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We build, maintain, and advocate for trails you can ride your bike on.

SWMMBA Board Members - 2020:
• Ian Jones, President
• Brandon Campisi, Vice President
• Megan Shiverdecker, Secretary
• Josh Spitzer, Treasurer
• Mel Cronin, Development Director
• Adam Oliver, Advocacy Director
• Kyle Johnson, Trails Director
• Rachel Holden, Events Director
• David Tucker, Marketing Director
• Lindsay Schack, Board Member

11/03/2026

SWMMBA Employee Spotlight #1 🛠️ Charlie Harrison

This summer, Charlie spent a lot of days swinging tools in the Northern Gallatins, Bridgers, and Bangtails.

“I’m particularly proud of the clearing and brushing that I accomplished on many overgrown trails,” he says. “Clear sight-lines make a huge difference to the experience of all trail users, and especially mountain bikers.”

It’s not quick work. “Depending on the level of growth and encroachment, these days can be long and involved with constant on-and-off the bike transitions and tool swaps, but the finished product is always super rewarding and helps us stay ahead of the game in future seasons.”

Even when he’s just riding, the trail work doesn’t switch off. He finds himself thinking about the surface under his tires on every climb and descent: is there strong erosion control, does the support underneath match the difficulty, what would he change?

“It’s exciting to imagine positive changes to trail and later implement them.”

For him, the reason to keep showing up is simple.

“Trails can’t fix themselves, and there will always be a gap between the number of trail users and the number of trail stewards. As a community member, performing trail work and volunteering helps so much to close that gap and keep our growing trail networks functional and special for all.”

📷 Jacob J TrailStewardship

SWMMBA Employee Spotlight #2 🛠️ Ian Tuttle

One trail Ian really enjoyed working on this year was Gnomadic at Bridger Bowl.

“I am stoked on the trail itself, so when working on it I constantly have visions of what I want to do while riding it, and try my best to shape the trail in a way that can help make those visions become a reality.”

His part was small, he says: “All I ended up doing was re-surfacing a couple berms that looked rough, and adding some lip to a few jumps that lacked the boost I felt necessary.”

But the work that matters most is the kind riders never see.

“There are many attentions to detail you pick up on while working on a trail that a rider won’t see. The biggest one I notice is drainage. While water can help pack in dirt,

10/07/2026

SWMMBA Member Spotlight 🛠️ Adam Oliver Adam Together

Adam got his first mountain bike for a pretty practical reason.

“I got my first mountain bike so I could take shortcuts, trails, and dirt roads to get around town before I was old enough to drive,” he says. “Eventually the trails became the bigger draw.”

His favorite trail in Montana is Mother Lode at Copper City, one that’s easy to reach but doesn’t feel that way once you’re on it.

“It’s got views. It’s built like a backcountry trail with techy rock sections and a remote feel, but it’s pretty easy to approach from the trailhead.”

For Adam, loving a trail like that comes with a responsibility, and it’s the reason he joined SWMMBA early on.

“I joined SWMMBA in its infancy because I wanted mountain bikers to have a stronger presence. Most of our trails are on public land, so it’s a big deal for us to be good trail stewards and have representation when changes to management are proposed.”

Years of members like Adam made that representation possible. As a non-profit, SWMMBA builds and maintains trails across Southwest Montana, creating access for everyone to ride for free. It’s all volunteer-powered, and it all needs your support. Become a Hivepass paid member to support the trails. Subscribe in bio.

📷 Adam Together

09/22/2026

We’ve been hitting the trails and asking riders what their favorite trails of Montana are, here’s some of what we’ve heard.
Jump into the comments and share us your favorites.

09/17/2026

SWMMBA Member Spotlight 🛠️ Kyle Johnson
Kyle got into mountain biking almost by accident.

“I first got into mountain biking while working at REI in Minnesota,” he says. “A group of my coworkers were participating in a summer MTB race series, so I bought a Novara hardtail just to join in.” At the races, he met the folks responsible for local trail maintenance, and started showing up every week to help.

When he moved to Bozeman in 2010 to help open the new REI store, that instinct followed him. “I still remember heading up to Leverich to help out the original Dirt Concern.”

Years later, a partnership between REI and Green Eagle on the Copper City Trails project pulled him in deeper. Long days in the sagebrush with his wife Emily, his dogs Brewer and Barley, and friends Tim, Ian, Adam, Mel, David, and other original SWMMBA board members. That same summer, at a Lionhead trail-clearing weekend, he rode a trail that’s stuck with him ever since.

