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Whitehorse is the new Moab—aka, mountain bikers’ nirvana.

Biker duo enters second season of adrenalin-pumping single-track tours through the Yukon Territory, based out of a plush yurt camp-HQ.

I don’t profess to know my hardtail from my softtail, but I’ve lost count how many times Whitehorse, YT has been lauded by riders-in-the-know as a top destination for mountain biking. “Canada’s Moab,” declared one giddy rider. “Top 10 ride of my life,” hailed another. With all the grassroots buzz around this would-be mountain biking mecca, I’ve been wondering when they would let the rest of the world in on the secret.

Perhaps everyone was waiting till the Yukon had its own mountain-biking tour operator to help deliver the goods. Done.

Boréale Mountain Biking is heading into its second season, arranging the perfect marriage between Yukon’s coveted singletrack and lusty two-wheeling visitors from afar. Marsha Cameron and Sylvain Turcotte are Team Boréale. This well-travelled, bike-crazy duo hunted down the perfect spot to build a zero-footprint, dissemble-able yurt-camp operation (eco-chic and fully furnished boutique-style)—in the forest across the Yukon River from downtown Whitehorse. Main Street is 20 minutes away by bike, 10 by car, and the city’s wilderness trail network is right out the back door.

In addition to hundreds of kilometres of scenic trails around town, Turcotte leads trips to nearby Carcross, a historic Klondike Gold Rush town where mountain biking has become a catalyst for cultural and economic revival. Bikers are rediscovering the Carcross Tagish First Nation territory, and locals are building a mountain of singletrack that has left some of the world’s best riders gobsmacked.

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