April 23, 2019

The Women’s Slopestyle Tour will be partnering with the FMBA (Freeride Mountain Bike Association) to bring the addition of women’s Dirt Jump, Freeride and Slopestyle events to multiple locations across North America. This inaugural series will touch down in 3 cities, beginning in Truckee, CA with the Little Big Festival, followed by Sugar Showdown in Seattle, WA and the Big White Freeride Days in Kelowna, BC - with hopes of expanding its programming to other centres and offering women opportunities to compete beyond North America. All competitions will be included in the FMB World Tour Calendar as an official stop on the Women’s Slopestyle Tour. Each course will be a bronze level event and for the first time ever will allow female riders to accrue points which will be reflected in the World Tour ranking system. 

April 04, 2019

Seven years and nine months ago, Cortney Knudson and Brooks McMullin, decided to go big — big air, big drops, big flow, big fun. They began creating a dirt playground for their community. It was the beginning of the Truckee Bike Park, the very definition of a passion project. 

September 05, 2018

I feel like many people take bike parks for granted. Not to say that everyone does, far from it. I know there are many people out there that contribute countless hours to their local bike park, but the majority of people just show up and ride with no thought to how the park came to be. Bike parks don't just spring out of the ground, mostly they start small and they grow with the endless labor of a few tireless people.

Truckee Bike Park is such a place, and this spring I had the opportunity to check it out the during the Little Big Festival, a one day bike event at the park that includes skills clinics and some fun contests and races for kids and 

April 19, 2018

For the past seven years Cortney Knudson and Brooks McMullin have donated countless hours of work in order to give the Truckee community one of the top public bike parks in the country.

Featuring a pump track, flow lines, a dual slalom track, and some of the raddest lines around, the Truckee Bike Park has become one of the best places to progress as a rider. After a fundraiser earlier this month, the park is now scheduled for its fifth of six build-out phases.

January 16, 2018

We’d like to introduce you to Truckee local, Ryden, who is probably the most excited about the $1000 donation to the Truckee Bike Park in the Quality Automotive and Smog Season of Giving.  Ryden is an 8 year old bicycling powerhouse who started at the park as a strider when he was just 2-years-old.  It didn’t take long for this little guy to discover the various tracks and eventually move on to jumps.   He loves to ride at the Truckee Bike Park because it’s just fun - all day fun!

Rubicon Pizza Company

January 11, 2018

Rubicon Pizza Company, located in the Village at Northstar, recently awarded a check for $15,000 to Truckee Bike Park Project officials.  The money was the result of fundraising efforts throughout the year which culminated in a fall fundraising party at the restaurant in November. The evening featured a pizza buffet dinner, Deschutes beer, and live music, as well as raffle prizes from local merchants and the biking industry.

October 03, 2017

#3. Truckee Bike Park, Truckee, CA  |  Truckee Bike Park may not be every mountain bikers cup of tea, but if you’re new to the sport, or have kids that you’re introducing mountain biking to, then Truckee is the place to go. Miles of terrain mean that advanced riders can hit trails while newbies can learn on easier trails.

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September 28, 2017

The Auburn Recreation District is moving toward a key decision today on a proposed bike park off Maidu Drive.  And it’s doing so with proponents and opponents both having a tour of the site last Thursday of the undeveloped property over looking the American River canyon.... A Rocklin bike-store owner, Ghiselin said that the emphasis on the park is to provide a place for families to ride. He challenges opponents to take a drive to the Truckee bike park – one of the closest to Auburn. 

September 11, 2017

Do you and the family ride mountain bikes or want to introduce your children to mountain biking? If so, Truckee is one of the best places to learn and ride at the Truckee Bike Park!  Recently voted top-3 places to ride in California by Best Things CA, the Truckee Bike Park has been giving families, kids, and adults a fun, exciting, safe, and well maintained place to ride for the past 6-years.  From folks interested in getting into the sport, families and kids on striders, to the advanced rider looking for big jumps, the park has a diverse offering of trails that are fun for everyone.

August 18, 2017

...This month we feature the Truckee Bike Park, a place where dirt and sagebrush have been magically transformed into a world-class biking destination, free for all and designed for all.

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After riding a pumptrack in Sun Valley in 2012, Cortney Knudson & Brooks McMullin were inspired to bring the concept home to Truckee.  For the past 6 years they have volunteered countless hours of their own time to build the park.

June 21, 2017

The Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of the summer season in Tahoe and Truckee. Mountain biking, boating, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, golfing, visiting historic sites or enjoying a day at the beach are just some of the nearly endless things you can do in Tahoe. If you don’t have fun in Tahoe, don’t blame us.

Each Memorial Day, Tahoe Weekly puts together its must-do list of summer fun, and this year we’re giving you 101 things to check off your Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List. We invite you to have fun this summer checking off our list (or adding things to your own list)....

Explore Truckee Bike Park or the Bijou Bike Park in South Lake Tahoe. Don’t forget the little ones and their strider bikes.

May 27, 2017

The Little Big bike festival returns to the Truckee Bike Park in Truckee, CA for its fifth year on May 27, 2017. The event draws the world’s top female riders to teach its popular women’s skills clinic. This dream team of passionate IMBA ICP certified coaches from near and far empowers girls and women  via two wheels, ample dirt, and loads of encouragement as they learn a wide range of skills. There is something for every ability level, including basic riding technique, pumping, cornering, wheel lifts, manualing, drops, and jumps.
 

The festival also includes competitions for women, men, and children, plus  live music, food, and industry demos. Proceeds benefit the non-profit Truckee Bike Park. 

The Sierra Sun

May 27, 2017

The annual Little Big bike festival at Truckee Bike Park began four years ago with a handful of women participating in a bicycle clinic.

Since then, the clinics have turned into regular sellouts with over 40 women taking part, while the event itself has grown to include two days racing, learning and highflying action.

March 14, 2017

The Truckee Bike Park is proud to present the fifth annual "Little Big" skills and thrills bike event May 27, 2017. This event helps fund the non-profit, volunteer-built park in Truckee, CA and is a blast for the whole family.  The day starts with a women's skills clinic where ladies ages 11 and up will join together to get to know the lay of the land and learn proper riding techniques to handle bike park fun. Following the ladies' skills morning there is a pumptrack jam just for little kids ages 10 and under. 

August 03, 2014

The Truckee Bike Park has some amazing and dedicated builders that have put together an amazing park. It started about 3 years ago with just a pump track and then soon through fundraising and building they expanded for upper dirt jumps (Beginners and Intermediate), Lower Dirt Jumps (Intermediate and Expert) and an amazing dual slalom course.

The park is great for the community of all ages. From young guns learning basic skills at the pump track to experts riding the big line it has great opportunity for progression. It's awesome to see such young riders ripping up the pump track and inspired to be better everyday. The upper dirt jumps have 2 small and 2 medium lines that are great for beginners looking to improve their riding skills. One of the medium lines also have a gap jump for riders looking to go bigger before the expert line.

June 04, 2012

After riding a pumptrack in Sun Valley, Idaho about a year ago, Cortney Knudson and Brooks McMullin knew they had a project to bring home to the North Lake Tahoe Area. Teaming up with Mark Featherstone, a master of community fundraising, the Truckee Pump Track Project quickly came to reality as preliminary plans were approved in March 2012 by the Truckee-Donner Park and Rec District.

The project successfully gained support from local businesses, including Cyclepaths, Olympic Bike Shop, TAMBA and Biking for a Better World, raising an overall $43,000 to support the build. A local fundraiser that brought in $6,000 took place April 24 at the classy Cottonwood restaurant and participants were rewarded with New Belgium beers and Coulier Wines.