Epic Sponsors:
About the Ride Sponsors:
Recreational Sponsors:
Elementary Sponsors:
Nancy P's Baking Company
Great Harvest Bakery
Devore's Good Food
Strictly Organic Coffee Company
No Whiners Sponsors:
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests
Volunteers and riders like you!
The Rides
Meet: Skull Hollow
Mileage: 35 mile "cloverleaf" loop.
We have a fabulous ride in the Grey Butte / Smith Rock State Park area; a cloverleaf type of route with plenty of climbing, awesome views and enough tech to keep you on your toes. Everyone will meet and start the ride at Skull Hollow. Directions are found here and a map of this route can be found here.
Photo by Bob Woodward
Day 2 - Epic and Recreational - Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011:
Meet: at the Century Center, 70 SW Century Dr. (enter from 14th st. / Century Drive at the U.S. Bank)
Shuttle Departures: TBA
Both Epic and Recreational riders start with a shuttle to Mt. Bachelor area, which means in the long run everyone will do much moe downhill than uphill. Don't worry though, there will be more than enough climbing for all! Click this for a map of Saturday's routes.
Epic Riders: From Mt. Bachelor you will follow an historic BBFT route up Kwohl Wall, down to Lava Lake and then back to the horse camp at Todd Creek.
All Riders: From Todd Creek (down the road from Mt. Bachelor) everyone will follow our route up and over Flagline and down to Skyliner Snow Park to an Aid Station. Epic Riders will then climb up to Happy Valley and return back to Skyliner S.P. Everyone will climb up South Fork and follow a new singletrack route back to town and the Party!
Epic Mileage: 90 miles
Recreational Mileage: Approximately 45 miles
Saturday Night Party - 5:00 to 10:00pm - The tradition of swapping stories over great food and Deschutes Brewery Ales continues for the 17th Year! Marz Cart will be providing the cuisine. The party happens at the Century Center (handy how that's where you you left your car in the morning, huh?) Live music provided by Franchot Tone and don't forget the Raffle!
Photo by Melanie Fisher, 2007
Day 3 - Finale - Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011:
Meet: 10:00am at Scout Lake Day Use Area
Rider Meeting: 10:45am at Scout Lake Day Use Area
Ride: Departs at 11:00am
Aid and tech support is available somewhere near the middle of this ride.
Cache
Mountain Finale Classic. Honestly, this is my
favorite day in many ways; awesome scenery, great colors, rad single
track, great sense of accomplishment, good friends and good times! We'll
be using many of the same trails we use every year. Those who stick it out for Sunday seem to be justly rewarded
on a personal, dare I say spiritual level.
Note: We reserve the right to change any of these routes for any reason at any time. mKay?
Photo by Melanie Fisher, 2008