“That was the first time I rode the gem of a trail from Mile Creek to Targhee Pass along the CDT. A ride that remains one of my favorites in all of Southwest Montana.”

That summer solidified something in him. He joined the SWMMBA board as Trails Director that winter, and later helped build the local chapter model. Reviving the original Dirt Concern name in 2023 as TDC, the Bozeman Chapter of SWMMBA.

In April 2026, he stepped down from the TDC board to focus on family. These days, he’s out on the trails SWMMBA helped preserve, and this time with his own kids.

“If you’re ever out volunteering and see a couple with kids who look much too young to be doing trail work, please say hi. This group of people has become my long-term Bozeman family, and being on the trail with them is where we feel most at home.”

He leaves us with something his mentor Corey once told him: “If you ever thought somebody should do something about that, remember you are somebody.”

Years of volunteers like Kyle made these trails possible.
📸 Kyle Johnson

09/16/2026

DIRT JAM AT WEST LAKE a few days away! *Weather Alert*
Let’s hope Friday stays under the moisture threshold! Stay tuned for updates.

We’re bringing riders together for an evening of dirt jumps, good vibes, and even better prizes.

Wanna compete? Sign up in the link in our bio, the jam contest is open. Tell your friends, your mum, uncle and distant relatives! Everyone is welcome allways

And because our community shows up for us, we’re going all out on the raffle, you know it well by this stage: its an S-Works Epic8 Frameset 😮‍💨 plus a stacked lineup of gear and goods from our local dirt friends who bring the 🔥 to the scene. Shout out to: Curious Creatures, Bangtail Bikes, Owen House Cycling, Gearwizard, Rad Bikes, Pickle Barrel, Backcountry Burger Bar, Ghost Town Coffee, Treeline Roasters, Blackbird Italian, McKenzie River Pizza, Ponderosa Social Club, Bourbon, and UMLV Co.

📍 West Lake Dirt Jumps
🗓️ September 18th | 5–9 PM

Come for the show, stay for the raffle, leave with new friends. See y’all there🤘

09/15/2026

THE GOLDEN GRAVEL GRINDER goldengravelgrinder
A rugged, scenic gravel race through the gloriously lonely backroads of Madison County. Starting creekside in Virginia City, riders climb, roll, and grind through the Ruby Valley and up to almost 8,000 ft at Robb Ledford — with jaw-dropping views of the Snowcrest range along the way. Then it’s back to Virginia City for a hero’s welcome: tacos, b**r, and shade creekside.

📅 September 26, 2026
📍 Discovery-Ellingsen Park, Virginia City, MT

Pick your distance:
85 Miler — The Lollipop | 8:30 AM neutral start
40 Miler — The Stick | 10 AM neutral start (8:30 AM early start optional)
13 Miler — The Short Stick | 8:30 or 10 AM, untimed

Register now: goldengravelgrinder.com

09/11/2026

SWMMBA Member Spotlight 🛠️ Natalie Osborne Natalie Osborne

Natalie got into mountain biking for love. “I had a boyfriend who was obsessed with bikes,” she says. “If I wanted to spend any time with him, I needed to learn how to ride, because he definitely wasn’t interested in trail running with me.”

“I don’t have that boyfriend anymore, but I do have seven bikes. So I guess we know how that worked out.”

These days it’s about how far a bike can take her. She’s since fallen for gravel riding too, sightseeing by bike has become her favorite way to explore backroads. “I still own trail running shoes,” she says, “but they don’t get out much anymore.”
Ask her for her favorite trail in Southwest Montana and she’s captivated by the Lionhead area. “It’s just so massive,” she says. “I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of exploring out there.” She’s seen bears, mountain goats, and deer, all on the same ride.

“There’s something about riding in Lionhead that makes me feel so small, yet powerful at the same time. That’s a pretty unique feeling.”

But it’s not just the scenery that keeps her going out riding. Every spring, different trail users come together to clear the Lionhead trails after a long winter and that collective work lives with her on every ride. “The collective effort it takes to keep those trails rideable is as massive as the mountains themselves. It’s inspiring.”

For Natalie, that’s the whole reason to join SWMMBA in the first place. “Participating in the things you value, not just benefiting from them. That’s why I joined SWMMBA. We can’t afford to be passive about our ability to recreate on public lands. It’s about being an accountable citizen.”

