‘See Jane Jump’ Mountain Bike Festival Brings the Stoke to Female Riders
If any female shredders that headed to Mount Washington Alpine Resort in early August were in any way jaded on bikes before making the trip, that changed real quick.
Oakley Team Rider Darcy Turenne made sure to bring stoke at the first annual ‘See Jane Jump’ Women’s Mountain Bike Festival. As the organizer of the event, she had the 50 attending riders, ranging in skill level from beginner to expert, greeted by gift bags filled with goodies by event sponsors Oakley, Norco, Gravity, Denman Island Chocolates and Vitamin Water. And soon after the gals collected their swag, head coach Katrina Strand paired riders up with one of nine pro coaches.
Trail riding, yoga, wine and a slideshow of the days’ events by photographer Dan Barham all went down during the weekend, and the Oakley-provided accommodations at Deer Lodge allowed participants to chill after intense days out on the trail.
Darcy designed the weekend to cater to all levels of riders –even experts– and surprised riders with a slopestyle course designed specifically for the event and built by the Mount Washington trail crew. The course was put to good use at the Sunday afternoon slopestyle demo – where participants, family members and onlookers lined the course to see the coaches and expert riders in their element.
Although the slopestyle attracted a large crowd, perhaps the most popular attractions of the festival were Norco’s free bike servicing by Norco Factory Team mechanic Jonathan Duncan and free chiropractic and deep-tissue work provided by Dr. Lindsay McKeeman.
At the end of the day each participant walked away with two new pairs of Oakley goggles. And two lucky ladies went home with a pair of Shimano XT wheels – as well as the biggest ticket item of all, a Norco Vixa freeride frame.
“This weekend totally renewed my love of all things bikes,” said one visibly stoked rider. “Thanks again for organizing such an awesome weekend! It was so fun and I think we all really learned a lot!”
- Pro coaches for the 2010 event included Katrina Strand, Claire Buchar, Tammy Donahugh, Lorraine Blancher, Wendy Robinson, Beth Parsons, Emily Johnston, Kat Sweet and Angi Weston.
Darcy definitely helped ignite and reinforce love for the sport in general. Much props to her for getting everyone psyched!
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