On June 14, 2025, the Back Forty returns for its fifth year.
Join WORCA at The Back Forty - a mountain bike race that brings the NIMBY Fifty’s legacy of good times and wicked riding to a new venue and course in the heart of Whistler.
when
Saturday June 14, 2025
Time
See Event Schedule below.
Location
Après location to be confirmed.
Price
$99 includes race entry, a bottle, race plate, dinner, beers and the chance to win awesome prizes from our sponsors.
A WORCA membership is also required to register for this event.
Registration will be capped at 300 riders.
A Fun Fundraiser
Proceeds from the Back Forty go towards new trail construction in Whistler and mountain bike programming for the Líl’wat Ka-xléq-a (Líl’wat Rolling) Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program.
This race would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. Our 2025 sponsors will be confirmed in the new year. In the meantime, a massive thank you to our 2024 Sponsors: Sundial Hotel, Whistler Brewing Company, Whistler Connection, RideWrap, OneUp Components, Chromag, and Forecast Coffee.
The Course
The Back Forty was inspired by the legendary NIMBY 50 and brings the spirit of that event to Whistler, in a totally different package. The three stage course stretches from Cheakamus, then up the Westside to Meadow Park.
We expect the 2025 course to be mostly the same but some of the stages might be tweaked to improve the overall race experience.
The Back Forty course for 2025 is not yet confirmed and the 2024 course details are shown below. Expect the 2025 course to be published towards the beginning of spring.
2024 COURSE OVERVIEW
3 stages (climbs and descents timed, combined fastest total time wins)
1 timed descent (in Stage 1)
2 Short untimed liaisons
Total Timed Course: 28km / 1,461m climb / 1,471m descent
12.7km / 489m climb / 490m descent
8.0km / 551m climb / 387m descent
7.3km / 421m climb / 594m descent
Event Schedule
10:00am: Race Start (Stage 1)
10:30am: Last start Stage 1
11:00am: Stage 2 opens
12:00pm: Stage 3 opens
12:30pm: Last start Stage 2
2:30pm: Last start Stage 3
5:00pm: Course closed
2:00pm: Après opens
4:30pm: Awards
6:00pm: Après closes
Event refund policy
A refund will be available for registration cancellations, minus a $20 processing fee, up to May 14, 2025. After this date, there are no refunds.
Membership fees are non-refundable.
Transferring registrations is not possible.
