Dirt Magic Trails Report - November 14th, 2024 - Old Man Winter has arrived!Yuba Expedition's Winter HoursRegional Road Conditions - potential snow closures

On this episode of Dirt Magic we will be discussing forest stewardship and how looking to the past may help protect the future of our forested public lands.Our guests today have a combined dossier of experience that would rival any renow...

Our show today features a panel discussion from the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force regional meeting in South Lake Tahoe. The meeting was attended by 800 in-person and virtual guests. SBTS’ Michelle Abramson was...

This Episode focuses on the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship's mission to produce world class events. A brief history of how it all began, where we’ve been and where we are going. We will also discuss an upcoming event in Quincy, CA and a gra...

Our guests today could be labeled as prospectors of Dirt Magic. From digging deep into virtual trails to digging dirt on the trails and exploring a bit deeper to search for that ever elusive vein of gold.  Maybe not gold in its traditional...

Today’s guests are what you may call OG’s of the SBTS. Collectively they have nearly 80 years of experience with the stewardship in one form or another. Over 100 years if you bring in guiding in the Lost Sierra, Yuba Expeditions and the Downi...

Garen Becker hails from a town where you used to be able to attend college naked, which brings a whole new meaning to Banana Slugs. He is making a name for himself as theTrail  Bear Whisperer, not to be confused with the cocaine bear. A...

Paul Hart started rolling dirt back on a midwestern farm and quickly found a passion for building trails. His trail travels took him to the land of the alligator, the Florida everglades, the high desert mecca of Sedona AZ and finally to his des...

Carl Decker began his cycling career out climbing seasoned mountain bike racers on his modified 3 speed BMX bike. He wasn’t even a teenager yet. With a family instilled love of cycling, little did he know, an exceptional career was being born. ...

Nathan Lloyd  started his path to Downieville fame in the saddle of a BMX bike at the age of four. As both his skill and age increased, a local bike shop gave him a nudge to try out mountain bike racing and that nudge set in motion even...

The Fishes hail from a land of steady habits, nutmeg and Mark Twain. And although punk rock may have fired their engines early on, it would soon give way to their steady habit of mountain biking.  That newfound love brought them out west s...

Kelli Emmett began her rise to Downieville stardom smoking cigarettes, drinking self made cider,  spinning thousands of caramel apples and getting kicked out of gym class. With a short stint purveying exquisite mixologies in the ...

Steve Fong has been getting dirty in Downieville for more than a decade. Wherever and whenever there was trail work to be done or an event needing volunteers, you will find him. He hails from strange lands on the east coast and from w...

Paul Price started his pursuit of perfection in junior high. He made quality, handmade products for a fringe crowd. You know, skaters.  His skateboards were masterfully hand crafted from oak, right out of his parents’ garage. You know the ...

Katerina Nash began the road to her professional success from behind behind the Iron Curtain, emerging from those closed borders to become an olympian and one of those most successful and inspirational professional athletes to grace this blu...

Jason Moeschler began his cycling career sweeping floors, taking out the trash and learning to wrench on bikes at his local bike shop. Following an inspirational trip to a little town called Downieville, he began his journey to All MTN fame,...

Dirt Magic - The Downieville Sessions welcomes Gary Gleason, Wilderness Trail Bikes(WTB) VP of Sales, long time supporter of the Downieville Classic, Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, and all around cool dude.  This, is his Classic story.