Years of volunteers in the Lionhead made these trails possible. As a non-profit, SWMMBA builds and maintains trails like these, creating access for everyone to ride for free. It’s all volunteer-powered, and it all needs your support. Become a Hivepass paid member to support the trails. Subscribe in bio.

📷 Natalie Osborne and Trailforks member uploads

09/10/2026

Become a Hivepass SWMMBA paid member to get a chance to win this S-Works Epic 9 Frameset and support the trails. As a non-profit, SWMMBA builds and maintains trails in Southwest Montana creating access for everyone to ride for free. It’s all volunteer-powered and it all needs your support. Subscribe at the link in our bio and get a shot at winning this beauty.

How do you get in? Be a paid Hivepass member to SWMMBA or a local chapter. Entries scale with your tier:

🟢 Green = 1 entry
🔵 Blue = 2 entries
⚫ Black = 3 entries

Drawing happens live at our annual member meeting party on September 18th. Event starts at 5:30pm. DEADLINE FOR RAFFLE ENTRY SEPTEMBER 17th.

Every SWMMBA membership supports our chapters — Trail Dogs Big Sky and Bozeman Mountain Biking Association

09/09/2026

SWMMBA Member Spotlight 🛠️David Tucker

David got into mountain biking as an extension of riding BMX in New York City. Different terrain, same drive.

“I’ve never lost that sense of accomplishment after a hard climb,” he says, “the sense of freedom leaving from my door and ending up deep in the backcountry, and the joy of a fun descent through the woods.”

Ask him for his favorite trail in Southwest Montana and the answer is: Targhee Pass. “Big climbs in a backcountry setting to miles of naturally flowy descents” - but the riding is only part of why it matters to him. “That trail is also part of everything that makes SWMMBA so important.”

Keeping Targhee Pass and the rest of the Lionhead region open to bikes hasn’t been easy. “It has taken years of effort on behalf of dedicated volunteers working across user groups to develop durable solutions”

A showcase, he says, for what collaborative land management can look like, and why local stakeholders need to be at the table when the future of public land access gets decided.

It was the annual Lionhead trail-clearing weekend that pulled him into SWMMBA. David witnessed from mountain bikers to backcountry horsemen, and other groups that don’t always agree, show up together, tools in hand, for a shared cause.

“Seeing diverse, sometimes oppositional, user groups come together to achieve shared goals was inspiring. We all need to take an active role in public lands stewardship. Now more than ever.”

He joined SWMMBA soon after. Eventually, he joined the board.
Ten years in, that’s still the whole story: people who showed up once, saw what it took to maintain and build new trails to be able to enjoy the natural beauty of this region, build better trails, and decided to keep showing up.

Years of volunteers in the Lionhead made this trail possible. As a non-profit, SWMMBA builds and maintains trails like the Targhee Pass creating access for everyone to ride for free. It’s all volunteer-powered and it all needs your support. Become a Hivepass paid member to support the trails and get some local perks in the meantime. Subscribe at the link in our bio.

09/04/2026

SWMMBA members! Mark your calendars if you haven’t yet. It’s time to get together, and celebrate this season.

Come glorify the dirt. Swap stories about the lines that scared you and the long rides that filled your soul. Talk shop with your chapters, shake hands with the trail builders who bent their backs all summer, and catch up on what’s next. This is your chance to ask questions, share ideas, and help shape where SWMMBA goes from here.

And yes, there will be prizes. Big ones.

THE RAFFLE

The headliner: a Specialized S-Works Epic 9 frame. Live raffle, one lucky member walks away with it. Do not need to be present to win.

Plus a stacked lineup of gear and goods from our incredible local collaborators:

Gearwizard • Rad Bikes • Bangtail Bikes • Owen House Cycling • Pickle Barrel • Backcountry Burger Bar • Ghost Town Coffee • Treeline Roasters • Blackbird Italian • McKenzie River Pizza • Ponderosa Social Club • Bourbon • UMLV Co.

📍 West Lake Dirt Jumps
🗓️ September 18th / 5 to 9 pm

This one’s for you! The supporting members who make SWMMBA what it is. Show up, raise a glass, and celebrate a season of the dirt well earned.

SWMMBA paid members only - not a member yet? Head to the link in bio and subscribe!

🎨 The poster art is by the talented Jacoby O'Connor thanks for sharing your creative superpowers with SWMMBA! Please go give him some love!
Wanna compete in the jam contest?! Sign up in the bio!

Address

PO Box 1855
Bozeman, MT
59771

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+14062194032

Website

http://www.southwestmontanamba.org/

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