Crank Sisters Advanced Ride: Tiger Mountain

Crank Sisters Advanced Tiger Mountain:  This is a no-drop ride and we will regroup as needed. Please know your skill set and be prepared for a lot of climbing. You should be able to stay on your bike most of the time and walk a section here and there —Please already have successfully ridden at least one of the following to do this ride middle/lower PT, OTG, Atlas, CCDH, and/or No Service. 

 RSVP:

Before you RSVP for this ride, please sign the waiver at https//.www.evergreenmtb.org/my/waiver: Right click and click open in new window. This waiver needs to be signed once a year. When you click the link, it will tell you whether you have signed this year. If not, it will give you a link to sign it.

• Please cancel your RSVP before the ride time if you can’t make the ride. Text the rider leader Bobbie Howard: 425-219-3110 if you have to cancel within two hours of the ride.Please RSVP at least 2 hours before the ride.

Route: The route will be decided by the group.  Remember this is an Advanced ride as we will be riding spicy blue and black trails. Below is the list of possible trails:

Master Link and Quick Link: smooth climbing trail with some roots and rocks

East Summit: Blue Trail: downhill with roots and rocks

Side Hustle: Blue Trail: flowing with berms and rollers to jump or just roll
Iverson: Green/Blue Trail: rolling with roots and rocks

Inside Passage: Blue Trail: fast flow with some roots and rocks and exposed ridge

Joy Ride: Spicy Blue Trail: many roots and rocks with slight downhill

OTG: Single Black Trail: many rollable rooty and rocky drops

NOTG: Single Black Trail:  Drops and rollable drops which are rooty and rocky

Close Encounters: Double Black Trail:  Very Steap with corners, roots, and rocks

ET: Spicy Blue: Steap corners, roots and rocks 

NW Timber: Blue Trail: Up and down flowing with exposed ridge at times.

Atlas: Really Spicy Blue Trail:  Steap downhill with tight berms and rocky rooty

and others

Directions: 

From Seattle take Exit 25 off of I90 to HWY 18 .  Take a right at the bottom of the off ramp.  Drive about 4 miles until you see the East Summit sign on your right.  Soon after the East Summit sign you will see the wide gravel parking lot on your right.  Meet at the upper parking lot by the rest rooms.  Discover Pass Required if parking at upper parking lot.  

• Restroom: there are restrooms at start.

Ride leader contact info:  Bobbie Howard (425) 219-3110. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this ride

Equipment:

• Please bring a mountain bike in good working order, helmet, 2+ liters of water, electrolytes, backpack with many snacks, and spare bike tube.

Conditions for cancellation: (heavy wind, lightning, flooding etc.) If a ride must be canceled, the ride leader will attempt to contact anyone signed up by 3pm the day before the ride or in the morning day of ride.