2016 Cross Country Mountain Bike Races
Snowball Special Fat Bike Race
Date: January 30, 2016
Location: Sun Valley Nordic Center, Sun Valley, Idaho
Event Type: 20K/40K and 40K Relay Fat Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Sun Valley, The Elephant’s Perch and Fat Bike Advocacy Group, http://www.snowballfatbike.com/
Registration: http://www.snowballfatbike.com/#!register/c1c9t
Winterfest 40 Fat Bike Race
Date: February 20, 2016
Location: Stanley, Idaho
Event Type: 20K/40K Fat Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Sawtooth Society ( http://www.sawtoothsociety.org ), https://www.facebook.com/stanleyfatbike
USA Cycling Fat Bike National Championships
Date: February 27, 2016
Location: Powder Mountain Resort, Ogden, Utah
Event Type: Fat Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: USA Cycling, http://www.usacycling.org/2016/fat-bike-nationals
Registration: USA Cycling annual license required, https://www.usacycling.org/register/2016-20
20th Annual Barking Spider Bash
Date: April 9, 2016
Location: Hemingway Butte Off-Highway Vehicle Park, Melba ID (take I-84 Nampa exit for S ID-45 to ID-78, just across Snake River, then take ID-78 South ~0.5 miles to Upper Reynolds Creek road, and head west for ~2 miles past stinky feed lot to the OHV Park)
Event type: Cross Country, XC, Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Wild Rockies Racing, http://www.wildrockiesracing.com/
Registration: Webscorer Login and Race Registration
Sage Brush Scramble
Date: April 23, 2016
Location: Larson-Miller Medical Waste Disposal, 3315 South Simco road (I-84 exit 74, 3 miles South on Simco road)
Event Type: Short Track Cross Country, STXC, Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: 2016 Knobby Tire Series, http://www.knobbytireseries.com/
Registration: Select Event Location “Idaho” at https://www.usacycling.org/register/
Wednesday Night Eagle MtB Short Track (#1)
Date: May 4, 2016
Location: Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Rd (2 miles north of State Street), Eagle, Idaho
Event Type: Short Track Cross Country, STXC, Mountain Bike on ~1.5 mile course
Event Promoter / Flyer: Joseph Gallegos Team Boise Rush, http://www.usacycling.org/events/flyer.php?permit=2016-1205″
Registration: Athlete 360 https://wednightmtbshorttrack.athlete360.com/
Wednesday Night Eagle MtB Short Track (#2)
Date: May 11, 2016
Location: Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Rd (2 miles north of State Street), Eagle, Idaho
Event Type: Short Track Cross Country, STXC, Mountain Bike on ~1.5 mile course
Event Promoter / Flyer: Joseph Gallegos Team Boise Rush, http://www.usacycling.org/events/flyer.php?permit=2016-1205″
Registration: Athlete 360 https://wednightmtbshorttrack.athlete360.com/
Coyote Classic
Date: May 14, 2016
Location: Avimor Community Park Pavilion (ID-55 ~10 miles North of State Street)
Event type: Cross Country, XC, Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: 2016 Knobby Tire Series, http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
Registration: Click on the “ALL Races Online Pre-Registration” link at http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
Wednesday Night Eagle MtB Short Track (#3)
Date: May 18, 2016
Location: Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Rd (2 miles north of State Street), Eagle, Idaho
Event Type: Short Track Cross Country, STXC, Mountain Bike on ~1.5 mile course
Event Promoter / Flyer: Joseph Gallegos Team Boise Rush, http://www.usacycling.org/events/flyer.php?permit=2016-1205″
Registration: Athlete 360 https://wednightmtbshorttrack.athlete360.com/
12 Hours of Disco
Date: May 21, 2016
Location: Discovery Hill, Salmon, Idaho
Event Type: 12 hour Cross Country, XC, Mountain Bike Marathon; individual, 2, or 4 person relay teams
Event Promoter / Flyer: Ride Salmon, http://www.ridesalmon.com/#!12-hrs-of-disco-2016/c14rv
Registration: https://www.usacycling.org/register/2016-414
USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships
Date: June 4, 2016
Location: Columbia County, Georgia
Event Type: Marathon Cross Country Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: USA Cycling, http://www.usacycling.org/national-championships
Event Promoter / Flyer: USA Cycling 2015 Flyer (same location), https://www.usacycling.org/2015/marathon-mountain-bike-nationals
Registration: USA Cycling annual license required, http://www.usacycling.org/national-championships
Knobby 9 to 5
Date: June 11, 2016
Location: Jug Mountain Ranch, McCall ID (take ID-55 ~2 miles South of McCall, head East on E Lake Fork road ~3 miles to Jug Mountain Ranch Golf Course club house)
Event type: 8 hour Cross Country, XC, Mountain Bike Marathon; individual, 2, or 4 person relay teams
Event Promoter / Flyer: 2016 Knobby Tire Series, http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
Registration: Click on the “ALL Races Online Pre-Registration” link at http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
Fox Trot 40 and Fox Trot 8 Cross Country Races
Date: June 25, 2016
Location: Ketchum Town Square, Ride Sun Valley Expo; Shuttle rides will be provided to and from the start / finish areas; the ~40 mile point-to-point race starts at Galena Lodge (~7300ft), ~2 miles South of Galena summit (~23 miles North of Sun Valley); the ~8 mile race starts nearer to Sun Valley “with views overlooking Sun Valley”.
