It’s time for your Weekly Regional Roundup

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Here’s your NWTA Weekly Roundup of all the MTB-related happenings locally and a little further afield.  Look for updates on or around Wednesdays in the future. What’s coming up that you’re stoked about? Let us know by emailing [email protected].  We hope to see you on the trail!
*Inclusion in this list does not denote an NWTA connection; we’re here to spread the word for all our friends and partners across the region.

Wednesday April 4

Ride! Dirty Fingers Wednesday evening ladies-only rides are back! Meet at Dirty Fingers in Hood River. Roll out at 5:30 sharp. Guided tour of Post Canyon followed by drinks and chats back at the shop.

Thursday April 5

Ride! Ladies’ night @ the Lumberyard starting at 6. http://www.lumberyardmtb.com/for-the-ladies/

Friday April 6

Ride! Because it’s Friday and night rides are fun.  If you’re looking for a trail buddy, we can probably find you one.  Drop us a line. [email protected]

Saturday April 7

Trail Karma: It’s a twofer weekend!

Clinic: Join the ladies of No Apologies @ Alsea Falls and dust off those bike handling skills.  Registration is currently full, but you can still get on the waitlist. https://www.facebook.com/events/1141094649359157/

Sunday, April 8

Trail Karma: Couldn’t make it out to Gateway Green or Sandy Ridge on Saturday?  Never fear, you can still get your hands dirty this weekend.

  • Growlers – Ladies and Gents, grab your bikes and shovels and head out to Growlers! Denise Livingston of Powerful Journeys is leading a dig day at Growler’s Gulch April 8 from 9-1.  Come out, get dirty, bank some trail karma and then join some rad chicks for a tour of Growler’s and some post-work ride & libations.  Let her know if you can make it. https://www.facebook.com/events/1487204564740084/
  • Post Canyon – Join the Hood Rats at 9:30 at the Family Man Staging Area and help get the Post Canyon trails in shape for the season.

Ride:  Hood River Bikes will be hosting a Yeti demo day at Syncline.  Reservations are required and a $5 donation is requested. All donations go to Hood Rats and 44 Trails.  Make your reservation here: https://www.hoodriverbicycles.com/the-dudes-abide-blog/yeti-cycles-demo-tour-hood-river-bicycles-april-8th

Tuesday, April 10

Social: Feelin’ the need to geek out about bikes with like-minded folks? Join our friends to the north for a drink and gab at Hopworks in the ‘Couve.  Meet at 7 upstairs, enjoy a $1 off pint and plan some summer shenanigans. https://www.facebook.com/groups/298001916905957/?multi_permalinks=1704010379638430&notif_id=1522695925983180&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif

SAVE THE DATE:

4/19/18 – Fat Tire Farm brings us The Moment Screening @ The Clinton Street Theater.  We all love mountain biking. The Moment beautifully shows us how freeride mtb came to be.  All proceeds benefit the Northwest Trail Alliance. Get your tix now from FTF! https://nw-trail.org/events/the-moment-%E2%80%A2-portland-screening/

Upcoming NWTA ladies’ events.  Contact Lori for more info: [email protected]

4/20/18 – Ladies’ after hour social @ River City.

4/22/18 – NWTA Ladies’ social ride at Alsea Falls.  Let’s head down to Alsea Falls and dig where we’ll shred. We’ll join the folks from Team Dirt and the Salem Area Trail Alliance with some trail building in the morning and then head out for a couple well-earned laps of the system.

4/26/18 – Gladys Bikes ladies’ wrench night @ Bike Farm.