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Enduro Results: 8/18 at Sleepy Hollow
The final FOTW Enduro Series of the season is back at Sleepy Hollow. FOTW has been a partner with Sleepy Hollow for decades, but over the last 5 years it has really become a home for our trail crew operations. Big thanks to Sleepy Hollow for hosting FOTW and our races! We debuted a brand new trail and revived one of…
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25 Years of FOTW & Sinuosity: Looking Back to 1996
Time to dive into more 25 year history. One of the biggest untold stories is how this all came to be. We have talked about some networks, we have talked about some folks involved, but who really started it all? You may have heard about Hans Jenny, but news flash, it wasn’t him! If you were at our kickoff party, you got…
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25 Years of FOTW & Sinuosity: Meet the Team
Have you been reading these stories about Saxon and the new Summit Loop and wondering, who is even building this? Eric is gone and Adam is just punching the keyboard each week, filling up my inbox…(DELETE). Well, for those of you who have stayed, thank you and it’s a pleasure to share stories and trail happenings each week. This week, we…
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Enduro Results: 7/23 at Bolton Valley Ski Area
This week FOTW Enduro Series partnered with Bolton Valley’s Thursduro Series. A false rain forecast delayed this round to Thursday, but all for the better. Weather was as good as it gets and trails were in top shape. Here are the cumulative results from the race: Check out some great photos of the race courtesy of Chris Williams. Find them at…
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We Need You! Trail Day at Saxon: Wednesday July 22
Saxon Hill Summit Loop needs you! We made a huge dent last week, but we are going back for more each week. We need your help in two important ways: TRAIL WORK! We are going to keep these work days going as close to weekly as we can. Come out and help us stay ahead of the machines. We are moving…
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Who’s Working on the Trails?
Since Eric’s departure, you might be wondering what’s going on out there. Who’s reading emails, who’s updating Trailforks, who’s checking on social media, and the biggest who of all, WHO is doing trail work!? Well, here is a quick update on our operations. All emails and trail reports flow through me (hi, it’s Adam the Director punching these keys). I typically…
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25 Years of FOTW: Which was the first Fellowship network?
Want to take a guess? There are 11 different spaces on the map now, but going back 25 years, where did it all start? There were a few unofficial networks in the prehistoric FOTW era, but many of them popped up around the same time in 2000-2002. Those networks include: And your answer is… Mud Pond! This was the first network.…
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Enduro Results: 6/16 at Cochran’s Ski Area
Second round of the FOTW Enduro Series is in the books! We had another great evening and trails were in top shape. With the summer solstice around the corner, we extended racing to 8:00pm and ran 3 timed stages! Check out results from the race below: We look forward to seeing more of you all the rest of this summer. Check…
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Farewell to Eric Winter
How do we go about sharing this news… with bittersweet excitement, our beloved Trail Manager, Eric Winter has come to a very difficult decision to resign from FOTW and pursue a career in a different field. This is without a doubt, a huge loss for FOTW. Eric has been part of an enormous growth of mountain biking and trail development in…
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Update: Saxon Hill Summit Loop
Last week, FOTW staff met with Town of Essex Parks staff, Zoning staff, Stormwater and Town Engineers to review the final design plans for the Saxon Summit Loop. This was the final step before moving forward to construction. We fielded a number of questions about drainage, limits of soil disturbance and feature design (real exciting stuff folks!) If we still have…
