The Back Forty

LOCATION: Whistler, B.C. DATE: June 6 DISTANCES: Approximately 40 km COST: $99, plus $15 for a worca membership WEBSITE: worca.com/the-back-forty

Explore the best of Whistler and slake your thirst for marathon mountain bike racing with The Back Forty. Modelled after the great riding and fun times of the now-defunct nimby Fifty, The Back Forty is being put together by the Whistler Off-road Cycling Association (worca) to showcase the best trails in the home of Crankworx. Not only will you ride storied trails, but the money raised by the event will go toward the work that maintains some of the most fabled areas in mountain biking.