Scoping for lines in China...

Big Mountain guide Stephen Matthews is in China this week on a tourism-sponsored event meeting with potential partners and scoping for singletrack for a possible future trip. This is what he had to say yesterday...

"Today marked the end of the Go China Summit, and I am now in Shanghai in yet another 5-star platinum hotel room, relaxing in a robe after a salted bath hahaha. The accommodations for this conference were beyond top notch...nicest places I've ever seen, let alone stayed in. The New City Garden in Suzhou was the best...my toilet talked to me and had a heated seat, and heated water too. This was a pretty big deal...put on by the gov't and all. I've been eating at massive dinners put on by very important people, and have been served 10-15 dishes at each one! We've been escorted around the province of Jiangsu by police, surpassing all traffic laws like we're some sort of royalty. I could go on and on...it's unbelievable!"

The New City Garden in all it's glory.

Stephen's talking toilet that features hot water to wash your turd down.

Another very big city with a name that you've never heard of.

Will Big Mountain be offering one of it's worldclass trips in China in the near future? We'll see. Check back here again soon for updates from Mr. Matthews and his adventures in the far east...