For years the Skibowl bike park on Mt. Hood has primarily been destination to the core gravity riding community. Host to DH races with a well-earned reputation for fast, sketchy fire road descents, a burly rock garden and technical double black diamond pro course, it has been the go-to riding spot for Portland area DH riders. […]
Return to SkiBowl: NW Cup Round 3
Mount Hood Ski Bowl is the classic NW bike park, having served as the nucleus of the DH scene for decades. Taking a break from helping with a bike demo at Sandy, I stopped in to walk the course as well as check out some of the riding at the third round of the Northwest […]
Gateway Green Build Journal: Week Two
The fellas have been hard at work at Gateway Green, charging through and cutting trail. Not only have they broken through the initial section in the trees, but this week the first call for volunteers went out. A few hardy volunteers stepped up, helping on site Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Being that its Portland and rains half the […]
A bike park at Timberline?
The rumors were confirmed yesterday, when the page on the Timberline website went live. We’ve all been hearing about the possibilities of a world class bike park coming to Oregon, and the odds of having such a facility (just an hour away) is becoming that much closer to being a reality. Even better, Timberline has […]