I have yet to ride Diablo - SS is 5 hours and Diablo is 6 hours - Which is better.
Diablo Vs Snowshoe
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Snowshoe is EXTREMLY bike friendly!!! Great trails, great fun....
You can ride an entire weekend up there and not run the same trail twice. That's just me. I heard some great stuff about Diablo as well.
So, from what I understand, you'd do well to ride BOTH!!!!!
You can ride an entire weekend up there and not run the same trail twice. That's just me. I heard some great stuff about Diablo as well.
So, from what I understand, you'd do well to ride BOTH!!!!!
Pay the EXTRA and go to the North Shore in Vancouver ,Canada.
Are you home yet?
Yes, got in at midnight Saturday.
Go to Diablo if you have never been - the trails are awesome.
did you rent a bike or take yours?
I like the trails and lift better at Diablo. However, the lodging and village are better at snowshoe and the trails are good when it's dry.
Diablo is good when it's wet or dry...
Snowshoe is crazy when it's wet but (I hear) good when it's dry (I have only ridden it when it's wet).
Snowshoe is crazy when it's wet but (I hear) good when it's dry (I have only ridden it when it's wet).
Wintergreeeeeennnnn!!!!!!
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was that really necessary?
psht get a lift/ bigger mountain... great building up there
Wintergreeeeeennnnn!!!!!!
You guys seem to go there alot - I would love to hook up with you guys sometime soon and try it out
smackin the little kiddies down whenever i get a chance.
we now have 2,200' of elevation.
and three to four runs an hour.
no lift needed at that rate of turnaround.
Snowshoe is a fun little place that has some fun runs. Can't really compare it to Snowshoe or Diablo, but is a fun day trip place to ride that's fun.
I wonder how many of the voters here have ridden both places?
I also wonder how many DH riders who live right in the middle of either option (ie, DC area - 4.5 hrs to either), rather than close to one or the other place, would vote.
For me the issue at SS is the long slow bus on the western side, and the wintergreenish short runs on the "FR" side, combined with perpetual rain and springs above key jumps. Despite those drawbacks there are some well built tracks like the harder stuff on the western side, but there are not many of these; were any new tracks built this year? I didn't hear of any. So I usually go to Diablo where there are 6-minute gondolas, weekday riding, more trails, good drainage and less water, nice big trannies, steeps, and big tables and two wall rides. I guess SS has some great XC and XC-type trails there but I don't ride that style much. SS staff is friendlier than at Diablo, but still, it's mostly about trail quality and quantity for me.
jrFro - if you're worried about breaking your bike, you're in the wrong sport.
I also wonder how many DH riders who live right in the middle of either option (ie, DC area - 4.5 hrs to either), rather than close to one or the other place, would vote.
For me the issue at SS is the long slow bus on the western side, and the wintergreenish short runs on the "FR" side, combined with perpetual rain and springs above key jumps. Despite those drawbacks there are some well built tracks like the harder stuff on the western side, but there are not many of these; were any new tracks built this year? I didn't hear of any. So I usually go to Diablo where there are 6-minute gondolas, weekday riding, more trails, good drainage and less water, nice big trannies, steeps, and big tables and two wall rides. I guess SS has some great XC and XC-type trails there but I don't ride that style much. SS staff is friendlier than at Diablo, but still, it's mostly about trail quality and quantity for me.
jrFro - if you're worried about breaking your bike, you're in the wrong sport.
Stiff likes big Jersey trannies.....
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