The Best Day Ever: Mountain Biking Without Barriers

What happens when you build trails that everyone can ride?


In this episode of Open Container, host Doug Schnitzspahn talks with Berne Broudy, writer, filmmaker, and director of Best Day Ever, and Greg Durso, adaptive athlete and Senior Program Director at the Kelly Brush Foundation.


Together, they share the story behind Best Day Ever, a film and movement that began when a few friends realized their local trails weren’t accessible to adaptive riders.


Doug, Berne, and Greg dig into:

• How the Vermont community came together to build The Driving Range, a fully adaptive mountain bike trail network.
• The power of collaboration between adaptive and non-adaptive riders.
• Why accessibility doesn’t mean easier, it means better trails for everyone.
• How the Best Day Ever film is changing perceptions around disability and outdoor recreation.
• The growing blueprint for inclusive trail design spreading across North America.
• The emotional core of the project: joy, friendship, and redefining what’s possible.


At its heart, this is a story about community. How shared effort, empathy, and dirt under your fingernails can create a future where everyone can ride together.


Where to Watch the film: https://www.bestdayever.mov/


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