DIRTT

DIRTT project methods provide guidance for trail maintenance in Switzerland

Geplaatst op: 09:43 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

Article written by Michael Brügger ( Trail.Foundation)   The pressure from users on the existing trail infrastructure has significantly increased in Switzerland. Like many European countries, Switzerland is witnessing a significant...

Europe’s first professional trail builder managers graduating in Norway

Geplaatst op: 09:34 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

Earlier this month the students in Europe’s first formal education in Mountain Bike Trail Planning, Construction and Maintenance graduated from Viken School of Higher Vocational Education in Norway (FIV). Following up on a successful first...

EU-support for New European Trail Builder Certification

Geplaatst op: 11:42 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

The European Commission’s education program Erasmus+, has announced three years of economic support for developing a European-wide MTB Trail Builder Certification framework set to launch in 2025/26.   The popularity of mountain...

Transforming trail building in Europe- Recap of the DIRTT project dissemination seminar

Geplaatst op: 05:57 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

The DIRTT Dissemination Seminar took place between September 7th and 8th at the Vestlia Resort in Geilo, Norway. This village in the Hallingdal region is a great example of a destination that has developed an all year round offer, an ideal...

Join the DIRTT Dissemination Seminar in Norway

Geplaatst op: 15:50 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

Join online or in-person   The dissemination seminar aims to present and clarify the results achieved by the DIRTT project and to outline how the Educational Framework will be applied, now and in the future.  In cooperation with IMBA...

Wanted: ‘trail building’ graphic illustrator

Geplaatst op: 15:37 Geplaatst door: Mark Torsius

The DIRTT project consortium has published a tender aimed at graphic illustrators, preferable with experience in the mountain biking / trail building industry, to (re) design technical illustrations for trail building training. These graphics...