What makes 3,000 riders commit to the Death Ride? Why do they travel to Alpine County? Is it to face five mountain passes, 129 miles of pavement and a daunting 16,000 feet of elevation gain?
Recognized throughout the cycling world as one of the best produced one-day events in the West, the Tour of the California Alps covers a course, which includes Monitor, Ebbetts and Carson Pass. It is remote, mountainous, pine and sagebrush covered country.
Hundreds of volunteers, who handle everything from food to communication, make the tour a reality.
In 2006, an estimated 750 people volunteered to do everything from handing out water to keeping everyone in touch.
Leading up to this one day event every July, the county's population of 1,200 more than quadruples with friends and family of the 3,000 riders.
Out of 58 counties in California, 37 participated in this years California's Counties exhibits. Alpine County won a silver award for its exhibit, Death Ride Water Stop, that thanks all of the volunteer groups that make this event happen.
2006 VOLUNTEER GROUPS
Alpine County Chamber of Commerce members
Alpine County Community Christian Church
Alpine County EMS
Alpine County Family Support Council
Alpine County Friends of the Library
Alpine County Search and Rescue
Alpine County Sheriff's Department
Alpine Kids
Alpine Watershed Group
Alta Alpina Cycling Club
Alta Alpina Cycling Club Ð juniors
Barton Memorial Hospital
Bear Valley EMS
Cal Trans
California Highway Patrol
Care Flight
Choices for Children
El Dorado Search and Rescue
Friends of Hope Valley
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Doctor Harvey Ð Alpine County
Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Markleeville Volunteer Fire Department
50-Plus Club
Rite of Passage
Sierra Sagebrush Fliers
South Tahoe Public Utilities District
Special Olympics of South Lake Tahoe
TARA
Tahoe Parents Nursery School
UNR Cycling Team
USGS
Woodfords Volunteer Fire Department
The following Alpine County agencies, employees and residents donated financial support, materials, suggestions and time to the 2006 Alpine Country Exhibit:
Board of Supervisors
Approval to Exhibit and Financial
Gunter Kaiser, Chair
Skip Veatch, Vice-Chair
Phillip Bennett
Don Jardine
Terry Woodrow
Alpine County Administration
Clerical Support
Beth Nunes
Alpine County Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors
Financial
Dave Johnston, President
Jeanie Glover, Vice President
County Presentation
Amy Broadhurst, Sec/Treasurer
Jim Bertholf
Dave Cooper
Dave Kirby
Mark Phillips
Alpine County Chamber of
Commerce Exhibit Staff
Teresa Burkhauser, Executive
Director
Joe Marzocco, Death Ride Manager
Alpine County Public Works
Building Material
Dennis Cardoza
Builder of Kiosk and Frame
Russ Champion
Bear Valley Business Association Brochures
California State Parks
Animals and Brochures
Exhibit Staff
Sean Nichols
County Residents and Volunteers
Closed caption DVD
Hal Sloane Ð e-motion video
Exhibit Staff
Dennis Daniels
Nancy Marzocco
Oscar Marzocco
50 Plus Club
Jim & Dolores Clark
Landscaping and Automation
Richard Bay
Painters
Cody Burkhauser
Debbie Strickland
Painting of Backdrop
Mike McGuire Ð Arrowhead Signs
Photography of Backdrop
Todd Branscombe Ð Todd Branscombe Photography
Jeff Gouveia Ð West World Images
Kirkwood Mountain Resort Brochures
United States Forest Service Brochures
Franklin Pemberton
U.S. Post Office Exhibit Staff
Margaret Daniels
