The Bearclaw Invitational Slopestyle, one of mountain biking's premiere
events, begins one day early on Friday, August 22nd.
“We're starting the
first runs for all riders tomorrow night,” explains rider and event founder
Darren Berrecloth. “We have a perfect weather window for the next 24 hours to
run the first round. If the good weather continues, we will run the second and
third runs on Saturday as scheduled.”
The decision to run the Slopestyle
Friday evening instead of the Free Slalom was made after close examination of
Mount Washington's weather forecasting models. Dry conditions are expected to
remain until Saturday evening.
This means all of the rider's will get
their first runs Friday evening starting at 5:00pm. The second and possibly
third runs will continue as scheduled on Saturday at noon. Following the
Slopestyle, the Oakley High Air comp will take place beside the huge final drop
on the slopestyle course.
To see the revised schedule for the Bearclaw
Invitational, check out the main page at mountwashington.ca.
The Bearclaw
Invitational Slopestyle is sponsored by: Adidas Eyewear, Red Bull, Specialized
Bikes, Fox Racing Shox, Dakine, Race Face, Hayes Disc Brakes, Mavic, Kokanee,
the Head First Army, Toyota, and Mount Washington Alpine
Resort.
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is host site for the Bearclaw
Invitational. The bike park is open daily until September 21, 2008. For
accommodation and package information, call Mount Washington Alpine Resort at
1-888-231-1499 toll free or locally at 250-338-1386. Surf to mountwashington.ca
for additional information including the live mountain cam.