Super Hot 80′s Night

Hey dudes and dudettes! Backcountry Bike & Ski is stoked to present a Super Hot 80′s Night featuring the classic, primo 1989 ski movie: License to Thrill (sequel to “Blizzard of Ahhs”) by Greg Stump. This bomb movie is only $2, Radical! We are amped to provide beverages of the adult variety for those 21+ (donations GREATLY appreciated). There’s one catch… you must come dressed in your most hottest, totally tubular neon 80′s ski gear or active wear. Yes, way!! So, if your not an airhead, noid, dweeb, or hoser, come on by for this major, sick, fresh-o-rama movie night! Word.

Totally Super Hot 80′s Night

 2011-2012 Backcountry Film Festival World Tour

Brought to you by the Winter Wildlands Alliance. “Celebrating the human powered experience.” Sponsored locally by Mat-Su Ski Club and the Alaska Quiet Right Coalition. Located at Colony High School Auditorium, Friday January 27th, 7PM; $5 at the door only, lots of door prizes!

VaMoose 20 Mountain Bike Race & Tour

Fat Tire Bikes will be rolling around Willow
Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers are teaming up with Arctic Cycles and the Willow Winter Carnival to bring fat tire bikes out to the carnival for an afternoon of winter bike racing and touring. You can choose to speed along with other competitors, or take a more leisurely guided ride. The course will utilize the beautiful groomed trails west of Willow – approximately 20 miles, starting and finishing at the Willow Community Center. Billy from Arctic Cycles will have his fleet of rental bikes there for the afternoon, so if you want to rent a bike give him a call soon – the rental bikes must be reserved in advance. Spectators are welcome and encouraged – the Willow Winter Carnival offers lots of activities, so bring the kids, and make a weekend of it.  There will be food, drinks, and a warm place to relax inside the community center.

Where & When:  Willow Community Center,  Sunday, January 29th. Check-in at 11:00 am.  Race start at 12:00 Noon, Touring will start shortly after the race start.

Pre-Registration On-Line: $27.50 race division  &  $7.50 touring division. (Race division receives times; touring division does not.) www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2006264

Same Day Registration: $30 race division & $10.00 touring.

Visit the websites/links for more information.

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Our third Swix waxing clinic will focus on the techniques of kick waxing. Clinic starts at 6:30PM on Tuesday, January 10th and is located right here at Backcountry Bike and Ski in downtown Palmer. Certified Swix Wax technician, Mark Strabel, will lead the demonstration and be available to answer any questions you have about nordic waxing or skate waxing. So come by for some hot coffee, learn the techniques of kick waxing, and talk ski. As always this clinic is free to the public!

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After several years of planning we finally took the plunge in 2008 and opened up the only bike shop in Palmer Alaska! We carry the finest brands of bikes and accessories available in the Mat-Su valley. Our lineup of bikes ranges from mountain bikes to Unicycles, from kids bikes to comfort bikes. We proudly carry Kona, Trek, Bianchi, Felt and Mirraco bmx.

We offer with a bicycle purchase, a one year service plan and a one year fit guarantee using our computerized fit program, over $200 in value for free! We are advocates of proper bicycle fit; we want every customer who purchases a bike from us to be excited about getting out and riding. We feel the bicycle fit is the number one culprit for people not riding as much as they would like.

We’re about more than just retail sales of bikes and accessories. We offer the regions best, full-service repair shop providing expert workmanship and quick turn-around. The riding season in Alaska is short enough – you don’t want to miss half of it because your bike is in the shop waiting in line for a tune-up. We guarantee a 48 hour turn-around on your basic tune up! Whether you need a spring tune-up or a major overhaul, we can give your ride the attention it deserves and get you back on the road, or trail, fast.

Bicycle adjustments start at $6 and tune-ups at $29.

In lieu of our great bicycle selection and service department. We  also stock and carry winter gear for Alaska’s winter enthusiast as well has tune, wax, and repair boards and skis. We carry Black Diamond and Rossignol downhill skis, Rossignol snowboards, Rossignol and Atomic Nordic and Skate skis, as well as Rossignol skate, combi, and classic boots. We carry a wide range of Black Diamond gear including avalanche safety gear, skins, telemark ski parts, backpacks, trekking poles, and gloves. Backcountry Bike and Ski is also a certified Swix dealer and we carry a wide range of glide and kick waxes, as well as irons and other tuning supplies.

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