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The Pyrenees Are Massively Underrated as an MTB Destination… And IMO, Better than the Alps

Confession time: when I was en-route to Europe for a three-week tour of as many of the best mountain bike trails as I could fit in, I considered my first week-long stop in the Pyrenees mountain range, which forms the border between France and Spain (with Andorra sandwiched in between) a preview, an appetizer to the main …

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5 Epic MTB Descents in the Spanish Pyrenees You Need to Ride Before You Die

I set a tall order for myself when I visited Spain: mountain bike the very best enduro-friendly singletrack trails that the Spanish Pyrenees has to offer. It was a tall order for my guide as well, but he confidently rose to the challenge. Jordi Bonet of MTB Dreams assembled a complex 5-day itinerary that involved …

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Forest City, CA: A Ghost Town Renaissance

While trying to sell me on the idea of buying a house in Forest City, 62 miles north of Auburn on Highway 49, my friend Ruedy paused and commented to his friends, “She’s got short hair so it’s not a problem.”  Responding to the quizzical look on my face, he explained that the particular house …

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East Coast Isolation: Mountain Biking in West Virginia

You don’t end up in Snowshoe, West Virginia, by accident. It is, decidedly, in the middle of nowhere. The nearest town of any size – Marlinton – is 30 miles away, and its population barely cracks a thousand people. From Atlanta, where I live, it was a nine and a half hour drive, the last …

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Off the Lifts and Into the Backcountry in the French Alps

The Morzine and Les Gets area is best-known for their bike park trails and the extreme freeride lines tucked away beneath the towering pine trees that cover the mountainsides. As my guide for the weekend, Jo Pauly of RideAbility, commented, “if you live in Morzine and don’t need a DH bike to ride the trails …

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