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Hi All,         Could I get a trail report for Crystal Ridge/Alpha from anyone who has ridden them recently? I plan on getting out there tomorrow around 11 AM - trying to hang on to the last of the season.           Thanks in advance,           GrahamSee More

Yes, Wednesday Nights are back for 2010.. with some changes1. New location- Alpha Trail Parking lot, 6414 S. 92nd St., just across the street from Whitnal Golf Parking lot.2. New format- riders start one at a time, 10-15 seconds apart, riding against the clock.3. New course- we'll be using the Alpha Trail (including the new HD line) and the Crystal Ridge Trails.4. New pricing- FREE , yes FREE (sorry no discounts for juniors or IMBA or Bike Fed members anymore because it's FREE).5. WORBA/ Metro…See More

Winter MTB race, Noon, Sat. 1/23/10 Crystal Ridge Ski Hill in Franklin, WI. Metro is hosting this event as part of CR's Winter Carnival. Pre-riding and registration from 11 AM to Noon. Variable winter conditions means that actual course layout, length and number of laps will be determined on race day. We will try to have as interesting course as possible with finish times in the 1 hour range. More details here and on Twitter. just 5 bucks!

We will continue with NEW trail construction on the Alpha HD line. Meet in the Alpha lot if the gate's open or across the street in the Whitnal Golf lot if not at 10 AM. Working til 1 PM. Bench cutting, final tread work and buckthorn removal. We will also design/ build a structure to cross the toboggan rails. Please RSVP so we can plan tools/bevsMarty 704-6350See More

Notice the time change. We will be starting 15 minutes earlier due to the decreasing sunlight. Only 3 weeks left of racing for this year. Plan on 3 laps for men, 2 for women and juniors. Depending on what is wet/dry will determine the course layout. 5:30 registration, 6:15 racing. See you there.AlSee More

I may be running a little late on Wednesday so we will most likely be racing the course used this past weekend for the WORS race since 90% of it is still marked, with the exception of the Alpha Trail. So plan on climbing the switchback again. We will not be going all the way to the top though. Registration at 5:30, racing at 6:30. See you there. Al

Come on out and "pre-race" the upcoming Alterra Coffee Bean Classic. We will try to duplicate, as close as possible the sport and comp/elite course that will be used on Sunday. This will include the climb to the top of the ski hill for comp/elite riders. There will be 2 waves for the start, comp/elite at 6:30, all others 2 minutes later. The citizen course is usually quite different and would be difficult to race in conjunction with the sport, comp/elite at the same time. Citizen racers, here…See More