SoCal mountain bikers have a new lift served riding destination with the addition of mountain biking service at the Snow Valley Mountain Resort. According to press materials, the new park features a gravity fed single track and a dual slalom track with a jump line. A MTB lift ticket also includes full access to the […]
Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park, San Jose
The Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park in San Jose, California is the latest in a growing number of urban bike parks hitting the radar of bike park loving dirt jump enthusiasts. Spots like Calabazas and Red Devil put the area on the map for years, with the resulting scene cultivating a number of pro BMX and […]
McLaren Bike Park SF, CA Update: Construction Documents out to Bid
San Francisco’s McLaren Bike Park Project hits a major milestone this month, as construction documents for phase one are currently out to bid.
Stafford Lake Bike Park on Track to Open August 22nd
Although progress or fresh news of the bike park at Stafford Lake in Novato, California has trickled out painfully slow at times, things are on track. In fact, the long wait is finally over with the first phase of the new bike park set to open on August 22nd. The long awaited opening event is presented by […]
Stafford Lake Bike Park Update: Construction in Progress
Construction on the long-awaited Stafford Lake Bike Park in Novato, California is in progress at the moment, and images of massive, shaped mounts of dirt have finally appeared on social media thanks to contractors from IMBA Trail Solutions. Riders have been anticipating updates for months, as news on the progress has been slow to surface, […]
Scotts Valley Pump Track: First Look
The Santa Cruz pump track scene is blowing up! Construction on the new Scotts Valley pump track is complete, and it is now open to the public, with the official grand opening happening this weekend. MBOSC is hosting the shindig on October 4th, 2014 that will feature a ribbon cutting, demo by local pro riders and raffle prizes. […]
SoCal: Snow Summit Bike Park at Big Bear Lake
Big Bear is legendary in the history of our sport, but until recently hasn’t been a destination after closing to downhill mountain bikes in 2004. Fortunately for riders in SoCal, the resort has seen the light and recently reopened to gravity riding. Taking cues from the financial success in Whistler, Gravity Logic— the outfit responsible for […]
Northstar Bike Park: Pumps on Pedals
The Northstar Bike Park has been hosting a women’s only event every Friday with discounted lift tickets and opportunities of guided rides and coaching. Most importantly, it’s an opportunity to meet and ride with other women riders in the community. Having led more than my share of group rides, I’m a huge fan of them […]
Northstar Bike Park Presents Ladies Night: Pumps on Pedals
Riding the bike park at Northstar can be intimidating at times if you’re not already a regular gravity rider. Even if you are, as a woman we’re often riding with male companions. Riding in the company of other female riders can sometimes make a big difference in progressing your skill set to the next level. We’re […]
Trail Riding at the Northstar Bike Park
Can you have fun riding a regular mountain bike at a bike park, or more specifically, the Northstar Bike Park? With a reputation for big rocks, loose soil and clouds of dust, Northstar has often been described as Gnarstar, for good reasons. We’ve always enjoyed our trips to the “local” bike park. As residents of […]
Northstar Bike Park Opening Weekend Photo Run: Gypsy Trail
The Northstar Bike Park opened for the 2014 season this weekend and we made it a point to be there for a day of gravity fed riding. The jump strewn Livewire trail never disappoints and has become my favorite warm up line on the mountain. The terrain at the park is known for dusty and loose […]
Rebuilt: the Aptos Pump Track
This weekend we managed to get away for a day and got a few loops in on the UCSC trails in Santa Cruz before heading to Aptos to check out the Mountain Bike Festival. The Aptos Pump Track had recently been rebuilt, and Inga was excited to get some time in on it— especially since […]