IMBA Trail News

Fall 2006

Volume 19, Number 3

OPINION

• Out of the Shadows
  -- An essay for the 2006 IMBA Freeride Guide by Richard Cunningham, Editor-at-Large, Mountain Bike Action magazine

The Fourth Annual Freeride Guide

• A Note From Kona, Official Sponsor of the IMBA Freeride Guide
  -- Why we sponsor freeriding resources and advocacy.
• Overcoming Objections to Freeriding
  -- Basic ideas for countering arguments against freeriding.
• The Emergence of Bike Parks
  -- These playgrounds are popping up all over and riders are loving them.
• Oregon's Black Rock Trail System
  -- A freeride success story.
• Kona/IMBA Grants Fuel Freeriding
  -- A complete list of grant winning groups since 2004.
• Great Places to Freeride on Public Land
  -- A few examples where clubs have helped develop freeriding on pubic lands.
• Epic Rides: Now Infused with Freeride Flavor
• Air Controllers: About the Whistler Bike Patrol
  -- Plus 5 tips for patrolling freeride areas.