Announcing our 2024 Trip Calendar!
After an amazing 2023 season, we’re ready to turn the page and start thinking about what’s on tap for 2024: and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been working hard at developing the destinations we visit to add new routes (or new trails) to always improve the Chasing Epic experience. For next year our destinations remain the same as 2023, but we’re mixing up the timing of a few trips, combining others, and adding some bigger rides here and there.
If you missed our announcement a couple of weeks ago, we’re also including a professionally-developed MTB training program with each trip booking along with the support you need to crush the rides and push your limits. We know our trips are tough and we want to do everything within our power to make sure you’re ready! Take a look at our 2024 calendar below: you’ll find general trip information along with a summary of what to expect in each destination. We know it’s a lot to digest, so if you have any follow-up questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Sea to Sky, BC
Our Sea to Sky location was born from a love of a trip we started in 2022, Squamish BC. Ever since we scouted Squamish in the fall of 2021, we’ve been pining to explore the area even more, and we were lucky enough to do that this year. So… now we’ve got one of the best combinations of BC-based riding on earth, combining Whistler, Squamish and Pemberton into one 6-day adventure packed with tech riding, slabs, and steeps! This trip features five days of riding between the three locations, all of which will challenge even the best riders.
Tech is the name of the game on this trip, although you still have to earn your vertical in the Sea to Sky corridor, so be ready for some big days of climbing as well. Squamish features lots of classic slabs along with some amazingly built flow to mix things up, and you can always find steep, raw trails as well. Whistler features similar terrain, albeit slightly more raw and rugged, and it typically gives you a little more vertical in one shot. Pemberton is the lower-elevation sibling down valley, where the terrain tends to be a little drier and looser, but can also give you huge, fast descents that are absolutely mind-blowing. Please note: This is by far our most technical, advanced trip… please be sure your skills are up for the challenge.
Fitness Level: Int-Adv
Technical Ability: Advanced
Closest Airports: Vancouver (2 hours)
Expected Weather: Highs in the 60-70’s, moderate chance of rain (higher in spring than fall)
Sun Valley, ID
Sun Valley has been a Chasing Epic destination for five years now, and it’s become one of our favorite places to ride in early summer… the temps are perfect, there’s always a storm around to keep the trails tacky, and the wildflowers are off the hook. Sun Valley is the quintessential high-country destination, but without the uber-high elevation you’ll experience in Colorado on our summer and fall trips. With the town of Sun Valley sitting around 6,000′ and most rides topping out below 9,000′, the elevation is still a factor but it’s a bit more manageable here.
We’ve been putting together some great new point-to-points in Sun Valley exploring new areas each time, and we’re always looking to link up our favorites. Sun Valley has a unique backcountry feel, where we can be out on trail all day for 20+ miles and we don’t see another soul; it’s quite nice. Each day expect a 20’ish mile ride with around 3,000′ (or more) of climbing, and we’ll do our best to include shuttle drops where we can in order to maximize the vertical! Sun Valley is likely our easiest trip from a technical perspective, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s an “easy” trip overall…
Fitness Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Technical Ability: Intermediate
Closest Airports: Hailey / Sun Valley (25 minutes), Boise (2.5 hours), SLC (4 hours)
Expected Weather: Highs in the 70s/80s, cool at night, slight chance of rain in early summer
Crested Butte, CO
Crested Butte – but this time in the summer! Why switch it up for 2024? We’ve got a few new rides up our sleeves, and summer is the best time to do them! If you’re looking for the perfect “epic” mountain bike trip, this one is it: dynamic weather, huge rides, long descents, and a little bit of suffering thrown in for good measure. Nothing about Crested Butte is easy, but it’s all totally worth it in the end: this is some of the best high country riding available in the world, hands down. Most of the rides on this trip will be pedal days, but we do always build in a shuttle or two in order to maximize the fun. Expect long days in the saddle, but those days will be so damn good.
Like we mentioned above, this trip will push most riders to their limits: the climbs are long and tough, there’s enough technical terrain to keep you on your toes, the altitude is very real (we’ll get above 11,000 feet), and the weather can always be “interesting”. All that said, if you train and put in the miles before your trip, you’ll absolutely love it. In fact, Crested Butte sees the most repeat clients of any trip we run, as our riders want to come back again and again.
Fitness Level: Advanced
Technical Ability: Intermediate +
Closest Airports: Gunnison (35 minutes), Montrose (2 hours), Grand Junction (3 hours), Denver (5 hours)
Expected Weather: Highs in the 60/70s and very cool at night, with a chance of summer monsoon storms each afternoon
Colorado Enduro
Yep that’s right: a week-long trip with Chasing Epic. But this isn’t just any week-long trip… this is six days of riding some of the best downhills in the US consecutively, in an enduro-focused trip that will push you to the limit and have you begging for more. Over the course of a week, we’re putting together three days in Salida (based on our Monarch Crest Enduro trip) and three days in Crested Butte that are not for the faint of heart. This trip is rated advanced level fitness and advanced level tech, and will likely end up being the hardest trip we operate.
This is a trip we’ve been wanting to create for a while, and we’re super psyched that it’s finally come to fruition in 2024. These are some of our favorite rides anywhere, and to combine them into a week-long trip is truly epic. These rides are tough, so make sure you come prepared for this one! So, what can you expect? Big rides each day. Long rides at or above treeline. Descents that never end. Non-stop tech. An incredible week of riding with amazing friends that you’ll never forget.
Fitness Level: Advanced
Technical Ability: Advanced
Closest Airports: Gunnison (75 minutes), Colorado Springs (2.5 hours), Denver (3+ hours)
Expected Weather: Highs in the 60s (50’s at altitude) with a chance of monsoon storms each afternoon
Sun Valley, ID
Sun Valley again? Yep, we had huge demand for a fall trip here, so we answered. The temps will be a bit cooler in the fall with the leaves changing and there’s always a storm around to keep the trails tacky. Sun Valley is the quintessential high-country destination, but without the uber-high elevation you’ll experience in Colorado on our summer and fall trips. With the town of Sun Valley sitting around 6,000′ and most rides topping out below 9,000′, the elevation is still a factor but it’s a bit more manageable here.
We will mix up the itinerary a bit from our summer trip, but expect the same experience: Sun Valley has a unique backcountry feel, where we can be out on trail all day for 20+ miles and we don’t see another soul; it’s quite nice. Each day expect a 20’ish mile ride with around 3,000′ (or more) of climbing, and we’ll do our best to include shuttle drops where we can in order to maximize the vertical! Sun Valley is likely our easiest trip from a technical perspective, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s an “easy” trip overall…
Fitness Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Technical Ability: Intermediate
Closest Airports: Hailey / Sun Valley (25 minutes), Boise (2.5 hours), SLC (4 hours)
Expected Weather: Highs in the 70s/80s, cool at night, slight chance of rain in early summer
Don’t see a trip with the dates you’re looking for? No problem! We specialize in running private trips: if you have a group of 8 or more, we’ll put together a trip for you in the destination of your choice, on the dates that work for you. Just check out our Private Trips page and reach out via the contact form!
