Ride Reports
04 | 12 | '26
Before the next couple of days of rain, I decided to go to the midpoint of Out of the Blue before all the roots get really wet again. Climbing the road up to that midpoint was all clear except for the last third where several trees covered the road f...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/12/26
04 | 11 | '26
{This report has nothing to do with Blue Mt per se but you can't file a report without some preselected route]. A few months ago I rode the P-5000 road from its start at Menzel Lk Rd to an FS rd that went up Mt. Worthy. Ditched the bike at one point...
Submitted by Zloi on 4/11/26
04 | 10 | '26
It has been 3-1/2 years since my last ride here at Paradise Valley. I don't ride here very often since I love more mountainous terrain and views but the convenience of a trail system nearby was important today. The soil was ideal and the roots were d...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/10/26
04 | 07 | '26
It has been 2-1/2 weeks since I got a ride in at North Mountain so I chose Darrington for today’s beautiful weather ride. There is still 4-8" of snow at the upper lot in the shade and on the road up to the tower, so Out of the Blue and Hoot Owl are a...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/7/26
04 | 04 | '26
Today, I took a buddy for his first ride around the Gulch trails in Mukilteo and we had a good time. There was still some muddy spots on the trails that will dry soon so this coming dry week will be wonderful. There is a tree across the bridge on Luc...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/4/26
03 | 31 | '26
Before the next wet weather event comes, I went north to Galbraith to stay below the Cascade snow line and enjoy the tech on Scorpion and Prism Love and then enjoy Evolution and the flow on Unemployment Line. All were in great shape today! Ther...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/1/26
03 | 28 | '26
I was running errands around Carnation today and while I was out there, I stopped at Tolt McDonald to get a ride in before I went back home. I always start with the climb from the river and then the black diamond descent of Steeper Way Down to warm m...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/29/26
03 | 25 | '26
Lord Hill has dried out pretty well. So before the next storm coming tomorrow, I took the Levo to go view the Snohomish River level and go around most of the park. There were only a couple soft spots, and hardly any puddles. The biggest water problem...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/23/26
03 | 21 | '26
Darrington drains really well so all you had to worry about today was the wet roots after an atmospheric river week like we’ve had previously. The rains mitigated the 2 feet of snow that came over most of the Skyline Trail, so there was only 10 inche...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/21/26
03 | 10 | '26
Today, before the next big dump of snow up high or heavy rain down low, I went back to Darrington to try an upper trail or just do a couple skills park trails. I drove the truck to the lower shuttle lot where 12” of snow still existed. So the upper t...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/10/26
02 | 28 | '26
Today, in the sun, I took off to Darrington to find out where the snow line is and try to summit, and then descend Hoot Owl and Skyline. There was about 8 to 10 inches of snow at the upper parking lot so I stopped there and began the descent. Betwee...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/28/26
02 | 16 | '26
After seeing reports that the sawyers have mitigated the trees across Out of the Blue, I climbed up the road to do the drop at the top of the second segment from the bottom. I took the Enduro up there and then tried it. I strong armed the t...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/16/26
02 | 14 | '26
Today I climbed to the summit and then came down Scorpion and Unemployment Line. I transitioned into tubeless tires on my Turbo Levo a couple weeks ago and it’s been working great, but today at Galbraith, I had my first tubeless failure while...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/15/26
02 | 12 | '26
I haven’t been to Cherry Valley in just over a year! So during the Super Bowl 60 parade today, I decided to head out to Duvall and enjoy the trails out there. Way to go Seahawks!!!
I started by climbing to the top of You’re Going Down...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/12/26
02 | 05 | '26
Over the weekend, I had a pretty intense family care event that finally got enough closure on Tuesday for me to get away and finally get a little time to blow off some steam. I took the Levo to Tiger and did East Summit and Side Hustle first, and the...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/6/26
01 | 25 | '26
Waited for the sun to come out today before I went out to Darrington to check on the Out of the Blue trail status. Last time I was here, I found Jackpot totally trashed, and I was worried those atmospheric rivers and wind wreaked havoc on this trail...
Submitted by tomvale on 1/26/26
01 | 24 | '26
This morning I met up with a gang of friends at the Raging upper lot. Our plan was to try a couple Exit 27 trails and then another Rattlesnake climb for the views and a run down Canyon Creek Downhill and then climb to finish with Poppin’ Tops and Flo...
Submitted by tomvale on 1/25/26
01 | 21 | '26
With the long, cool, dry spell, and the unreal lack of snow in mid January, I chose to make a Tiger ride today and was not disappointed. I haven't been here in two years! It was a beautiful day above the fog and the trail conditions were near perfec...
Submitted by tomvale on 1/22/26
01 | 13 | '26
This morning I stayed close to home and went to Lord Hill, south of Snohomish. My last ride here was in September when the river was at its lowest. Today, the river has more rain and some snow melt in it which covered all the riverbanks and even the...
Submitted by tomvale on 1/13/26
01 | 10 | '26
Today I went up to Mt Vernon to ride at Little Mountain Park. My last ride there was back in May and I needed to try the jump lines a bit more and then the other trails as desired. All the trails drained well and there are a few needle mats and leav...
Submitted by tomvale on 1/10/26