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Photo's from (soon to open) Highland, NH.

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Banshee Rider

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Jul 31, 2003
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I got the OK from the owner to post these photo's from our last trail day at Highland Mountain. I decided to re-post this thread here for those of you who arent members on bustedspoke.com. Highland has been working on their trails for 2 years now, and will finally be opening this June. You can get more info at: www.highlandmountain.com

This was my second trail day at Highland since last year, and I was once again amazed by the speed and flow of the trails there. It felt like I could count on my fingers the number of times I had to touch my brakes. Berms are in all the right places, there is rock work or bridges at every mud hole, its incredible. The pictures make the mountain look like it's freeride oriented and all stunts, but I feel confident that even you anti-stunt "racer types" will love the speed and flow of the trails. Especially since c0rners are l1ke allllll teh_r4ge this year....or whatever. :rolleyes: :rofl: Enjoy.

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skyst3alth

skyst3alth

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Apr 13, 2004
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More from the weekend previous:


Adam Sequence:




CRAZY Will! This dude is the man!!!


Joe norco-freerider hux@<3


And the man himself, Mark
 
PatBranch

PatBranch

Turbo Monkey
Sep 24, 2004
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That stepup/ladder gap, then corner thing looks fun. I could see people flying off the end of that (can you? It looks like there are rocks and stuff there) and not being to able to turn quick enough.
 
amydalayna

amydalayna

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Aug 16, 2005
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it seems new england is doing some great things for biking. makes me ALMOST want to move back!
this place looks like such a blast. what are the neighboring towns like? camping situation?
 
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Banshee Rider

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Jul 31, 2003
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stgil888 said:
That looks sick. Where did this place come from?
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They have been prepping the mountain for two years now working out every detail before opening. They don't have a ton of trails yet, but the trails they do have are nothing short of perfect. Defenitly worth a trip this year!

PS: I gotta spam alittle and tell everyone my 40rc is up for grabs for 850usd. Under 6 months of riding, no races yet. PM me for details and pics :)
 
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Red Bull

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Oct 22, 2004
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mtnbrider said:
That stepup/ladder gap, then corner thing looks fun. I could see people flying off the end of that (can you? It looks like there are rocks and stuff there) and not being to able to turn quick enough.
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if you fall you deserve it.
 
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auntesther

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Oct 15, 2001
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Boston, MA
mtnbrider said:
That stepup/ladder gap, then corner thing looks fun. I could see people flying off the end of that (can you? It looks like there are rocks and stuff there) and not being to able to turn quick enough.
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its actually alot longer and wider than it appears in that picture...I would be a bit surprised if anyone went flying off it.
 
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mistaare

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Dec 22, 2005
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i am planning on heading up there for a week in august.

does anyone know $$$ for lift tickets?
are there any XC trails around? (might be bringing a rather diverse group)
what about local campsites, hotels?
 
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Banshee Rider

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mistaare said:
i am planning on heading up there for a week in august.

does anyone know $$$ for lift tickets?
are there any XC trails around? (might be bringing a rather diverse group)
what about local campsites, hotels?
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Since this is their first year running the lifts, the own only wants to open on the weekends when attendance will be high, so a week long trip won't be possible. As far I know there are no established xc trails around the mountain yet. As for ticket prices, I'm not sure if that information has been released yet, but you can check www.highlandmountain.com for further info.
 
DHS

DHS

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Apr 23, 2002
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auntesther said:
its actually alot longer and wider than it appears in that picture...I would be a bit surprised if anyone went flying off it.
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maybe you can make that a option anyway?
 
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mistaare

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Dec 22, 2005
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Banshee Rider said:
Since this is their first year running the lifts, the own only wants to open on the weekends when attendance will be high, so a week long trip won't be possible. As far I know there are no established xc trails around the mountain yet. As for ticket prices, I'm not sure if that information has been released yet, but you can check www.highlandmountain.com for further info.
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ugh,,, that sucks :rolleyes:

i did e-mail them, they havent gotten back yet. maybe i'll head up for a long weekend. im pittsburgh pa and i THINK its about a 12-14hr drive :dead:

thanks for the info :)
 
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auntesther

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Oct 15, 2001
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mistaare said:
ugh,,, that sucks :rolleyes:

i did e-mail them, they havent gotten back yet. maybe i'll head up for a long weekend. im pittsburgh pa and i THINK its about a 12-14hr drive :dead:

thanks for the info :)
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well the weekend includes friday lifts also som you could get 3 days in. As far as riding around there, go over to www.bustedspoke.com and check out the trail section...there should be some options for XC stuff around there. As far as lodging, the next exit up the higway has a number of moptels etc. Its right near Lake Winnisquam so lots of lodging options with 10 15 minutes of the actual mountain
 
Frorider1

Frorider1

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Apr 28, 2006
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I live 5 minutes away from the mountain, i checked it out last saturday and the whole bottom of the mountain was flooded. Is anyone sue i they are going to be running the lifts this weekend?
 
dromond

dromond

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Aug 20, 2002
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Northampton, MA
Well I'm one of the aformention stunt-haters, but the berms look very nice. It's good to see such solid-looking trailbuilding. Why was this not happening when I I was going to highschool in southern NH? :p

I look forward to making a trip there.
 
DH biker

DH biker

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Dec 12, 2004
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mistaare said:
ugh,,, that sucks :rolleyes:

i did e-mail them, they havent gotten back yet. maybe i'll head up for a long weekend. im pittsburgh pa and i THINK its about a 12-14hr drive :dead:

thanks for the info :)
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You could got to Highland's on the weekend and Attitash on the weekdays for riding.
 
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auntesther

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Oct 15, 2001
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Frorider1 said:
I live 5 minutes away from the mountain, i checked it out last saturday and the whole bottom of the mountain was flooded. Is anyone sue i they are going to be running the lifts this weekend?
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the mountain is not open yet...the lifts may be running but simply to bring people and materials up to work the trails not for the general public.
 
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