Bikefest 2025

Clear your calendars it's almost Bikefest time again and we are celebrating 20 years of NOCS!

It just wouldn’t be Bikefest without a theme!  This year we are paying homage to the "dirtbag mountain biker". Bring on the plaid and mullets!

Proceeds from events go towards keeping our trails awesome. On June 7th, join us for a special appreciation party to honor all of our incredible members and supporters who’ve made these 20 years possible. Don't miss out on this one! 

 

Ladies Ride
May 27th

Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 
Place: Ellison Bikers Lot
Post ride Apres and Drinks provided 
Cost: $10

 

Trail Day
May 31

Time: 9 AM - 12 PM
Location: TBA
BBQ lunch to follow 

 

Hotcakes & HAndlebars
June 1st

Demo bikes and fuel up with pancakes! The local bike shops will be bringing a line up of bikes for you to try!  Don't miss out on this fun event! 

Location: Ellison riders lot
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM

 

20th Anniversary Bash
Jun 7th

Grab your tickets now for a family friendly evening of food, music, and fun!!  Dinner Included -  Smokehouse BBQ buffet and more. Musical Guest, Games, and Prizes. 

Location: Lakers ClubHouse
Time: 5 - 10 PM 
Adults $40
Youth $20 (12 - 18)
11 and under free!

Ride Smart!

Spring is in the air, but the trails aren’t quite ready! Ride smart during these shoulder season weeks so we can all enjoy a full season ahead.

  • Ride early when the ground is still frozen.

  • Avoid mud—riding soft trails causes trail braiding & long-term damage.

  • Explore other options: hit Silver Star for some turns, glide on skinny skis at Sovereign, or go for a spin on the Rail Trail.

Take care of the trails now, and they’ll take care of you all season long.

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Anniversary Photo Contest

Spring Solstice is here, and we’re as excited as ever for the change of seasons! Longer days, warmer rides, and fun events await.

Submit your favorite trail photos from the past 20 years for a chance to win a $100 gift card from Olympia Cycle and Ski.

Submit photos to: info@nocs.ca

See the entries here!

Movie Night Photos

A snapshot of our MTB Movie night! Every person who came out made the night special, thank you for supporting our Trail Ninja Fundraiser.

To those community members who made edits and to the pro athletes who shared their edits with us - hats off to you all! Stoked to have athletes @tvansteenbergen & @tayte_proulx_royds handing out posters being great role models. We worked with @haydenzabl0tny and his family on a surprise showing of @petezablotny ‘s Canadian BMX hall of fame inauguration video.

We welcomed the Lunn family to our event and celebrated the life of Jordi Lunn and the inspiration he has created.

Huge Congratulations to @g.man.of.action who won our Short MTB Edit People’s Choice Award.

Thanks to @thetownetheatre for working with us on a film festival style movie night! We love your venue.

Photos here.

Trail Ninjas Registration Open

Trail Ninjas are back for the 2025 season!

Registration opens on February 24th at 9am for our 10th season! Youth ages 6-15 can join one of our four amazing programs

Academy
G-Tribe
TNT Crew
Mini Ninjas

With coaching sessions, weekly group rides, trail days and some special events it’s going to be an amazing season! Contact Erin, the program coordinator at trailninjas@nocs.ca for all the info!

Fat Tire Fun Ride

GoByBike week is on, and on behalf of GoByBike week, NOCS is hosting a fat bike ride.

Join us for a fun, no-drop inclusive ride! Participants should have intermediate bike handling skills and fitness. We will likely split into sub groups along the way that that keeners can go ahead.

The Ride plan is: Gingerly, Three Rings, Pond Serendipity, Garden, South Park, Cabin, No Boats and return via Gingerly. Feet on the pedals and ready to roll at 10am. We look forward to seeing you there!

Date: Sat, Feb 15
Time: 10 AM
Location: Kal Park, Cosens Bay parking lot
Ride Leader: Ross

Remember to go to the GoByBike website and log your rides this week for a chance to win prizes! 

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Bombshell Women's Enduro Registration

Set your clocks! Registration for the Bombshell Enduro goes live Feb 1st at 9am.

Whether you’re racing or volunteering, this is your chance to be part of the action! Your entry fee unlocks a full day at Silver Star bike park, supports NOCS, fuels you with refreshment stations, fires up a BBQ feast, and packs in plenty more adventure.

Mark your calendar, set your alarm, and get ready to ride!

Trail Ninjas Movie Night

Come on out for the NOCS Trail Ninjas movie night at the Vernon Towne Theater on Friday Feb 21! It’s a mountain bike film festival style event to celebrate local people, trails and BC athletes on the BIG screen.

This year Bas Van Steenbergen will be premiering his newest edit in person at our event prior to its world wide web release

Doors open at 6PM, show starts at 6:45. . Everyone is welcome to this super fun evening! Proceeds go to NOCS Trail Ninjas, youth biking and trail building programs.

