I want to get a summer job somewhere in the states that has good downhilling. I like Windrock and Snowshoe and I want to see some good stuff out west. Any suggestions?
where should i go?
- Thread starter chuckkingballer
- Start date
Lake Placid, NY
Lake Placid, N.Y.
somewhere in massachusetts if you can, centrally located between all the DH places in NY, NH, VT, NJ and Quebec. lots of awesome trailriding too.
You'll get more time riding your bike if you get a real job, then just ride in your free time. I'm guessing you wanted to work at a resort. Bar tending is a great option, as is delivering pizzas, being a security gaurd, or stocking a grocey store/super market late at night. All my friends that worked at resorts made almost no money, and would get only 2 runs in on a good day.
Northstar in Lake Tahoe is supposed to be open this summer, but the east coast probably has more lift-assisted places to ride than the west does. Mammoth is really fun, but I don't know how much more there is to ride nearby besides the resort. If you're open to just regular mountain biking, and don't mind pedaling around, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington and much of CA are all great places to be.
Northstar in Lake Tahoe is supposed to be open this summer, but the east coast probably has more lift-assisted places to ride than the west does. Mammoth is really fun, but I don't know how much more there is to ride nearby besides the resort. If you're open to just regular mountain biking, and don't mind pedaling around, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington and much of CA are all great places to be.
Come to the Bellingham/Ferndale/Linden area. We have plent of trails (no lift access though, many are shuttleable if your in the know) and are only 2 hours from Whistler and an hour for the Shore. Stephens pass is talking about opening up next summer for bikes, so you will be pretty much surrounded by resorts.
Ohh yeah and those are in Washington.
stevens pass and lynden are the correct spellings for kona-ryder's words
Thanks allsk&sno. I think I've had a few to many of 
Thanks for the suggestions y'all.
Check out Park City, UT great restaraunts to make some cash, ride all day, work at night. killer snow at 5 resorts in the winter, two mountains running lift access to mountain bikes in the summer, and they host a norba national. Not to mention the Wasatch Range in the Rockies which has some primo riding, and Salt Lake City is just minutes away with an international air port.
If you're sticking with the East Coast. You'll probably want to be within a few hours of Diablo and Plattekille for weekend riding jaunts, although making money in Roxy, NY or Vernon, NJ will probably be tough.
If you're sticking with the East Coast. You'll probably want to be within a few hours of Diablo and Plattekille for weekend riding jaunts, although making money in Roxy, NY or Vernon, NJ will probably be tough.