Steamboat Springs Training

Spending time in Steamboat Springs this week visting my parents with Mira and of course training.

Day 1

Easy out and back along river road, still recovering from the Tahoe Solstice weekend.





Day 2

Riding with the family on the Yampa River Core trail. Mira and I sporting the tandem cruiser.





Day 2 evening

Racing the Steamboat Springs town challenge MTB hill climb. 2000' feet in 4.5 miles staring at 7000' and ending at 9000'. About 1/2 up I faded off the back of my group, 40+ local MTB experts, finishing a good 6 minutes off the wining pace to finish 12 out of 16th. My time was 49.26. Tough effort !, but rewarded with 2000' of single track downhill.





Day 3

Around emerald mtn loop, 2 hours of steady state.

Solstice Weekend in Tahoe

My good friend and very fast MTB racer Sharon Hill organized a Tahoe camping/riding trip over Solstice weekend.

Day 1

After a slow morning with a few unexpected hassles we got underway and met up with Tahoe local Mario, who had two rides and a shuttle service set up for us. Ride #1 was a shuttle ride up to a point above Diamond Peak Ski Area, and a wicked fast and smooth 30 minute downhill. Ride #2 was a shuttle ride up to Rose Meadows and a ride out along the Tahoe Rim trail and down tunnel trail to lakeside.

Day 2 (Solstice)

For day 2 our group split up with the Storm Trooper downhillers, Sharon and Jim heading to North Star for a day for lifts and rips, while the Jedi cross country riders guided by Monica set out on 5 hour epic ride. Starting at Squaw Valley the Jedi's crossed 89 and rode up Western States trail to the top of Watson peak, for a 40 minute winding and smooth single-track downhill back to 89.