The Hot Shots High School Film and Ad Festival is accepting submissions of Action Sport Shorts (Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Skating, Wakeboarding). films from High School Filmmakers until May 26th.

Hot Shots culminates June 28th and 29th with Gala finals in Edmonton and Calgary with complete with bright lights, golden trophies, red carpets, movies, models, music and more. All finalist Films will be screened for public viewing and judging.

On March 22, 2006, Ken Schneider, the owner of Schneider's Bike Shop in Cleveland, Ohio, was robbed, beaten and left for dead in his store. The assailant had robbed Ken two times previously and when he came back a third time, Ken sprayed him with mace and tried to get away, but instead was attacked and assaulted with a hammer, causing massive head injuries. When Ken didn't return home from the shop at the end of the work day, his wife became worried and went to the shop to find him unconscious on the floor.

Summer Gravity Camps (SGC) at Whistler Blackcomb will introduce a new 10,000 square foot, covered mountain bike facility this summer. The Air Dome features a foam pit, resi ramp and trampoline. Located at Base II on Blackcomb Mountain, and scheduled to open this summer, the Air Dome is the first mountain bike training facility of its kind in Canada.

Ladies are good. Ladies that ride are great. Ladies that can rip it up are, well, awesome. That's one of the reasons why Mountain Cycle jumped at the chance to be part of the first ever women's freeride invitational coming up this weekend. The Slope Sistair competition from September 3rd – 4th at Hemlock Valley Resort in beautiful BC, will provide the top women freeriders in North America the chance to showcase their skills in front of a panel of celebrity judges, sports media and a pumping audience.

“Ouchhhh… my aching head!” … It's only now, a week after the crew and riders from New World Disorder SIX left from 10 hectic days of riding and filming in Bolivia, South America, that I'm even beginning to recover and can even start to think about the whole wild experience and tell the world about their adventures here, on top of the world.

Adventure Tourism in B.C. is bustling and it's more then evident in the small Kootenay town of Nelson. Being nestled in the middle of all the surrounding mountains makes this town a haven for skiers in the winter and dirt bag cyclists in the summer. Having never ridden or for that matter been to Nelson, I knew it was time to make the trip. Hearing about Gravity Adventures.net made my decision to go that much easier.

Mountain bike racing's new guard, Michael Prokop of the Czech Republic and Jill Kintner of Seattle, Wash., placed an exclamation point on their amazing racing seasons by earning the title of World Professional Champion at today's grand finale of the Jeep® King of the Mountain 2005 Professional Mountain Biking World Championships in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

Cannondale is circling the wagons this weekend (well, bringing their shiny demo truck to town at least) in the Vancouver area so that you can climb aboard one of their machines and go for a pedal.

Last weekend it was the sounds of golfers taking practice swings and teeing up for the opening of the new back nine of the Sun Peaks Golf Course, while this weekend it will be the rush of mountain bikers ripping downhill and tearing cross country as they compete in a series of races making up the UCI World Masters Championships, Canada Cup Finals and BC Cup at Sun Peaks.

WTB is re-entering the control components category with the introduction of the TXC trail riding group. Building upon the legacy of the company's Dirt Drop and titanium flat bars, the new products have been designed to provide a secure connection with the bike under aggressive riding situations.

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is encouraging women to hit the bike trails this summer with an added-value promotion. Every Friday, women can grab a friend and hit the trails and receive two-for-one mountain bike tickets and a complimentary guided Trails & Tips Tour. Foxy Fridays will run every Friday for the remainder of the summer riding season.

I've posted up the photos of last weekend's Mad Trapper BC Cup Race held at Panorama that I had time to shoot. There aren't that many, I was out enjoying riding the hill over the course of the weekend, and since I had to make the drive back to the Lower Mainland Sunday night I couldn't stick around for much of the downhill. I've posted the plate numbers in “rider” field, if you see yourself and want your name posted email me the image number and your name and I'll get it changed. Photos are size and quality reduced, email me for originals.

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For fellow professional mountain bike racers and California residents Brian Lopes and Jill Kintner, it's never too early to get a leg up – or two as the case may be – on the competition, and the pair delivered on that premise by racing their way to respective men's and women's titles and earning critical points at the first stop of the Jeep® King of the Mountain 2005 Professional Mountain Biking World Championships in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Best known worldwide for its never-ending steeps and thigh-deep powder in the winter, Fernie Alpine Resort is kicking off its summer season for adrenaline junkies and adventure seekers on Canada Day (July 1, 2005). Summer chair operations run daily from 10:00am ‘til 5:00pm with two chairs for double the fun on weekends. Get your season pass dirt grind'in cheap for just $149.00 during the Early Bird Sale at Fernie Alpine Resort or online before July 1 and be entered to win a Devinci Remix One full-suspension mountain bike valued at $2,200.

Summer arrives at Mount Washington Alpine Resort this weekend and to celebrate opening day, the resort is offering Two For One Adventure Rides Saturday, June 25th and Sunday, June 26th. Bring a friend and enjoy savings with such activities as lift-accessed riding in the Mountain Bike Park, scenic chairlift rides, mini golf, disc golf, bungee trampoline bouncing and guided horseback trail rides.