Enduro not gaining traction in North America because the Euros are cheater... that was a nice try RC! I think it is not gaining traction because there are simply no infrastructures for that kind of race in NA....

Words - I will check back in 500 years ;-)

then stay in BC sicko... if the hikers wants to kill you they must have a reason. As for myself, I just spent two year in Canada. What I can say is that there is no MTB paradise on either side of the ocean. There is room for improvement everywhere. Here we lack more BC-like bikeparks; the ones we have a over-crowded. In Canada, the number of mountain trails is extremely limited, with respect to the available space, and it is very frustrating to drive for hours through beautiful mountains to finally reach one with a trail.

It would have been really cool and fair if the location/photog/rider were not known. Right now it feels like a Euro vs Canada vs US contest more than photo contest...

He looks like he might need a new pair of glasses, staring at what's on the trail 2ft in front of him...

Sometimes I love this sport (for example wen I am riding), sometimes I hate it (e.g. right now after reading this...)