Powder Keg races just days away

January 23, 2012

Pre-registration has ended for the Powder Keg, but those who haven’t signed up yet can still come out to the Eau Claire County Expo Center on Saturday, January 28, for the 5-mile or 2-mile snowshoe or 1-hour mountain bike race.  Registration for snowshoers begins at 8:00am and at 11:00am for bikers. A few of us [...]

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CORBA Memberships

January 14, 2012

Greetings fellow mountain bikers and trail users, Happy New Year!  It’s that time of year to join or renew your CORBA memberships so please take a few minutes to support your local club.  Your membership ensures that we retain trail access throughout the Chippewa Valley and demonstrates to land managers, trail sponsors and the community [...]

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Snow(?)shoe and Snow(?)bike Races at Lowes Creek

January 11, 2012

Snow or not, now’s the time to register for the Chippewa Valley Powder Keg.  It’s coming Saturday, January 28th, and we want to see you there for a fun-filled day on the trails of Lowes Creek County Park.  Sponsored in-part by Eau Claire Bike and Sport. If there’s snow by then, CORBA will again be [...]

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CORBA Year End Party – December 13th

December 12, 2011

It’s time to kick back and celebrate all of the hard work and great riding we’ve had in 2011.  Please join us for the year end party on December 13th at 6pm at Action City.  There will be pizza, beverages and prizes.  RSVP to chippewaoffroad@hotmail.com  Thanks for a great 2011!!

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Volunteers 2011!

October 30, 2011

WOW!  Do you realize that CORBA volunteers have accumulated over 500 hours (in 2011 alone) of their time to maintain and create new trails for our mountain biking pleasure!  For more detail on this superlative achievement, please see the links on each trail page to “volunteer 2011″  Thanks to everyone for feeding our addiction!

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Thank You!!

October 24, 2011

CORBA would like to offer up a HUGE thank you for the following donations over the past month: John F – every time you ride over, and not in, the mud hole in SKULL it’s because John F donated the bridge! Walmart – we’ve now received $500 in donations from Walmart, thank you Viet! Donations [...]

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Deer Fly Chase 2011 – Results

October 2, 2011

First, Thanks go out to all the racers that attended this first-ever event.  Racers faced a challenging mix of forest roads, ski trails and singletrack.  Opinions were glowing regarding the race course and the singletrack, especially. LONG AND SHORT RESULTS – PDF Special thanks to the volunteers that shared their Saturday, especially Bob Schwartz, for [...]

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DEER FLY CHASE – Race Map Is Ready, Are You?

September 6, 2011

As promised, here is the race map for the 2011 Deer Fly Chase. The route promises something for every racer – – fast and open, hilly and rocky, tight and technical! After a paced rollout, the race WILL separate on Rattlesnake Hill.  Both routes feature the great technical singletrack trails at Hickory Ridge, including the [...]

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Deer Fly Chase – REGISTRATION OPEN!

August 26, 2011

Registration is now open for the Deer Fly Chase, held on October 1st, 2011 at Hickory Ridge Trails. See the Events Page, and use PayPal to register today.

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Hickory Ridge Deer Fly Chase – October 1 – Save the Date

August 1, 2011

Racers – Work is underway to present the first-ever off-road mountain bike race at Hickory Ridge, on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Here is what we know so far: Two courses, plus a tour:  Long (about 24 miles), Short (about 15 miles). The racers will be subjected to dirt roads, ski trails, and singletrack over a [...]

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