Mountain Biking at Tsali

The Tsali Recreational area is to mountain biking what Deer Valley is to skiing. Just give me the speed please. Deer Valley Ski Resort grooms just about everything on their mountain to a smooth fast carpet and the obstacle free trails at Tsali are much the same feel.  The technical challenge of riding at Tsali might be missing but the extreme fun of having trees whip by you in a blur of speed is well evident by the permagrin that is plastered on your face. That is what riding at Tsali is all about, go as hard and a fast as you dare on the miles and miles of groomed single track. That speed comes with risk however, if you screw up you know that scrubbing that speed off against a tree or on the trail is not going to be pleasant. One of our friends just reminded us of that just two days ago. 

While descending the longest downhill on the Right Loop, Bryan did not negotiate one of the jumps too well, touched down on his front wheel and flew fifteen feet onto his head and back. His helmet was crushed in on one side and his back was badly bruised but had movement in all his extremities and is currently just a little worse for wear. The thrill would not be there if there were no consequences, even on the groomed trails of Tsali.