Hard to believe it has been a month since we massaged our retinas and ear drums with the Bike Culture Variety Show known as the Green Mountain Showdown. We truly appreciate all of you who shared that evening with us. Thanks to our amazing sponsors and all of you who voted for the Riders Choice Awards.
Mountain Bike Vermont presents the fourth annual Rider’s Choice Awards. We have it good. It’s true. Vermont is spoiled with some of the most amazing mountain bike trails, shops, networks, and riders in the country. But who’s the best? It’s your call!
Nearly 400 of you guys voted this year. And the winners are…
BEST TRAIL NETWORK:
With a landslide victory, Kingdom Trails
BEST DH NETWORK
With nearly half the votes cast, Killington Mountain
TRAIL WITH MOST FLOW:
Stowe’s very own Florence
GNARLIEST TRAIL
And probably one of the most scenic… Upper J-bar, Burke Mountain / Kingdom Trails
BEST BIKING TOWN
Pffft, please, with a two thirds majority, East Burke, VT
BEST SHOP FOR RETAIL
New kids on the block, Tony and the boys at Alpine Bike Works in Killington
BEST SHOP FOR SERVICE
Backing up their best shop status, Alpine Bike Works
BEST MECHANIC
Filing the rather large shoes of his predecessor, Jarrod Ogdon
BEST TRAIL BUILDER
Two years running… Brooke Scatchard Sinuosity
BEST CHAPTER OF VMBA
You guys earned it… FOTW
BEST ORGANIZATION LEADER
The most responsible man in mountain biking, Tom Steussy!
STRONGEST RIDERS GUY
Adam “the strong man” Morse
STRONGEST RIDER LADY
Kim “Good luck keeping up” Quinlin!
MOST PROMISING YOUTH
Little man big whips: Barret Hibsman
BEST APRES
Mike’s Tiki Bar
BEST APRES BEVERAGE
Take a wild guess. For the fourth year running… Beer
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER / VIDEOGRAPHER
With his first win, Vermont’s premier race documentarian: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur
