2018 Clif Enduro East Series:
June 30-July1 - Mtn Creek, NJ
July 28-29 - Thunder Mtn, MA
Sept 15-16 - Burke Mtn, VT
The Eastern States Cup dates have also been announced:
2018 MAXXIS ESC ENDURO SCHEDULE
April 22 Glen Park, PA
May 6 Plattekill, NY
May 20 Binghamton, NY
June 3 Thunder Mountain, MA
June 17 Blue Mountain, PA
July 15 Sugarbush, VT
Aug 12 Victory Hill, VT
Aug 26 Mountain Creek
Sept 23 Killington, VT
Sept 30 Wilmington, NY
Oct 21 Thunder Mountain, MA Finals
MAXXIS ESC DH SCHEDULE
7 events count best 5
May 6 Plattekill, NY
June 3 Thunder Mountain, MA
June 17 Blue Mountain, PA
July 15 Sugarbush, VT
Aug 26 Mountain Creek, NJ
Sept 23 Killington, VT
Oct 14 Mount Snow, VT Finals
MAXXIS Eastern States Cup DH Series Plan:
USA Cycling rules apply except no license requirement and no class/category restrictions
Race is permitted by an onsite USAC Race Director
Race is officiated by an onsite USAC Race Official
NO Annual or Day License is Required:
NO USAC or any other license is required to practice and race.
So far - no news on if there will be a 2018 Gravity East Series. Their events tend to be held in the Mid-Atlantic region, with Blue Mtn, PA being about as far north as it goes. Last year the schedule was posted later than the other series, perhaps to reduce overlap.
I'm a bit torn on this schedule... other than the Oct 14 Finals, all of the DH events are combined with Enduro events, which tends to mean long-ass lift lines during practice. I've already received word from some friends west of the area they are not planning to attend because of this. Of course, I remember the old days racing at Plattekill when there could be 300 racers at some of the early season events and the lift line for the triple chair (double chair didn't exist yet) could stretch past the lodge to the upper parking lot. If you got 5 practice runs on Sat, you were lucky. Maybe one on Sunday.
The last time I was at Snowshoe was for the NORBA National in 2003. I'd definitely like to get back there as I've heard the number of trails has increased a lot. I really only rode the Pro/Expert course, although I might have ridden the Beginner/Sport course once with a couple of teammates who were still Sport racers at the time.