hey jo5iah,

i'd pretty much agree with your ratings of the Austin area trails, although many of them i haven't ridden in a LONG while. i was back home for XMas 2004 and got to ride Emma Long State Park again (my "home" trail when i was at UT). man what a cool trail! although "flat" i was REALLY impressed with how challenging the trail was, both technically and condition (i did 4 loops and i was pretty much toasted).

+ Madrone Trail (Canyon Lake) - mostly S0 with some S1 and maybe 2 sections of S2 (but really nicely built)
+ Hill Country State Park (Bandera) mostly S1, 2 trails S2 with S3 sections

jo5iah, if your location text is right and you're in the Seatle area, you should be able to find something similar = S3. No idea what the name, but in 2000 i rode a really challenging trail that was about a 30 minute drive from Seatle. last time i was out there (unfortunatley 2001) there was quite a technical Freeride scene... if you want, send me a PM and i will try and locate a friend of mine - last i know he was out in central Washington in Ellensburg but lived in Seattle a while and should know trails + riders... he was an expert XC racer who got burned out and started doing technical Freeriding before it was mainstream and "hype"... of course i haven't talked to him in like 3 or 4 years... but i can try his email...