There was a little bit of everything for mountain bikers this weekend at the 2009 Sima Slamfest.

The second annual event, put on by the Contagious Mountain Bike Club, was highlighted by two races, a number of clinics and fun activities spread out over three days.

"The mountain biking energy in Whitehorse is just going crazy and there's lots of people that are interested," said Marsha Cameron, one of the organizers of Sima Slamfest. "So we just go big."

In addition to teaching some skills, the event also functioned as a promotion for safety, including the importance of wearing a helmet. A helmet decorating station was set up, which tied in with the Bike Your Brains Out Campaign that Contagious, along with health and social services, are putting on.

Contagious also had full face helmets available, so any kids who wanted to use them were able to.

The first major event was scheduled for Saturday morning and was a cross country race. The race began with a mad dash into the Mt. Sima parking lot where the bikes were randomly placed, before hitting the trails.

The two distances were a 16-km or 27-km for elite riders.

To add a unique Yukon twist, riders were required to saw their own two-inch beer coaster before finishing the race.

Ian Parker was first to make it on the expert male side, however, Dave Gonda proved a little bit more capable with the saw, winning with a time of 1:21:53. Parker's time was 1:22:04.

Marcus Wattreus rounded out the top three, coming in at 1:25:02

Heather Enders took top time in the expert female category with her time of 1:54:13.

Jarrid Davy placed first in the sport male class, while Kate White won the sport female event. Coming in first in the youth male category was Francis Belanger, who finished with a time of 1:42:00.

Sunday's main event was the downhill race, which included more than 20 kids and around 40 adults. Adults were 16 years or older.

The downhill used two different categories: a big bike and a little bike. A big bike's front suspension has six inches or more of travel, while a little bike is five inches and under.

The downhill track was around a 1.8-km and included some technical parts to it, including rock drops and dirt jumps.

The run was fast and challenging enough, so even the most experienced riders had to slow down at some sections.

Downhill results to be published in Tuesday's paper.