PublishedMarch 10, 2026By [email protected]

Seek n' Shred EUC Racing and Onewheel Festival

Wilseyville, California | May 28–31, 2026

There is a weekend every year when the trees are still cool in the morning, the meadow fills with tents before noon, and somewhere up the mountain a rider is already scouting their line. For the PEV community on the West Coast, that weekend is Shredfest — the flagship event from Seek n Shred, now in its sixth year at the Blue Mountain Event Center in Northern California's mountain country.

Jenn and Manuel Soto have been building this event since 2021, and what they have created is harder to describe than it is to feel. It is part race, part festival, part family reunion — and it happens entirely off the grid, on 280 acres of private land where the only way to get cell service is to ride to the top of the mountain.

Jenn & Manuel Soto - Seek n; Shred Shredfest event organizers

Where Community Started Everything

Seek n Shred did not start with a business plan. It started because Manuel got on a OneWheel, Jenn followed, and both of them quickly realized that the community around PEV riding was something worth building a space for.

"What motivated us to start the event was the community," Jenn says. "We've always really liked bringing people together, and so that's kind of what started the whole thing for us for sure."

That instinct — bring people in, give them something to share — has shaped every aspect of ShredFest from the beginning. The event was never just a race. From day one it was designed so that any rider, at any skill level, and even someone who has never touched a PEV, would have a reason to show up and stay the weekend.

Blue Mountain Event Center

The Venue: 280 Acres, One Meadow, No Signal

Blue Mountain Event Center sits in the mountains of Northern California, roughly 15 to 20 minutes from the nearest gas station. The property covers 280 acres. There are trails in every direction, a river running through the lower terrain, and a main meadow where everyone camps.

That meadow is the heart of the event.

"Everybody camps in the meadow together, which is one of the favorite things for anybody that's ever attended our event," Jenn says. "Just having everybody together, waking up in the same place, sharing meals, hopping in the river when it gets hot."

The remoteness that first-timers might worry about tends to become the thing they love most. There is no cell service at camp — though you can catch a bar or two at the summit — and by the second year, most people have stopped minding. Some arrive with Starlinks now. Most end up not using them.

The property has something for everyone regardless of what they ride. OneWheels work the downhill course and the features in the lower terrain. EUC riders can access steeper, more technical trails that go far beyond what a OneWheel can manage, plus a dedicated jump course built by the EUC community itself — a circular loop at the top of the mountain with jumps and obstacles that feeds directly into the enduro format.

Zac Darnell (front) racing head-to-head with Douglas Marshall

Racing: Head-to-Head on the Mountain

The signature race at Shredfest is the downhill course — approximately a mile and a half starting at the top of the mountain and finishing in the meadow below. It is a course people return to year after year specifically to improve their time. Fast and challenging, it rewards commitment.

"Every year there might be something a little different," Jenn notes, "but we also like to honor that main course that people have really enjoyed getting to know over the years."

The format for OneWheel runs a time trial to set seeding, followed by head-to-head finals on the same course. That direct competition — rider against rider down the same line — is a feature the community has embraced.

EUC racing takes a different shape. After feedback from riders concerned about the safety of running multiple fast wheels down the downhill course simultaneously, Shredfest introduced a mini enduro format with four distinct segments — including one section of the OneWheel course — where each rider posts two runs per segment, and the fastest combined time determines placement. No head-to-head at Shredfest for EUC, but riders looking for that format will find it at Let It Ride and Northwest Electric later in the season, with head-to-head EUC racing confirmed for the Best of the West Championship as well.

An EUC racer on the downhill section of the course

Class Structure: Race What You Brought

One of the more deliberate decisions Seek n Shred made this year was to drop rigid equipment divisions and let everyone line up together.

"This year everybody's gonna race together," Jenn says. "We've all decided as event promoters that we're gonna get together at the end of the season and just talk about it, how it went, if we need to make any adjustments."

For OneWheel, that means stock and BESTed boards compete in the same field. For EUC, riders run whatever wheel they brought. The courses are varied enough — and the community still tight-knit enough — that equipment parity is less the point than shared competition.

There is also a new 7-and-under class this year, added specifically for the youngest riders who show up with family, watch the racing, and want in. Shredfest has seen its youth field grow every season, and this year the event is formalizing what has been an organic trend.

Catching some air over one of the many wooden sections

Freestyle: The Slope and the Flat

Racing is half the story. Shredfest has always made room for the freestyle side of OneWheel riding, and this year that side grows significantly.

The slope style competition — a judged event run on the mountain's downhill features, hosted by The Float Life — returns for its fourth year. It is a technically demanding format built into the terrain of the mountain itself, with natural and constructed features on the slope.

