Trail Work
Downieville Outfitters is committed to keeping the local trails rockin!
2011 Trail Maintainance:
We've volunteered over 80 hours this spring logging and raking the Divides and Big Boulder, so you'll have buffed trail conditions on the lower half of the mountain.
 This is what the trail looks like before! |
 Ahhhh.... This is much better! |
 Some tools.... |
 ...are more fun than others... |
 ...but both... |
 ...make for some great trail... |
 ...almost there... |
 ...nice! |
2010 Trail Maintainance:
- 11hrs raking Lower Butcher and cut 10 trees as well. We have now groomed 2nd, 3rd, and Lower Butcher up to the Pauley split.
- Cleaned, raked and repaired 3rd Divide trail and about a half mile of big boulder last Saturday. Also planning to continue the work on big boulder in tne next couple of weeks
- We have cleared the lower Divide trails and the North Yuba and Fiddle Creek trails and they are currently riding great.
2009 Trail Maintainance:
We completed the cleanup on the Upper and Lower 1st Divide trails this week. We are going to continue to chase the snow up the mountain doing the 2nd and 3rd divides in the near future. One giant boulder left on upper 1st will be cleared with a boulder buster next week. I will assist the Forest Service with this task.
 First Divide trail clearing |
2008 Trail Maintainance:
Pics from doing trail clearing on the Butcher Ranch trail. 8 Fallen logs were removed and the entire trail was raked of
debris. Raked! Butcher is like a magic carpet. 30 hours of trail clearing put in to get the trail in good condition before
the first shuttle runs up.
 Lower Butcher Log Removal |
 The Crew |
 Trail Tool (rake, lol.) |
 More Lower Butcher Log Removal |
2007
Trail Maintainance:
DVO, 321 and friends are undertaking a more aggressive program to ensure all area trails are ready to ride, weather permitting.
This year we have put in over 60 hours in mostly loose rock removal, lopping and branch removal on the lower Divides. The
mild dry winter has given us a rare opportunity to get out and work. Work will resume when snowpack subsides on the Divides.
All of the water breaks on 3rd Divide were so clogged that had we not re-opened them it would have become a river bed during
the recent massive storm just dumped on us. We are back at work on the Divides, since Spring is around the corner.
Winter 2007:
| Date | Time | Duration | Trail |
| 27-Jan | 10AM-5 PM | 7 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 28-Jan | 11AM-5 PM | 8 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 1-Feb | 8AM-5 PM | 9 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 2-Feb | 8AM-12 PM | 4 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 5-Feb | 11AM-5PM x 3 | 18 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 8-Feb | 11AM-5PM x 2 | 12 hrs. | 2 & 3 Divide |
| 20-Feb | 10AM-5PM | 7 hrs. | 2nd Divide |
| 21-Feb | 10AM-5PM x 3 | 21 hrs. | 3rd Divide |
| 13-Mar | 9AM-5PM x 3 | 24 hrs. | 2 & 3 Dvide |
| 26-April | 10AM-4PM | 6 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 06-May | 8AM-2PM | 6 hrs. | new DH trail |
| 15-May | 10AM-4PM x 4 | 24 hrs. | 2 & 3 Divide |
| 6-June | 9AM-6PM x3 | 27 hrs. | Butcher Ranch trail |
