Grooming update
Updates are posted to the POP Facebook page immediately after grooming. Please note the date and in the feed below to confirm when the trails were last groomed.
For the latest grooming report for Pine Street Woods’ XC ski trails, please visit the Sandpoint Nordic Club’s site.
MORE PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED (by noon Friday!) ![]()
POP is applying for Federal Highways Administration Recreational Trail Programs grant (administered by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation) in the amount of $115,000 help fund the next phase of our Lower Basin trail buildout. ![]()
The funds will be matched by almost $40,000 of donated and in-kind matches from POP, the City, and other private supporters, with which we will build a 2.2 mile "black" DH trail from switchback 6 to below switchback 3 on Schweitzer Mountain Road. ![]()
Please take a moment to leave a comment sharing your thoughts on this proposal, and indicate whether you are in support of or opposed to spending Federal dollars on the buildout of trails in the Lower Basin. THANKS! All comments must be received by noon on Friday!![]()
Project area circled.
Pretty cool to watch former POP youth mtb coach Lydia Nelsen representing Schweitzer and Sandpoint on the Freeride World Tour in Kappl, Austria this morning! She had an awesome run, went big (of course she did!), tripped up after airing into a chute, but otherwise sent it huge and finished in a respectable 9th place in her first FWT comp! Way to make your home town proud, Lydia!![]()
You can watch Lydia's run here. She starts at 2:56: youtu.be/WEmY-6ZLsq8
PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED! We have a major grant application due this Friday, and the packet requires proof of public input on the Bike Skills Park POP is building in Travers Park in Sandpoint! ![]()
Please leave a few words in the comment section about why you think a public bike skills park is needed in Sandpoint! Who will benefit from this? Kids? Adults? School groups? Who else? Why are bike parks an important part of any town's recreational infrastructure? ![]()
You can read more about our project here: pendoreillepedalers.org/skills-park/
3/4 Minus Registration open, 2023 work plans, and our new sponsors! - mailchi.mp/6f2fafffdcf8/34-minus-registration-open-2023-work-plans-and-our-new-sponsors
All the narrow trails of PSW plus Momentum and Green Heart were groomed by Dave tonight! Green Heart has long stretches of dirt, beware! With cold temps the next few nights the riding should be 👌!
We are excited to announce one of POP's big projects for 2023! We have partnered with the City to fundraise for and build a bike skills park in Travers Park! ![]()
POP will be applying for several grants, harnessing the skills of our dedicated member volunteers, and launching a community-wide fundraising campaign to support the construction of a half-acre youth mountain bike skills park that has been in the City's Parks Master Plan for three years now, but for which the City has not had a budget to complete. ![]()
This Wednesday City Council will consider whether or not to support POP's efforts on this project with a letter of commitment from the City to POP for use in grant applications. If you think this is a needed improvement in our community, consider sending an email to City Hall voicing your support! Emails can be sent to [email protected] You can also show up on Wednesday at 5:30 at City Hall for the council meeting and voice your support for a youth bike skills park in person!![]()
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Introducing the 2023 POP business Sponsors:![]()
Trail-level sponsors:
Alpine Shop
North Idaho Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
StanCraft Boat Company
Syringa Cyclery
Family Health Center of Sandpoint
Selle Valley Construction Inc![]()
XTR Sponsors:
Travis Harmon Construction
The Insurance Shop USA
David Reseska Financial Advisor
Litehouse Foods
Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters
Total Physical Therapy
Kester's Kreations
HMH Engineering
Capra Home Concepts
M2 Mearns Craig Mearns Construction
Timberveil Real Estate
Sandpoint Property Management, Inc.
Boden Architecture PLLC
Outdoor Experience
Bonner County Bicycles
Greasy Fingers Bikes N Repair
Matchwood Brewing Company![]()
XT Sponsors:
Sand Creek Custom Wear
Kristine Rae Physical Therapy and Myofascial Release
Mountain Flow Riders Karl Lavtar Mountain Bike Coaching
Trail Maniacs![]()
SLX Sponsors:
Resource Synergy
Jimmy Matlosz (Idaho Film Company)
Schweitzer
EzyDog
Bluebird Home Inspection and Handyman Services
Meridian Trophy and Engraving & Trophy House Pros
Kodiak Ad
Hangtown Barbershop
Have you completed POP's 2023-2028 Strategic Planning survey yet? We want to hear from cyclists and trail users about what we're doing well and what we can do better as Sandpoint's local trails organization and cycling club!
Pend Oreille Pedalers Strategic Planning Survey
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The POP Board of Directors is meeting next month to develop and adopt a strategic plan that will help us outline our goals and the steps that we will take to achieve them in the coming years. To guide...