If you're into human-powered recreation in the frontcountry, this page is for you! Please see below for a list of CAMP: WINTER sessions that should be of most interest to you.
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Thursday, February 7, through Tuesday, February 12
EXHIBIT HALL/BASE CAMP
See Schedule of Events for details
Mountainside Conference Center, Main Lodge
Informational and interactive exhibits will be on display throughout the event, and MLTPA staff will be on hand all week to field questions and receive feedback. Computer stations will be set up so that participants may take the CAMP: SUMMER and CAMP: WINTER trail surveys. Displays will include maps and planning exhibits, photos, and instructional materials related to winter trail types, GIS planning data, and winter travel/snow removal. Come to the Registration Desk to enjoy a guided tour of the Exhibit Hall, or pick up a copy of the Self-Guided Tour.
Capacity: No limit
Thursday, February 7
OPENING RECEPTION
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall, Mountainside Conference Center, Main Lodge
While enjoying cocoa and cookies, the public will have the opportunity to meet planning consultant team members from Alta Planning + Design and Trail Solutions, MLTPA staff and Board members, and other CAMP Partners. An overview of the week’s activities will be provided, as well as introductions to the CAMP Team. Participants also may register for additional sessions, and take the CAMP: WINTER and CAMP: SUMMER trail surveys, at this time.
Capacity: No limit
Friday, February 8, OR Saturday, February 9 (same tours run each day)
PORTAL TOUR
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meet at the Visitors’ Center
Consultants from Trail Solutions and Alta Planning + Design will host a Town Trolley tour through Mammoth Lakes, identifying existing winter public-travel routes—both the Mammoth Lakes Trail System and public-transportation routes—and the recreation access points to which they connect.
Capacity: 25
WALKING TOUR
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Meet at Visitors’ Center
Consultants from Trail Solutions and Alta Planning + Design will host a walking tour through Mammoth Lakes, identifying existing winter public-travel routes—on the Mammoth Lakes Trail System and on sidewalks—and providing information about snow removal as it’s related to Business Assessment Districts (BADs), Safe Routes to School, and grooming for non-motorized travel.
Capacity: No limit
Friday, February 8
LISTENING SESSION: WINTER RECREATION, NON-MOTORIZED
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Suite Z
Planning consultants from the Trail Solutions team will lead an informal focus group comprised of community members who are passionate about non-motorized winter recreation. The session is designed so that Trail Solutions can better comprehend the specific needs and challenges of this particular group as they relate to multi-use trails, access points to public lands, and recreation.
Capacity: 16
LISTENING SESSION: WINTER MOBILITY
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Suite Z
Planning consultants from the Trail Solutions and Alta Planning + Design teams will lead an informal focus group comprised of community members who are interested in snow removal and feet-first winter mobility in town. The session is designed to collect and disburse, in a moderated environment, information about current grooming and snow maintenance, feet-first travel, and wintertime public transit.
Capacity: 16
FEATURED PRESENTATION: “FOUR-SEASON TRAILS: HOW COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD GET IT DONE”
Presenter: Joey Klein, Trail Solutions
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall, Mountainside Conference Center, Main Lodge
This presentation by world-renowned trails designer Joey Klein will take the audience on a tour of five continents, highlighting the history and meaning of why we love trails, how communities deal with their own unique geographies (balancing seasonal and geological challenges), and heroic tales of how citizen groups have come together to make their own dreams a reality—just as Mammoth is doing now.
Capacity: No limit
Saturday, February 9
TRAILS NETWORK WORKSHOP: RECREATION
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Suite Z
Using base maps of existing trails and play areas, participants will work closely with planning consultants from Trail Solutions to evaluate existing wintertime connections to recreation on public lands, discuss potential new links and other improvements to the current system, and brainstorm about trail amenities such as trailheads and signage within the frontcountry area adjacent to the community.
Capacity: 16
TRAILS NETWORK WORKSHOP: MOBILITY
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Suite Z
Using base maps of existing trails and routes, participants will work closely with planning consultants from Alta Planning + Design to evaluate existing wintertime feet-first and public transit systems and how they connect to services and neighborhoods, to favorite recreation and leisure areas, and for safe routes to school and work. There will also be discussion of potential new links, enhanced amenities such as signage and wayfinding, bus stops, and other safety enhancements.
Capacity: 16
Monday, February 11
NEXT STEPS PRESENTATION
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall, Mountainside Conference Center, Main Lodge
A presentation and question-and-answer session focused on the lessons and information learned from the week’s workshops and listening sessions, and how CAMP: WINTER connects to CAMP: SUMMER and the CAMP process as a whole. Information will be provided concerning how the public can stay informed and involved in the planning process, which planning steps are still to come, when citizens can expect a draft plan, and how to make that plan a reality.
Capacity: No limit