A HISTORY
OF MAMBA
For more than 25 years, MAMBA has been developing, maintaining and promoting trails on, and around Moscow Mountain. Here’s a brief history of some of those trails.
Timeline
| Year | Trail Activity | Club Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Balsam Route extend to Switchblade/Moose Marbles intersection* Cave Trail work to reopen* Headwaters finish work on identified trail sections* North Contour work to reopen* Phillip's Farm singletrack build* PLT finish work on identified trail sections* Queen Mary's Revenge finish work on identified trail sections* Triple Crown finish work on identified trail sections* Whoop Dee Doo work to reopen* * trail work goals for 2021 | MAMBA 2020 Annual Report distrubted to members New MAMBA membership platform Established MAMBA Bylaws Amended |
| 2020 | Alt Rock not maintained Balsam Route built (end of West Twin Rd) Cabin Trail repaired 2 bridges Cave Trail removed (logged) Cedar Grove Westside designated as MAMBA trail Donkey Hoh Tea not maintained Headwaters reroute Headwaters Landing Rd designated as MAMBA trail Jericho's Wall not maintained Nemesis Landing not maintained Over Easy, Approach closed (logging) PLT reroute completed (move off of landowner property) Queen Mary's Revenge logging damage repaired QMR Rd designated as MAMBA trail Sand Blvd closed (logging) Somalia designated as MAMBA trail Triple Crown 3rd crown repair done (post-logging) Upper Rocks designated as MAMBA trail Whoop Dee Doo removed (logged) | MAMBA transitioned to trailforks.com maps and elevations MAMBA membership login/password no longer required to access MAMBA trail maps and GPS files Expand trail signage use where allowed Port-a-Potties located at both Headwater's Parking & Trail Landing Parking |
| 2019 | Clearcut Connector Rd designated as MAMBA trail Crumerine Creek Trail designated as MAMBA trail Easy Out designated as MAMBA trail Moose/Noose Connector designated as MAMBA trail Tusks Connector designated as MAMBA trail Warnick Logging Rd designated as MAMBA trail Warnick Spur designated as MAMBA trail | Trail signage pilot Port-a-Potty pilot at Headwater's Parking MAMBA socks designed and sold |
| 2018 | Grumpy Grouse built Headwaters lower bridge repair Headwaters' Parking gets a Port-a-Potty Trail Landing Parking expanded & renamed from Moscow Mtn Rd Parking North Contour closed (logged) PLT repair done (post-logging) Velo designated as MAMBA trail Wagon Trail reroute completed Warnick's Cabin removed | Seven Member Board of Directors established: John Wenz, Matt Pollard, Kyle French, Colin Priebe, Donald Schmidt, Sandra Townsend, & Suzanne Kaplan MAMBA Bikernew MAMBA Bylaws adopted MAMBA established as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt John Wenz (President & Landowner Liaison) Matt Pollard (Secretary) Kyle French (Treasurer) Colin Priebe (Trails Chairperson) Sandra Townsend (Fundraising Chairperson) |
| 2017 | Moose Marbles/Jack's Route connection completed Queen Mary's Revenge completed QMR Spur started Scott's Trail completed | Membership raised to $20 (2017) Winter trail grooming begins (2017) |
| 2016 | Subaru Hollow designated as MAMBA trail Subaru Hollow bridges built Moose Marbles reroute built North Contour Connector completed Swoosh Rd designated as MAMBA trail | |
| 2015 | Headwaters upper bridge built Headwaters reroute built Jack's Route reroute built Moscow Mtn CLOSED because of fire danger: July 7 to Sept 8, 2015 | |
| 2014 | Deep Vee removed Liposuction removed Rock Taco built Switchblade expansion completed | |
| 2013 | Queen Mary's Revenge started Warnick's Cabin deck repaired | |
| 2012 | Jack's Route built | |
| 2011 | Lower PLT completed PLT completed | |
| 2010 | LaFortunes Flight completed (with help of 40+ volunteers) PLT started (with help of 40+ volunteers) | Scott Metlen (President, Landowner Liaison) Board of Directors: Scott Metlen, Dan Cordon, & Jonathan Lomber Joe Wagenbrenner implements MAMBA Trail Stewards (Moscow Mtn adopt-a-trail program) (2010-) |
