Weekday Trail Outlook and Upcoming Events 2/22-2/27, 2022
IsPeavineDry Turns 1!
Next Monday (2/28) is the one year anniversary of the launch of IsPeavineDry. For those of you who have donated or sent in a trail report, you know by my personal thank you emails that the community reception and support has been nothing short of AMAZING! I love seeing how people are using the website and finding value in sharing the conditions they find on the mountain with each other so we can build a better trail community. A big part of me wanted to do something to celebrate the first year, but between COVID precautions and my own grad school priorities, I haven’t found the time or creativity to organize anything so I’ll put it out to you, my dear community members. With limited time, funds, and consideration for the multi-modal readership, should we celebrate together or just raise a virtual toast and work towards that Terrible 2s throwdown? If inspiration strikes, email me and lets talk celebrating.
Trail Outlook: Winter, Episode 2
What a good week to get your summer gear into the shop to get serviced. [editor’s note: Or just keep ignoring it. You do you.] Really though, this week is not looking good for trail conditions. With more snow hanging around from the weekend and brutally cold nights forecasted for the week days, I don’t expect trail conditions to be anything other than icy with a touch of mud in the sunshine. But on the bright side, this is helping the ski resorts AND gives you that extra time to join me at the BLTS meeting on Thursday night. See y’all there!
Sierra Vista Park Side Notes:
Note: I’m going to run this for a few weeks to ensure the note about private property around SVP gets seen:
If you see “Private Property” signs along the trails at Sierra Vista, please respect them. When the park was still a failing golf course and prior to selling to the City of Reno, the property owners gave all neighboring owners an option to purchase the land adjacent to each’s individual parcels. Most neighboring owners passed, but some now own what are effectively piers of land extending a few hundred feet into the park. Most notably, the land North and East of the gravel trail right at the beginner flow loop and intermediate jump trail on the uphill end of the park is, as the signs indicate, privately owned. To maintain good neighborly relations with those who live at the park edges, lets respect the signage where these private/public boundaries exist. (See Photo Below)
The pump track is coming! Dirt work is expected to begin today (2/22) near the drop zone area. Please be cautious of heavy equipment and unexpected temporary trail impacts. I’m sure the crew will try to keep disturbances and hazards to a minimum, but a little flexibility goes a long way to everyone benefiting.
This Week’s Events
Tuesday, February 22:
5:45pm
Silver State Striders are not scheduling a run due to expected poor weather.
Thursday, February 24:
5:45pm
Silver State Striders will be running hills in southwest Reno. Departing from the Eclipse Running, this is ~8 miles of pavement and hills. Lights and reflective attire suggested as well as traction aids. More details on their website.
6:30pm
Biggest Little Trail Stewards are holding their monthly meeting at MiCasa Too on West 4th Street in Reno. The meeting is open to anyone and is a good way to find out what is coming up including volunteer opportunities and trail projects. More details on the Facebook Events Page.
Saturday, February 26:
8:30am
Silver State Striders are running a portion of the Western States Trail starting from the Foresthill school in California. Out and back 18 and 22 mile options available. More details on their Facebook Group Page.
That’s what’s on my radar at the moment. If you know of something I missed or is coming soon, send me an email and it might get listed. See you outside!
North East boundary of Sierra Vista Park. Blue line highlights the private parcels that extend into the original golf course lands. None of these parcels are fenced but most are signed as private. The North most pair comes right up the the start of the beginner flow loop and intermediate jump line start. Please respect the property owners’ signage. Parcels in the bottom left of this image, not highlighted in blue, are also park property (City of Reno).