2008 Utah and Idaho Mountain Bike Tours, Rides, and Festivals

February 16-17 -- Thaw '08, Mountain Bike Festival, Rides and more, Moab, Utah, Poison Spider, (435) 259-7882

March 28-30-- Moab MUni Fest (a mountain unicycling event), Moab, UT, zadig@engineer.com or Rolf Thompson at (801) 870-5949

April 11-15 -- JDS Sportcoaching Mountain Bike Skills Camp, recreational mountain bike rider with off-road experience, as well as mountain bike racers of all levels - beginner to expert, contact scott@jdssportcoaching.com, 303-736-2198, www.jdssportcoaching.com

April 18-20 -- Bookcliffs Trailfest, Three days of trail-riding, Trail-school, Trail-building, More trail-riding, Food, Music, Partying, and More trail-riding. It's TRAILfest!, FuzzyTheBikeGuy@msn.com, fuzzysbicycleworks.com/, (435) 637-2453

April 24-27 -- 13th Annual New Belgium Brewing Company Fruita Fat Tire Festival, World renowned trails, bike events, bike expo and live music in downtown Fruita, Clunker Crit, Prizes, Fun, Fruita, CO, (970) 858-7220, fruitamountainbike.com

May 1-4 – IMBA Trail Care and School, Flagstaff, AZ, Anthony Quintile anthony@absolutebikes.net

May 15-18 – IMBA Trail Care and School, Durango, CO, Mary Monroe, mary@trails2000.org

May 16-18 -- San Rafael Swell Mountain Bike Festival, 22nd Annual, Emery County, (435) 637-0086

May 22 -- Seasons Bike Film Premiere, a look at the lives of downhill racers, slopestyle competitors, and big mountain freeriders from the producers of Roam, Brewvies Cinema Pub - www.brewvies.com, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, Jason Mitchell 801-358-3315, www.FeedTheHabit.com - $7 advance tickets available online, jason@feedthehabit.com

May 22-26 -- Black Hills Fat Tire Festival, rides, races (hill climb, XC, Super-D), Film Festival, and more, Rapid City, South Dakota, (605) 394-5225, bhfattirefestival.com

May 24 -- 2nd Annual Amazing Earthfest, in Kane County, Utah, 5 pm Trail Ride, Joy Jordan Woodhill Trail, 12 mile, non-technical, hard-packed loop on BLM, featuring expansive views of the Kaibab Plateau and the colorful cliffs of the Grand Staircase. Meet at the Fredonia Welcome Center on US 89-A, Fredonia, Az. Note: Utah is on daylight savings time. Arizona is on standard time, Rich Csenge, 435-644-3735, jiw@gwi.net, www.amazingearthfest.com

May 29 - June 1 -- IMBA Trail Care Crew, trail building, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake City, Sarah Bennett, sarah8144@msn.com

May 30 - June 1 -- NUMB Fest 2008, three fun and action packed days of organized riding and festivities. There will be organized trail rides each day based on ability level with gatherings in the evening involving food, beverage, revelry, and prizes provided by the event sponsors. All events are in & around the Uintah Basin, AND there is no charge or entry fee , Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, contact Altitude Cycle, 435.781.2595, www.northeasternutahmtb.org, coop@northeasternutahmtb.org, jory@northeasternutahmtb.org, troyboy@northeasternutahmtb.org

June 7 -- National Trails Day, Volunteer on Trail Projects, call Eric Spreng at REI, (801) 486-2100 for info.

June 19 -- Seasons Bike Film Premiere, a look at the lives of downhill racers, slopestyle competitors, and big mountain freeriders from the producers of Roam, Jim Santy Auditorium - Park City Library, 8:00 pm, Jason Mitchell 801-358-3315, www.FeedTheHabit.com - $7 advance tickets available online, jason@feedthehabit.com

June 21-22 -- Wild Rockies 11th Annual Boise to Idaho City Tour, Boise to Idaho City (camp over night) and back to Boise, Darren Lightfield 208-388-1971, wildrockies.com

June 18-21 -- IMBA World Trails Summit, IMBA Summit will bring mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration, Trail Care Crew too, Patti Bonnet patti@imba.com, 303-545-9011, IMBA.com

July 14-15 and July 17-18-- Rocky Mountain Bicycles Dirt Series Women's Mtn Bike Camp, Park City. Contact (604) 905-8177 (canada) or info@dirtseries.com for more info.

July 21-22-- Rocky Mountain Bicycles Dirt Series Women's Mtn Bike Camp, Sun Valley, ID. Contact (604) 905-8177 (canada) or info@dirtseries.com for more info.

June 15 - September 5 -- Great Divide , Canada to Texas, dirt, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) 755-2453

July 9-13 -- Girlfriends Go Tours: Park City Mtn Experience. Mountain Bike Clinic & Summer Camp for Women. All inclusive 5-day bike camp. For more info, www.girlfriendsgo.com or Lynn, (435) 640-3931

August 14-24 -- IMBA Trail Care and School, Long Valley, ID, IMBA.com

August 16-22-- Cycle the Divide, starts in Steamboat Springs, CO, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) 755-2453, adventurecycling.org

August 28-31 -- IMBA Trail Care and School, McCall, ID, IMBA.com

September 13-19-- Base Camp Fruita, mountain biking camp, Fruita, CO, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) 755-2453, adventurecycling.org

September 21-28 -- Colorado/Utah Canyon Country, Fruita-Moab-Fruita, Kokopelli Trail and more, dirt, 335 miles in the dirt, Southern Utah, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) 755-2453, adventurecycling.org

September 27 -- Endurance Festival, run, trail run, road cycling, mountain biking, duathlon and off-road duathlon events, entertainment and more, Old Town Pocatello, ID. www.EnduranceFestival.com,  info@EnduranceFestival.com, (866) 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798

October 2-5 -- Take Your Kid on a Mountain Bike Ride and IMBA Trail Care Crew, Boise, ID, byrdscycling.com, merlinxlm@cableone.net

October 24-26 – Chile Ho-Down Bike Festival, 3^rd annual festival includes group rides, a dirt jump contest, Halloween  costume party, prize giveaways and just an all around good time, possibly a DH race, Chile Pepper Bike Shop, 435-259-4688, www.chilebikes.com

Sep ? -- IMBA Trail School, Friends of Pathways, Jackson, WY, David Vandenberg, fop@wyoming.com

Sep ? -- IMBA Trail School, Bureau of Land Management, Vernal, UT, Daniel Gilfillan, daniel_gilfillan@blm.gov

Oct ?-- IMBA Trail School, Moab Trails Alliance, Moab, UT, Kim Schappert, kschappe@hotmail.com

Oct ? -- IMBA Trail School, Dixie National Forest, Cedar City, UT, Nick Glidden, nglidden@fs.fed.us