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I'm from the US, and before Covid we planned a MTB to Europe. Don't want to do a ton of driving, but I'd like to hit up at least 2 different parks. Good food, decent lodging and great riding are my priorities. More into quality than quantity, and prefer intermediate flow trails. Looking at...

I just got back from a 5 day trip to Killington Bike Park with my son. I'm 43, certainly not old, but I'm not 20 anymore so it takes a little longer to recover despite being in pretty decent shape for my age. I started riding bike parks 3 years ago, and this year since I have my own FS, I went...

So when they reopen for the summer I was planning to go to some lift-served downhill near/within Massachusetts and the two contenders are Thunder Mountain and Highland. Thunder is closer overall but I've heard great things about highland. What do all of you think?

This summer, the Snowmass Bike Park enters the second year of its multi-year trail expansion project. Combining machine and hand built sections, a new advanced hybrid trail will start from the top of the Elk Camp chairlift and descend 4.8 miles to the gondola mid-station, opening in phases. The...

A new lift-assist mountain bike park will soon grace the slopes of Snoqualmie Pass, just an hour's drive east of Seattle on I-90. Site flagging has begun under a design contract, with construction scheduled to begin next summer. Barring unforeseen delays, officials expect a 2019 opening...

Editor's Note: This article was written by Alex Fowler, Professional bike park Builder/Designer and Action Sports Construction LLC Founder. For more information visit ActionSportsConstruction.com. An outdoor activities report conducted in 2014 found that there are over 46 million people road...

During the off-season this year, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Bali to check out the riding on the island. I stayed at the amazing Chillhouse, a surf and bike retreat run by one of the nicest most genuine mountain bikers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Alex...

Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park is the crown jewel in the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance effort to bring world-class trails and mountain bike riding to Washington State. Built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers, Duthie Hill focuses on expanding the mountain biking community. While the four...

Though former Swiss national downhill champion Claudio Caluori is a few years removed from competition, bikes still occupy the lion's share of his time. As if managing the Gstaad-Scott Bikes World Cup Downhill Team, doing his amazing ride-and-describe world cup course previews and helping...

Four buddies from Argentina went to France to ride Chatel Bike Park. Unfortunately, they were a little too confident and their leader, Juan Cruz Paez had no idea where he was going, but was ready to huck every feature. The three guys behind put their fate in Juan Cruz and this is the result...

Update: Build Gateway Green - How to get great trails for the price of an inner tube. An inner tube costs roughly $5. When you get a flat in the middle of nowhere, that $5 investment seems like a small price to keep rolling. Portland's Build Gateway Green project can do even better-it can turn...

BikePark Wales opens on Saturday 24th August 2013 After 5 years of research, preparation and construction BikePark Wales will opens its doors to the public this Saturday 24th August. For the very first time the UK will have a full scale mountain bike park with all the facilities required to...

First West Coast Indoor Bike Park Now Open for Business The Lumberyard MTB Launch Party June 9 Portland, OR-The Lumberyard, Portland's new indoor bike park, recently opened its doors. The 48,000 square foot facility includes jump lines, pump tracks, skill sections and technical trail riding for...

The weather could not have been more perfect for the riders attending the first ever Ray's Dirt Jam Pro/Am. The riding from every class was on a crazy high level, and its amazing how all the kids in the amateur class now a days could have won the pro contest only a few years ago. Best of all...

Eastern States Cup Race #6 at Plattekill Bike Park Featuring The Hookit.com and Monster Energy Spots and Sessions Tour The Eastern States Cup #6 DH MTB Series Race marks the halfway point in the series for 2011 at Plattekill Bike Park. What better way to mark this weekend than to race at...

The second installment in the 5-part Whistler Mountain Bike Park's Elements of Perfection video series is now live. ROCK You are more than a mere part of the earth. You are the earth. You erupt from deep volcanic faults or collect in ancient processes. Upon impact, you give nothing, but you...

New video highlighting the diversity of offerings at Valmont Bike Park. Hope you like what you see!

Here's a fresh pic of the new and improved Dirt Room at Rays Indoor Bike Park in Cleveland. Here's Andy, Dirt Room Trail Boss admiring his hard work! Don't forget, the retail store inside the park is open, and new product is flowing in. We have decorated our wall with some refreshing new items...

Panorama teams up with Rockstar to launch an 'inventive' mountain bike contest PANORAMA, B.C. - June 15, 2011 - Panorama Mountain Village and Rockstar have joined forces for a summer contest that will have downhill mountain bike riders spinning their gears for ideas. The 'Rockstar Bike Rodeo -...

Mtbr Rides Ray's I have to admit that I was a little intimidated when I first got the invitation to come and ride Ray's new indoor MTB park for the Grand Opening of their new location in Milwaukee, WI (the original Ray's MTB park has been located in Cleveland, OH since 2004). I had seen the...