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FREERIDE SOLUTIONS

FREERIDING- a style of mountain biking that celebrates the challenges and spirit of technical riding and downhilling. The North Shore B.C. CANADA

Trends in the Evolution of Freeriding The Test Site, Tamarack IDAHO

TECHNICAL X-C TRAILS Dragon s Back, Gwydr,, WALES

ELEVATED TRAILS CBC Trail,Vancouver, CANADA

TRIALS Pt. Moody Skills Park, BC

BMX Babes On Bikes, girl s BMX team, Boise ID

FULL SUSPENSION Rutabega Rock, Whistler CANADA

DOWNHILL RACING Marla Streb,, Les Gets World Cup DH, FRANCE

FREERIDE EVENTS Red Bull Challenge, UTAH

JUMP PARKS The Test Site, Tamarack IDAHO

35 New Freeride Centers in North America, Europe and Australia Finale Ligure,, ITALY

The Flydown Finale Ligure,, ITALY

The Flydown Finale Ligure,, ITALY

Unauthorized freeride trails are also growing worldwide Track 72, Cascade Brewery Estate, TASMANIA

potentially threatening mountain bike trail access. Dalby Forest, ENGLAND

Many of the same solutions we have created for traditional mountain biking can be used for freeriding Glen Jacobs, DH Course Designer Cairns, Australia

Several new trails, freeride zones and downhill courses have developed in Cairns since our first IMBA visit. World Cup XC Course, Cairns AUSTRALIA

Freeriding and Risk Management: 15 Steps to Success 1. Be Aware of Social Issues 2. Partnerships and Communication 3. Shared Use or Single Use 4. Local Liability Laws 5. Understand Related Case Law 6. Provide for Skills Progression 7. Place Technical Features Mindfully 8. Utilize Trail Filters 9. Provide Optional Lines 10. Adequate Fall Zones 11. Follow Construction Guidelines 12. Inspection and Maintenance Log 13. Effective and Concise Signage 14. Risk Management 15. Be Prepared to Give Answers Ka ahumanu,, HI

1. Be Aware of Possible Social Issues Wa ahila Ridge, Oahu HI

Consider affect freeride zone will have on neighbors, other trail users and the land. Olinda Endangered Species Propagation Facility

2. Build Partnerships and Communicate Pt. Moody Skills Park, BC

Pt. Moody Skills Park, BC

3. Determine Shared Use or Single Use Mathew Winters, Jeff-Co

Mathew Winters, Jeff-Co

Single-use trails Glentress,, SCOTLAND

Single-use Freeride Zone: Abandoned Rock Quarries Mine Dumps Ski Resorts Vacant Lots Beneath overpasses Accessible by bike from town Areas already disturbed

4. Understand Local Liability Laws Snowboard Terrain Park, Keystone CO

Freeride Park, Keystone CO

5. Understand Related Case Law Risk The relationship of the trail user to the dangers involved of traveling through a uncontrolled environment. The level of legal exposure incurred by land managers for providing access to recreational trail users.

Recreational Use Statutes

Assumption of risk and perception of risk Low skill, low risk, high level of duty of care.

Duty of Care Foreseeable Hazards

6. Provide for Skills Progression The Test Site, Tamarack IDAHO

The Test Site, Tamarack IDAHO

The Test Site Tamarack, ID

The Test Site, Tamarack IDAHO

The Test Site Tamarack, ID

Titleist Down, Tamarack, ID

Tamarack,ID

7. Place Technical Features Appropriately Tumbarumba,, AUSTRALIA

A. B. C. Existing Natural Features Enhanced Natural Features Constructed Technical Features Existing features, found in nature. No human manipulation. No imported or man- made materials. Examples: Rock outcropping Talus field Slick Rock Rock garden Exposure Fallen Log Manipulation of materials found in nature. No imported or man- made materials. Examples: Log-pyramid Log rides Drop-offsoffs Boulder causeway Creation of structures using imported &/or man-made made materials (ie.. lumber, nails, screws, etc.) Examples: Ladder bridges Teeter-totterstotters A-frames

A. Existing Natural Features: Rock Outcropping

B. Enhanced Natural Features: drop off with chock stone

C. Constructed Technical Features: Teeter-Totter Totter Mansfield Outdoor Center, Ont CANADA

8. Utilize Trail Filters The Big Smooth, BC

9. Provide Optional Lines SIMBS Trail, Victoria BC CANADA

Creating Optional Lines Creating Optional Lines Challenging option. Primary trail.

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid Shawnee Ntl Forest, Illinois

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid Shawnee Ntl Forest, Illinois

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid Shawnee Ntl Forest, Illinois

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid Shawnee Ntl Forest, Illinois

Enhanced Natural Features: : Log-pyramid

10. Provide Adequate Fall Zones The Skills Park, Tamarack ID

Fall Zone Fall Zone Fall Zone Technical Trail Feature Clear potentially hazardous objects from all areas where riders may fall (Fall Zone).

11. Follow Construction Guidelines The CBC, Vancouver BC

Wooden Structure Construction DO: Do use rot-resistant resistant lumber. (cedar, cedar, locust, pressure-treated, etc.) Do de-bark lumber. Do use screws / bolts. Do cut runners square with stringers. Do add texture & traction with saw-cuts, rustoleum, sand. Do build solid supports out of lumber or rock. DON T: Don t use shoddy materials. (skids, pallets, soft woods) Don t use rotting materials. Don t use nails. Don t extend runners past stringers. (piano key, levers) Don t use chicken wire, shingles, roll-roofing. roofing. (more maintenance & liability) Don t nail to live trees. www.imba.com

Don t extend runners past stringers. (piano key, levers) Do cut runners square with stringers.

Do build solid supports out of lumber or rock.

Don t use chicken wire, shingles, roll-roofing. roofing. (more maintenance & liability) Do add texture & traction with saw-cuts, rustoleum,, sand.

Do de-bark lumber.

Do use rot-resistant resistant lumber. (cedar, cedar, locust, pressure-treated, etc.) Don t use shoddy materials. (skids, pallets, soft woods) Do use screws / bolts. Don t use nails.

12. Develop an Inspection and Maintenance Log Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach, FL

Club Mud Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach, FL

Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach, FL

13. Develop an Effective Signage System Keystone Freeride Center, Keystone CO

14. Designate a Risk Management Coordinator Keystone Freeride Center, Keystone CO

Keystone Freeride Center, Keystone CO

15. The Final Step: Be Prepared to Give Answers Whistler Bike Park, BC

Insloped turns Sterling Lorence Photo A-line Trail, Whistler BC

Roll-able jumps used as grade reversals Sterling Lorence A-line Trail, Whistler, BC

Sterling Lorence Photo A-line Trail, Whistler, BC

Innovation, passion and commitment Whistler Bike Park, B.C. CANADA

Existing Natural Features www.imba.com

The Boogie Man, BC

Man-made Technical Features www.imba.com