It has been consistently cold and wet for what seems like years up here in the PacNW...it's only been 2-3 months, really.  Regardless, it's making riding at some of the techy spots even more so - if not unrideable all together.  Kind of a pisser I'm not into the snowboarding this season - I hear nothing but "sickness" and "epic" when I get to ride with some of my friends on the rare dryish day.

   On the bright side, our local mtn. bike club (BBTC - www.bbtc.org) is making incredible progress on the skill park near downtown Seattle under I-5.  Hell, I almost broke my nose and eye socket there last weekend - they must be doing something right!  There's a couple of good pics of me post-crash on www.bonesovermetal.com - go to the Trail Building Gallery or click on the Collonade Work Party blog.  Good times!

   Better still is the fact that it's less than two months until the inagural Fluidride Cup series kicks off at Port Angeles, WA.  Ooooooooo, I am soooo stoked for this one in particular.  I've ridden there a handful of times over this last year and my last venture out there a few weeks back was a pleasant surprise.  The crew at Olympic Dirt Society have been killing it as far as trailwork is concerned.  I loved the trails before their recent upgrades/extensions of many trails.  The fact that they are teaming up with Hurricane Racing to run this makes me all that more excited.  Petr and his crew do an  outstanding job of organizing starts and getting the timing  down to near-perfection. 

   In the meantime, I'm hoping for a small improvement in the weather.  Until then, it's time to break out the shovels and continue grooming our local spots for the upcoming season.

Peace,

Andy