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Emery County trails committee backs plan to ready Swell Retreat course for high‑school NICA races
Summary
Swell Retreat organizers and a NICA representative told the trails committee the property's 5.2‑mile course needs machine work (berms, wider corners, compaction, water trucks) and technical trail‑building help before a sanctioned NICA high‑school race can be scheduled; the committee signaled support and staff will prepare materials for the county commission.
Emery County's trails committee signaled support for work to bring the Swell Retreat's mountain‑bike course up to National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) standards, saying county equipment and a brief county review could help make the site race‑ready and open to the public.
Lacey, who is coordinating trail work at the Swell Retreat, told committee members the team has mapped a 5.2‑mile course that currently gains about 450 feet of elevation. She said NICA prefers a roughly 100 feet of climb per mile (about 500 feet overall) and, more importantly, a trail that "flows" for high‑school racers: fewer sharp corners, more berms and safe passing lanes. "We put a lot of time and effort into it already but it's not the right trail so we haven't opened it up to the…
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