"Rows of corn and cauliflower sit under heavy fog, the sun barely beginning to cut through the Skagit River's dawn ritual. Hand-painted roadside signs vend pickles, preserves, and paintings. It's quiet now, but in a few days, it will be loud. Fifty riders from all over the world and hundreds of fans. A quick bit of flow, a road gap, a 45-foot skipper, a massive ramp, a hip, one of the biggest dirt jumps I've ever seen-Woolley Fest 2025."
"It's Wednesday of a week-long ramp into the finale, the inaugural public day at The Lookout. The riders are finding their rhythm near Clear Lake, just outside the city of Sedro-Woolley, WA (pop. 12,421). A 30-minute drive south of Bellingham and its well-publicized bike scene, it's a lot quieter down here, but the area has been home to a low-key freeride culture for decades."
"At the top of the course, Alesio Tonoli plays heavy metal softly on his iPhone and packs a berm with Chelsea Kimball. The August sun wins its battle with the fog. Wildfire haze hangs in the foothills, and the North Cascades are barely visible to the east. Soon, all the riders will grab a shovel. Clemens Kaudela will hop into the excavator and help the Shire Built crew tune up that new dirt jump at the end of the line."
Rows of corn and cauliflower sit under heavy fog as riders prepare at The Lookout near Clear Lake outside Sedro-Woolley, WA. Fifty international riders and hundreds of fans will gather for Woolley Fest 2025 featuring flow sections, road gaps, a 45-foot skipper, massive ramps and one of the biggest dirt jumps ever built. Riders work together to shape berms and jumps; excavators and the Shire Built crew tune new features. Hesh MTB LLC founders in their early 20s financed the event heavily out of pocket and relied on ticket sales to cover six-figure costs. Landowner Zack Goodwin cleared viewing space for up to 800 spectators.
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