[firstbornbikes]

Hi all,

I'm going to be moving to Southern California this winter and was wondering where I might find the best DH trails. I am driving my recently purchased schoolbus (sweetschoolbus.blogspot.com), which will double as my home for the months that I'll be in Cali (December to April). Basically, I can go anywhere that the riding suits me. I'm just trying to find out what area has the best locale for riding year-round on mainly DH / lift accessed trails. Thanks for the suggestions!


Dennis
- moving from Richmond, VA

 

[jonKranked]

if you're looking for good lift access trails, then socal ain't it. there's plenty of good shuttling though.

 

[Zark]

I haven't seen a chairlift in So-Cal since Snow Summit went anti-DH in 2004
There's a chairlift there still, but you can't take a DH bike on it, just trailbikes.
There's plenty of shuttling going on though.
If you ride in Santa Barbara stop by one of the bikeshops and pickup a cowbell for the hikers and be cool on the trail.

 

[jonKranked]

I haven't seen a chairlift in So-Cal since Snow Summit went anti-DH in 2004
There's a chairlift there still, but you can't take a DH bike on it, just trailbikes.
There's plenty of shuttling going on though.
If you ride in Santa Barbara stop by one of the bikeshops and pickup a cowbell for the hikers and be cool on the trail.

I've seen DH bikes on it. I've taken my dh bike on it.

 

[firstbornbikes]

That sounds cool. I wouldn't mind riding/hiking to get some rides in. Does anyone know how far north I'd have to go to find lift access. What about during the winter months? Anything still offered for bikes or does it all switch over to skiing/boarding?

 

[blender]

That sounds cool. I wouldn't mind riding/hiking to get some rides in. Does anyone know how far north I'd have to go to find lift access. What about during the winter months? Anything still offered for bikes or does it all switch over to skiing/boarding?

NorthStar has the longest lift season for bikes, but it will be over sometime in October, to make room for skiing and boarding. You won't find any lift access during the winter months in California, but there are plenty of killer shuttle runs all over SoCal. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo have some quality DH riding. As well as Santa Cruz, and a bunch of places in Orange County.

 

[jzrider]

If you are down near the border, San Diego, be sure to check out Noble Canyon and Anderson Truck Trail.

WhereWeRide - Noble Canyon

WhereWeRide - Anderson Truck Trail

 

[DirtyMike]

I've seen DH bikes on it. I've taken my dh bike on it.

Try to keep up, go read the XC thread!!!!!. They have cracked down on the bike sizes, and are going to be implementing single run only tickets for bikes

 

[jonKranked]

Try to keep up, go read the XC thread!!!!!. They have cracked down on the bike sizes, and are going to be implementing single run only tickets for bikes

Even further proof that Snow Summit is run by muppets.

 

[DirtyMike]

Its there land, noone says we "Have" to go. Seriously though, even when it was servicing at DH, it wasnt that good

 

[firstbornbikes]

If you are down near the border, San Diego, be sure to check out Noble Canyon and Anderson Truck Trail.

WhereWeRide - Noble Canyon

WhereWeRide - Anderson Truck Trail

Those two trails look GREAT! That site seems like a great resource too. Thanks!

 

[W4S]

Its there land, noone says we "Have" to go. Seriously though, even when it was servicing at DH, it wasnt that good

Dude,

1. Their, there, they're. They all have different meanings.

2. It's not their land, they lease it from USFS.

3. The owners are muppets (not sure what that means but it sounds derogatory so I'm going with it). You're right, we don't have to go there, but that doesn't mean the owners aren't idiots.

4. The reason it wasn't that good previously is because of the SS management, not despite the management.

5. You don't need to defend the owners, they obviously don't care about our sport or the livelihood of Big Bear, they've proven that over and over...

6. When are you going to post your inside knowledge? I'm going to keep hounding you until you do.

To the original poster, sorry for ruining your thread. Post up when you get out here and I'm sure you'll find plenty of shuttle/HAB trails.

 

[dhmike]

Its there land, noone says we "Have" to go. Seriously though, even when it was servicing at DH, it wasnt that good

i kind of disagree with you dirty. back in the day when they were servicing dh i enjoyed ss and i still do enjoy ss today.

 

[jonKranked]

My understanding is that with Big Bear/SS, what you're paying for is access to the lift, not the trails, as the trails technically aren't on the resort property, but the surrounding Nat'l Forest. Is this correct?

 

[HAB]

Not to jack the thread, but does anyone have info on trails specifically in the Claremont area? I'm moving there on the 26th. Any group rides I can hook up with? Is there a good shop in town?

 

[Abstrakt51]

Not to jack the thread, but does anyone have info on trails specifically in the Claremont area? I'm moving there on the 26th. Any group rides I can hook up with? Is there a good shop in town?

Incomming PM.

 

[spookydave]

that bus needs one of our old stickers. I might have a few left.
As you can see, I blew up the bus. lol