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Lift Rides to the Backcountry: Exploring the Grandiose Welschtobel Trail in Switzerland

Here in the US, “lift rides” and “backcountry” are two mutually-exclusive terms. But in Europe, they don’t have to be. On my second day riding in Switzerland we used a pair of lifts to access one of the most remote trails that I had the chance to ride in the Alps: the Welschtobel Trail. Using the …

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20,000 Feet of Descending in One Day – Get a Biketicket 2 Ride!

Have you ever heard a friend tell you a tale of an epic trail, and knew that you just had to go and experience that mountain bike ride for yourself? That’s exactly how my first trip to Switzerland began. I was sitting at a brewery in Colorado chatting with a friend of mine, Zack Vestal of Scott …

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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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Watch: Riding the Edge of a 650-Foot-Tall Dam!

“Balancing a bike on one of the highest dams in Europe, the Koelnbreinsperre in Austria, which has a height of 200m.” -Fabio Wibmer

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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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