| 2009 | Cedar Connector designated as MAMBA trail Gemini completed (with help of 40+ volunteers) Jericho's Wall designated as MAMBA trail LaFortunes Flight started (with help of 40+ volunteers) Nemesis Landing designated as MAMBA trail Wonderpup becomes the new shorter version of Wonderdog (post-logging) | |
| 2008 | Gemini started Lower Tusk repaired (post-logging) | Jim LaFortune (President, Landowner Liaison) Board of Directors: Jim LaFortune, Dan Cordon, & Jonathan Lomber Allow online membership payments Membership raised to $15 |
| 2007 | Alt Rock designated as MAMBA trail Meadow Trail designated as MAMBA trail Rock & a Hard Place extended to Four Corners Rolls Royce Rd designated as MAMBA trail Sand Blvd designated as MAMBA trail Whoop Dee Doo designated as MAMBA trail | Dan Cordon & Jonathan Lomber (Co-Presidents) Jim LaFortune (Landowner Liaison) Three Member Board of Directors established: Jim LaFortune, Dan Cordon, & Jonathan Lomber MAMBA Bylaws adopted MAMBA established as non-profit charitable organization |
| 2006 | Flipside designated as MAMBA trail Fruitcake designated as MAMBA trail Hey Noose designated as MAMBA trail Lickity Split designated as MAMBA trail Meadow Trail added technical features Nemesis bridge built Over Easy brush-cut Rock & a Hard Place repair post-logging (with help of 20+ volunteers) Sidewinder built Triple Crown installed water drainage Wagon Trail designated as MAMBA trail | Jonathan Lomber writes a successful Idaho Recreational Trails Program grant |
| 2005 | Blonde Jeans designated as MAMBA trail Cave Trail bridges built Nemesis built (with help of 20+ volunteers) | Dan Cordon & Jonathan Lomber (Co-Presidents) Jim LaFortune (Landowner Liaison) |
| 2004 | Cave Trail built | Membership raised to $10 Community cleanup of Moscow Mtn led by Eagle Scout John Mosman Jonathan Lomber writes a successful Idaho Recreational Trails Program grant |
| 2003 | Headwaters completed | IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) trains 42 locals on building trail technique |
| 2002 | Cedar Grove rerouted Headwaters started South Side designated as MAMBA trail Triple Crown gains new turkey filters | |
| 2001 | Cabin Trail gets addition of water bars | IMBA gives Idaho a rating of "A" for mountain biking quality of life. Idaho was the only state to receive the highest rating, thanks to abundant, accessible singletrack and thanks in part to MAMBA's hard work in the past decade |
| 2000 | Cabin Trail gains turkey filters Deep Vee designated as MAMBA trail Donkey Hoh Tea designated as MAMBA trail Jump Trail jumps removed (due to logging) North Contour becomes shorter version of Sand Trail (post-logging) Oval Office started, work halted before completion Over Easy first 1/2 mi is now a logging road Rock & a Hard Place built Warnick cabin given two cords of firewood | |
| 1999 | Moose Marbles designated as MAMBA trail Moose Marbles erosion control work (post-logging) Over Easy designated as MAMBA trail Switchblade built Wonderdog (now Wonderpup) designated as MAMBA trail | |
| 1998 | Giant White Pine Campground trails restored by MAMBA, US Forest Service, & 24 teenagers from UI Upward Bound Liposuction designated as MAMBA trail Pick Up Sticks built (logged fall 1998 & not maintained) Southside Trail waterbars rebuilt (after spring 1998 logging) | Jim LaFortune (President, Landowner Liaison, Web) MAMBA Leadership: Jim LaFortune, Jonathan Lomber, Dan Cordon, & John Larkin |
| 1997 | MAMBA formed Following trails designated as MAMBA trails:
Spin Cycle built (logged 1998, not maintained) Triple Crown east and middle loops impacted by logging | MAMBA "The Club" formed by Jim LaFortune (President), John Larkin, & Matt Morra Membership $5  |
| 1995 | Mountain Bike Guide to Hog Heaven lists these trails:
| Jim LaFortune publishes Mountain Bike Guide to Hog Heaven |
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