyon
Peter Bauer
Laurel Canan
Liz and Matt Walker
Cheryl Bellin & James Rauh
Allison Fitzgerald and Bruce Hevly
Don and Bonnie Stevens
Stew Dietz Catering
Brian Drye & Kristen Smith
Big Picture Construction
Dick & Patsy Pattison
Alpine Designs
Paul and Emily Sisson
Steve Oulman
Becky Studen

If you get the opportunity please go enjoy the Burch Mountain Trail.  Hikers, backpackers, equestrians, mountain bikers and trail runners will love it.

NOW HIRING

JUMP FOR JOY!  WE ARE HIRING!  

Methow Trails is seeking a .80FTE (4 day a week), Partnership Manager (PM) to add to our talented team.

This is an opportunity to aid Methow Trails in the mission of connecting people to the special nature of the Methow Valley and supporting community vitality through trails. The PM represents the mission, goals and values of the organization in a clear and inspiring manner to all trail users and supporters. The PM works with the Executive Director (ED) to successfully operate Methow Trails.

The primary focus of the position will be to cultivate and deepen partnerships that secure legal trail access, improve trail quality, ensure organizational funding, and deliver high impact experiences to all trail users. The ideal candidate is an active Methow Trails user and enjoys interacting with our trail community. Candidates must be willing to work weekends when necessary.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter by e-mail to james@methowtrails.org by Thursday July 13th.

Here is a job description with even more information.