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T$ and I headed out to Jackson Wy. about a month back to hang out with fat bike lovers and haters.  We rode some fun trails, held a demo, soaked in the hottub of doom, and rode some more trails.  Here is the story told in pictures.

A snowy field with houses, trees and snow covered mountains in the background

Rear view of a Surly fat bike, laying on it's left side, next to bike under a canopy, on a snowy field in the mountains

Snow King Resort was our home for the weekend

Rear view of a cyclist, standing in front of a Surly fat bike laying on it's side in a snowbank, with mountains behind

Front view of a cyclist with frozen beard, standing next to a Surly fat bike on it's side, on a snowy trail in a forest

Went and Rode the Cache Creek trails in Jackson.  They got a bunch of rain before we arrived and then it got really cold.  Made for some terrible roads, grippy trails, and awesome frost beards.

A row of green and yellow Surly fat bikes lined up under canopies in the snow, with a mountain in the background

Side view of a rack, full of Surly fat bikes in the snow, with people standing behind, under a row of canopies

Downward view of a person, under a Surly Bikes canopy on snow, fixing a fat bike on a repair stand

Front view of a cyclist on a Surly fat bike, at the top of a snow hill, with trees and mountains in the background

Downward view of a green Surly Ice Cream Truck fat bike on a stand, under a canopy in the snow, with fat bikes around

We held a demo all day Saturday, and Sunday Morning.  The big hit of the weekend was the Moonlander Ops, nobody had seen or ridden it until the Summit.  Trevor and I brought our Ice Cream Trucks which were perfect for the trails just outside of town.

 

Nighttime view outside of a hot tub with a blue glowing light inside, with lights on a building in the background

Most of our time not spent riding or wotking was spent in the hot tub of doom.  It was slopeside, and Snake River Brewing was just down the street providing easy access to hot tub libations.

Downward view of power lines on the right and trees on the left, with snow covered mountains in the background

Front view of a cyclist, wearing winter outerwear, riding a Surly fat bike, on a snow covered trail in a forest

After wrapping up the demo on Sunday we took part in the industry ride.  Some locals led us up above Cache Creek to the top of the mountain.  Along the way were great trails and views of the Tetons.  Above is resident metal head, QBP demo mechainc, and all around events killer Aaron D.  He and Manderson (lead events killer) ripped around with us for the weekend.

A cyclist, holding a gear bag, stands next to a Surly fat bike on it's side, on a snow covered road with people behind

Side view a convenience store counter, with plastic, shot cups pf liquor and a 12 pack of PBR beer in a plastic bag

A couple random shots to leave you with....Apparently you can just tow your kid around on skis these days, and order shots at convenience stores in Jackson.

About Slippers Cortez

Ben Jungbauer a.k.a. Slippers Cortez

Well hello there, meet Ben, aka Slippers Cortez. Ben is one of the Engineers here at Surly. When Ben isn’t doing bike math and drawings, he’s likely enjoying a beer and playing the mandolin with his brothers in their folk/bluegrass band, The Thirsty River. If you don’t know what a mandolin is, there’s a google for that. If you meet Ben, you’ll notice that he’s the most Minnesotan person you know. We mean that in the best of ways of course. So the next time you're straddling your Surly, think of Ben, because he just might be thinking about you too.