Riders showed off their best tricks at the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam over the Labour Day weekend in Fernie, BC.
Organized by the Fernie Trails Alliance, the bronze-level free mountain bike world tour event drew applause from the crowd in Fernie’s downtown dirt jump bike park.
Eighteen-year-old Alex Pickering of Fernie, BC, flips during the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition at the Fernie Dirt Jump Park. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFPro rider Samuel Pretty, 21, does a back flip off a jump during Fernie, BC’s Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition. BC, flips during the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition at the Fernie Dirt Jump Park. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFThirteen-year-old Sebastian Riopel performs a flip while crossing his hands during the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition in Fernie, BC. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFSixteen-year-old Zoe Witwicki – the only pro female rider in the competition – jumps during the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition in Fernie, BC’s Dirty Jump Park. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFA crowd watches as mountain bikers compete in Fernie, BC’s Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam, a Bronze-level Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour event. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFPro men’s mountain biker Alex Vos, 30, competes in Fernie, BC’s Fernie, BC’s Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFThirteen-year-old Sebastian Riopel competes in Fernie, BC’s Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFPro rider Samuel Pretty, 21, does a back flip off a jump during Fernie, BC’s Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam freeride competition. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFFCredit: Amber Bracken