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2025
Exciting Announcement: Whitecourt Mountain Bike Association Secures Funding to Expand and Upgrade Bike Park and Trails!
We’re excited to share fantastic news with the Whitecourt community: The Whitecourt Mountain Bike Association (WMBA) has been awarded funding through the Forest Resource Improvement Program (FRIAA) and the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) to complete the final two phases of our bike park development. These grants will allow us to make major upgrades and expand our trail system, creating an even better experience for riders of all levels.
With this funding, we’ll be able to:
- Add new trails and features suitable for all skill levels.
- Improve safety and accessibility, ensuring the park is more inclusive and welcoming.
- Introduce exciting new elements, including a pump track, a beginner zone, a skill learning zone, a fun track, and more!
- Provide an educational experience about our local environment while enjoying our trail and park facilities.
We Want Your Input!
This project is all about YOU, our incredible community! We want to hear your ideas on how we can make the bike park even better. What features or improvements would you love to see in the upgraded park? Share your thoughts by completing our quick online survey.
“This grant is a game-changer for us,” said Mike Braun of WMBA. “It’s going to help us build a space where riders of all ages and abilities can have fun, learn, and connect. We’re incredibly grateful for this opportunity! It’s been a long time coming, and we’re so thankful for all the hard work our members have put in to bring this vision to life.”
A big thank you to our partners—Alberta Newsprint, Millar Western, Canfor, and West Fraser—through the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA), as well as the Government of Alberta through the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP), for their significant investment in this project.
Work on the park upgrades will kick off this spring and continue through the summer. We’ll keep you updated on our progress and look forward to celebrating with you at the grand reopening!
Stay tuned for updates by visiting our website at www.bikewhitecourt.com, following us on Facebook at Whitecourt Mountain Bike Association, or on Instagram @bike.whitecourt. Let’s make this the best bike park yet—together!
July 2020 has been a busy month, please check out our facebook page!! Lots of bike park updates and photos, come out and get dirty!! A couple exiting things to report.
Whitecourt Mountain Bike Association is excited to announce a donation of $50,0000.00 from Pembina Pipeline Corp. It is through awesome relationships like this and the hard work of our contractors and volunteers we will be successful!!
Whitecourt Mountain Bike Association is excited to announce a donation of $50,0000.00 from Pembina Pipeline Corp. It is through awesome relationships like this and the hard work of our contractors and volunteers we will be successful!!
Congrats Wayne Andrusiak for winning our 2017 Giant Stance mountain bike!! Thank you to who bought tickets. Funds raised from this raffle went directly to the bike park development.
I went to the Edmonton bike show this weekend with my three boys...I highly recommend it, all the major brands were represented including Specialized, Rocky Mountain, Pivot, Cube etc. The cool thing was...you could take one of their new bikes for a test drive!! There were a lot of great exhibits, one that caught my eye...being a father of three bikers was the Alberta Bike Swap booth. Basically they run events in major cities where in the morning, you can bring your used bike, they give it a tech examination and suggest a price. In the afternoon it switches over to a bike sale. Last year, Revolution Cycle brought a bunch of brand new previous year bikes which were sold at half price. I asked one of the organizers what price range to expect, he said average price was $380.00. They had an example on display a beautiful Santa Cruz with a Cannondale lefty fork that sold for $400.00......Then we got a HUGE tip. The volunteers get dibs on bike being processed BEFORE the sale!! That's right, you get to look at the bikes and buy it BEFORE THE SALE!! What's the catch? Yes, there is a catch, volunteer spots are limited....Tyler and I signed up immediately!! If you are interested check out their website at Edmonton Bike Swap
Mike Braun
Mike Braun
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Huge Congrats to Devin and Val Beauliua! They are this years winner of our mountain bike. Enjoy the sweet new ride! Thanks to everyone who have bought memberships so far, your support is appreciated. Also big thanks to Timberstoke for making the draw possible! |
JUNE 20, 2016- Its been a damp spring, it seemed to like to rain only on trail clean-up night though. With the trusty leadership of Trail Boss Darrell, and the WMBA members that were able to lend a hand, all the trails have been cleaned up and are ride ready. On Thursday June 16th a group of WMBA hit the trails. Great work all of you, we all will enjoy the fruits of your labours!! There are lots of plans, stay tuned, watch the website and facebook page for updates and plans. We have a couple of new trails in the works, we will be again looking for volunteers. See ya on the trails, check the gallery below as well as the individual trail pages for some great photos from the recent rides. As always, if you have photos or vids from our trails, let us know on facebook, or email us at whitecourtmba@gmail.com
APRIL 22, 2016- 2016 WMBA memberships now available ($10.00), get yours at Timberstoke. You can also print the application off from our application web page and take it to Timberstoke to make payment. Your membership includes a draw ticket for a 2016 Giant Trance full suspension mountain bike. Extra entries can also be purchased for $5.00. Draw to be made at the Whitecourt Canada Day Celebration.
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APRIL 29, 2016- Come see us at our booth at the Whitecourt trade fair May 6th to 8th.
