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Bike Boy Donates Gift Cards to AGM (April 12th)!

Thank you Bike Boy for donating 5, yes FIVE, $50 gift certificates as door prizes for our AGM!!!

Want a chance to win this great prize? Attend the Hinton Mountain Bike Association's AGM on Thursday, April 12th happening at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre (People's Centre). AGM starts at 7:15pm. See you all there!

2018 Will be Pink!

Mark your calendars and come to the Hinton Mountain Bike Association's Annual General Meeting and get your 2018 membership and stickers. New BIKE HINTON stickers also available this year!

WHEN: Thursday, April 12th. Doors open at 6:30pm. AGM starts at 7:15pm

WHERE: People's Centre at Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre

COST: $25 for individual membership / $75 for family membership. Pre-purchase online!! www.bikehinton.com

MEMBERSHIP SPONSORS: Bike Boy, Folding Mountain Brewing, Hinton DQ Grill & Chill, Intersport, Maximum Work Gear, Subway, The Hinton Voice Inc., The Old Grind, Vicious Cycle Hinton, Yukon Sausage (Hinton, AB), Zamas Health Foods, Coco's Cafe, Freewheel Cycle, Jasper Source For Sports, Patricia Street Deli, Vicious Cycle Jasper.

Lots of riding options in Alberta!

Itching to ride soon? Got kids who need to peddle off their extra energies? Check out this extensive list of great places to ride this summer - all over Alberta!

The paved pumptracks in the Yellowhead County will be great options during the Spring thaw. Remember to avoid the Hinton Bike Park until it dries out!

HMBA AGM on April 12

The Hinton Mountain Bike Association AGM is set for Thursday, April 12, 2018.

Location:  People's Centre at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre

Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm.  AGM starts at 7:15 pm

This is a great time to find out what HMBA has been up to and what the plans are for the upcoming year.   Buy your 2018 membership and support mountain biking in Hinton!

New Sprockids Coordinator

The Hinton Mountain Bike Association welcomes Casey Hore as our new Sprockids Coordinator!!! Casey, a parent with two young kids in the Sprockids program, brings a lot of energy and ideas and is looking forward to the upcoming Sprockids sessions this Spring.

Tim Trahan, the Sprockids Coordinator for the past 4 years, Sprockids Coach for the past 6 years, and the Operations/Trails Board Member between 2009 and 2013, has stepped down from his coordinator role, but will still be actively involved as a coach.

The HMBA is very excited for the continued involvement of our members in such a valued program as the Hinton Sprockids.

Thank you Tim for the great job and dedication you have provided and thank you Casey for accepting this new role!!

Shred Sisters Back in Hinton On July 28th & 29th

Registration now open

Registration for 2018 is officially OPEN! Have you registered yet?

We can't wait to have you join us this year--we have so much fun planned! With some new coaches, new students, new courses, we've got lots of new, new, new to share!

Beginner Workshop

2-day workshop: Learn How to Mountain Bike

This weekend workshop is for women who have little or no experience on a mountain bike and would like to learn the fundamentals of riding in a fun, safe, professional, and supportive environment.

Sign up for the Beginner Workshop!

 

 

Intermediate Workshop

2-day workshop: Improve your Mountain Bike Skills.

This weekend course is for women who have taken the beginner program before or have been riding for few years and are interested in improving their mountain biking skills. It is also an amazing opportunity to meet like-minded riding buddies.

Sign up for the Intermediate Workshop!

Awesome support for the Hinton Growler!

THANK YOU to all these amazing sponsors for the Hinton Growler Fat Bike Endurance Race.  They have provided cash contributions, prizes, products and services to help make our event the best it can be!

Volunteers Rock!

A HUGE shout out to our 30, yes THIRTY, volunteers who signed up to help the Hinton Growler 2018 - Fat Bike Endurance Race. YOU GUYS ROCK!!! If you are racing in this event, be sure to thank the volunteers! They'll be sporting neon green beanies this year - you can't miss 'em!

HMBA Receives Donation from Edmonton Juventus Cycling Club

The HMBA would like to thank the Edmonton Juventus Cycling Club for recently donating $500!! The club's Sprockids program visits the Hinton Bike Park every Spring for a day fun riding.

Hinton Growler Still Looking for Volunteers

The HMBA is still looking for volunteers for the Hinton Growler 2018 - Fat Bike Endurance Race. Each volunteer gets a an awesome beanie (thank you Dig That Stitch for great discounts!), a Hinton Growler sticker, heat pads for hands (thank you Intersport in Hinton), heat pads for toes (thank you Maximum Work Gear), fed with a sub from Hinton's own Subway Restaurant AND a chance to win a $100 gift card donated by MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual Hinton ! Follow this link to sign-up:http://signup.com/go/OQAThVH Pssst! We really need to fill up our course marshal spots!

SCiP Volunteer Opportunity!

The Hinton Mountain Bike Association is seeking a post-secondary student studying in Alberta to volunteer as an intern via the SCiP program (www.joinscip.ca). This is ideal for someone with course work in:

• Social Sciences
• Marketing
• Tourism and Hospitality

When the volunteer internship is successfully completed, the student receives a $1000 award. And HMBA benefits from their volunteer work!

Check out our posting:

https://www.joinscip.ca/internsh…/1970-survey-analyst-intern

Some Stats on Trail Usage

The HMBA invested in some trail counters last Fall and 3 were installed on trails within the Happy Creek Trail System this winter. We were curious to see what trail usage was in winter months. The average air temperature is added to the graph, and we can see that the colder temperatures didn't sway some of our trail users! Data from our trail counters will help estimate trail usage, monitor growth in usage and also to compare usage between seasons. All this data will be valuable in any future grants - we can use these numbers to show how awesome our trails are, year-round!!

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Trail Usage Stats

HMBA Receives Donation

On December 12th, The HMBA received a $500 donation from Colin Hanington through his employer REPSOL Oil & Gas Canada's Investing in our Communities Program. In the photo, Jonathan Hayward (left) accepts the donation from Colin Hanington (right). Thank you Colin and REPSOL!

HMBA Awarded CFEP Grant

Exciting news! Tuesday, Mr. Eric Rosendahl, MLA for West Yellowhead, presented a cheque to HMBA's Treasurer, Julie Duval. HMBA has been awarded $6,683 for a Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) grant - a grant that was applied for in March 2017.

This grant covers the work done this past summer to refurbish the skills areas and trails within the Hinton Bike Park. The work totaled over $14.6K. Matching funds for the grant included $5K from the Bike Park's Operational Funds (Town of Hinton) and $3.5K of donated services/labour from Hoots Inc.

October Winds = Downed Trees

There are many reports of trees down at the Hinton Bike Park and on our trail systems. Please ride with care!! Our trail guardians (aka volunteers) have been removing some of these trees, but it may be a while before it's all cleared up.