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EP. 39 - SANTIAGO'S ISLAND

Volcanic peaks, deep valleys, and impressive rock formations. The island of Santiago offers varied geographical features and diverse vegetation, making it perfect for adventurous mountain bike tours.

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EP. 38 - MOUNT HABRICH

Squamish BC is an epicenter of Mountain Biking in North America, no doubt you’ve heard of it. But the question is: are there any trails or loops that haven’t been ridden by the committed locals or the hordes of summer visitors? Challenge accepted.

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EP.37 – Ireland

On the Westernmost front of Europe is Ireland, an island relatively unknown for what’s on offer to visiting MTB’ers.  Sounds like a perfect idea for a roadtrip of a lifetime!

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Ep.36 – Versa

With Versa, the goal was simple: to maximize the diversity of landscapes you can ride your bike — visually and geologically — in a 10 day road trip around BC, Canada.

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Ep.35 – THE SCOTLAND MASTERCLASS W/ SCOTT LAUGHLAND

Scotland might be small but as a Mountain Bike destination it’s mighty. The famous Fort William Downhill Track and Tweed Valley might have put the country on the mountain biking map but outside of these two destinations there is a lot more on offer. Scottish Mountain Biker and SCOTT athlete, Scotty Laughland shares his secrets in this dream road trip video from the North West all the way down to the Scottish Borders in the South - this is his ‘perfect’ 7 day road trip to get a taste of what MTB’ing in Scotland is like.

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Ep.34 – The Ultimate Extreme Family Getaway - Valais, Switzerland

Every year during the summer we are faced with the same problem: Where can we go on vacation as a family so that everyone gets their money's worth? Lois wants bike park and jumps, Leni wants enduro trails, Karen wants a high alpine experience, and Holger? Holger just wants to go surfing. Our friends advised us that there was no place better than Valais, Switzerland. So off we went! And we were not disappointed.

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Ep.33 – Verbier – The Catalogue Shoot

Every year, the marketing team here at SCOTT is tasked with shooting a small (read: large) selection of our new products for the following year. Usually, we call this the catalogue shoot, and we do one for Road and one for MTB. When you look at a print ad, what you don’t see is what goes into it. Sometimes, they’re one-shot bangers, but often, there is a fair bit of blood, sweat and tears (of joy) that go into getting into a magazine or on an ad, and we thought it would be great to get you a look into that process.

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Ep.32 – Training Ground w/ Dean Lucas

What happens when Dean Lucas finds his world has been flipped upside down? He get’s to work, allowing nothing to derail his path to his ultimate goal: owning the top step. Watch Episode 32 of “Chasing Trail” now.

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EP.31 - Andrew Neethling Masterclass
A while back, we worked with Brendan Fairclough to create an edit based on the idea of riding several bikes close to home given travel restrictions. Well, Brendan and Andrew Neethling are long-time friends. And as competitive MTB racers, Andrew saw the edit and was like, “that was ok, I can probably do better.” So, we told Andrew to put his money where his mouth was. The result? The Andrew Neethling Masterclass, seven bikes within a seven-mile radius from home. Which masterclass did you like best? Brendog? Or Needles?
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Ep.30 - Brendan Fairclough Masterclass

Chasing Trail has always been about sending our athletes to dream-worthy, exotic locations to shoot content that would make us want to dream. In these current times, however, that isn't possible. So we said, "wait a second!" All around the world, riders have been falling back in love with their locals, appreciating the ability to pedal from home and go for a rip. One of those very people is World Cup Downhill star Brendan Fairclough.

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Ep.29 - Leogang
Racing is all about being smart with your time and energy. There is no chance to site see or take in the surrounding trails when at a race. You barely have a chance to look around at the most magnificent mountain peaks which surround Leogang because you are so focused with the job at hand. The mountain ranges are truly breathtaking. I was excited to see what they had to offer away from the race scene and race track.
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Ep.28 - The Brendan Fairclough Local
For years, Andrew Neethling would spend time in between World Cup Rounds at Brendan Fairclough's house in the south of England. Sick trails, perfect turns, ideal ruts, and usually not too wet, the Surrey Hills are home to some of the world's best riders, and a location well worth checking out in the future.
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Ep.27 - Farwell Canyon
The Road Trip. The act of taking the idea of escaping the day-to-day, to go explore and experience new surroundings. KM1919 was no exception. Calvin Huth, Steve Shannon and I had been eager to get out and explore the vast dreamland known as Farwell Canyon. This unique and sought-after zone that was founded and ridden in the early ’90s by the pioneers of freeride mountain biking. 
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EP.26 - Tuscany with Nino
N1NO Schurter spends 95% of his time training or racing on his bike. Like all super stars, the 7x World Champion likes to escape in the off-season from his busy schedule and spend time with family and friends somewhere remote. Here is why.
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Ep.25 - The Real Ibiza Party
Head to Ibiza to learn more about a lesser known side of the island, its mountain bike trail network with SCOTT Sports Bike Athletes.
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Ep.24 - Zermatt

Andrew Neethling heads to Zermatt for the first time, and what he finds will be seared into his memory forever. Switzerland is truly a special place.

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EP. 23 - Scotland

The Highlands of Scotland are famously known in the mountain bike world for the arduous Fort William Downhill World Cup track, long, tough and rocky. However, away from that there is a wealth of trails that remain undiscovered.

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Ep. 22 - La Palma

When thinking of Europe most of us think of big old cities, lederhosen and the Queen. But what barely comes to our minds are jungles, ancient forests, palm trees and volcanoes. On a continent that is so crowded that finding a free spot to put your towel by a lake is difficult, this is no surprise. Yet when you look, you can find just about anything – even volcanos.

