Raccoon Mountain Trail Status
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on Raccoon Mountain are officially OPENED, as the subsurface has fully
thawed. Barring another snowstorm and subzero temps, we will not be
officially closing the trails again this season. As such, all users
are expected to police themselves and avoid the trials when wet or
muddy.
I would note the forecast is predicting rain 8 out of the next 10
days. If we get more than a few sprinkles please wait 12 hours
before riding the trails. If we get a hard rain, please wait for 24
hours before riding the trials. Use your best judgment.
*** On a side note the Chattanooga Trek Store is hosting their Spring
Classic Event on March 26, 2010. The events will include a bike demo
on RM in the afternoon, featuring their full line of mountain and road
bikes. This will be followed up with a social event with free beer at
their shop later that night. It is my understanding that attendees
will be given a free small size cup to drink the beer, however for a
$10 donation you can get a pint glass. All proceeds will go to the
SORBA-Chattanooga trail fund to help construct and maintain trail in
the greater Chattanooga area. (Thanks Trek Store!). The Trek Store
has also invited us to have a table with trail volunteer and
membership information. See the post to our site for more detail:
http://sorbachattanooga.org/wordpress/?p=1050.
Respectfully,
Jeffrey Schaarschmidt
President, SORBA-Chattanooga