Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia, Celebrates Summer Opening of its Mountain Bike Park While Northern Hemisphere resorts are gearing up for the 23/24 ski seasn, Australian Thredbo Ski Resort just celebrated the summer opening of its Mountain Bike Park. Turn-out for opening day at Thredbo’s MTB Park was massive, which a huge number of guests turning out to ride over 40 kilometres of lift-accessed gravity terrain. A testament to the huge turnout, today […] SnowBrains | November 19, 2023 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] Hestra Mountain Bike Gloves It’s no secret that Hestra makes some of the highest quality winter gloves money can buy. I have a pair of Hestra Vertical Cut ski gloves that are at least 10 years old and still going strong. Hestra also makes bike gloves, and they recently sent me the All Mountain Sr., Ergo Grip Enduro, and Bike Long Sr. Gloves to […] Gear Review Mike Lavery | October 4, 2023 0 Comments
Brighton Resort, UT, Announces its First Ever Mountain Bike Trail Brighton Resort in Utah announced recently that it has broken ground on its first-ever mountain bike trail, continuing a broader trend among ski resorts nationwide, which are increasingly diversifying into year-round operations. The project is still in its early stages, but plans are set for a comprehensive mountain bike trail system in the years to come. “We are starting on our […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 1, 2023 0 Comments
Bear Valley Resort, CA, Had to Cancel its Mountain Bike Season This Year Because There’s Still Too Much Snow Who would have thought that too much snow could be a bad thing? That seems to be the case for Bear Valley Resort, situated near the charming town of Bear Valley in California, whose mountain bike season has been officially canceled due to lingering snow. It’s mid-July… The resort reported that it will not open its mountain bike operations this […] Industry News CycleBrains | July 17, 2023 0 Comments
Long-Awaited McCall, ID, Mountain Bike Trail Opens to Rave Reviews McCALL, ID (Thursday, June 29, 2023) — The countdown is on to the official opening of a new 6.3-mile trail connecting the popular Bear Basin and Brundage Mountain Resort trail systems just outside McCall, Idaho. A mid-mountain ribbon-cutting event will be held at the top of the trail at 3:00 pm on Friday, July 7, 2023, to mark its official opening. […] Cycle SnowBrains | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Announces Mountain Bike Park Upgrades & More for Summer ‘23 Eden, Utah (June 14, 2023) — Powder Mountain announced a slate of improvements for summer 2023 highlighted by the addition of several new trails, expanding its growing mountain bike trail system. The new trails, events and offerings solidify Powder Mountain as a true mountain biking and summer adventure destination. New Mountain Bike Trails Set to open July 6, the Powder […] Cycle CycleBrains | June 14, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Skier Chases Mountain Biker Kilian Bron Down World’s Tallest Sand Dune View this post on Instagram A post shared by GoPro (@gopro) Humans are cool. Skier Victor Broquedis chased mountain biker Kilian Bron down Cerro Blanco, the world’s tallest sand dune which measures 3,860’ from base to peak. Incredible! The line looks just about as good as any mid-winter pow run, except that it’s in the scorching heat of the Atacama […] Cycle CycleBrains | May 19, 2023 0 Comments
First-Ever Dedicated Lift-Accessed Mountain Bike Park in Western US to be Built in Colorado’s Front Range There are over 6,000 mountain bike trails in Colorado. Most of them are multi-use, meaning they must be shared with hikers, trail runners, and sometimes horses. None of the trails are served by a dedicated lift-accessed bike park. Two cyclists want to change that. Phil Bouchard and Jason Evans are the cofounders of Shadow Mountain Bike Park. They have been […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 6, 2022 0 Comments