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Ep. 21 - The Traverse

Can you take a back country ski-touring approach, and apply it to a bike trip? We sent Kevin Landry and the boys deep into BC to find out. No Quarter tells the story of 5 guys heading into the back country with information from google maps and broken stoves, and shows the adventures they had aboard their SCOTT Genius's.

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Ep.20 - Cape Town

Cape Town might have some of the best riding on earth, at least that is what Andrew Neethling tells us. What do you think?

Scotty Laughland and Andrew Neethling riding in South Africa, enjoy.

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Ep.19 - Iran

A trip to Tehran and its backcountry has confronted Andrew Neethling and Holger Meyer with reality: together with locals, the well-travelled pros explored the pearl of Persia’s single trails — and experienced not just the country’s top-notch trail network, but also the warmth of its inhabitants. Their perception of Iran was turned completely upside down.

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Ep.18 - Headed to Utah

It's winter. The Pacific Northwest is cold and rainy. You want to ride bikes, and think that Utah might be the perfect destination. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Head to the desert with Kyle Jameson and Stan Jorgensen for some dry trail and all time adventure.

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Ep.17 - 48 Hours in the Chilcotins

The Margus Riga approach to photography is pretty simple, get really good at taking photos and then ride faster than your pro rider friends. Estonian born, raised in Toronto, but shaped by Coastal BC (where he moved at the age of 18) his photographs are prolific, with a style that is unmistakable; you can recognize a Riga photo from a mile away. You can almost hear the sound of tires in his photographs sliding out on root snakes.

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Ep.16 - The Local
At SCOTT, we're pretty fortunate to be based in a country with loads to offer in the form of singletrack. The Alps offer anything anyone could desire for a day on the bike. They offer a perfect testbed for new products, an ideal environment for company team building, and ultimately, they provide us with a playground for the weekends.
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Ep.15 - Bralorne, BC
Mountain Biking is generally best in mountain towns with a large enough (or core enough) population to build and maintain trail networks. These are the ingredients, which have built meccas such as Whistler, Sun Valley, Kingdom Trails, the Surry Hills etc. Bralorne, with its 70 full time residents couldn’t be further from the norm. Located north of Whistler, Bralorne seems to be in the middle of nowhere, yet surrounded by world class mountain bike riding.
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Ep.14 - Atacama
Atacama. The word rolls off the tongue as easily as nature’s palette moves across the surface of the Mars-like vistas. Home to the driest non-polar desert in the world, Atacama is at once a geological phenomenon and a place of deep history of copper and salt mining. For Lorraine Blancher, it’s been a place of wonder ever since she picked up a copy of National Geographic when she was younger.
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Ep. 13 - Following the Horsemen

A journey through southern Africa's forgotten mountains.

Following The Horsemen is a film that not only highlights the potential of Lesotho as a new adventure destination, but also provides an invaluable glimpse into its heritage through the country’s iconic horsemen.

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Ep.12 - New Zealand with Brendog and Needles
"When the time finally came that all three of us had a spare few days in the busy start of the season schedule we jumped at it. Brendan had just wrapped up the last of his #DEATHGRIPMOVIE shoots across the globe and Andrew was starting on a new endeavour and life adventure with SCOTT. I had been nagging them for years to come visit us me in Nelson, New Zealand and finally it all fell into place."
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Ep.11 - Shooting fjords and mtb in Norway

When Mattias (Fredriksson) called at the beginning of 2016, I could feel his excitement through the phone. He had an idea for our next catalogue shoot, and he had arguments to sell it: the fjords, the mysterious ever-lasting Scandinavian light and trails still relatively unknown to mountain bikers… It was enough to make us want to sign the deal.

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EP.10 - Geoff Kabush on trail in North Vancouver

Geoff Kabush is best known for traveling the world and tearing up the global cross-country racing circuit, where he rips around on a quiver of anorexic hardtails and short-travel XC bikes. But those who know him will tell you that that his heart and soul are rooted in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and Canada.

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EP.9 - Costa Rica - La Pura Vida
Head to Costa Rica with Holger Meyer and company to discover why the country might have some of the best riding on earth.
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EP.8 - Disneyland for MTB

Head out to the fabled "Disneyland" zone outside of Squamish to ride some of the areas finest trails with Kevin Landry and Dustin Adams.

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Ep.7 - Revystoked with Dane Tudor

For Pro Skier Dane Tudor, Mountain Bike has become a summer staple. Taking a mountain bike to locations that he frequently visits in the winters, Dane shows us what it is to get lost, and to really feel the flow that the mountains have on offer. 

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EP.6 - Philippines - Out of the Comfort Zone

The Trippin Fellaz head to the Philippines in search of shred. Boy did they find it.

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Ep.5 - California Dreaming - Kyle Jameson
We've been watching Kyle Jameson grow and evolve as a rider for ten years now. From dirt jumps to Rampage and everywhere in between, its been a hell of a ride with KJ.
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EP.4 - Trippin - yacht week
Head out to Scotland with the Trippin Fellaz to sail from isle to isle in search of untouched singletrack! 
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EP.3 - Vedder Mountain, BC
Sometimes when everyone looks west, you should look east. Kevin Landry and Dustin Adams head to Vedder Mountain in search of loam, and loam is what they find.
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EP.2 - Neko Mulally
A few years back Neko Mulally decided to make the move to Brevard, North Carolina. One look at this edit will make the decisions behind that move pretty clear.
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EP.1 - Remy Absalon
Head to Les Vosges in France with Rémy Absalon to find out why the region consistently produces some of the World's best Mountain Bikers.
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