Welcome Powderhorn Bike Park as newest resort partner for 2018

We wish to welcome Powderhorn Bike Park as newest resort partner for 2018 offering premium Mountain Sports Club members BOGO/2 for 1 bike park tickets for summer/fall 2018. Join now and save daily riding this summer.

Up Coming Events 2018:

June 9th – Opening Day / Train to Hunt Regionals*
July 14th/15th – Train to Hunt Nationals*
July 21st/22nd – WEBE Motocross Race*
July 22nd – CBB Sunday Scramble Race #1
July 28th/29th – Scott Enduro
August 3rd/4th/5th – Rocky Mountain Race Series
August 12th – CBB Sunday Scramble Race #2
August 25th – Gears & Beers
September 2nd – CBB Sunday Scramble #3
September 16th – CBB Sunday Scramble #4
September 30th – Color Sunday*
October 6th/7th – CMU Regionals
October 7th – Closing Day

*These Events are not bike related.

Check out the riding options on the trail map

Bike Park Rates:
Full Day - $25 save up to $25 daily with BOGO
2PM-4PM - $15
Single Ride - $12

Weekend Pass - $50 (good for July & August)
Friday - $15 (good for July & August)

Adult Pass - $139
Youth Pass - $99

Adult (13 & up) Rentals:
Full Day - $79
½ Day - $45

Youth (12 & under) Rentals:
Full Day - $29
½ Day - $19

Adult Lessons:
2 hr. - $45
Lesson & Rental - $59

Youth Lessons:
2 hr. - $45
Lesson & Rental - $49

July 4th holiday, More Savings on Mountain Biking, Rafting, Zip LInes and More...

The weekend ahead leads us into the July 4th holiday weekend as the midway point of summer. There are celebrations across mountain resorts and their towns with fireworks, music and a plethora of activities. The resorts and areas have truly expanded summer offers and activities. Make this the weekend to escape to the mountains and enjoy lift served mountain biking, zip lines, rafting climbing walls and music at your favorite mountain destination. Summer membership special offer now half price, only $30(Regular $60). Register now and save for the next year.

The Mountain Sports Club continues to add more and more summer offers. New this week are the following discounts and savings for your enjoyment:

Lookout Pass - BOGO Ride the Hiawatha tickets for summer 2017. Save up to $10 daily.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort - New summer lodging offers. Save up to 30% on summer lodging and early booked winter 2017.18 vacations. BOGO day Adventure tickets and single scenic rides this summer 2017. Ge out and enjoy the mountain in the summer.

Summit Cove in Keystone, CO - Save up to 33% on lodging. Enjoy a summer of festivals at the base of Keystone Mountain.

Summer 2017 mountain offers and activities:

Brundage Mountain, ID - Save 20% on lift served mountain biking and scenic rides summer 2017.

Berkshire East/Thunder Mountain Bike Park, MA - BOGO lift served mountain biking and trail day pass midweek, Save up to 20% off on rafting and zip lines tickets/adventures

River Runners, CO - 4 locations in CO for rafting adventures. Save 20%.

Get out and enjoy summer 2017 with family and friends in the mountains.

Curt Gowdy State Park - camping and wide variety of Mountain Biking

We recently made short trek to Curt Gowdy State Park just outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Departing from Boulder Colorado the Friday before Labor Day, the drive proved to be just about 2 hours. While there was a little weekend traffic on Highway 25 north bound it was pretty mild. The actual mileage was just over 115 miles from town and signs marked the route from the highway.

The camping facilities were nice with spacious campsites easy for 2 families and up to 10 persons. We had booked 2 sites and there were other families from Boulder at other camp site locations as well. Everyone enjoyed being away from the city lights in the crisp mountain air and a spectacular sky full of stars and constellations. Always a great stargazing time in front of the roaring fire with smores and roasted marshmallows each evening. It was nice to enjoy the cool evenings given we were on the water at an elevation over 6,000 feet. The days were warm and making sure you have shade trees at your camp site on summer days would be advised. At night everyone bundled up to stay warm.

