In 2014 five friends from Lac-Beauport got together and created LB-Cycle with the mission of bringing people together to build trails and maintain existing ones in the area. This year, PayDirt will fund a new double-diamond trail called Rubber Eater. This 3,280 foot descent will offer panoramic views on technical terrain that will range from granite slabs to off-camber natural soil sections. Visit @lbcycle on Instagram.

Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) works hard every year to sanction events that bring the mountain biking community together, foster the evolution of the sport through youth programs, and employ experienced trail builders and staff to construct, maintain, and advocate for Whistler’s mountain bike trails.

WORCA received two Heckler e-bikes through the PayDirt program for use by their trail crew in order to make their resources and efforts go further in maintaining their trail networks. Visit @worcawhistler on Instagram.

Ridgeline est née dans le but de créer un tout nouveau terrain de jeu pour le VTT au nord de l'Italie, dans la région de Garfagnana, une partie de la Toscane, totalement inexplorée.

PayDirt soutient l'association Ridgeline dans son grand projet de développement d'un vaste réseau de chemin et de tourisme autour du VTT. Ensemble et avec le soutien des administrations locales et du parc national de la région, le but de l'association est de permettre à plus de pratiquants de profiter de ce spot unique et apporter un impact positif pour la communauté locale et les nombreux commerces traditionnels environnants. Découvrez @ridgeline_mtb sur Instagram.

The Alternative Mountain Biking Association of La Grave (Association de Vélo Alternatif de la Grave) was founded in 2011 to develop mountain biking in the area of La Grave La Meije. Currently, the area features over 30 miles of trails that are fully dedicated to mountain biking and entirely built by hand by the local trail builders of the group.

PayDirt is funding the groups 2 year project, Vallons de La Meije to La Grave, a 5 mile trail that will start at the top of the mountain at at Col des Ruillans and go down through the Vallons de La Meije all the way to the footstep of the mythical glacier of La Meije. Visit the La Grave Tourism Office.

Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance was founded by a group of dedicated riders with the purpose of building and advocating for more miles of off-road trails. Today, CORA maintains 100 miles of multi-use natural surface trails for mountain bikers, hikers and trail runners.

Together with Cincinnati Parks, CORA is working hard to raise enough funds to build a high-quality skills park in the Mt. Airy area with the main goal of getting more kids on bikes. Their PayDirt grant will contribute to their on-going fundraising efforts. Visit @coramtb on Instagram.

Ride Sheffield is an established mountain bike group with over 10 years history of successful projects in and around Sheffield and the Peak District. Their goal is to grow a community of riders in the local area and provide them with a variety of sustainable trails and and resources to build their skills.

Paydirt funding will allow Ride Sheffield to establish dig crews across the various trail sites in the city, to help repair and maintain both the local rights of way network and purpose built mtb trails. Visit @ridesheffield on Instagram.

Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Alliance (The Alliance) promotes land access, trail preservation, and new trail development on federal, state, and local lands for the communities of Boone, Hickory, Lenoir, Marion, Morganton, and Wilkesboro.

Together with PayDirt and the US Forest Service, The Alliance will be renovating the popular Yancey Ridge Trail in the up and coming Grandfather District of Pisgah National Forest. Yancey’s length is only 4.8 miles, but it is also part of a 13-mile backcountry loop that includes a scenic section of the North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and is perhaps one of the most challenging trails in the region. Visit @ride_nwnc on Instagram.

Enduro Jura est né dans l'idée d'organiser des compétitions d'enduro au sein de la communauté locale. Puis, petit à petit, de nombreuses personnes ont rejoint l'association et le travail d'entretien nécessaire n'a fait qu'augmenter au rythme de la motivation des membres.

Le projet principal reste de baliser et entretenir le réseau de chemins existants pour assurer une pratique libre et sûre pour tous, en s'assurant toujours que chaque membre puisse avoir un outil dans une main et une bière dans l'autre. La subvention PayDirt va permettre de soutenir leurs projets et recherches de financements, en particulier quand il s'agit de la partie bière! Vous pouvez suivre @endurojura sur Instagram.

Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship provides sustainable trail advocacy, development and stewardship services that bridge the gap between land managers and the public through community engagement and volunteer deployment.

PayDirt is throwing down funds to help rebuild the Westside pumptrack with a state-of-the-art asphalt facility, as well as kick off their plan to open the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument to the public with 25 miles of hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails. Visit @santacruztrails on Instagram.

HandleBar is a 100% locally owned and operated craft beer and apres cafe located on the dark side (Blackcomb) of Whistler, BC. Their "Buy a Trail Builder a Beer" program supports their local unsung heroes that work day in and day out on some of the best trails in the Valley.

PayDirt put 100 beers on a tab... Cheers to the Blackcomb builders. Visit @handlebarbeer on Instagram.

L'association Chablais Bike a été créée par des passionnés avec la volonté de développer et d'organiser la pratique du VTT dans la région de Morzine. Le but est de rassembler les passionnés sous une seule entité pour permettre une discussion et un contact plus facile avec les autorités et les propriétaires locaux.

Ils tentent aussi de rassembler des fonds pour la création d'un pumptrack et l'organisation de la circulation dans le petit, mais très animé village de Morzine. Visitez @chablais_bike sur Instagram.

With the aim to help promote bikes and advocate for better bike facilities as well as industry representation on trade issues, Santa Cruz Bicycles has become a member company of PeopleForBikes. The nonprofit’s mission of “making riding better for everyone” is one we can stand behind, and we plan to work together in the long term on mountain bike and trail support. Visit @peopleforbikes on Instagram.