Building a Berm Out Of Less Than Ideal Dirt

We are building a mountain bike berm with less than ideal material. I wanted to camber and elevate the trail's riding surface to make it more usable year around. I didn't want to disturb too much of the area, but everywhere I kept digging I ran into rocks, or ledge, so I we build this berm with dirt that was more organic and less sifted than I'd usually like to see how it would hold up over time.
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[@ragomtb]

It’s always nice getting out of school to see that Phil posted

[@PhilsWorld]

Thanks man! Even when you're old, you still remember vividly what it feels like to get out of school. It's a feeling you don't forget. Have fun out there!

[@ragomtb]

@@PhilsWorld yeah sometimes I wish I would forget but I gotta get through it so yeah…. Keep doing what your doing!

[@lucasbhogal3790]

a rock garden berm feature, just brooming away surface soil🤣, id like it

[@PhilsWorld]

I'm a bit tired, but I don't fully understand your comment

[@lucasbhogal3790]

@@PhilsWorld I mean, that, regarding the unpackability of the soil, and the appearance of bigger Rocks under the surface soil, to utilitise these rocks and therefore remove the soil, by (more easily) brooming away the soil, so that the rocks are left over, with which you can build (or it'll appear itself) a rock garden, which at a slight angle, I call "rock garden berm"🤣

[@Friskee62]

NICE...

[@Ben_Kasper]

This is totally off topic from the video but you should got to blue mountain opening day in 2023 they added a new blue trail this year and I think it’d be perfect for Haley

[@OmnieStar]

Name it Top Soil. Thats my suggestion, if it isn't named yet.

[@ryebread8925]

Great video Phil! Keep building 💪

[@drewsenthused6079]

Near the prickers, it'd be cool to have a wood feature over that stump.

[@PhilsWorld]

I've thought about doing something with it as a standalone feature, but it wouldn't fit the flow of the current trail. The other thing I've neglected to explain is that I want some of these trails to be useable in the winter for XC skiing.

[@detrexninja1334]

You should call your home mtb park Phil vill

[@PhilsWorld]

I don't hate it

[@drewsenthused6079]

I wonder if all those rocks are from glacial activity way back.

[@dionsimpson5005]

Phil how's the wrist? Any updates?

[@markl.2209]

I doubt you will see this, but when you are working with this kind of soil, is it better to move the leaf litter and organic material to the uphill side or downhill side of a berm or bench cut? Thanks.

[@PhilsWorld]

I do both. But i think the lower side will do more good. It essentially creates a protective barrier that will help hold the soil in place and prevent erosion. I will also do this on the high side of the bench cut after I fade the that top cut into the trail tread. It just makes it looks a bit more natural.

[@markl.2209]

Cool, thanks for helping out a newbie!

[@nikounourbakhsh8433]

This looks sick, I wonder if you could do it on skis like xc skis lol

[@PhilsWorld]

We can, we used them for xc skiing all last year and it was great!

[@nikounourbakhsh8433]

@@PhilsWorld that’s sick I bet the berms are fun

[@bikeguycody]

what song is playing at 5:43 also love all your videos never been disappointed by one on this and the skills with fill LOVE YOUR CONTENT

[@PhilsWorld]

Thanks man, and Here you go ua-cam.com/video/YMH2RWuk11s/v-deo.html

[@TheDonkDonk420]

where are the new videos??

[@dirtjax6402]

Hi

[@PhilsWorld]

Hello

[@ktvlm3987]

if Hailey needs any tips on the rock wall and what NOT to do.... 🤣🤣

[@RealMTBAddict]

Well if people knew how to corner correctly you wouldn't have to build so many berms. But that's what people want nowadays, trails that will be comfortable for wheelchairs.

[@PhilsWorld]

Nah Berms are fun when done right, just more berms are part of a flow trail and they are big flat and boring.