Snowbasin, UT, to Add Brand-New Bike Park in 2026 SCOTT USA is proud to announce a new multi-year partnership with Snowbasin Resort, the No. 1 ranked ski resort in North America, naming the brand its official helmet and eyewear partner. The collaboration brings SCOTT’s industry-leading goggles, sunglasses, and helmets to Snowbasin’s winter and summer operations, reinforcing a commitment to elevating safety, performance, and guest experience across all seasons. Through […] Industry News Press Release | October 20, 2025 0 Comments
Crankworx MTB Tour Announces New Stop at Mont Sainte Anne, QC With Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, being left off the UCI MTB World Cup tour for 2026, many were devastated by this news. Just when mountain bike fans were saying their final goodbyes for the foreseeable future, Crankworx stepped in and dropped a bombshell on the mountain bike community: Crankworx has announced that Mont Sainte Anne will be the host of the […] Biking Brett Currie | October 20, 2025 0 Comments
BLM Gives Nod To e-Bikers in Moab, UT, Opening 200 Miles of Singletrack in 2026 The Moab Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently announced that starting in March 2026, Class 1 e-bikes will be allowed on more than 200 miles of singletrack trails in Moab, Utah. The rule change was first proposed last year, and public comment was taken in June 2025 on three alternatives: one that would not allow e-bikes, […] Biking Zach Armstrong | October 1, 2025 0 Comments
Durango, CO, to Host 2030 Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike World Championships The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that Durango, Colorado, will be the host city of the 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The event marks the 40-year anniversary from when the town of Durango and Purgatory Resort hosted the very first UCI mountain bike world championships races in 1990. The 2030 Worlds will take place from August 26 to September 1, 2030, featuring […] Industry News Press Release | September 29, 2025 0 Comments
UCI Downhill MTB World Cup at Lenzerheide, Switzerland—Final European Round Before Cup Heads to North America Lenzerheide, Switzerland – September 20, 2025 The Swiss Alps roared again this weekend as Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide played host to the eighth UCI Downhill World Cup of the season. A high-speed mix of root webs, compressions, and wide-open straights rewarded precision and punished hesitation. With just two rounds remaining in the 2025 season, every split mattered. Highlights included comebacks from […] Featured Article Brett Ploss | September 20, 2025 0 Comments
Canada’s Mountain Bike World Cup Shifts West: Whistler In, Mont Sainte Anne Out Western Canadian fans will be excited to hear that Whistler, BC, will be a stop on the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar. This, however, comes at the expense of a legendary venue in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec. Whistler Bike Park will host its first-ever World Cup event on September 25 through 27 but it will be strictly downhill. […] Biking Brett Currie | September 18, 2025 0 Comments
Park City Mountain, UT, Bike Patrol Votes to Unionize A summer of quiet organizing at Park City Mountain in Utah has ended in a decisive shift: the resort’s bike patrol voted to unionize, becoming the first group of summer employees at the resort to win collective bargaining rights. The move means that many patrollers who already belong to the ski patrol union in winter will now have union protections […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 16, 2025 0 Comments
Timberline, OR, Bike Park Report: Fall Riding Perfection with Tacky Dirt, Fresh Features, and Big Smiles Report for September 12, 2025 I try to visit the Timberline Bike Park at least once a year with my two boys. With the summer behind us, I saw some rain in the forecast and thought that it was time to make it up for some gravity laps. As we drove up, it was overcast and sprinkling and we thought […] Biking Brent Glogau | September 14, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Sunapee, NH, Bike Report—The Closest Lift-Served Downhill to Boston? Mt. Sunapee Bike Report from August 22, 2025 When you think of East Coast downhill biking, chances are Mt. Sunapee, New Hampshire, doesn’t come to mind. Yet if you live in the Boston area, Mt. Sunapee is actually one of the closest lift-served bike parks to you, being under a 2-hour drive (*without traffic*). With this in mind, and having […] Biking Liam Abbott | August 28, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Vincent Tupin’s Leap: A Jump So Big, You’d Think It Was A.I.-Generated French freerider Vincent Tupin as he takes on what might be the biggest cliff drop ever attempted on a mountain bike: 25 meters (85 feet) down, 31.3 meters (102.5 feet) across. To put that in a snowsports perspective, an Olympic halfpipe’s walls are 22 feet high and 64 feet apart. That makes the 31-year-old Tupin’s attempt even more stunning and […] Biking Gregg Frantz | August 18, 2025 1 Comment
