So, I know it is now two days later since you asked for some suggestions...if you don't mind, please hang out for a bit more while we argue about more pointless bullsh1t. We should have a solid response soon.
East-Coast USA road trip - what resorts to hit?
- Thread starter - seb
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Yeah, poor seb hasn't eaten in two days thanks to us. 
I'm waiting for photo updates.......
I'm waiting for photo updates.......
sunday river is open, looks great from the pics i've seen with some new stuff. tough mudder might be this weekend, its actually a good show from the lift and didnt throw off ridding at all a couple years ago when it was going on.
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Upon further review, that tough mudder is July 20th and closed for biking that weekend
let the homeless watch their stuff, not like theyve got anything better to do
Why do people walk courses? I'd rather just ride it and save my legs!
good general strategy, but given the recent weather & terrain (ie shale), the course will change quite a bit!
Yeah, I walked Platty in 02 when they anew course that went STF down the mountain. Wasted time. First run, it was unrecognizable. Fun as crap, but definitely not what we walked.
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Windham has a bit more soil than Platty, but as they're 20 minutes apart the terrain is pretty damn close! Having said that, if they are using the WC course (as opposed to the Citizen's race course), there is a lot more trucked in dirt and permanent stone work.Yeah, I walked Platty in 02 when they anew course that went STF down the mountain. Wasted time. First run, it was unrecognizable. Fun as crap, but definitely not what we walked.
I agree. I usually ride a course or trail slow enough first run that I can pick out lines and hop off my bike for the bigger stuff to scope it out
It's just something I've always done really. Part of my routine at a race. If I don't walk it I don't feel right. It gets in my head and makes me feel unprepared.
Which is odd, as I LOVE riding tracks that I haven't seen blind (e.g. at resorts outside of races). Normally pretty committed on my first run too.
I'd say that a track walk often doesn't help much at all with the first run. Everything looks so different at bike pace. But some things I've spotted on the walk will come into play a few runs in.
But yeah. I like track walks. And when practice doesn't start until 3pm and you're already at the hill that morning....
Moving on, practice was great today. SO loose down there!
Favourite section of the track? Moto Alley i think. Super fun, so fast! Oh and the final jump is sweet too.
Which is odd, as I LOVE riding tracks that I haven't seen blind (e.g. at resorts outside of races). Normally pretty committed on my first run too.
I'd say that a track walk often doesn't help much at all with the first run. Everything looks so different at bike pace. But some things I've spotted on the walk will come into play a few runs in.
But yeah. I like track walks. And when practice doesn't start until 3pm and you're already at the hill that morning....
Moving on, practice was great today. SO loose down there!
Favourite section of the track? Moto Alley i think. Super fun, so fast! Oh and the final jump is sweet too.
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Are you headed to plattekill next weekend?
Yep. Back to mountain creek on Wednesday too as I have to return to a dentist there for the second part of my vacation root canal. Woohoo! 
Not sure what we're doing on Tuesday. Dentist has kinda ruine the previous plan for the week.
What is there that's not a million miles from mtn creek? Launch? Seven springs? Not really sure. Will get on the Internet later and try to suss something out.
Had a big smash yesterday and have a knee that resembles a watermelon. Shame as I felt pretty lit and now I'm going to be nursing it down a bit today.
Not sure what we're doing on Tuesday. Dentist has kinda ruine the previous plan for the week.
What is there that's not a million miles from mtn creek? Launch? Seven springs? Not really sure. Will get on the Internet later and try to suss something out.
Had a big smash yesterday and have a knee that resembles a watermelon. Shame as I felt pretty lit and now I'm going to be nursing it down a bit today.
Whiteface is 4 1/4 hours from Mountain Creek. However, there is a free outdoor concert on July 9th with Rusted Root if that helps you decide on when you are coming up here.
Don't bother with Launch. Never been to Seven Springs. My vote is for Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania. I think it's about 2 hrs from Mountain Creek.Yep. Back to mountain creek on Wednesday too as I have to return to a dentist there for the second part of my vacation root canal. Woohoo!
