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UROC Trail Report August 21st:

Another great week has rolled by in Crowsnest and we are inching closer to our 4th Annual Bee’s Knees Enduro on September 12-13th. A successful event is only as good a the group who puts it on, and we have been very fortunate over the last couple of years to have an outstanding volunteer base within our UROC membership.

Here is the link to our volunteer sign up for the event: https://volunteersignup.org/EDRAL

There are lots of great positions and anyone who is able to lend a hand is greatly appreciated. As a volunteer we will give you a complimentary meal, beverage, and we usually have some great volunteer prizes or swag. UROC is a community organization built on and by volunteers. We hope that you will come out and be part of the fun at another great event.

In other trail news, our trail crew contributes to tackle the growing vegetation on the trails and repair trail tread as needed. Because of our crew, the trails are in great shape, despite the lack of rain. They also repaired a broken toe on our beloved Electric Monkey statue this week. Their job has a wide scope of duties!

We might end up with a could rain showers over the weekend, but nothing significant enough to keep people off the trails. No events that affect our trail network. Just a great time to soak in those last summer days.

Happy Trails!

Big weekend ahead for Bentley Togo as he takes on Nationals! 🇨🇦

We’re proud to cheer him on and can’t wait to see him compete at the Super Sprint National Champs on Saturday!

Go get ’em, Bentley! 💪

Final race night of the season!

UROC - United Riders of Crowsnest is wrapping up the Friday night races at Pass Powderkeg on Friday, August 28th and is coming out to hang with us.

SRAM MTB will have a tent set up from 4–8pm at the lodge at Pass Powderkeg with some product to show off, swag to give out, and a chance to chat with the SRAM crew. Plus, they’re buying the first round 👀🍺

Come hang, have a brew, try your hand at racing, and maybe get some swag!

See you at there 🤙

A little sneak peek of what’s already arriving…👀
Winter gear is showing up, and we’re already getting excited for it.
But for now… it’s still bike season. 😉🚲

The MEGA BIKE BLOWOUT is on!

We’re clearing out summer inventory to make room for… well, you know👀❄️

Save on:
-Bikes and accessories
-Watersports gear
-Spring/Summer apparel, bike wear
…and more!

The name says “Bike Blowout,” but there’s a whole lot more than bikes on sale. If its summer related, its marked down.

Prices won’t get better than this. If you’ve been waiting for a deal, this is it.

Shop in-store or online at Alpenland.ca.

UROC Trail Report August 14th:

The rains have come and gone and this will give our trails a huge reset back to some great hero dirt and spring like conditions, at least for a couple of days. We are hopeful that this big system of wet weather provided some relief to our neighbouring communities dealing with wildfires.

It is race day for anyone planning on competing in our Friday Night Race Series at Pass Powderkeg. The trails will be so good after soaking up this moisture, and although the temps are not going to be super high today, conditions couldn’t be better. Tonights track is a run down the newly constructed Tail Mix, which is also going to be featured in our upcoming Bee’s Knees Enduro. Registration starts at 6pm. $10 gets you an entry and a beverage post race. We have some great prizing to give away and you don’t have to be the fastest to go home with some swag. All racers must be on course by 7:15pm so we can get this wrapped up by 8pm. After everyone being stuck inside for a couple of days, we are hoping for a great turnout.

This week our trail crew dealt with heavy smoke early in the week, then the opposite with extremely wet conditions at the end of the week. They have been fighting back the vegetation on Knotty Flo, Jiffy Pop and Double Dirt to keep those climb trails clear. The crew went up to Big Bear to make some repairs after the last couple of events rolled through, and they were out exploring some re-routes to modernize some legacy trails in York Creek. Our Trail Crew was also able to locate a small fire that had started below Double Dirt and with the help of the Municipal Fire Department, they were able to put it out. Not sure on the cause of the fire, but luckily they were able to control it before it became a big problem.

The temps will be warming up for Saturday and Sunday and it will be an excellent weekend to be out on the trails. The lodge is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The smoke should be dissipated for now, so if you haven’t ridded in a while, this will be a great weekend to come out.

Happy Trails.

This Friday, August 14th, is our third installment of our Friday Night Race Series at Pass Powderkeg. This week we will be putting our racers up against the clock on Trail Mix, a fun trail to ride, but it gets tricky the faster you try to go. This is a great opportunity to try it out before racing it for Bee’s Knees Enduro.

Registration is at 6pm at the lodge. $10 gets you an entry into the race, and a beverage of your choice afterwards. Like usually we have a bunch of prizing to give away across a range of categories. Last racer must be on course by 7:15. This one is a very easy climb! We are hoping to get another great turnout. With rain in the forecast this week it is going to be hero by Friday.

Come out and give it a shot. See you Friday at 6 at the lodge.

Trailside Maintenance Clinic = FULL!

Missed out on a spot? No worries! Send Traci an email or give the Blairmore shop a call to get your name on the list for the next clinic. We’ll let you know as soon as we have another one on the books!

Thanks to everyone who grabbed a spot...we can’t wait to wrench with you! 🔧

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