Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Adaptive Biking

[Tricia]

There is an art to building a bike trail on the rugged terrain of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. It takes a lot of hard work from a dedicated, creative trail crew to dig and shape lines down the mountain in a unique way.

Joe Stone, Director of Mission at Teton Adaptive, and Ranyon D'arge, JHMR's Mountain Design Manager, teamed up to rethink what's possible with JHMR's newest trail, Deepest Darkest. Inspired by a conversation and their mutual connection to Pierre Bergman, a JHMR employee whose life was forever changed due to a biking injury, they created a universal trail design that not only brings flow, speed, and excitement to adaptive and non-adaptive riders alike but also strengthens the bond within the biking community.

 

[BS Slarver]

Ran into Joe and his girlfriend outside of Big Sky on the Mitchner trail, not an easy decent for even able bodied riders. We chatted for some time about his then new bike. I’m always inspired by the attitude and the spirit of those who are dealing with their disabilities.

They were in town having their new van worked on, a tall pro master, he joked about his old short van being a problem for his girlfriend and not being able to stand up.

He said for himself, it wasn’t a problem - LOL !