By Erik Morrison EBS CONTRIBUTOR
The Big Sky
Community Organization’s mission is to connect people with recreational and
enrichment opportunities. On any given day this season, that’s exactly what
you’ll find our Winter Trails Ambassadors doing.
Whether it
be Nordic skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing or hiking, these volunteers are out
there enjoying the trails, watching over and assisting friends and guests,
providing them with information about area trails and events, and gathering
valuable user feedback that will help inform and direct the future of Big Sky’s
parks and trails. Our ambassadors are the eyes, ears and helping hands of BSCO.
In this installment of “On The Trail” we caught up with one of our newest trail
ambassadors, Alison Adams.
Big Sky Community Organization: What’s your favorite way to play on the
trails, Nordic skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing or hiking?
A.A.: While I have been renting Nordic
skis and learning the trail system for a few years, this is my second full
winter with my own Nordic set up.
BSCO: How long have you been working with BSCO?
Alison Adams: This is my first year as
a trail ambassador, but I have been volunteering for and participating in BSCO
activities since I moved to Big Sky in 2009.
BSCO:
What are you most looking forward
to in volunteering with the BSCO Winter Trail Ambassador program?
A.A.: I am looking forward to getting
acquainted with the newly groomed BSCO trails and helping others discover them
as well.
BSCO: What is your favorite memory from your time
on the trails?
A.A.: Spending time with friends and
laughing when we succumb to gravity and fall down, because it happens to
everyone.
For more information about Big Sky’s parks,
trails and recreation programs, visit bscomt.org. The Big Sky Community
Organization engages and leads people to recreational and enrichment
opportunities through thoughtful development of partnerships, programs and
places.
Erik Morrison is the outreach coordinator
for the Big Sky Community Organization.
