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Trail EAffect - "Episode 56 - Spider Mountain Bike Park with Christiana Hudson and Suzy Bauer" (February 20, 2021 | #1423 | Host: Josh Blum)

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February 20, 2022 Trail EAffect Show Page

ABOUT THE EPISODE

Trail EAffect will be moving off of Mountain Bike Radio to its own Podcast Feed and will be called: Trail EAffect. 

In order to continue to listen to future Trail EAffect Episodes please check out Trail EAffect everywhere Podcasts are consumed.

Topics Covered in this Episode:

  • The Christiana Hudson Backstory
  • The Suzy Bauer Backstory
  • The Spider Mountain Backstory
    • Inspiration from Jackson Hole
    • Other Bike Park Resorts: Purgatory and Pajarito
  • The first chairlift in Texas
  • The Lift was purchased from Taos Ski Area & moved to Spider Mtn
  • The Trail Planning behind Spider Mtn
  • Suzy’s Perspective of Spider Mtn coming from Colorado, and getting new participants into Mountain Biking
  • The Future of Mountain Biking in Texas
  • The Trail Maintenance at Spider Mountain
  • Beginners at Spider Mountain
    • New Beginners Skills Park
    • Gear Rental
    • Complimentary Tips & Tricks to new riders
    • Partners with other Bike Camps and Riders in the area
    • Incredible staff
  • Family Friendly Company
    • Power Kids: 12 & Under Ride & Ski for Free
  • Thunderbird Lodge at Spider Mtn
  • Other Amenities such as water sports on Lake Buchanan
  • Numbers at Spider Mtn (only open for 3 years and weird years with the Covid Boost)
  • Growing the numbers
  • Next Trail – Advanced Flowtech
  • Famous Failures & Learning through failure
  • The Community Aspect of Spider Mountain
    • Mountain Biking Community
    • Community of Locals in Burnet TX
  • Closing Comments
    • Spider rides much bigger than it is
    • Committed to awesome trails on the terrain they have

RELATED SHOW NOTES

Spider Mountain Bike Park: https://www.spidermountain.com/ Mountain Capital Partners: https://www.mcp.ski/ Thunderbird Lodge: https://www.thunderbirdlodgetx.com/

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/ Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services

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