Cody Wilkins has been through St. Louis, Missouri a handful of times, but until recently, he hadn’t entertained the idea of stopping for a ride. To be fair, the city has never been a mountain bike destination for most people.

When I talked with him in early February, he’d just finished up another day digging. He’s been in St. Louis working as a sub-contractor building a dual slalom track, made for all ability levels.

“The midwest is kind of blowing up with trail development,” he says. What may be even more surprising is that Wilkins is helping build a dual slalom track in St. Louis, Missouri under the direction of freeride legend Cam Zink.

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