Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort has teamed up with Squatters Pubs and Beers to create the Full Suspension Mountain Bike Series, featuring an adrenaline-charged course through Snowbird’s diverse terrain.
“This series of four races is a fun way to showcase Snowbird’s new single track mountain bike trails,” said Dave Fields, Snowbird’s Vice President of Resort Operations. Renowned mountain bike trail builder Troy Duffin designed and built Snowbird’s new single track trails over the past two years.
Each lap of the course is a five-mile loop with 80% single-track and about 600 feet of climbing. The clockwise loop begins under the Tram cable at the base of the resort and heads to Black Jack Gully, then winds across the mountain, through the forest, all the way to Baby Thunder, and returns to Snowbird Center on Dean’s Trail.
There are seven categories in the series, based on rider ability level:
- Pro Men – three laps
- Expert Men – three laps
- Pro/Expert Women – three laps
- Sport Men – two laps
- Sport Women – two laps
- Beginner Men – one lap
- Beginner Women – one lap
The first-ever mid-week mountain bike race series will be held at Snowbird on July 19, 26 and Aug. 2 and 16, 2012. Participants must register at the event for $20. Each registrant will receive a Full Suspension Pale Ale or a Squatters Brewhouse Root Beer. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and the races begin at 6 p.m. Prizes include Aerial Tram tickets, Snowbird Summer Activity Passes and Wasatch Beer prizes.