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My 3rd going into 4th grade daughter absolutely thinks PP is the best trail ever. Really grateful for all the people who have spent hours and $'s making this thing what it is. IMG-0439.MOV

Went and rode snow white just now and part of gumdrop. Still some rutty spots on gumdrop. Snow white is beautiful. I was actually thinking today, I think snow white is the perfect trail for a beginner. The 3 things that beginners(myself included) struggle with is technical climbing, downhill cornering, and jumping. Snow white has all three in a nicely packaged loop that you can ride over and over again. I find myself taking those corners a little faster, getting a little more lift off that jump, and dying a little less on those climbs, and I know I'm improving.

Even that berm they built after you cross under Parmer and go down the hill is awesome. I used to wash out like a boss on that flat corner trying to get speed to climb that hill, now you can bank around that berm and launch up that hill. SO awesome!

For the record, I bought my daughter her first real mountain bike for her 10th birthday, and her first real MTB ride was on snow white then peddlers pass. She hasn't stopped talking about it for the past two weeks 🙂 Especially the fact that she rode a trail called "snow white."

Report from the eastside - As you can see, Brushy creek swallowed up the bottom of gumdrop. Rode over to Snow White, which is totally rideable. Also rode most of gumdrop from west to east and it’s in good shape. I’d never known about the rest of “Candyland” until I saw the kick ass map that First Blood posted. I went up Snow White around what I believe is Joshua’s drop(y’all are crazy) then rode along that upper trail by the golf course( think it’s called “abort” on the map.) Finally saw the end of gnargasm in person, had only seen that ramp over the boulders in pictures and videos. Y’all are f*ckin crazy. Went up what believe was caddy shack, there was some wet limestone along a somewhat exposed ledge, sketchy enough that I walked my happy ass back up to that abort trail and rode a few sessions on the jump at the bottom of Snow White. Also rode playground which is in great shape except for one small rutty spot. Super cool discovering some new trails, but my rookie ass is gonna stick to peddlers pass for a while lol.

Everything was a giant mud pit yesterday...I'm about to go check out Candyland, will update shortly.

That’s a really good idea actually. I wanted to go for a ride before work tomorrow and wasn’t sure where if any trails would be dry enough to ride. Might as well go take advantage of all the dirt their pushing around over there!

Rode from my house (Brightwater/Wyoming Springs) to the YMCA and back just now. Didn't really get off the BCRT. Hot mess out there.

I agree, could definitely see riding a lot at night when the Austin summer sets in. Thanks for the advice...I actually ride with a helmet light, as well as two flashlights mounted on my handlebars, and a handful of spare batteries in my backpack. Shut off the helmet light for this pic. It would absolutely be a disaster if I lost my light somewhere in the middle of peddlers pass, especially on the west side.

I just got into the sport about 8 weeks ago and I am absolutely hooked. By far the most fun I’ve had with my pants on. I’ve got a single speed hardtail 29er and I’m still learning how to ride. Best time at PP is currently just over 22 minutes. I went ahead and signed up for the race, fully expect to be DFL but I don’t care cause it’s gonna be a blast. In other news...anyone tried riding it at night? I rigged up a pretty solid light setup and gave it a whirl a few nights ago. Totally different world out there in the dark lol .