04/20/2022
It is with a heavy heart we have to announce we will NOT be able to host the Bear Springs Trap XC on Sunday, May 1. Iām sorry for the news!
We delayed opening up registration because we wanted to first gauge progress on trail maintenanceāand that was a good call. We simply wonāt be able to clear the outer section of the courseāthe Clear Creek Crossing to Rim Rock loopābefore May 1. Petr Kakes and his Hurricane Racing crew have already removed hundreds of downed trees from the courseāas well as from the access roads themselves! Itās heavy, slow work, and itās been made worse by last weekās snowstorm and this weekās continued snowfall and cold, overnight temperatures. The new snow isnāt melting, and now itās freezing what snow remained from earlier this winter.
Historically, the all-volunteer, annual trail maintenance in preparation for the Bear Springs Trap XC is the ONLY maintenance these trails receive each year. We simply werenāt given enough time this year to get it done. That said, weāre still very thankful to the USFS for the late permission to do the work. These trails havenāt been used for close to three calendar years, and so weāre excited to get them open for this year! Plus, this yearās work will make next yearās feel easy. Itās a labor of love.
Thank you for your patience and understanding! -Erik Tonkin