From now on, we will be giving a "member's only" discount for our racing events.  In order to get your discount, racers need to contact me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) so we can confirm your membership.  Then you will be emailed a one-time use coupon code for registration.  If you don't contact me you won't get the discount.  Also the discount cannot be given after you register, or if you register and then become a member.  So if you are a member and you race, contact me before you register for any WNYMBA race.  If you are a non-member and race and you would like the discount, become a member HERE and then contact me for your coupon code before you register. By becoming a member at the very least you are backing trail maintenance and building.  It also helps us keep putting on great events like the WNYMBA Mountain Bike Fest and Single track Stampede.

Quite the spring weekend here in WNY recently.  I got about 10 miles of skiing in at the still heavily snow covered Sprague Brook park on Saturday and then a 45 mile road ride on Sunday!

It reminded me what a typical WNY winter the past few months have been.  Not a lot of snow in Buffalo, but lots of lake effect down south.  Last winter, with no snow and a never-frozen Lake Erie, we had an early spring and were out on the trails in no time.  This year is more typical, with the snow actually more deep than unusual at many of our favorite riding places now in early March.

With the snow gone in Buffalo and the northtowns, and the mercury hitting 60 for a day, it is even more important to remember that our riding places are all in the buckle of the snow belt, and will be sporting skiers for a while to come.  We say typically April 15 +/- is when the trails are ready in most years.  Last year it was earlier, but this year, it is looking later.  Stay tuned to the trail condition reports to find when they are ready to ride.