Salt Lake City – Nov 25th –The Rider’s Choice Awards are an annual celebration of excellence in mountain biking, offering both recognition and inspiration for the upcoming season.
Over 500 passionate riders cast their votes, highlighting standout destinations, shuttle services, and trails that elevate the mountain biking experience. The first ever Loam Pass Awards is presented by Crankbrothers.They provided a prize pack of Shoes and Pedals of choice to one of the survey participants! Congrats to Zach Hintz who ended up winning.
Additionally, Loam Pass editors contributed their expertise with Editor’s Choice picks, spotlighting their personal favorites. The awards are here to recognize resorts contributing to the growth of mountain biking and the time and resources they are putting into their trails and services.
Loam Pass’ goal is to grow the sport of mountain biking by creating an easier and more affordable way to visit the best biking destinations around the world.
2024 Crankbrothers Rider’s Choice Winners
By Regions:
Northwest:
Gold: Mt. Bachelor - Bend, OR
Silver: Timberline Lodge - Government Camp, OR
Bronze: Tamarack Resort - Tamarack, ID
Southwest:
Gold: Angel Fire Resort - New Mexico
Silver: Woodward - Park City, UT
Bronze: Woodward - Tahoe, UT
Midwest:
Gold: Howler Bike Park - Branson, MO
Silver: Spirit Mountain Resort - Duluth, MN
Bronze: Marquette Mountain Resort - Marquette, MI
Southeast:
Gold: Ride Rock Creek - Zirconia, NC
Silver: Bryce Resort - Basye, VA
Bronze: Jarrod’s Place - Summerville, GA
New England:
Gold: Killington Resort - Killington, VT
Silver: Burke Mountain Resort - East Burke, VT
Bronze: Bolton Valley Resort - Bolton Valley, VT
Best Shuttle Services:
Gold: Richfield Bike Shuttle - Richfield, UT
Silver: Cog Wild - Bend, OR
Bronze: Keweenaw Adventure Company - Copper Harbor, MI
Best Trail: Blue Magic at Killington Vermont
2024 Editor’s Choice Winners
Favorite Bike Park: Jarrod’s Place
Favorite Overall Destination: Spirit Mountain, Duluth, MN
Favorite Shuttle: The Gravity Feed, AR
Favorite Trail: Dreamland at Spirit Mountain
Jarrod’s Place is a newer bike park just an hour and half out of Atlanta Georgia, possibly because of its location in Georgia it flies under the radar but this is one of the best bike parks we visited in the whole country. Huge jump trails to techy steeps along with southern hospitality Jarrod’s has it all. We had a riot riding there and every trail was awesome so we chose it as our favorite bike park in 2024.
Spirit Mountain Resort is another smaller bike park that packs a big punch. It is gaining more popularity because of the awesome slabby trails, awesome greens trails and a solid vibe. They just just opened a new blue jump line, Dream Land, which also happened to be our favorite trail of the year and really completes the park in our opinion. We choose it as our favorite overall destination as its proximity to Duluth, great biking and the greater upper peninsula make it an awesome spot to tourist. There’s a lot to do here and we recommend a visit!
The Gravity Feed is located just outside of Bentonville AR, at the Lake Leatherwood gravity project. After pedaling around Bentonville it’s great to go up into the beautiful Ozark Mountains and ride downhill tracks! They have some awesome trails with big features and you can ride to the top as many times as you want! Nick Castro the driver is a rad dude and you’ll have a great day hanging out staying at the hotel. It’s a must hit in the area.
For more information about Loam Pass and the Rider’s Choice Awards and each of the destinations, visit loampass.com
About Loam Pass:
Loam Pass is the ultimate mountain biking membership, offering access to top trails, bike parks, and shuttle services across the U.S. and Canada. Early season pricing going on now for $220.
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