[brycexlighthall]

Last Fall I talked to a marketing guy at a snow/ski demo, he told me that KW was planning on making a really sick park this year. Has anyone heard about this? He said they saved a ton of downed trees to make stunts and what not. They are opening the same weekend as Northstar.

 

[PatBranch]

Another resort with a bike park would be awesome. I've snowboarded there, but never seen it w/o snow.

 

[Brian B.]

I went there last year and I didn't like it very much. None of the trails I would ride if it wasn't for the chairlifts. The trails where I live in the bay area are better but they don't have a chairlift to get you to the top. The trails there were super gravely and lots of small rocks. It just wasn't fun. There were no jumps or anything that I came across just a log or two to ride on. Maybe I missed a bunch of cool stuff or something but I have no plans on going back.

 

[PatBranch]

Well, if they are building real trails...

 

[Total Heckler]

Just go to northstar. Its going to have a irrigated main trail with jumps and stunts. Plus it has a ton of other pretty fun and challenging trails.

 

[J_B]

Just go to northstar. Its going to have a irrigated main trail with jumps and stunts. Plus it has a ton of other pretty fun and challenging trails.

I second that.

 

[Prettym1k3]

Third...

 

[Evil4bc]

N* is the place for sure , but I'm all for Kirkwood opening up a park too the more spots to ride the better .... Oh and KirkWood has a really kick ass old bar right acrross the street from the main turnoff .

 

[Total Heckler]

http://www.kirkwood.com/summer/06/biking.php

This is all the info they have about it.

Here is northstars info:
http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info/summer/biking.asp

 

[matt12]

If Kirkwood built a MTB park well, it would be sick. Kirkwood has such a better mountain to work with.

Anyway though.

See you all at N*.

Ps- they just got the shocks in for the SWD frames so my bike will be here soon.

 

[amydalayna]

If Kirkwood built a MTB park well, it would be sick. Kirkwood has such a better mountain to work with.

i don't really agree w/ you on that. i live playing in the snow at kirkwood because it's super duper steep and wide open. that really doesn't make for a great bike park.

edit: what i mean is that slopes that i tend to like to ride down in the winter are steeper than i would like to send my bike down. n* is called flatstar for a reason.

 

[sanjuro]

Yeah, a straightaway shoot is not the most exciting ride, but any competition to the N* monopoly is welcome....

 

[kidwoo]

How the hell would you begin any bike ride off those ridges at kirkwood.


'Welcome to our new bike park. All trails begin with a standard 25 foot drop into a volcanic rock chute. Fun for the whole family!'

 

[amydalayna]

'Welcome to our new bike park. All trails begin with a standard 25 foot drop into a volcanic rock chute. Fun for the whole family!'

or what says family fun like ripping down a 55 degree chute for a sustained period of time!

 

[amydalayna]

Yeah, a straightaway shoot is not the most exciting ride, but any competition to the N* monopoly is welcome....

kirkwood just doesn't seem to have the terrain for it.

a flatter more forested mtn like heavenly would be pretty fun... but that'd never ever get approved. i doubt any mountain that is actually in the basin would get approval to build a mtn bike park.

 

[sanjuro]

kirkwood just doesn't seem to have the terrain for it.

a flatter more forested mtn like heavenly would be pretty fun... but that'd never ever get approved. i doubt any mountain that is actually in the basin would get approval to build a mtn bike park.

I have to take your word for it. I am still waiting on Monte Wolfe for you and Mr. Amy.

 

[matt12]

Yeah I agree with you on second thought. I guess a good mountain in the winter definitely doesn't mean a good one in the summer.

 

[jroymcd]

I rode kirkwood a few years ago. it was mostly fire-road and very easy singletack. no jumps, drop off's or anything technical. We asked the chair lift guy why it sucked so bad and he said because of insurance issues.

 

[Evil4bc]

What about Donner ski Ranch ??

Kris ( DukesofTahoe ) and I were discussing this this past weekend , Donner used to have MTB races and there MTN has some pretty fun terrain for bikes , there also small and family run !
We need to talk them into opening up the DH and DS runs again !!