There is plenty of water in the park as there are three reservoirs - Granite Springs, Crystal and Upper Crow North. Fishing and boating permits are required and available at the park. Park Headquarters can be reached via phone at 307.632.7946.

Activities from hiking, bouldering, fishing, boating and lots of great single track abound. The fishing was good with a variety of trout in the lake/reservoir. A couple of the boys caught several trout that were served up over the fire and thoroughly enjoyed.

One of the highlights was the riding for our group. Our group enjoyed taking a wide range of ages for a mountain bike tour around the Granite Springs Reservoir and over to nearby Crystal Reservoir. It was nice intermediate single track that meandered around the lake. A great plan in theory but after a short while we came to find out a bit too tecnical of a ride in sections for the 7, 8 and 9 years olds in the group. We were seeing tight, rocky switchbacks that were not standard fare intermediate riding. The young ones had fun and were spirited but walked more than they had planned. We ended up shuttling them back in the van on the return. There was a more gentler return option but a strong head wind quickly changed our minds for the sake of avoiding meltdowns and revolts.

Here is a detail of the single track and mountain bike riding available in the area from IMBA. Another source we checked out in advance were the rider reviews from MTB Review as well. I do know we will be back and spend more time here riding and fishing.

Memorial Day, Camping and Mountain Biking in Colorado

The day after the Memorial Day weekend proves to be a good day of reflection of what lies ahead as the summer vacation season has now officially begun. In our first two years we have focused on winter in the mountains primarily, but now you will see our group begin to focus and provide more information and detail on summer activities in the mountains. Activities like mountain biking, camping, hiking, rafting, fly fishing guides and resort based events and activities where be our initial focus. Look for national and state based ides and directories over the coming months this summer. We have just published our first rafting and fly fishing guides, with several vendors offering discounted trips and online booking options to make planning your next mountain endeavor easier.

We had the good fortune to get out for an evening of camping this weekend at Buffalo Creek Campground located in the Pike National Forest of Colorado. Conveniently located with easy access from the front range it was our first time camping here. I had come to mountain bike ride several years ago as it is home to a wide range of classic and epic single track riding that is part of the Colorado Trail network. In searching for direction online I was surprised at how few and lacking directions were online.

In an effort to enable you to find this location we were able to finally get a physical address of the main Buffalo Creek Campsite. On the sign entering the campground we deciphered 28718 Red Skin Creek Road as the exact address in the Pike National Forest. Getting there was relatively easy as we made our way south from Boulder down Route 93, past Golden, Red Rocks and into Morrison. There we worked our way to Highway 285 past Conifer to Pine Junction. Take a left onto County Road 126 – Pine Valley Road – and continue 5 plus miles toward the town of Pine. Once here keep going past the first temptation, to not turn on Buffalo Creek Road as you enter town. On the left is a ranger office as well. Be sure to go through town and follow up the hill to you have reached the summit and you will see clearly marked signs on your right hand side. There is a quick turn in on the right for day parking for those here to simply take advantage of the great riding for the day. For those not able to send a night or three camping this is still a must ride area for the devout and serious mountain bike enthusiast.

Note the riding is not for hard core alpha only riders. There is quite a bit of variety for those who simply want great rolling single track surrounded but forest and great views of the mountain peak s surrounding the area. The area was hit hard several years ago with a dramatic fire that burned significant parts of the region. The riding through the recovering forest provides a sometimes eerie sense and now with the vegetation starting to recover, a chance to see mother nature’s recuperative powers. Check out the photo gallery we posted at My Mountain Sports Club.

Altitude – Ranges 7,000 – 9,000 feet. Drink lots of water and be sure to bring sunscreen and a shell for after noon showers.

Campgrounds – Lone rock campground, No web site found yet – 303.647.2350 and Meadows Creek which has great group camping. Our weekend here was part of a large group that spends each Memorial day here. See photo gallery for views of campground, riding and cooking options.