Spring Stoke is Here: Events, Energy, and Building What’s Next
COPMOBA couldn’t be more excited to bring the community together for a stacked lineup of events that celebrate bikes, trails, and the people who make it all happen.
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Opening Day Celebration Set for The Sherbino in Ridgway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill Hall, RAT Chapter Chair, rat@copmoba.org
Ridgway, CO (April 24, 2026): Ridgway Area Trails (RAT), a chapter of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), will reopen Friday, May 1, following its annual seasonal closure. The reopening coincides with the completion of new trails added as part of RAT's Trail Expansion Project, which were finished ahead of the December 1 closure.
The expansion added just over six miles of new trail across nine new segments. The project is a culmination of thousands of volunteer hours and the dedication of local trail builders, community partners, and public land agencies. Crews and volunteers contributed more than 2,000 hours of work to bring the new trails to life.
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The Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) team is thrilled to announce that the construction of new trails will begin this summer. This expansion project has been in the works for several years, with RAT collaborating with the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office to design and plan the addition of new trails. With more than 30,000 trail users at the RAT during the 7-month operating window annually, the construction of five new miles of trail will greatly improve the user experience and enhance safety on the trails. At completion, the RAT will feature nearly 30 miles of connected trails.
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The Board of COPMOBA is excited to introduce COPMOBA’s new visual identity and tagline. Our new logo reflects our updated mission, vision, and values statements after nearly 12-months of planning efforts. The “RIDER BUILT TRAILS” tagline encompasses these core tenets, is a hat tip to our prior tagline “build, maintain, and advocate,” and also helps us remain closely connected to our rich history of 34+ years of trail building and community development across Western Colorado.
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2022 was a year of transition for COPMOBA. The Board of Directors updated our mission and vision statements to better reflect our connections with and commitments to our local communities.
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RAT, Ridgway Area Trails, seeks public comment on proposed trail maps that are the result of our 2020-2021 regional trail planning efforts. Click read more to view the maps and submit comments (through June 30, 2021).
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Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and partners are excited to announce the opening of Phase I of the Palisade Plunge for public access on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Once both Phase I and II are complete, the Palisade Plunge will connect the top of the Grand Mesa (10,700') to the Town of Palisade, CO.
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COPMOBA is a non-profit organization that is governed by a 14-member board of directors, made up of representatives from all of our chapters across western Colorado, and we have a few openings to fill.
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The Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA) understands and is committed to the many positive impacts of outdoor recreation and the outdoor recreation economy, and a critical part of that impact is the responsible participation in outdoor recreation at all times. In accordance with Governor Polis’ stay-at-home order, which is in effect from March 26-April 11, we must take action on a local basis to follow these requirements and recreate responsibly and locally.
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The crew over here at COPMOBA wanted to say thank-you for your support in 2019 and for helping us celebrate 30 years of building trail! The support that we receive through donations and memberships like yours is what enables us to continue our mission to build, maintain, and advocate for singletrack trails in western Colorado.
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We need your help! E-bike use is growing in popularity around the country and western Colorado. As a member driven organization that serves many communities, COPMOBA wants to gain insight into the opinions of our members and trail community.
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Ridgway Area Trails' RAT system will begin its annual seasonal closure to protect wildlife beginning on Dec 1, and the trails will remain closed through April 30. Please respect these closures and the area wildlife.
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We need your help buffing out the COPMOBA trails this summer. Here is our schedule for June - October 2019…
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COPMOBA is pleased to announce the receipt of $10,000 in grant funding for trail management of the Palisade Plunge from Western Colorado Community Foundation/Dave and Mary Wood Fund.
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The Ridgway Area Trails Chapter of COPMOBA will meet on September 19th, 2018, at 6:00 pm, 188 Marie Street, Ridgway Colorado, for the purpose of electing local steering committee members for the next 12 months.
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