Tiger on the weekend is a recipe for crowds, no parking and noobs. I'm a weekday rider, and that again paid off today at Tiger to ride EMBA's newly opened Atlas. I climbed up to Inside Passage, then spotted the Atlas trailhead off the trail on the right. Atlas is primarily cut by hand and by riders, so it's loose, soft and full of gnar. It's correctly rated blue, but I'd call it a dark blue or grey with some mentally challenging steep downhill switchbacks and lots of broken roots, stumps and rollable drops. It's physical, pay attention! 

Thanks again to the awesome team at EMBA. We are truly spoiled by their ongoing efforts.