Bryce joined the NWTA board in 2025, having been involved with maintenance and trail building at the Tualatin Mountain Forest (Rocky Point) for some time. He currently volunteers in his Board role as NWTA’s Volunteer Director, helping to support our Local Stewardship Teams and their volunteers in organizing dig days at NWTA-stewarded trail systems.
How and when did you first get involved with NWTA?
My wife and I moved to Portland in 2021 and didn’t know anyone. That winter, I started volunteering at Rocky Point dig days and it quickly became my go-to activity in the winter to stay sane, get outside, exercise, and be social.
What made you decide to join the NWTA board?
When I started volunteering at dig days, I was shocked by how quickly I made friends and became a part of the mountain bike community here. That sense of community is truly unique from anywhere else I have lived, and made me want to join the board to help foster it and bring more folks in!
What part of NWTA’s mission resonates with you?
Providing more access and opportunities for mountain biking! We can’t do this sport (or it wouldn’t be fun…) without fantastic trails close by, and we can’t have this great community without people.
When did you first start mountain biking and what was your first bike?
I started as a kid, but didn’t really go head over heels for it until college after I had to medically retire from rowing and suddenly found myself with a lot of fitness, free time, and a penchant for waking up early to exercise. My first full suspension was a 2009 Gary Fisher Roscoe III, but the first mountain bike that really made me fall in love with the sport was a 2019 Santa Cruz Hightower in Sriracha Red.
What do you love about mountain biking?
Nature, adrenaline, exercise, friends, community, excuses to tinker in the garage, and the opportunity to push myself to be better.
Favorite place to ride?
Locally, I spend most of my time at Rocky Point and shuttling DH [downhill] bikes in the Tillamook forest. Outside of the Portland area, my absolute favorites are Moab, Whistler, and Squamish. Also, shoutout to Beacon Hill in Spokane!
What do you do during the day that pays the bills?
I am a program manager at a tech company that focuses on helping salespeople sell better.
What song or type of music do you listen to to get pumped up for a ride or for a dig day?
Not a big hype music guy, realistically I’m listening to some sort of epic fantasy audiobook on the way to a ride or dig.
Tell us something not mountain bike related about yourself. I love to bake sourdough bread and cooking in general. If you want to eat well (which I very much do) you need to learn to cook well 🙂
You can reach Bryce at [email protected].