Beech Mountain, NC - Downhill

The folks at Beech Mountain Resort have been hard at work the past few months cutting two new courses for the US National DH event that will be held Sept. 22-25th. A DH qualification event was held Aug. 27 and gave riders a chance to get a feel for the amateur course that will be used at US Nationals. With 140 riders turning out, the race went off with out a hitch. After walking the pro course it looks like they have put together two top notch trails that combine the perfect amount of natural terrain, with some machine made sections.


Trevyn Newpher in route to the win in Pro men division

Max Morgan 2nd place Pro men

Johanne Tuttle 1st place Pro women

Jimmy Leslie 1st Place Cat 1 Junior With a 2:34.5 he would have placed in 2nd in the Pro division

Eric Vest in one of the lower berm sections of the course

Ben Calhoun exiting on to the ski slope out of the woods

Luca Shaw 2nd place Cat 1 Junior choosing the quick line over the rocks

Unknown rider on one of the upper woods sections

Mark Overby

Will O'Brein

Unknown rider coming across the ski slope

The fog was thick all day

With rain the night before the course was in great shape.

GROM riders Luca and Walker Shaw finding the quick lines in practice
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Matt St. Marie on one of the many rock sections

Andrew Mueller - one of only a hand of riders talking the high line over the rocks into the berm

Chris Herndon flowing through the berms up top.

Wlaker Shaw 3rd place Cat 1 Junior talking advantage of a break in the fog