Earlier in June this year, Max, HM, Chi and I flew all the way to Park City, Utah for the 2008 IMBA World Summit. It was the first time that us DirTraction folk had attended one of these summits. I must say it was well worth the effort in travelling that distance to rub shoulders and exchange ideas with other like-minded folks in MTB-related industries both local and international.
The summit was held at the Park City Marriott over 4 days from 18-21 June. We met mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, park and urban planners, tourism officials and other representatives from the bike industry.
A typical summit day ran like this :-
- Yummy breakfast and chit chat
- The all important opening / closing speech for the first and last days
- Choice of workshops throughout the day (the topics were so interesting it was a tough decision just choosing which workshops to attend)
- And of course the moment we've all been waiting for *drumroll* - the guided networking rides! We could even pick and choose which ride was wana join to suit our riding levels!
K, enough said. Let da photos do da talkin'.
Big thanks for IMBA Trail Specialist, Joey Klein who beckoned us to go join other like-minded mountain biking enthusiasts from around the globe at this summit! We'd definitely try to save up for the next summit! And to Patti Bonnet for taking care of us!
Watch this space for more photos of our rides in Crested Butte, Moab and Hawaii!!!
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