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Highland Mountain is quickly making a name for it self here on the east coast. With an amazing slope style course, and now a full on training center with another to follow. This is defiantly going to be the Winter Training ground for Hauck and the rest of the East Coast Riders.

Phase 1 of Highland Training Center (HTC) now open to the public

(Northfield, NH) Phase 1 of the Highland Training Center (HTC), a 9,100 square foot Super Structure nestled at the base of the Nations Premier Mountain Bike Playground, Highland Mountain is now opening its doors to the public. Highland opened the doors to top pros during the Claymore Challenge just last week. Cameron McCaul, Tyler McCaul, Darren Berrecloth, Aaron Chase, Adam Hauck and George Ryan test rode the park and ensured that the HTC was ready for its debut. Phase 1 of the project includes a 14 foot roll in to a 16 by 26 foam pit, wallrides, and quarter pipes.

The HTC is the doorway to the future of Highland Mountain and if you know owner Mark Hayes, you know this is just the beginning. The Highland Training Center will offer riders unlimited opportunity to take their skill to higher levels. It was built to help riders progress safely while pushing limits in a controlled environment. We are catering to all riders from the first timer to the most advanced pro, were building a park for present and future generations. Our mission is to grow the industry and the HTC is our answer for helping us meet the challenge, explains Hayes

The HTC was built to support the Highland Camps programs by allowing riders to take a natural line of progression in learning how to ride. Designed by pro freerider Dave Smutok, the ramps in the HTC mimic the features on the mountain. We have multiple ramps that click in on the foam pit that are the same dimensions as a lot of the jumps of the Claymore course, explains Smutok. We just finished the infamous Cannon Log attachment, so riders can try riding off something big into the foam pit, then take it to the slopestyle course.

The HTC will be open daily through July and August with one session per day from 2:15-5pm. The cost is $10 per person with a 20 person session maximum. To reserve your spot email the highland team at [email protected], call Highland at 603-286-7677 ext. 111 or visit the front desk in person.

Construction of Phase 2 of the super structure is underway and will open Labor Day weekend and will include a foam and resi drop as well as a euro quarter and box jumps. Continue to check Highlandmountain.com for the HTC schedule once Phase 2 opens

Right now I am sitting in the back seat of jack Fogelquist’s little ford ranger dring through Oregon with Brendan Howey sitting up front. We are on are way to Crankworx Colorado for another slopestyle contest. So far this drive has been way way better then past drives to Colorado. The three of us just finished up with coaching COC (Camp Of Cahmpions) in are last group of Campers there was a kid named Grant Schnell Who rode a Black Market Killswitch. Within a few days he got the nick name Mini Shred, He is only about four ft six inches and he shreds! During his time at camp he learned supermans and tuck to x up. Any ways long story short he lives in Seattle and he wanted us to stop by on are way to Colorado. We ended up meeting up with him and the rest of his family. Mini Shred (Grant) took us on some of his locale trails he rides all the time and they where a blast! Here is a liitle video of some helmet cam footy I got wile following on the trails.

After we we finished on the trails we drove Minishred back to his house where his mom and dad were nice enough to make us burgers and fries. They also hooked us up with great beer, some stories, and some beds for us to crash the night in. So a huge thanks gose out to the Schnell family.

This year’s Claymore Challenge kicked ass. Simply put, it was one of the best events this summer thus far. If you didn’t make it to the event or catch the live web cast, well then you missed out. The course was intense, the riding was out of control and the after party was something else. This was my third year attending the Claymore Challenge, and like a fine wine, this contest has and will continue to get better and better with age. It is amazing seeing the amount of progress this contest and the mountain has made. Big Up’s to everyone at Highlands for making this event happen…

The Results.

1.       Brandon Semenuk – 89.25

2.       Cam McCaul – 89

3.       Logan Peat- 72

4.       Casey Groves – 71.5

5.       Darren Berrecloth – 70.75

6.       Aaron Chase – 69.25

7.       Paul Bass – 69

8.       Yannick Granieri – 68.5

9.       Adam Hauck – 68

10.   Eric Lawrenuk – 66.25

11.   Greg Watts – 66

12.   Mitch Chubey – 64.5

13.   Ryan Howard – 62.25

14.   Tyler McCaul – 59.75

15.   Paul Langlands – 59.5

16.   Andrew Taylor – 55

17.   Geoff Gully – 52.25

18.   Kelly McGarry – 52

19.   Nick Simcik – 41.25

20.   Ben Glassen – 38.75

21.   Cam Zink – 26.5

   22.   Clint McMahon – 21.2

Here is my take on the Event.

Paul Bas 360 out of the 2nd Berm.

Logan Peat Tailwhip on the Go Pro Log.

Adam Hauck whip’n the Pink Bike Double.

Aaron Chase back flip the Pink Bike Double.

Hauck Whip’n out of the Top Berm.

Cam McCaul Front flipping the Freebird.

T-mac using his head.

Oh hey fire works!

On the count of three everyone go!

Cob in the line of fire.

This one time back in Nam….

Brandon Semenuk about to ruin someone.

Firepower.

The Claymore Challenge is underway here in New Hampshire at Highland Mountain. After a wild qualifying round, the already stacked riders list has been cut down to size. Saturday’s final is shaping up to be a high flying, heavy hitting, main event chock full of some of the best riders from around the globe.

As it stands Black Markets very own Adam Hauck is currently sitting in 4th Place. if You can’t make it to Highland to watch the madness first hand, You can watch it live at Declinemagazine.com, HighlandMountain.com, Freecaster.com, ClaymoreChallenge.com and Pinkbike.Com