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21 | May | '26
Vivika Stamolis
Over the past decade, the Loup Loup trail system in the Okanogan has evolved into a growing network of purpose-built singletrack shaped by local trail builders, volunteers, and a long-term community vision.
18 | May | '26
Vivika Stamolis
Words by Chris Bloom, Southwest Chapter
If you've ever shuttled up Larch Mountain, pointed your bike down Cold Creek or Thrillium or Sixth Sense, and rolled back to the Yacolt Burn Trailhead grinning like an idiot, congratulations. You've just participated in one of the Pacific Northwest's more improbable happy endings.
You already know about the fire. It's in the name and it's in the soil if you dig down a few inches. What you might not know is everything that had to happen between 1902 and your last lap down Thrillium to turn a 238,000-acre scorch mark into one of the best trail systems in the Pacific Northwest. That part is a much better story.
13 | May | '26
Vivika Stamolis
WHAT A WEEKEND 🫶
Shovel & Shred began in 2021 at North Mountain in Darrington, a weekend for women and non-binary riders to grow their skills and confidence by spending a day building trails, followed by a day of riding those trails, alongside expert builders and pro athletes.
Photos by Cassie Bergman
06 | May | '26
Vivika Stamolis
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (EMBA), in partnership with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), will celebrate the official grand opening of the Cookie Cutter Trail System in the Naneum Ridge State Forest on May 16, marking a major milestone for mountain biking and outdoor recreation in Kittitas County. This new system opens access to 12 new singletrack trails, totaling about 14 miles, along with a new skills area featuring seven short trails.
05 | May | '26
Vivika Stamolis
A large block of privately owned forestland in the Snoqualmie Valley—commonly known as Tokul—is being offered for sale as part of a broader land portfolio. This includes thousands of acres of working forest near Fall City, with a mix of timber value, conservation potential, and future development considerations.
30 | Apr | '26
Vivika Stamolis
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance has completed installation of a new adaptive mountain bike (aMTB)-specific trail rating system and signage across the Trek at Tehaleh trail network—marking a major milestone for accessible trail systems in the region.
28 | Apr | '26
Vivika Stamolis
Have you ridden Super Pump yet this year?
Super Pump is one of our older trails at Black Diamond Open Space (BDOS) that we rebuilt last fall, marking the final phase of a larger reroute project in the park.
Super Pump was completed after a collaborative effort between Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and King County Parks.
The project was led by Evergreen trail builder Jeremy Bushnell, who oversaw the rebuild as part of the broader work happening in the area.
20 | Apr | '26
Vivika Stamolis
𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 is our 17-minute documentary film that goes behind the scenes of how we build and update trails to accommodate adaptive mountain bikes (aMTB), and how we are growing a strong aMTB community through education programs in partnership with Outdoors for All. It shares the stories of two aMTB athletes here in Washington and the collaborative work behind our trail updates and programming that support riders of all abilities.
18 | Apr | '26
Alexandra Toombs
A piece published this week by Singletracks put a number on something most riders already feel: building mountain bike trail is expensive, and it keeps getting more expensive.