New this year is a flatland freestyle competition staged directly in front of the main stage — more accessible, more spectator-friendly, and with real stakes: the top three finishers earn invitations to the Best of the West Championship event in September.

An EUC sit-down race, one of the main PEV mini-games Shredfest is known for

Steam Style and Speed Carnival: The Festival Layer

Every year Seek n Shred builds a theme around the weekend, and 2026 is no different. This year the theme is Steam Style and Speed Carnival — a futuristic steampunk concept with daily dress-up challenges, a carnival night where riders parade through the meadow in costume on their boards, and live entertainment that pulls from inside the community.

Manuel, who plays music himself, will have a set. So will others from the community — an open mic format this year designed to surface the range of talent that shows up to Shredfest every year.

"We try to give the community opportunity to show other talents," Jenn says. "A lot of our DJs and our music come from the community, which is always a really fun thing for people to see."

What to Bring

Shredfest is primitive camping on private mountain land. The short list of what experienced attendees recommend:

Plan ahead. The nearest store is 15–20 minutes away. Come with food, drinks, and ice already handled.

Layer up. Days are hot. Nights get cold. Both happen at the same event.

Bring power. The venue provides a shared generator charging area in the vendor section of the meadow, but having a power station, solar setup, or small generator for your campsite gives you flexibility.

Water is onsite. Refilling stations are available throughout the weekend.

Showers are available on site for $5 per use (propane costs from the property owner).

Porta-potties are cleaned regularly throughout the weekend.

Bring a good attitude. That one is always on the list.

An EUC racer air-born descending a steep off-road section of the course at Blue Mountain Event Center

Best of the West: The Circuit Behind the Event

Shredfest is one of three qualifying events in the newly formed Best of the West series — a West Coast race and freestyle circuit co-organized by Seek n Shred, Let It Ride (Boulder City, Nevada), and Northwest Electric Fest (Oregon).

The series came together after the Seek n Shred team made the decision to step away from the OneWheel Racing League and build something with more flexibility and local ownership.

"I reached out to Let It Ride in Vegas and Northwest Electric in Oregon and said, 'Hey, what if we put together a West Coast race and freestyle circuit that all leads to a championship event?'" Jenn explains.

The top two finishers in each EUC and OneWheel division from each qualifying event earn invitations to the Best of the West Championship on September 18–20 in Central California. The championship will be held at Carnegie, a motocross facility — a first for PEV racing and a venue that Jenn worked specifically to secure.

"I'm really excited about the location and the motocross track," she says. "You can watch the whole track from just standing around it, which is really great."

On-site qualifiers will also be available at the championship for riders who can only make one event or are traveling from outside the region.

Vince from Phoenix on his Begode X-Way sending it!

EUC at Seek n Shred: A Growing Presence

EUC riders have become an increasingly important part of what Seek n Shred offers, and the Sotos have been attentive to that growth. The property's steep terrain and extended trail network are naturally suited to EUC capability in ways that even the best OneWheels cannot match.

The community-built jump course at the top of the mountain is one example of how EUC riders have taken ownership of the space. The enduro format is another — designed specifically around how EUC racing works rather than forcing EUC into a OneWheel structure.

Manuel remembers the early days of timing EUC races when the only workable division was under or over 84 volts.

"We had no idea," he says. "Oh, we were pioneers in this."

Things have advanced considerably since then. Uphill challenges and more technical course segments have been added each year as the wheels have gotten capable enough to handle them.

For riders who want their times to count toward the USA EUC National Championship Circuit standings, registration is free at usaeuc.com. Only two event results are counted toward the national standings — so there is no pressure to attend every race on the circuit to be competitive.

Community and fellowship is strong amongst attendees

Why People Come Back

Ask Jenn and Manuel what keeps them running this event year after year, and the answer is always the same: the people.

"It's just people coming up and thanking us and saying, this is the best weekend of my entire year. I look forward to it every year," Jenn says. "Those kinds of comments are really what keeps driving it all."

Manuel adds that seeing the competitive field shift — new riders rising, younger kids challenging for podiums, women's racing becoming more competitive every season — is its own motivation.

"It helps knowing that this started as small as it has and to just see that it's become something that people look forward to coming back to every year."

For many, Shredfest is the weekend they put aside the phone, settle into the meadow, and connect with people they only see once a year. Former strangers who are now the first people they text when registration opens.

How to Follow Seek n Shred

Race schedules, registration, and event updates are posted through official Seek n Shred channels as the weekend approaches. Footage, rider features, and highlights will continue rolling out through the season.