Palisade Plunge Trail Project
Bio: Scott Winans has been involved with singletrack trail creation for over 25 years, and has served since 2009 on the board of directors of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, Inc. (COPMOBA), and since 2011 as President. COPMOBA is a 32+ year western Colorado regional non-profit organization committed to advocacy for, and construction and maintenance of, non-motorized singletrack trail.
Via its current four chapters, COPMOBA furthers its mission through active and responsible partnership with Federal and State management agencies, County, Municipal, and organizational agents, as well as business and individual members in all of the communities in which it operates. Scott believes that these community relationships, and the demonstrated lifestyle and economic benefits of trails in the communities, are the keys to the grounded success of the organization.
Scott is the V.P. of Engineering for Mountain Racing Products, based in Grand Junction, where the team designs, tests, and manufactures high-end mountain bike components, utilizing the local trail networks as our testing grounds. Scott is also the co-owner of Rapid Creek Cycles, in Palisade, serving the needs of local riders and paddlers as well as visitors to the regions agriculture and viticulture resources.
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The Palisade Plunge Trail project, "The Plunge", is spearheaded by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), a 32+ yr grassroots non-profit with five chapters throughout western Colorado, dedicated to planning, creation, and maintenance of singletrack trail resources in the region and their economic and lifestyle benefits to our communities.
The Plunge is a federally approved route connecting the top of the Grand Mesa to the valley floor in the Town of Palisade via high quality non-motorized singletrack trail plus a paved path connection along North River Rd into downtown Palisade
The Town of Palisade, City of GJ, City of Fruita, Mesa County Commissioners, Palisade & GJ Area Chambers of Commerce, GJEP, Outdoor Recreation Coalition, Visitors and Convention Bureau, and others, back COPMOBA’s submission of the Palisade Plunge for designation as a "16 in 2016" trail project by the State. 2015 the state designates the Palisade
$527K Phase 1 funding was awarded to Mesa County via Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Colorado the Beautiful grant. Construction of Phase 1, roughly the lower half of the route, began in July, 2019.
$1.234M Phase 2 funding was awarded to Mesa County via GOCO Connect Initiative grant funding.
Phase 2 construction will be completed in the late Spring to Summe