I would love to go to Whiteface, but I can only ride on Saturday, and the 5 hour drive is a bit daunting for 1 day of riding. Thanks for the info though!Whiteface is about 3 3/4 hours from Plattekill and 4 1/2 hours from Diablo. We are a little farther but we offer big mountain riding (without flying out west) and 20+ minute dh runs. Head up to the mountains!
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what he said. i live "next door" and would rather shuttle my local "mtn"Launch is weak sauce. Unless you live next door, don't bother.
will you be riding these shuttle trails saturday? myself and another are looking to ride dh somewhere saturday, have truck for shuttleswhat he said. i live "next door" and would rather shuttle my local "mtn"
its looking like sunday now.will you be riding these shuttle trails saturday? myself and another are looking to ride dh somewhere saturday, have truck for shuttles
I would love to go to Whiteface, but I can only ride on Saturday, and the 5 hour drive is a bit daunting for 1 day of riding. Thanks for the info though!
Apparently I missed something; what do you mean, Diablo closed?With Diablo closed and Platty iffy, what lift-assisted parks are reasonably close (around 3hrs away, or less) to central Jersey? Has anyone been to Launch this year? I've heard some chatter and read some older RM threads which haven't been overly enthusiastic.
DhMike, how did the trails up there fare the storm. We are thinking of coming up 9/9. Thanks5 hours is a bit too much for a day trip. I go to Platty at 3 3/4 hours each way, and anything more is a weekend get-a-way for sure. Platty and back is kind of a long day when you ride all day, but well worth it.
See ya when you have a weekend!
Whiteface is 2 1/4 hours from Albany.
Our bike trails held up great! This spring we had even more water than from Irene, so we knew how to build stuff for that kind of ultimate hydro test!DhMike, how did the trails up there fare the storm. We are thinking of coming up 9/9. Thanks
Hey Mike, the one time we were up this summer (my son loved the shuttle ride up and the pump track!), I overheard a lot of beginners talk about how they felt the lower and upper trails rode like different mountains. After riding mostly the lower mountain, this group expected the upper trails to be lie an extended version and weren't prepped for the steepness +rox. Just anecdotal evidence, but I found it interesting. Maybe you just need to find a way to 'bridge' people to the gondola? Congrats on the explosion of the lower mountain use! - JimI am getting tired of scaring newbies off the gondola and onto our shuttle vehicles. We love all of the beginners we have seen this year, feel it will help the sport grow, but this will be a refreshing change for us!
check this, might help: http://www.co.essex.ny.us/advisories/hey Mike, for us "southerners" what is the best way to get to Whiteface from 87, considering the current road closures?