Registration opens for Revelstoke 3-day heli-supported enduro

After a successful debut event sold out in 12 hours, the Revelstoke 3-day enduro is returning for a second year. Registration is now open for the 2018 edition of North America’s only helicopter supported enduro, which tours riders around over 20,000 ft of the best descending Revelstoke has to offer. Spots for the 2018 edition are not likely to last long, and the race is taking a year off in 2019, so if you’re interested you should move quick to register.

The second Revelstoke 3-day enduro will run from July 20–22, 2018 on the trails surrounding the interior B.C. mountain town. Along with the massive descending stats, organizers are saying riders can expect the race to include 75 km of pedaling, 8, 000 ft. of climbing and around 18 kegs of beer over three days. Given the last number, it’s clear that while the Revelstoke 3-day is a race, organizers have also gone to great lengths to make sure everyone has a good time. With a strong focus on taking in the best possible trails surrounding the town, and three blind stages of heli-accessed racing on the final day, this race is clearly designed to appeal to experienced mountain bikers that are comfortable, and excited to be on challenging terrain.

If you’re not familiar with the trails surrounding Revelstoke, organizers are promising everything from alpine views to loamy, technical singletrack. With no shortage of trails in the area – there’s enough heli-accessed options that the last day could be a surprise – racers can expect long stages and big days on truely big mountains. New for 2018 are a beach-side finish on the final day, and a organized apres party following day two including music, beer, and axe throwing.

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This heli-fueled adventure is as much an event as it is a race, but it is run by the same organizers as Canadian National Enduro Series, so you can expect accurate timing from experienced timers. That said, the event is tagged as “an invitation to riders to explore what life would be like if you lived without commitments, wandered through the forest on relentless singletrack descents everyday, ate food crafted by friends, drank beer from your hydration pack, and actually said “hi” to strangers on the street.” You can probably manage the last one without entering Revelstoke 3-day Enduro, but adding big, alpine descents is an attractive offer.

Registration is capped at 110 entries for this year race, so if this sounds like your sort of thing, get on it. Full event details and registration link are on the Revelstoke 3-day Enduro site.