Trip Report: Summer at Schweitzer Mountain, ID – Stoke Lives On The chair whooshed its familiar sound as we were whisked away from the Great Escape Quad chair lift base at Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho. I sighed with relief as I took in summer at Schweitzer from a unique vantage point. Although there was no snow on the ground, feeling the air under my feet and looking back at the […] Trip Report Katy McClintic | July 27, 2021 2 Comments
VIDEO: Can An E-Bike Make You Fast Enough To Train With A Pro Cyclist? An E-Bike is great to make cycling more accessible to those of us who aren’t as fast as our friends. But can we take that one step further? Can a mere mortal ride with an actual pro cyclist and keep up with them on a training ride? Related: E-Bikes: Same Great Workout, Less Actual Work? With a Ribble SL e […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 20, 2021 0 Comments
60% of Idaho Ski Areas Offer Summer Mountain Biking Adventures This article was provided courtesy of Ski Idaho BOISE, Idaho (June 14, 2021) — 11 of Idaho’s ski areas offer lift-served mountain biking, and four — Lookout Pass (plus the Route of the Hiawatha), Silver Mountain, Soldier Mountain, and Tamarack — have already opened their trails for the season. Five more — Bogus Basin, Brundage Mountain, Grand Targhee, Kelly Canyon, […] Cycle CycleBrains | June 16, 2021 0 Comments
Utah Gets New Hut-to-Hut Trail for Mountain Bikers The Aquarius Trail system, spanning 190-miles from Brian Head resort to the town of Escalante, is one of Utah’s newest and coolest offerings for mountain bikers. This ride makes its way around some of Southwestern Utah’s most striking landscapes and famous natural features, such as Bryce Canyon National Park, Escalante National Monument, and the Aquarius Plateau, as it descends over […] Cycle Anson Brown | April 26, 2021 0 Comments
The Lost Sierra Trail: Northern California’s New 300-mile Trail for All Users California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains offer world-famous recreation from Mount Whitney to Lake Tahoe. Yosemite’s grandeur, Lake Tahoe’s skiing, and more often steal the thunder from other parts of the stunning range. Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties as well as the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship are working together to create the “Lost Sierra Trail.” The Lost Sierra Trail connects the Sierra Nevada […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | March 19, 2021 4 Comments
Forest Service Seeks Improved Access at Lake Tahoe for Electric Bikes The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) wants to improve electric bike accessibility on its trails. The project would expand the number of trails in the basin that electric bikes are allowed on. The Forest Service is calling it the Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project. Related: Electric Bikes: Same Great Workout, Less Actual Work? Along with the […] Cycle Alex Mangels | March 5, 2021 5 Comments
VIDEO: What the Heck?! Danny Macaskill Throws an E-Bike Around Scottish Island Another must-watch video from mountain bike legend Danny Macaskill. In this one, he shows that e-bikes aren’t just for boomers, throwing it around like it’s light as a feather… I just got my hands on the new @Santa Cruz Bicycles Heckler e-mtb and took it for a wee adventure at home in Scotland. Related: Invasion of the E-Bikes. Coming to […] Cycle CycleBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Off-Road Vehicles Will Soon Be Allowed in Utah’s National Parks Off-road vehicles will soon be allowed in Utah’s national parks. The catch is they must stay on the road. Related: New Policy Allows E-Bikes On National Park System Trails Yet there are concerns. Conservationists fear rule-breakers will cause permanent damage at Utah’s five most popular national parks — Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion. Currently, ATVs and UTVs […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 2, 2019 2 Comments