Company Profile

Founded:

1994

Founder/President:

Troy Duffin

International Mountain Bicycling Association “Trail Hero” Award, 2008.

Executive Director, Mountain Trails Foundation, Park City, Utah. 1993 to 2004.

Manager, Rail Trail State Park, Summit County, Utah. 1997 to 2004.

Trails Project Manager, Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, Summit County, Utah. 1998 to 2000.

Park City Board of Realtors Community Service Award, 2003.

Professional Citizen of the Year Award, Park City, Utah, 1999.

Affiliations:

Board of Directors, Professional Trailbuilders Association. 2003-Present. Currently Vice President. (Member since 1996.)

Board of Directors, Mountain Trails Foundation, Park City, Utah, 2004-Present.

Advisory Committee, Truckee Trails Foundation, Truckee, California, 2002-2005.

Board of Directors, American Trails, Washington, D.C. (Now Redding, CA) 1996-1999 [Chair, 1999], Advisory Committee, 1999-Present.

Member, Summit County Resources Committee, Coalville, Utah. 1998-

Member, Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation Trails Advisory Board, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1996-1998

Member, Routes and Standards Subcommittee, Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee, Utah. 1995-1997

Member, Trails and Open Space Master Plan Subcommittee, Snyderville Basin (Summit County, Utah) Recreation Board. 1995-1997

Member/Patroller/Trainer, National Mountain Bike Patrol, Park City, Utah division. 1995-

Member, Citizen's Advisory Committee to the Park City General Plan update, Park City, Utah. 1994-1996.

Seminars/Classes:

Presenter: International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, Park City, Utah, 2008. Topics: Promoting Natural Surface Trails to Real Estate Developers; Case Study of Park City Trails Successes.

Seminar Instructor: International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, Park City, Utah, 2008. Topic: How to Become a Successful Trail Contractor.

Presenter: Professional Trailbuilders Association Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, 2008. Topics: Tips on Best Tools For Trail Building; Best Practices for Trail Design and Construction.

Presenter: Professional Trailbuilders Association Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, 2007. Topics: Benefits of Trails in Developments; Contracting with Developers.

Presenter: Utah Trails and Pathways Conference, Ogden, Utah, 2006. Topic: Trail Construction Methods Using Mechanized Equipment.

Presenter: Alaska State Trails Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2006. Topic: Economic Benefits of Trails In New Home Developments. (Conference Keynote Speaker.)

Presenter: Multiple Presentations in Anchorage, Homer, and Fairbanks, Alaska, 2006. Topics: Economic Benefits of Trails In New Home Developments; Mechanized Trail Construction Methods; Trails Master Planning.

Presenter: Professional Trailbuilders Association Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, 2005. Topics: Advanced trail dozer construction tips and techniques; private trail contracting methods.

Presenter: Utah Trails and Pathways Conference, St. George, Utah, 2004. Topic: Advanced Trail Construction Techniques Using Mechanized Equipment.

Presenter: 17th National Trails Symposium, Austin, Texas, 2004. Topic: The Art of Mechanized Trail Construction.

Presenter: Utah Trails and Pathways Conference, Park City, Utah, 2003. Topics: Trail Design, Construction and Maintenance; Funding and Partnerships (panel).

Presenter: American Planning Association Annual Conference, Utah Chapter, Deer Valley, Utah, 2002.

Presenter: Park City Leadership 2000/Leadership 101, 1998-2001. Topic: Non-profit strategies and successes.

Crew Leader: International Mountain Bicycling Association Trail School (design and construction), Draper, Utah, 2000, and Park City, Utah, 1999 & 2001

Presenter: Lake Tahoe Bicycle Trail Symposium, Kings Beach, California, 1999. Topic: Making it Happen in Your Community.

Presenter (Panel Moderator): 14th National Trails Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, 1998. Topic: Wilderness issues affecting trail users and advocates in Utah.

Presenter: 13th National Trails Symposium, Washington, D.C., 1996. Topics: Public/private partnerships for funding trails; and trail liability issues affecting trail designers, users and landowners.

Associate Professor: Bicycle Touring and Environmentalism Classes, University of Utah, Recreation and Leisure Department. 1995-1996

Completed: S.C.A. Wilderness Work Skills Program, an outdoor, hands-on, three day field work class on trail layout, design, construction, erosion control, and rock work. Sponsored by USFS Ogden Ranger District, and held in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 1994.

Presenter: Governor's Conference on Tourism & Economic Development, Price, Utah, 1994. Topic: "Successful Trails," how to establish access and construct user-friendly trails in any area.

The following includes a personal curriculum vitae for Troy Duffin, as well as details of selected projects completed, or in progress, for Alpine Trails, Inc.