Tickets on sale here on Feb 3 starting at NOON. 

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2025 Memberships Now Available

It’s our 20th anniversary, and we’re pulling out all the stops! This year is all about celebrating with you, so get ready for exciting events and some must-have anniversary merch. Stay tuned—2025 is going to be a party on and off the trails!

If you previously purchased a three year auto-renewing membership, you will receive a notification before it renews. It renews yearly from the original purchase date and will auto-renew 2 times. For example. if you signed up in 2023, then 2025 will be the third year after which it will expire.  If you want to check your sign up date, you can login.

MTB Movie Night 2025

Let’s keep in person movie nights alive!! The NOCS Trail Ninjas loved showcasing your local short edits last year and are stoked to host another MTB Movie night again!!! Our goal is to create a great night out for the whole family, showcase the people and mountain biking in our area and recognize the hard work and efforts of professional athletes out there risking it all.

To be considered for the big screen, please submit your short mountain bike edit on or before Jan 1st 2025 to trailninjas@nocs.ca. Max 3 minute edit and the quality must be 1080p or 2K and better. Landscape filming fits best on the big screen. If not this year remember for next year. This will be an all ages event so please choose your music with this in mind.

The showing date is Friday Feb 21st 2025 and tickets will be going on sale February 3. Help us spread the word & pass it on.

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Killer King Aid Station Day Oct 12

Hey Riders!  Do you have it in you to do one last big ride in 2024? If you do, try the Killer King for a chance at some great draw prizes.

Thanks to Prestige Resorts, you can win two nights at any of their BC locations. Monashee Optometry has donated your choice of a pair of in-stock sunglasses such as Oakley, Ray-Ban, Maui Jim and more (value up to $300).  Also, Skyride has donated a couple of gift cards for the draw as well. The draw will be done when the snow flies up on the Plateau, usually end of October.  You can also get a t-shirt and sticker!

Also, for all riders and runners, there will be another Thanksgiving self-catered aid station day this year on Saturday, October 12! The aid station will be up on the King Eddy Plateau so you can refill your water and have some snacks. Your refreshments will be shuttled up to the Plateau to be waiting for you at the half-way point and you will pass it twice. 

For more information on how it works, please visit www.killerkingvernon

New Ranchlands Trail

The RDNO announced completion of the newly established Coldstream Ranchlands Trail into the Greater Vernon Trails & Natural Spaces service!

Located on the traditional territory of the Secwepemc First Nations and Sylix Okanagan People, the Coldstream Ranchlands property is a 126 hectare natural space now offering a 6.3km multi-use loop trail around its perimeter.

The west side of this loop doubles as a purpose built mountain bike climbing trail to access crown lands set to the be the future home of the Vernon Trail Network.

These trails were designed to avoid areas of high ecological value, resulting in a user friendly climb trail for hikers, bikers, and trail runners along the western edge of the property. On the east side, a more challenging ascent or descent awaits, which is better suited to hiking than biking.

Parking is available along Ravine Drive.

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No Lights, NoProblem! Social Ride Sep 26

Ride suggestions

Worried about running out of light but don't want to miss out on the great BBQ, here are some suggestions that will get you around in plenty of time.

Start from the Cosens Bay Parking Lot

  1. Around the mountain (Coming Round the Mountain, Corral, Sidewinder, Gingerly)

  2. Out to No Boats and back

  3. Stone Free....with lights (as insurance)

When: Thursday, Sep 26
Where: Cosens Bay
Ride: 5PM
BBQ: 6:30 PM

Trail Day & BBQ Sep 21

Help us put the finishing touches on "Blue King Down"!  The trail has already been established but still needs the love to bring it to a finished trail.

It’s a hybrid intermediate trail, machine built within a logging block and hand-built in the forest while utilizing the natural shape of the terrain to make a very fun trail for all levels, including log rides and rock drops!  Finishing this trail will involve smoothing out the initial build phase, packing and putting final shapes to the trail.

Whether you have never built a trail before or are a seasoned veteran, there is always something new to learn. The ultimate goal is to have a fun filled day with a bunch of new and old friends and gain some new trail at the same time.

  • Hiking boots/sturdy shoes

  • Long pants to help keep dirt out of shoes

  • Long sleeve shirt to help keep bugs and sun off

  • Rain gear or cold weather gear depending on weather

  • 1-2L of water

  • Snacks

  • Your favorite trail tool (if you own some) - we will provide tools if you don't

We’ll wrap up the session with beverages and BBQ!

Name the New Trail!

Help us name this new trail! The current working title on TrailForks is Blue King Down.

Choices:

  • Blazin’ and Grazin’

  • You Got Me Floating

  • Bovine Buttercup

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