Unfortunately, after much anticipation, Brundage is unable to open at this time due to lack of snow. Therefore, the Black Diamond Demo has been cancelled. However, once we have snow, you will be able to demo Gravity’s Black Diamond and Rossi skis at the shop or up at Brundage Mountain. Keep doing your snow dances!!
The reward - riding the trails!
McCall is growing into a great Mountain Biking Destination! And to help spur that momentum, CIMBA (Central Idaho Mountain Biking Association) was able to obtain help from IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) this past weekend. Several business owners and interested parties along with some dedicated mountain bikers volunteered their time to learn more about mountain biking advocacy, how to improve communities (yes I’m talking about our own) with trails, and some serious hands on training in sustainable trail building.
The visit was incredibly informative, and we got our hands dirty and built a section of trail at Jug Mountain Ranch under the direct guidance of IMBA. We ended the weekend with a tour of one of the local favorites, the Goose Creek trail. It was great to hear from IMBA that McCall has every potential to be a serious Mountain Biking destination! And that benefits everyone in McCall. If you want to find out more go to www.cimbarides.org and also check out the IMBA posting of the event. Thanks to everyone that came out and participated!
Gravity & Jug Mountain Present Jerseys to IMBA in appreciation & to carry the message of McCall riding far & wide.
McCall, ID – CIMBA, our local mountain biking association, will be hosting the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) for four days of club, community, and trail education.
CIMBA is honored to have been selected amongst hundreds of applicants. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew is a grassroots educational program and an authority on sustainable trail building practices. Two teams of professional trail experts travel year-round throughout the United States and beyond, leading trail work sessions, meeting with land managers and working with IMBA-affiliated clubs and the communities they serve to improve mountain biking opportunities. The Trail Care Crew program has inspired great volunteer trail work and is a big help to government agencies and land managers who have limited funding for trail construction and upkeep.
According to Sidney Bateman, CIMBA Membership Director, “The TCC arrives at a pivotal time for us. Based on the success of the trails in Bear Basin, we are eager to develop and expand more mountain bike specific trails in our area. We hope this event will help us gain more support and involvement from our community and members.”
Schedule of Events:
Friday, September 23rd
9:00am – 10:30am Better Living Through Trails” Presentation; the economic benefits of recreation discussion. Attendees: local land managers/civic leadership/interested parties (contact info@cimbarides.org if interested in attending)
Saturday, September 24th
9:00am – 12:00pm Trail Building School – Jug Mountain Ranch Clubhouse
1:00pm – 5:00pm Trail Building (meet at JMR Clubhouse no later than 12:50pm)
5:00pm – Happy Hour/Meet TCC open to all CIMBA members and TCC weekend participants (JMR Clubhouse patio)
Sponsors of the weekend include: Jug Mountain Ranch, Gravity Sports and Miller High Life.
Give 'er a spin - the new Mach 5.7
The Pivot Demo will be at Bear Basin as planned – between 1pm and 7pm tomorrow (Wednesday Aug 31st). Only a portion of Bear Basin is still closed for logging and so will not interfere with the demo. Come on out and bring your shoes. See you there!!
Try the new Mach 5.7 - best pedaling trail bike on the market - and 5.7" of travel!
Gravity & Pivot Bikes will be doing a demo on Wednesday, August 31st from 1pm to 7pm, at Bear Basin. Mark your calendars and come on out for some fun riding all the new bikes. Try something new – ever tried a DH bike, a different size, a 429er? Come and enjoy the enviable experience of riding a Pivot – on real trails! Hope to see you there.
A group road ride will be meeting at Gravity Sports – Thursdays leaving at 6:30pm – and Saturdays leaving at 9:30am. Ride leaders will rotate, so let someone know if you want to be a ride leader. These are non-supported rides, bring food, water, and items to fix a flat. Beginners are welcome, but please know your own limitations. Enjoy a fun road ride with others, we hope to see you there! (Note: Gravity Sports, their owners, agents, and employees have agreed to help communicate about such rides, but are in no way responsible for your safety during such rides. Bicycling can be inherently dangerous, and if you choose to participate, it is at your own risk.) Please note: for the safety of all participants, no aerobars may used while riding in the pack, and please follow all local/state road laws.
Come on out – we look forward to seeing you there!
This Sunday the 13th, the sixth annual Nordic for Ladies is taking place at Jug Mountain Ranch from 9am-3pm. Women will have the chance to obtain some excellent instruction on cross-country skiing by local athletes and have a great time with other women. There is a $50 fee that covers ski equipment (provided by Gravity Sports and Home Town Sports), trail pass, ski instruction (skate or classic for all levels), a healthy lunch, and a presentation, Get Your Heart Into It, by Dan Ostermiller, MD, that focuses on women’s heart health.
The Nordic for Ladies is brought to you by JMR, St. Luke’s McCall’s Center for Health Promotion, Gravity Sports, Home Town Sports, and Precision Snow Grooming.
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Call the hospital’s Center for Health Promotion at 634-4061, ext. 180, for more information or to register.
Come join us for the Winter Wildlands Alliance’s 6th annual Backcountry Film Festival – presented at The Little Ski Hill, Sunday February 13th. The doors will open at 6pm and the movies will start at 7pm. Excerpts from the highly acclaimed TELEvision, Australis, Cross Country Snowboarding, Desert River, Whitebark Warrior, and Deeper will be shown. $5 dollar donation is suggested. There will be beer, wine, and snacks available for purchase and the proceeds go to The Little Ski Hill. The event is sponsored by CIRC, Payette Lakes Ski Club (Little Ski Hill), and Gravity Sports. Hope to see you there! Don’t miss out on seeing some sick footage! Get your backcountry skiing mojo on!
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Woot! Brundage is opening up this Saturday, December 4th. Can’t wait to get up and make some turns! Gravity is bringing in a bunch of pairs of Black Diamond skis and set up for AT with Fritschi bindings this season for any of you that are interested in demoing some wide skis for pow! There may be a pair or two set up with telemark bindings too. We’ll see!
As you might have guessed, all of our Nordic ski rental gear and snowshoe rentals are out and ready for you to have some fun. See you in the shop or on the hill soon!
Gravity’s biggest sale of the year starts this weekend. All in-stock bikes and kayaks are 20% off, and all tents all 50% off! Lots of other gear, clothing and accessories heavily discounted too. You work hard all year, now it’s time to play.
The shop will be open from 9AM-6PM all weekend.