This Weekend’s Epic Canceled—Friday Work Day Scheduled!
Mother Nature has spoken, and with the worsening weather forecast for this Saturday, we have decided to cancel the Spring Mountain Epic in Quincy. The forecast is currently calling for wet and cold weather, with overnight temperatures in the low 30s and the potential of 3 inches of snow to fall during the day, which could create hazardous conditions out on the trails and a subpar camping experience!
If you live locally, or are already planning to be in the area, please join us for a work day on Friday, May 3 (when the weather is supposed to be much nicer—70 degrees and sunny!). Meet at Yuba Expeditions in Quincy at 9 a.m. We will plan to dig new trail on #6 (Upper Tollgate) up on Mount Hough and/or do maintenance on the Mount Hough Trail and be back around 3 p.m. Please pack your own lunch, water, and be sure to wear appropriate clothes for trail work. Please RSVP here ASAP to let us know if you plan to come Friday!
ALSO, if you were planning to arrive on Thursday to attend the premiere of the Backcountry Discovery Routes’ documentary of the new Northern California route at the movie theater in Quincy, you will still be able to camp at the fairgrounds after the film, then join the trail day on Friday.
The Trail Crew has several ongoing projects on Hough, including maintenance on trails throughout the mountain and construction on Trail #2, which will eventually connect the backside of Hough into Taylorsville, Upper Tollgate and a new section of Indian Falls Ridge that will create a third route down from the top of Hough. If you’d still like to support the trail crew, please consider donating at sierratrails.org/donate or book a Hough shuttle through Yuba Expeditions, as all proceeds from the shop support SBTS. Yuba is currently running $40 early-season half laps up to Hough Friday through Monday and one silver lining of this weekend’s moisture is hero dirt next week! Shuttles can be booked here.
Join us at Mountains to Meadows Trailfest September 19-22, 2024
A new SBTS event! Come for the trails, stay for the party!
Mountains to Meadows Trailfest is a four-day festival held September 19-22 at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy. On tap is a full slate of activities, including two days of optional trailwork with the SBTS Pro Trail Crew on Mount Hough, a Poker Run/Ride, locally led hikes, trail runs and mountain bike and moto rides on some of the best trails in Plumas County, family and late-night rollerskating sessions, food trucks, a beverage garden and an energetic line-up of live bands on the main stage, headlined by The Scott Pemberton Band, Boot Juice and the Gold Souls.
Join Us for Fun in the Mountains!
Come help us make Dirt Magic in the Lost Sierra! We have a season full of fun on tap this year—mark your calendars to join us at any (or all!) of our events. Registration is currently open for both Lost and Found Gravel Race and Downieville Classic including a whole host of volunteer opportunities at both. You can also sign up for our first volunteer epic weekend of the year, May 3rd – 5th. We hope to see you out there!
Connected Communities
We are planning trails to connect towns in the Lost Sierra, check out this epic plan!
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