Freeze/Thaw Cycle and MTB Trails

[Giulianna23]

Hey Indy thanks for the info... I am seriously considering mountain biking in the winter. I found a female rider at my local trail that does it and I we been talking about it. We ride the Avon trails at least once a week together she is way more experienced than me and wayyy faster too...but I like to ride with her (that makes me stronger) and the good thing is that she encourages and pushes me just enough to the point that I have been able to do some serious drops and more complicated trails than the easy ones... + I really get a work out when I ride with her and I appreciate that..

I will keep this info handy when the time comes...

[indysteel]

It sounds like you're having a blast on the trails and meeting lots of great people! I'm happy to hear it!

[TrekDianna]

I need to look for info like that for my area...sand, sand, sand in the high desert. It freezes and thaws, but it does not get muddy. I don't know what it does since I've just gotten the house here and have not yet been on winter trails. I did do a 14 mile road ride as the snow melted this morning.

[Irulan]

Your local club can be a great source of info on trail conditions. Every area varies.
Sand drains quickly so it doesn't hold much moisture to freeze. Clays however are a different story. Even in my county, we have great variation in the soils depending on where you are. What's important in one are may not matter somewhere else.

[Catrin]

Hey Indy thanks for the info... I am seriously considering mountain biking in the winter. I found a female rider at my local trail that does it and I we been talking about it. We ride the Avon trails at least once a week together she is way more experienced than me and wayyy faster too...but I like to ride with her (that makes me stronger) and the good thing is that she encourages and pushes me just enough to the point that I have been able to do some serious drops and more complicated trails than the easy ones... + I really get a work out when I ride with her and I appreciate that..

I will keep this info handy when the time comes...

You might already know this, but HMBA website has a notification system to let riders know when any of the trails are closed - check it out at www.hmba.org. They do have a forum just for the Avon trails, and it is included in the trail-specific condition alert. Glad to hear you are having so much fun It is awesome that you are so close to the Avon trails, for sure.