Not sure what we're doing on Tuesday. Dentist has kinda ruine the previous plan for the week.
What is there that's not a million miles from mtn creek? Launch? Seven springs? Not really sure. Will get on the Internet later and try to suss something out.
Had a big smash yesterday and have a knee that resembles a watermelon. Shame as I felt pretty lit and now I'm going to be nursing it down a bit today.
x10000. i havent been up on the shuttle this year, only the lift service but the trails are coming into shape nicely nicely! it sucked not being to ride there for the past few years but its just as awesome as it was before. if you guys go, let me know, im not too far away and was riding there yesterday
how is the watermelon knee?
It's seen better days... but it got me down the hill in a pretty respectable time so I'll let it off
How did your run go?
Dr. Falcon best root canal gaser in the county. I tried them all if you are in NJ that is, near Mountain Creek.
For all those keeping score, that's the ONE post from PSP I've ever been able to read legibly. 
How far is Bryce from you? And can't remember...are you going to Snowshoe for a weekend?
How far is Bryce from you? And can't remember...are you going to Snowshoe for a weekend?
We weren't going to due to the distance, but we are loving the races so I think we will now...For all those keeping score, that's the ONE post from PSP I've ever been able to read legibly.
How far is Bryce from you? And can't remember...are you going to Snowshoe for a weekend?
What's at Bryce, where is it? Never heard of it.
mediocre at best, im happy with it as far as my knee goes, but its hard riding with one knee and having to avoid risking any chance to drop a foot. I am not thrilled about it, but it was about as good as it was goin to get-better than giving upIt's seen better days... but it got me down the hill in a pretty respectable time so I'll let it off
Doesn't sound good
See you at Platty/Snowshoe?
Probably platty. Not snowshoe
Brand new opening this year. Looks very promising. It is in Virginia, about 3 hours east of Snowshoe.
http://www.bryceresort.com/Summer/Bryce-Mountain-Bike-Park.aspx
Brad Stone, one of the best designers from Snowshoe has been cutting in all their runs and they just opened for business. Here's the site: http://www.bryceresort.com/Summer/Bryce-Mountain-Bike-Park.aspx
Their FB page has lots of vids and pics, but I can't tell how much time and # of runs you'd get in.
If you miss Snowshoe, you will be sad. Spend two days there and ride both sides of that HUGE terrain.
No offense to any of these parks, but having just ridden Mtn Creek, you will be sadly disappointed with Launch, Bryce, or Blue Mtn. Launch and Bryce have no vert and Bryce has 1 decent trail.
And Blue Mtn. is almost all off-camber shale with little to now flow.
I'm not meaning to knock these parks, but for the sake of this thread, don't bother.
And Blue Mtn. is almost all off-camber shale with little to now flow.
I'm not meaning to knock these parks, but for the sake of this thread, don't bother.
Don't forget Platty is open Thursday,Friday, Saturday,Sunday this week.
http://plattekill.com/index.php
http://plattekill.com/index.php
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You left out: Bring spare everythings.
while Blue might not have as many trails at MCBP (since they were closed for a few years and creek's naming/counting of trails is hilarious,) the terrain and the riding is much better. Creek's trails are mostly all groomed out and and are super hard packed. theres nothing fun about their trails imo. Blue is like Platty with more dirt. i also dont see any lack of flow like Launch
Yep, we will be there from Thursday, racing this weekend.
Wow...that's an odd perspective. What I like about Mountain Creek is that you can do a little of everything there from the burly to the buttery. And when you can't hold onto your bars anymore, you go do more buttery runs until you get the strength back to do a burly one.
There used to be a knock on Snowshoe that the only way down the mountain was burly every way you turn. But I gotta say, we're all getting one heck of a mix of parks these days and it's AWESOME!!!
how'd you like whiteface?
Pretty good. Lovely loamy soil, lots of rocks and roots. A good mix of tech and flow. A shame that they don't have more trails, and I'd like to spend more time in the trees instead of the open sections at the top. But overall it was really good I thought.