Event types: ~40 mile or ~8 mile Cross-Country, XC, Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Ride Sun Valley, http://ridesunvalley.com/fox-trot-cross-country-race/
Registration: “Coming soon”
Tamarack Twister
Date: July 9, 2016
Location: Tamarack Resort, Donnelly, ID
Event type: Cross Country, XC, and Marathon Cross Country Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: 2016 Knobby Tire Series, http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
Registration: Click on the “ALL Races Online Pre-Registration” link at http://www.knobbytireseries.com/races.html
USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships
Date: July 12-17, 2016
Location: Mammoth Mountain, California
Event Type: Cross Country, Short Track Cross Country, Single Speed, Down Hill, Dual Slalom and Enduro Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: USA Cycling, http://www.usacycling.org/national-championships
Event Promoter / Flyer: USA Cycling 2015 Flyer (same location), http://www.usacycling.org/2015/mountain-bike-nationals
Registration: USA Cycling annual license required, http://www.usacycling.org/national-championships
High Cascades 100
Date: July 16, 2016
Location: Bend, Oregon
Event Type: 100 Mile Endurance Cross Country Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: High Cascades 100, http://highcascades100.com/
Registration: http://highcascades100.com/register/
Tahoe Trail 100K
Date: July 16, 2016
Location: Northstar, California
Event Type: 100K XC MtB Marathon (qualifier for the 2016 Leadville Trail 100)
Event Promoter / Flyer: Blueprint For Athletes, http://www.tahoetrailmtb.com/
Registration: https://register.chronotrack.com/r/12656
Pierre’s Hole 50/100
Date: August 6, 2016
Location: Grand Targhee Resort, Alta, Wyoming
Event Type: 100 Mile, 100K NUE and 50K XC Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Pierre’s Hole, Grand Targhee Resort, Pierre’s Hole 2016 Grand Targhee Resort
Pierre’s Hole facebook page, Pierre’s Hole 50/100 mile mtn bike race
Registration: https://pierreshole50-100.athlete360.com/
Leadville Trail 100 MTB
Date: August 13, 2016
Location: Leadville, Colorado
Event Type: 100 Mile Ultra-Endurance Cross Country Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Blueprint For Athletes, http://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/mtb/leadvilletrail100mtb/
Registration: Lottery for 2016 registration slots occurred during December, 2015, so plan accordingly for 2017 race registration opportunity. Qualification for 2016 is still possible at the Tahoe Trail 100K and other Leadville Race Series events.
Smoke ‘n’ Fire 400
Date: September 14, 2016
Location: 13th and Eastman in Hyde Park, Boise, Idaho
Event Type: 400ish Mile Endurance Self Supported Cross Country Mountain Bike
Event Promoter / Flyer: Elev8/208 Bikepacking, https://smokenfire420.wordpress.com/
Elev8/208 Bikepacking facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485472901698832/?ref=br_tf
Registration: none. However, SPOT live tracker rental reservation recommended.
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