Bryan Connolly: Tiger Mountain's Veteran Trail Builder - Video
BRYAN CONNOLLY
A Professional Level Rider Building Professional Trail.
Photography // Riley Seebeck
Videography // Dan Bassett
Tiger Mountain—just outside of Issaquah, WA—just wrapped up a massive five-year growth spurt.
Evergreen Tiger Crew Chief Bryan Connolly—tasked with leading design and construction of many of the new trails looping the mountain—has been here from the start.
Working with dedicated volunteers and DNR staff, his resume includes local favorites like Predator and The Legend—some of the first legally sanctioned downhill trails on public land in Washington.
Now he and his crew have just completed another new trail—Megafauna.
Adding to the string of Evergreen trail openings, Megafauna is a short and rowdy ride and an example of massive community effort. With the help of committed trail builders like Nick Newhall, Jay Gore, Harrison Gill and DNR Staff, Connolly helped give Tiger riders one more rad riding option on the descent.
Finished? No, they’re not finished! He and his crew have more trail planned for Tiger—but they need your support. Become an Evergreen Member today and allow this dedicated community to keep building trail for you!
Don't be fooled by Connolly's casual table, this jump is tight.
There is smoothness between the roots and rocks; you just have to know the lines.
Connolly riding The Legend. Another one of his builds that drops into Megafauna.
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22 Comments
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Cronarkom
(Oct 6, 2017 at 15:26)
Megafauna: best minute on your bike, if it's longer you're doing it wrong.
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chocolate-thunder
(Oct 8, 2017 at 10:34)
Definitely a great time (pun intended - KOM 1:01)! We can't all be winners...
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twozerosix
(Oct 6, 2017 at 22:44)
Tiger Mtn is a completely different place than it was ten years ago, thanks to Connolly and Evergreen's network of volunteers. All varieties of fun to be had these days...
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fpmd
(Oct 6, 2017 at 19:07)
Great to see the guy behind my favorite trails at Tiger. Thanks man!
- a proud Evergreen member.
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cogsci
(Oct 6, 2017 at 15:55)
I hope Evil hooked him up on that bike!
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mutton
(Oct 6, 2017 at 21:22)
Yeah dude. Respect for all the work you do.
Trails are going off!!!
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ebxtreme
(Oct 7, 2017 at 14:13)
Great work, Connolly and crew!
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trailrider1127
(Oct 6, 2017 at 20:23)
predator is a ripper..
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MorganBH
(Oct 6, 2017 at 21:03)
That jump off the rock on megafauna is massive.
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rocky-x
FL (Oct 6, 2017 at 16:10)
dudes rips for an "older" guy.
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bedell99
FL (Oct 6, 2017 at 18:29)
The gap on Legend is Legend and a Bryan is a Legend. So cool!!!
Erik
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dgm10
(Oct 7, 2017 at 9:31)
Connolly for President!!
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sterlingmagnum
(Oct 6, 2017 at 19:23)
yeeyaw!
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jtucker0407
(Oct 6, 2017 at 21:38)
I rode The Legend yesterday and didn't see this! Am I Blind????
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jgainey
(Oct 7, 2017 at 9:12)
cross the road at end of Legend and keep going.
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dromond
(Oct 11, 2017 at 1:56)
The new trails at Tiger make my life better than it was before. Thank you and great work!
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robG413
(Oct 6, 2017 at 15:31)
love the the "ez" tiger loop
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esstinkay
(Oct 6, 2017 at 20:06)
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trimakas
(Oct 8, 2017 at 11:18)
Connolly = shredder. Old guys rule!
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trimakas
(Oct 8, 2017 at 11:19)
And thanks for your many years of work!
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kamsbry
(Oct 9, 2017 at 14:00)
Great video, needs more Toast.
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Rockydildoa
(Oct 9, 2017 at 22:11)
Nice job B ry. Thanks for your work.
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