About this episode

Sam Reynolds discusses the legacy of Darkfest and the future of big air mountain biking.

From backyard jumps to one of the biggest freeride events on the planet.Sam Reynolds dives into Darkfest’s 10-year legacy, the progression of big air, and what the future holds. He opens up on how it all started, what it really took to build it into a cornerstone of the freeride calendar, and just how tough it is to curate the invite list.

People in this episode

Guest: Sam Reynolds

Topics covered

• Darkfest
• big air MTB
• freeride events
• sports legacy
• event curation

Keywords

• Darkfest
• Sam Reynolds
• big air
• freeride
• MTB
• sports events
• event history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: freeride

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