This weekend (July 31 to August 2, 2015) I will be up at Bear Mountain Resort for the BearTrax Freeride Mountain Biking Festival contributing social media and photography services to the event. BearTrax at Bear Mountain is the biggest biking event (so far) that the resort hosts annually. BearTrax (formerly known as Jumpship) will showcase some of the world’s best freeride mountain bikers, most of whom will move on to compete at Crankworx in Whistler, BC next weekend.
This FREE family-friendly event includes a kid-zone with bouncy castle for the kids, a beer garden by Vancouver Island Brewery for the big kids, iRide clinics for the kids from CyclingBC, air bag for amateur riders, and all kinds of vendors, food trucks and DJ Bellyfish to keep the tunes pumping.
Instagram Contest
You will also have a chance to win a Rocky Mountain Soul 27.5 mountain bike over the course of the weekend by getting your Instagram on! All you need to do it follow @RockyMountainBicycles and @BearMountainBikePark on Instagram and tag your best #BearTrax shots from the weekend with #RideTheBear to enter. The winner will be announced on Sunday, August 2nd 2015 by North Vancouver mountain biker, Brett Tippie at the awards ceremony.
The BearTrax Event Schedule
Friday, July 31st
- 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Rider Practice
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Rider Meet & Greet – Masters Lounge
- 7:00pm – 8:00pm | Rider Long Putt Event – Putting Green
Saturday, August 1st
- 10:00am – 1:00pm | Rider Practice
- 10:00am – 6:00pm | Expo & Airbag opens to public
- 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Beer Garden Open
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Amateur AirBag Competition (Kids)
- 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Rider Introductions
- 3:30pm – 6:30pm | Competition Session
- 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Award Ceremony
- 7:00pm – 9:30pm | Bill Johnson Blues Band – Main Stage
Sunday, August 2nd
- 10:00am – 12:00pm | Rider Practice
- 10:00am – 6:00pm | Expo & Airbag opens to public
- 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Beer Garden Open
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Amateur AirBag Competition (Celebrity)
- 3:30pm – 6:30pm | Best Trick & Whip Competition
- 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Awards Ceremony
For more information about the riders who will be participating, visit the BearTrax page on the Bear Mountain Resort website.
So come and #RideTheBear at Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria this weekend!
And if you see me up there, don’t be shy! Come on over and say hello!