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12 | Feb | '15
Bryan Rivard
If the 60-degree winter weather in Puget Sound has caused your ski soul to sulk, grab your bike, Clif Bars, (and sunscreen!?), and check out this month’s Trail Highlight: Green Mountain.
Located on DNR land in Kitsap County, Green Mountain offers steady climbs, fast descents, and great skyline views of Bremerton, Seattle—and Mt. Rainier and Adams on clear days. The trail system offers a variety of rides like Wildcat—a good warmup climb, gaining 1100’ in 4.5 miles before a quick singletrack descent spotted with rock gardens.
11 | Feb | '15
Bryan Rivard
With snow in short supply in the Puget Sound area it’s a great time to be a mountain biker! And what better way to celebrate than with mountain bike movies, photos, and raffle prizes? Last Saturday nearly 250 people packed Gerk’s Ski and Cycle store in Issaquah for the 3rd Annual Winter Stoke Party and Dirt Junkie MTB Video & Photo Contest! Folks won sweet prizes in the silent auction and raffles, and everyone voted for their favorite photo and video.
Hosted by Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, the party was a huge success raising money for Evergreen’s Education Program. Best of all…Plenty of wintertime mountain bike stoke was generated along the way, and a stellar time was had by all! This year three of the eight videos entered took home sweet packs from Platypus--and all eight were shot by and/or starred Evergreen members!. If you didn’t make the party, you can check out this year’s winning entries below.
10 | Feb | '15
Bryan Rivard
“We learned a lot,” said Karen Edgerton who attended Evergreen's First Mountain Bike Lobby Day with her 10-year-old daughter Catie, “not only did we get to spread some mountain biking love, but Catie learned a lot about the way our political system works. She's excited to go back and watch the legislature in session.”
Last Wednesday (February 4th), Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance members traveled to the state capitol to speak with legislators about the importance of mountain biking in Washington.
Constituents of all ages met directly with their district legislators (one senator and two representatives) to raise awareness of the economic, social, and health benefits of supporting recreation and funding mountain bike projects across the state.
05 | Feb | '15
Bryan Rivard
It's a tough job, but we'd love for you to do it.
We're just a day away from Winter Stoke 2015 and man are we excited! Join us @8pm (doors at 7:30) at Gerk's in Issaquah! We've got a BUNCH of awesome local mountain biking videos for you, fantastic photography, and an auction packed with rad items.
Oh, and did we mention we're raffling off a full Transition Klunker Bike? Oh yeah, that's happening.
02 | Feb | '15
Bryan Rivard
Are you passionate about learning and teaching? Do you have the technical skills and love to share the thrills of mountain biking with others? Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance is seeking enthusiastic, positive, and above all, patient individuals for our Volunteer Instructor Team! Becoming an Evergreen Instructor is a great way to improve your technical skills and teaching skills, and connect with a great community of mountain bikers.
23 | Jan | '15
Bryan Rivard
What do all those things have in common? They're going to be at Winter Stoke on Saturday, February 7th!
So if you want to win a Niner Air 9 Frame, see brand new local MTB videos and photos, AND do something cool for Evergreen at the same time!
22 | Jan | '15
Bryan Rivard
Just a reminder that our education program will start back up in April! Thanks to the amazing work of our web guru we are working to add greater functionality to our website for people interested in signing up for an Evergreen class.
For those of you chomping at the bit to figure out your future plans and sign up, we are aiming to make registration for classes available by the middle of next month! So thank you for your continued interest and we look forward to seeing you out for some skill building in 2015!
20 | Jan | '15
Bryan Rivard
Race organizers to host ‘Sturdy Dirty Enduro’ at Tiger Mountain trails in Issaquah
Sturdy B Racing, a Seattle-based mountain bike team dedicated to promoting women in mountain biking through racing, organized rides and trail building, today announced the date and location for 2015’s second annual Sturdy Dirty Enduro, Washington State’s only women-specific mountain bike enduro race.
The result of a partnership with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and its program The Cascadia Dirt Cup, the event will be held at a new venue, Tiger Mountain in Issaquah, Washington on June 13, 2015. The popular trail system near Seattle has only in the last few years opened up to hosting limited race events.
20 | Jan | '15
Bryan Rivard
Tiger Mountain has seen an explosion in sustainable trails over the last few years thanks to Evergreen and DNR—from 7 miles in 2012 to over 14 miles today! And after DNR just recently completed Off-the-Grid you would think we’d be slowing down—but that’s not the case. There are currently two new trails being built on Tiger Mountain!