First off me and a bud were going to head out to west va to hit up snowshoe before classes are back in. I am a good rider but he is a beginner. Is there going to be trails for him to ride? Secondly is there any place to just camp for the night?
camping/riding level at snowshoe
- Thread starter doublez
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camp out at silvercreek parking lot.
your friend will be fine as long as he's got some armor and a fullface and he lays off the brakes.
your friend will be fine as long as he's got some armor and a fullface and he lays off the brakes.
Laying off the brake is the key..
the beginner i took there left with broken bones but the crash was on one of the fireroads so i cant blame the terrain too much. . . just the huge gaping ditches they leave lying around.
that's why you jump them
On the basin side, start him off on trail D. When the fireroad makes the curve back to the left and links into the lower trails, after A, B and C, keep going straight and D will be on the left.doublez said:
It needed to be said.Jayridesacove said:
I approve.
Even at speed, those are pretty easy to spot. But, I do see issues with some of the green boards that span some of those little ditches, I've seen bolts sticking out of those a few times that the tires and rims don't approve rolling over.
sweet thanks guys, we will look into those trials for him. am i going to be bored riding those trails or are they still enjoyable for more advanced riders.
Jayridesacove said:
It was actually a ditch running alongside the trail. He washed out of one of the loose switchbacks cause he was hot dogging it on the last run of the day. He went sideways into this thing and it was a couple feet deep, pitched him off into the woods.
Those will be good warm up trails, and there's some easier ones on the far, far left looking down aswell. Good times!doublez said:
yea, from the lift, you got a few choices, go down on the right, or head left and ride a little ways, heading towards the monster park area and ride trails along there.
once your friend feels comfortable, take him on the western side for some longer runs.
once your friend feels comfortable, take him on the western side for some longer runs.
does the western slope just have the dh trails? and they are just shuttled by vans and not lifts?
The western slope does have XC trails that can be handled on a cross country full suspension bike. There was a group of bikers shuttling those trails this past weekend. These are not easy trails, the more suspension you've got the better. The shuttle is a bus with bike trailer, the lift only operates on that side of the mountain on race weekends.
Definitely a good place to warm up.Jayridesacove said:
thanks agian should be a good trip even for my buddy thanks for the replys.
Make sure both of you wear arm and knee pads, big wet roots and rocks to fall onto.
yeah i got armor and he is going to rent some so we should be good.