MacAvalanche, In Photos

Aonach Mòr is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands that stands just over 4,000 feet high. This weekend, it was the site of MacAvalanche, a mass start mountain bike race that descends from the summit of the mountain. Here’s how it looked, in photos.

The first thing that makes this race difficult? Getting your bike up the mountain. Racers had a variety of different transportation methods …

There was a lovely view from the summit of Aonach Mòr across Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil, where tiny houses were full of people doing sensible things like drinking coffee and reading newsletters instead of hurtling down a snowy mountain on their bicycles.

Nonetheless, building their weekend around hurtling down a snowy mountain on bicycles is what over 200 people did, and they seem to have had a great time. If you’d like to take part next year, you’ll want to register early, as this event always fills up quickly.

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