Keystone Resort, CO, Bike Patrol Files Petition to Initiate Union Election On Wednesday, a majority of bike patrollers at Keystone Resort in Colorado filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold an election for union representation in affiliation with the United Mountain Workers (UMW, CWA Local 7781). The Keystone Professional Bike Patrol Association (KPBPA) is joining a growing movement of unionized outdoor industry workers to adapt to […] Biking CycleBrains | July 18, 2025 0 Comments
Italian Extreme Sports Icon Dies in 200-Meter Fall in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy Extreme sports icon Andreas Tonelli—a 48-year-old mountain biker and adventure sports guide from South Tyrol, Italy—has died after falling around 200 meters (656 feet) during a solo outing in Vallelunga, near Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy. Tonelli, who had amassed over 120,000 followers on social media through his high-altitude cycling and mountaineering content, was reported missing on Tuesday evening, July 15, when […] Biking Julia Schneemann | July 16, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Bike Park Report: Cone Runs and Lava Flows on a Sleeping Volcano Report for Saturday, July 12, 2025 Last summer, I took my two boys to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, to attend its Bike Camp for Kids. They had a blast and assumed we would do the same thing every year. Related: Mt. Bachelor, OR, Gravity Bike Camp Trip Report: The Most Fun Kids Can Have on Two Wheels Unfortunately, our busy summer […] Conditions Report Brent Glogau | July 13, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Bike Report: A Much Scarier Beast in the Summer Killington bike report from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 As the summer solstice came and went, I was once again reminded that the ski season is getting closer, yet it is still very much far away for us on the East Coast. And while there is not much we can do about that fact, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t dying to […] Biking Liam Abbott | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Shuts Down Trails After Several Cougar Encounters Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, will keep large sections of its mountain closed Monday after a string of cougar encounters over the weekend, the latest in a series of incidents. The most recent sighting happened Sunday morning on the Blackcomb side of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. A young family, out for a hike, described a tense moment when a woman […] Biking SnowBrains | June 23, 2025 0 Comments
Petition in Place to Honor Late Professional Rider Joel Alamo with Trail Naming at Trestle Bike Park, CO The mountain biking community is coming together to honor the life and legacy of Joel Alamo—a celebrated BMX and mountain biker whose influence extended far beyond the trail. Known not only for his skill and speed, Alamo was also widely regarded as a source of positivity, humor, and support within the biking world. Now, almost 250 people have signed a […] Industry News Brent Glogau | June 18, 2025 0 Comments
Sugarloaf, ME, to Open New England’s Newest Lift-Serviced Bike Park on July 4 This summer, Sugarloaf, Maine, will debut New England’s newest lift-serviced downhill mountain bike park, opening on July 4, with gravity-fed trails and stunning mountain views for riders of all abilities. The new Sugarloaf Bike Park marks a major milestone in the resort’s ongoing 2030 development plan, with a top-to-bottom flow trail launching the experience. The park’s debut trail, Emerald, is […] Biking Press Release | June 4, 2025 0 Comments
Riders Battle Heavy Snow and Slippery Trails in Mountain Bike World Cup Opener in Poland BIELSKO-BIAŁA, Poland — Elite mountain bikers from around the world opened the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season with dramatic victories and crashes this weekend in southern Poland, where freezing weather and treacherous trails tested even the best in the sport. British rider Tahnée Seagrave and France’s Loïc Bruni claimed hard-fought wins in the downhill competition at Szczyrk Mountain […] Biking Martin Kuprianowicz | May 19, 2025 0 Comments
Why Thursday Night Is The Best Night Of The Week In Salt Lake City, Utah “HAPPY THURSDAY!” A concerningly large group of cyclists shout at you as they pass by, swallowing up the street in Salt Lake City, Utah on any given Thursday night. The Nine-by-Nine, or “Nine” as locals refer to it, is an underground bicycle rally that suddenly appears at the intersection of 900 East and 900 South at 9 p.m. on Thursday […] Biking Martin Kuprianowicz | May 14, 2025 0 Comments
Bikes Meet Snow at “Slush N’ Spokes” Race This Weekend at Arapahoe Basin, CO This weekend, Saturday, May 10, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado is bringing back one of its most electrifying events with Slush N’ Spokes, a human-powered downhill bike race on snow that promises adrenaline, camaraderie, and full-throttle fun. If you’ve ever looked down a snowy ski run and thought, “I should ride my bike down that,” this event is your dream come […] Industry News Brent Glogau | May 6, 2025 0 Comments
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