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Winterbike 2013 – Northeast Kingdom's Fat Tire Festival
Mar 13, 2013, 11:36 am
Eric Leonard
Ontario | Quebec
fat bikes | Vermont | winter riding

On March 9th, the second annual Winterbike took place at Kingdom Trails in East Burke, VT. Home of one of the greatest trail networks in the northeast, the Kingdom Trails now offers year-round activities for bicyclists on their vast network of shared trails. From the Nordic Center, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, hikers and mountain bikers enjoy many miles of shared trails. Down in the village, on Darling Hill, the locals are also packing down single track for winter use.

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March 2013 National eNews - Special Youth Issue
Mar 13, 2013, 6:42 am
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
kids | eNews

MEC TO SUPPORT TAKE A KID DAY THROUGHOUT 2013

IMBA Canada believes that Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day can be much more than just one day on the calendar each year. To achieve this goal, we’ve partnered with Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) for 2013! Together we intend to make each and every day Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.

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A way to give back - take a kid mountain biking!
Mar 11, 2013, 9:09 am
Deanne Lazaruk
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
events | MEC | Take A Kid Mountain Biking

Getting kids on bikes and out on the trails has been a passion of mine for over ten years. Shortly after I began riding, I volunteered to help out with the Kids of Mud program in my hometown of Winnipeg, MB. Twice a week I had myself a fun group of kids to teach about riding and racing. Being able to share my knowledge and passion for the sport with the kids is such an inspiration to me that no matter where I go, my goal is to continue to help get kids on bikes.

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Winterbike 2013 – Un évènement coup de cœur!
Mar 11, 2013, 9:04 am
Eric Leonard
Quebec | Ontario
winter riding | Vermont | fat bikes

Le 9 mars dernier avait lieu la deuxième édition du Winterbike à East Burke, au Vermont. La petite capitale du vélo de montagne du nord-est des États-Unis offre maintenant des activités quatre saisons aux cyclistes. À partir du Nordic Center, les amateurs de ski de fond, de raquette, de marche et de vélo ont accès à des dizaines de kilomètres de pistes.

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Time will tell
Feb 19, 2013, 4:23 pm
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
IMBA USA | guest blog | 25th Anniversary

Guest blog by IMBA's president, and IMBA U.S. executive director, Mike Van Abel.

"Time will tell" is a saying usually accompanied by healthy skepticism. At this moment, time and history are on everyone's minds here at IMBA HQ as we reflect upon the 25 years since IMBA's birth.

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February 2013 eNews
Feb 12, 2013, 3:26 pm
Rachael Raven
West | Quebec | Ontario | North | East | Central
eNews

IMBA U.S. LAUNCHES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MTB SKILLS INSTRUCTORS

Just last week, IMBA U.S. announced the launch of the Instructor Certification Program, which will offer professional training and certification for individuals who lead group rides or teach mountain bike skills clinics.

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Online store services have returned
Feb 1, 2013, 3:02 pm
Deanne Lazaruk
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
Online Store

An update that as of Feb 1, 2013, our online store is back up and running again.

Very sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused.

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January 2013 eNews
Jan 23, 2013, 8:10 am
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | Trail Care Crew | Trail Solutions | West
eNews | kids | maps | Model Trails | Parks Canada | Take A Kid Mountain Biking | Velo Quebec

Twenty five — it's a number you'll be seeing a lot of from IMBA this year as we celebrate our founding in 1988. To get the silver anniversary year underway we'll start with a look at some of last year's successes in Canada, and around the world:

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Oops! Well this is embarrassing...
Jan 22, 2013, 9:38 am
Deanne Lazaruk
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
Online Store

Update: as of 02/01/2013 the store is back up and running.

Sorry folks! Our online store is temporarily down.

If you'd like to place an order, please feel free to get in touch with our Customer Service team and we can do it over the phone. We can be reached at 1-855-255-4095

We are working hard to get the store fixed as soon as possible!

 

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IMBA Canada seeking freelance writers to generate premium content throughout 2013
Jan 18, 2013, 2:39 pm
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
Staff

IMBA Canada's communications team is seeking professional writers to generate premium content for IMBA's print newsletter, monthly online eNews, and website.

Details:

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