Trail EAffect Episode 96 with Cody Wilkins of Sensus R.A.D. Trails
- Pre show talk
- Building in Jackson Hole, WY
- Cody Wilkins Backstory
- The Sensus R.A.D. Trails Backstory
- Started by Cam Zink
- Run as a Non-Profit
- Lessons and learning from going to City Council Meetings for Trail Advocacy
- Lessons learned through running Sensus R.A.D. Trails
- Places that Cody has built
- Trail Planning and Design and how that helps make trails reality
- Direct return investment in trails
- Directional Trails and Cody’s thoughts on this
- Single Use Trails yet sharing the same common parking areas (Bikes / Hikers / Horses)
- How Modern Mountain Bike Trails Open Minds
- Trail Tax a discussion around this
- Trails = Sales (for the bike industry)
- Jackson Hole, WY
- The Volunteer Model
- Bike Parks and Local Bike Park Concepts relative to independent ski areas
- The Highland Bike Park Model – 100% Bike
- The parallels of Skiing / Snowboarding and Biking
- The NICA discussion
- Changing of leadership and having mountain bikers stepping into new community-based roles
- Clear Cutting slopes for skiing and boarding, and how building is under more of a microscope
- Building trails and decommissioning old logging roads to help with environment and erosion issues
- The Mike Rogan Experience Question…
- Cody is transitioning to more adventure riding vs freeride
- Where Cody would move if he had to move to a new mountain bike community
- The Upper Midwest Mountain Bike expansion discussion
- Closing Comments and Thank You’s
Links:
Sensus R.A.D. Trails: https://www.thesensus.com/rad-trails
Jackson Hole Bike Park: https://www.jacksonhole.com/bike-park
WTB Built with Purpose Blog: https://www.wtb.com/blogs/wtb/build-with-purpose-featuring-cody-wilkins
Flylow Why I Dig with Cody Wilkins: https://flylowgear.com/blogs/news/why-i-dig-cody-wilkins
Biggest Little Trail Stewardship Reno NV: https://www.bltsnv.org/
TAMBA: https://tamba.org/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
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