Fixed it. Don't know why it was not showing. The status only changes when the status changes. 
I'm not the TC for that trail, but am in Mooresville weekdays. With the mess that is sitting over us today and into this evening, it's a sure bet it will a mess this weekend. 
Oh well! Job security for us volunteers.

Hey All
I am the TC of Mazeppa. Some friends of mine work place is right near the park and they Check on the trail conditions daily for me. I am working on a trail work date probably somewhere after the winter short track series ends. Now if we start getting better weather I will definitely get out there sooner and start picking away at some of the debris and fixing some of the mud holes. I will say maintaining this trail has been a real challenge for several reasons.
  Number one: We have been getting ALOT of rain. So when the closed trail sign is up (big yellow chain link with a 3” PCV pipe with reflective letters saying CLOSED) and the trailblazers website says closed, it’s NOT Rideable. So there are people riding it when it is closed making a damn mess of it, and not only that someone is cutting down trees,  making Shortcuts,  and hell making their own trails out there. Me and another trail Blazers member spent 2 1/2 hour hours out there making some pretty good size blockages for the Shortcuts not even one week later those blockages were totally cleaned out! Now who would take the time to undo something that was never intended to be there? 
  Number two: It is a brand new trail not even a year old. Trying to understand what the trail needs to improve it for Short term and yrs to come is very hard when people are making their own lines/trails and riding it when it’s closed.  
Although I’m new to this TrailBlazers volunteer coordinator position. I have great direction and support from many veterans of trail build and maintenance, but that doesn’t mean I don’t need everyone’s help on thought’s and maintenance. Hope this helps with why the trail has been closed for some time. 
Thanks for understanding.

Short-cutting has been much more prevalent lately.  At least at the trails that I ride on a regular basis (Poston & WWC).  I usually try to stop and throw some branches, rocks and anything else I can find over the shortcuts but it always seems to get moved.  Seems to be all for the sake of shaving a few seconds.  I would tend to think they develop based on laziness, but clearing out debris just to shortcut isn't exactly lazy.  I definitely sympathize with the trail coordinators because it generally makes maintenance more difficult.  Oh well.  As long as someone gets the fastest time of the day that's all that matters, right...?

I agree we need to get the word out that making unauthorized trail changes is NOT cool.  In the case of Mazeppa, that’s wasting the $70,000 it cost for the design and building of the trail.  The designers understand MTB FLOW which the short-cuts obliterate and make boring straight trails. I encourage all bikers to take the time to block those illicit short-cuts until the perps cease trying to change an otherwise awesome trail.

As for your opinion about Strava users, judge a person by their character and not by the color of their bike, the size of their wheel or the app on their phones.  You might just find some new riding buddies.  If you’re ever up at LNSP, let’s ride.   

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Hey Bonsai, don't expect any of that 'left coast' stuff over here in these parts.

You step on enough toes by stating the facts or not embracing the herd mentality, you may find yourself riding alone. 
It aint so bad.   

I think we need to have a hole digging party at Mazeppa.

Kurt Speed wrote on 01/29/20 at 3:44pm:


Well, if it's pink I'm heading the other way.

Nothing personal. 

Impaler 58 wrote on 01/30/20 at 2:44pm:


Seriously?  Cool if it is.