Angel Fire Bike Park, New Race Series and Park Update for 2016

Angel Fire Bike Park, the largest Bike Park in the Rockies, which will open with over 60 miles of trails on May 19, is announcing a new racing series. Awarded number one Bike Park in the Southwest by MTBParks.com for the third consecutive season, Angel Fire Bike Park’s "Fire 5", presented by Schwalbe, is a premier downhill race series in the Rocky Mountains. A series of five unique downhill races will take place at Angel Fire Bike Park throughout the bike season. Amateurs and pro riders are invited to race for one or all five races. Registration for the first race, which will be held May 29, is open now.


“We created the new Fire 5 racing series here at Angel Fire Bike Park because we wanted to offer racers a better experience with a legit series. Since the Mountain States cup dissolved a few years ago, we feel that downhill racing in the Rockies has been underserved and underrepresented. Angel Fire has always had a rich racing culture with proper tracks. We believe that by offering some cash, amazing products from our sponsors and a 5 race series, that we can grow racing back to where it once was,” explains Hogan Koesis, bike park director, Angel Fire Bike Park.

Race Dates:

Sunday, May 29
Saturday, July 16
Saturday, August 13
Sunday, September 4
Saturday, October 8

Classes:

Men Pro
Women Pro
Men Open
Women Open
Junior Men
Junior Women

Over $20,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded for each race and overall series winners. Competitors 21 and over will receive two beer tickets per race sponsored by Shock Top and Goose Island IPA. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in all categories. Series Champion will be determined by most points earned in 4 out of 5 races in the series. The rider must be present to be eligible for awards. No awards will be mailed. Bike Park Lift Ticket is not included in the cost of registration.

To register for any of the Fire 5 Races go to BikeReg.com. For more information about the Fire 5 Racing series visit the website.

THE 2016 SEASON

Although we had a killer El Nino start to winter here at Angel Fire Resort, the snowmelt came a bit earlier than we wanted so now we’re focusing on what really gets us stoked – working on our Bike Park to get it ready to open for the 2016 season. With Opening Day slated for May 19th, we thought it was the ideal time for an Angel Fire Bike Park update.


The last few summers we’ve been dedicated to expanding the park and really trying to get the trails spread out. This focus has helped us create the largest in-bounds bike park experience in the Rocky Mountains. However, this shoulder season, we are beyond excited as we purchased our first sawmill. We’ve already started planning how and where we are going to use it and we promise, many more wood features are coming to your favorite trails throughout the park. Our Trail Crew has also been unleashed with some new excavator attachments that were recently acquired. This season will be a landmark statement in our bike park. For the first time, every trail crew member will have their own excavator. So, we feel confident in stating that this bike season in Angel Fire will be unmatched in the Rockies. Along with our ability to improve our current trails, the crews are also able to build up our trails and carve out new drainage canals to help us keep our dirt packed and less muddy during the pending monsoon season. The Trail Crew is hard at work to help us all feel like heroes in the park this summer!


We also have some exciting racing and event news this season. First up is our brand new Fire Five DH Race Series (Series of 5 different races). The first of the series is (May 28-29). We created this race to meet the demands of the underserved gravity racers in the Rockies. We are going to be doing real DH races on real tracks with an amazing 20k to back it up. Memorial Day weekend we’ll also be hosting the first ever Demo Daze. Come check out the bike you may be thinking about from brands like YT, Devinci, Scott, GT and more! Great weekend to come up – check out new gear from amazing industry partners and take part in some high-adrenaline DH racing. Also, we’re hosting for the first time the Scott Enduro Cup (June 11-12). We know that the mountain will be packed with great talent that weekend. Additionally, we are thrilled to announce that we’re hosting the 28th Annual PRO GRT 'Chile Challenge' this summer (June 23-26) – it’s the only DH National and UCI sanctioned Level race in the Rockies. New this year – it will combine Pro GRT, Pro XCT and New Mexico State DH-STXC MTB Championships.


To make sure you have no excuse not to check out the rider’s top choice bike park in the Southwest this summer, Angel Fire Bike Park invites all season pass holders from any bike park in the world to receive 50% off a standard day ticket. This offer is valid for the 2016 mountain bike season, May 19 to October 16, 2016. Riders just need to present a valid 2016 season bike park pass from anywhere in the world. Oh and if you haven’t picked up your Angel Fire Bike Park Season Pass yet (The Gravity Pass) get on it now.


See you this season!
Hogan Koesis
Angel Fire Bike Park Director

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