SheJumps partnered with Kingdom Trails and Burke Bike Park (BBP) to host Get The Girls Out: SheFlows the Burke Bike Park–a Jump Into downhill mountain biking event on Saturday, August 17th. Six incredible female coaches and 20 SheJumpers, ranging in ages from 11-57, stormed the trails at Burke Bike Park to learn downhill mountain biking basics and improve their skills.
Burke Bike Park is the portion of Kingdom Trails on Burke Mountain accessed by ski lift. It was an incredible place to be introduced to downhill biking for those first-time downhill riders because the park offers excellent beginner trails, while also providing challenging terrain for those riders, who were looking to work on more advanced skills. Trails range from excavated rollers and berms to tight singletrack.
SheFlows started the day with a clinic to discuss and practice downhill fundamentals. Then, it was time to ride! Riders and coaches were able to warm up on easier trails and progress to more difficult terrain, while taking time to break down techniques for riding berms, hitting jumps, and tackling any series of tricky movements. There was no shortage of smiles, high fives and hoots filling the trails.
Several riders trying downhill for the first time, shared how great it was to finally ride with women, and to ride with women of so many ages. The Girls rocked Kingdom Trails’ Burke Bike Park!
Thanks for a great day Kingdom Trails and Burke Bike Park! A special thanks to the Kingdom Trails coaches and to Ben Haulenbeek for filming the entire day!
For more information about Kingdom Trails and Burke Bike Park, contact Lil@kingdomtrails.org
For more information about SheJumps in the NorthEast Region, contact Autumn@shejumps.org
