EWS Adds East Coast USA Burke Mountain Round

 Seriously! A few Victory stages would've been so great. Curious how they will lay out the stages for an EWS level event. Obviously the 3 runs off the summit but that still leaves at least 3 more stages to sort out. Some trails in the lower bike park? One of the three Ts? Moose Alley? Maybe some Moose Haven trails?

 @waterbooy: One of the T's would be great!

 @waterbooy: its going to be cool to see how it materializes. I cant wait to see it.

 He probably doesn't like mountain bikers.

 @timmyelle: Your display of ignorance is astonishing, but yeah, you keep hating on the only non corrupt american politician that actually try to make America into a democracy instead of the oligarchy it is today.

 Please come with me to Rainbowland where unicorns are made of fudge and cotton candy, and everything is free.

 @timmyelle: Maybe you should just move to a new state... I'll help you pack

 Yeah !! And thanks. VICTORY HILL SECTOR, a not-for-profit group, was devastated by the Vermont Natural Resource Board's preliminary Opinion to put our trails under Act 250 Jurisdiction, a bevy of draconian permits designed for commercial industrial, retail and housing development, not bike trails. If you want to help Victory Hill out then there IS actually something you and your friends can do:

Because BERNIE SANDERS is primarily concerned with federal policy, it would be more effective to write to the following state officials, and tell them that you think that: 1) Vermont's Act 250 does not belong on bike trails; and, 2) Vermont's Natural Resource Board should stop using Act 250 as a bludgeon to punish private landowners for allowing bike trails to be built on their land and opening them up to public recreation (esp. those on Victory Hill) ; and, 3) placing Victory Hill under Act 250 jurisdiction is a shameful misapplication of the law, and directly undermines the State of Vermont's goal of supporting an outdoor recreation economy especially in Vermont's poorest rural areas like Essex Country - where Victory is located.

GOVERNOR SCOTT governor.vermont.gov/contact-us/message

STATE SENATOR RODGERS jrodgers@leg.state.vt.us

STATE SENATOR STARR rstarr@leg.state.vt.us

STATE CONGRESSMAN SHELDON (Chair of Act 250 Reform Committee) asheldon@leg.state.vt.us

If you email a letter to these legislators your voices WILL be heard and maybe someday Victory Hill will reopen ! It will only take 5 minutes of your time.

 @Endurip: Bernie Sanders Budget Philosophy for tax payers:
“Buy two beers, second one is free”

 @victoryhillmtb: Thanks for the great summary of talking points. For what it's worth, actually sending a paper letter rather than an email may be more impactful, as it does show that you took time and went through the trouble of submitting your enquiry in a formal way. Also, when writing to an elected official or public it's best to stay polite, rational and succinct in your writing. ;-)

 @Soucy: have you ridden upper Burke Mountain and not just "Kingdom Trails"

 @crazy-canuck: Yes I did. Top of Burke is awesome but there is not enough trail to cover all the EWS stages...

 @Soucy: LOL ... And I've been to every EWS venue raced over the past 6 years as well as Burke, so yes I have some perspective as to how ridiculous your claim is here ;-)

 @Soucy: have you even ridden the BEAST coast??

 LOL, Beat me to it.

 I would love to see a New England guy like Seamus, Adam Morse etc. pull a top 10. THAT would be sick!

 No. Has to be a heavy favorite for the win.

 @mtbmdc: I agree, that would be sick! We will see if we can at least get a top 10 stage or 2...

 @thebigheezy: YES! A stage win or two by some local talent would be awesome. ESPECAILLY some of the young new guys that have been crushing it!
Im booking a house tonight!

 I can already see the parking lot full and drunk freeride lines outside

 We love Tiki Bar. And Upper J-Bar. Hard to beat either!

 Absolutely agree! i did upper J bar-lower J bar - Wayne's world, what a blast that was. Super happy for east coast to have this event in such a fantastic place such as Burke-Kingdom trails.

 I think he knows that mountain pretty well. They did build him a trail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7Qxme36Tg

 he's been riding up that way (northern VT) ever since he was a grom racing DH

 Good call. See ya there.

 I'm on board with this arrangement!

 for an EWS? those guys are pedaling allllllllll day.

 lol. .

 haha yesss, pedaling up Burke's access road is so brutal. I would love to see that instead of them firing up the lift. I'm not sure the brakes on the shuttle vehicles could handle multiple rides up!

 Burke is plenty gnarly & mountainous

 Because California.

 As I understand it, anyone can bid for a round. If no one out west is getting rounds, it’s because they aren’t bidding.

 US west: most mountainous: yes, gnarliest: nope.

Consider fan/crowd draw and travel logistics. Even though northeast VT is rural as heck, Montreal, Boston and NYC are all within an easy drive.

 North/Gnarstar represented well a few months ago for EWS.

 West coast just had a round a couple months ago. It was on youtube and everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wbnRqdCHfw

 @AndrewFleming: have you done a survey and ranked the world’s gnarlyest trails?

 @thenotoriousmic: Nah, just an opinion, of course. And I was only talking about east and west US (not the world). I'm just an old (relocated) Yankee snob that's heard west coasters say how brutal the tight, wet, rooty, rocky, slick trails are in the northeast that I'm convinced what the east lacks in vert it makes up for in gnar.

 @AndrewFleming: I grew up in PA. The rocks still haunt my dreams.

 @PHeller: Sleep well, my east coast brother.

 @AndrewFleming: I would count taller and steeper as gnarlier. The wet roots and rocks + hero dirt in the PNW are hard to top

 @Bikerguy13: Altitude and gnarlitude are two separate categories. And doesn't hero dirt make a trail easier? That's why you feel like a hero.

 I knew this pic would come in handy: www.pinkbike.com/photo/17821855

Anyone want camp with the sheep at my mom's farm?

 @iduckett: Sleep with the sheep? We're in Vermont, not Whales.

 @deonvg: Yea they’re border leicester / cotswold mix in case you were wondering.

 Tiki Bar parking lot. Beer, bathrooms and in the heart of E. Burke. In all seriousness as a comic arrive 1 wk before and park your vehicle for a spot. Don't expect to book close unless you do so now. Very limited rental supply.