Heard a little rumor today about Whistler
- Thread starter Netguy
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I don't believe that. Too much snow.
netguy when are you moving up there? thats you right?
I think the skateboard park will be open on May 6th but not the bike park!
I agree and the lower jump park thingyCertified Drunk said:
February 15, 2006
Planning for the new season
Author: Tom Pro
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We are busy enjoying the powder up here in Whistler, but the planning for the upcoming Bike Park season goes on. Every time I ride up the Fitzsimmons, Garbanzo and Redline lifts, my mind wanders to mountain biking as I'm looking at the snowed-in trails. A couple of the patrollers, Shawn and DK, and I hit up Freight Train on skis the other day (see photo). Although we were skiing, the talk was all biking ñ what is, what could be and what will be. So, we thought we would share some of our plans and ideas for next season with you.
We will be making some changes to our hours of operation. Starting June 17, we will be open from 10am to 8pm, seven days a week. Good-bye Extended Play, hello more play, period! These hours give the riders with real jobs a chance to ride after work any time during the week, as well as offering more flexibility to all riders.
This season, you will be able to use the Whistler Gondola to access the Roundhouse and the sub-alpine without a guide. As soon as the snow conditions permit in the spring, we will build a trail connecting The Roundhouse to Freight Train, No Joke and Original Sin. Take the Gondola to the top, grab lunch on sunny Pika's deck, enjoy the alpine views and then rip down 4000' to the valley. This will happen!
The Garbanzo Zone will see extensive work on existing trails as well as the addition of at least two trails. One of these may be a full-length trail in the vicinity of Garbanzo lift line. We will be building mostly Blue type trails with Black and Double Black off-shoots. This combination will give a variety of riders a chance to ride these trails, as well as providing a good progression for everyone. Freight Train will get a connection between the top and lower sections. This section will be challenging as there may be a lot of work done on the Women's Olympic Downhill in that zone.
The lower park will see a lot of work on the existing trails but most of our focus will be on completing Crank It Up. A new trail from the Joyride Jump Park to the 1.7 Skill Center is also on the drawing board. Once again, the Biker X and the Boneyard will be completely new and even I can't tell you what that will look like. One thing is for sure, they will be exciting. This year, you will notice more man-made features like wall rides and elevated bridges sprinkled throughout various trails. Variety is the spice of life!
The Magic Bike Park on Blackcomb will get a face lift in the form of small features on the existing trails.
One of the projects we are most excited about is The Air Dome. The Air Dome will be 10,000 square foot covered training facility containing a foam pit, resi ramp and a box jump. This facility will be used primarily by the Summer Gravity Camps, but we are exploring the possibility of public and/or private use.
Are we going to be busy? You bet! Are we excited? You have no idea!
The Bike Park is scheduled to open on May 20, 2006 with weekend openings starting on April 29, snow conditions permitting. Meanwhile, enjoy the snow or winter riding.
Planning for the new season
Author: Tom Pro
*
We are busy enjoying the powder up here in Whistler, but the planning for the upcoming Bike Park season goes on. Every time I ride up the Fitzsimmons, Garbanzo and Redline lifts, my mind wanders to mountain biking as I'm looking at the snowed-in trails. A couple of the patrollers, Shawn and DK, and I hit up Freight Train on skis the other day (see photo). Although we were skiing, the talk was all biking ñ what is, what could be and what will be. So, we thought we would share some of our plans and ideas for next season with you.
We will be making some changes to our hours of operation. Starting June 17, we will be open from 10am to 8pm, seven days a week. Good-bye Extended Play, hello more play, period! These hours give the riders with real jobs a chance to ride after work any time during the week, as well as offering more flexibility to all riders.
This season, you will be able to use the Whistler Gondola to access the Roundhouse and the sub-alpine without a guide. As soon as the snow conditions permit in the spring, we will build a trail connecting The Roundhouse to Freight Train, No Joke and Original Sin. Take the Gondola to the top, grab lunch on sunny Pika's deck, enjoy the alpine views and then rip down 4000' to the valley. This will happen!
The Garbanzo Zone will see extensive work on existing trails as well as the addition of at least two trails. One of these may be a full-length trail in the vicinity of Garbanzo lift line. We will be building mostly Blue type trails with Black and Double Black off-shoots. This combination will give a variety of riders a chance to ride these trails, as well as providing a good progression for everyone. Freight Train will get a connection between the top and lower sections. This section will be challenging as there may be a lot of work done on the Women's Olympic Downhill in that zone.
The lower park will see a lot of work on the existing trails but most of our focus will be on completing Crank It Up. A new trail from the Joyride Jump Park to the 1.7 Skill Center is also on the drawing board. Once again, the Biker X and the Boneyard will be completely new and even I can't tell you what that will look like. One thing is for sure, they will be exciting. This year, you will notice more man-made features like wall rides and elevated bridges sprinkled throughout various trails. Variety is the spice of life!
The Magic Bike Park on Blackcomb will get a face lift in the form of small features on the existing trails.
One of the projects we are most excited about is The Air Dome. The Air Dome will be 10,000 square foot covered training facility containing a foam pit, resi ramp and a box jump. This facility will be used primarily by the Summer Gravity Camps, but we are exploring the possibility of public and/or private use.
Are we going to be busy? You bet! Are we excited? You have no idea!
The Bike Park is scheduled to open on May 20, 2006 with weekend openings starting on April 29, snow conditions permitting. Meanwhile, enjoy the snow or winter riding.
He might be right got this from the nsmb website.
"April 29, 2006 was the planned opening day for the Whistler Bike Park, but with traces of snow still on the village and over a meter at mid mountain, the plans have been changed. The call has been made for Machines. The Whistler Bike Park crew are going to begin ploughing the snow aside to free up the beloved trails for our riding pleasure. They have moved the opening date forward to May 6, 2006 to give them enough time to buff, groom and of course plough. It is an exciting time of year as we are pumped to ride and put our winter blues behind us. Well we are almost there and Whistler Bike Park will soon be ready." -Raceface
I just got that in an email. A week later, but Im not complaining
"April 29, 2006 was the planned opening day for the Whistler Bike Park, but with traces of snow still on the village and over a meter at mid mountain, the plans have been changed. The call has been made for Machines. The Whistler Bike Park crew are going to begin ploughing the snow aside to free up the beloved trails for our riding pleasure. They have moved the opening date forward to May 6, 2006 to give them enough time to buff, groom and of course plough. It is an exciting time of year as we are pumped to ride and put our winter blues behind us. Well we are almost there and Whistler Bike Park will soon be ready." -Raceface
I just got that in an email. A week later, but Im not complaining
wow, pretty early opening
too bad, may 6th i'm at mt hod for the first race of the series
too bad, may 6th i'm at mt hod for the first race of the series
oh man that's tempting. how is the weather up there by mid may? I graduate from school in socal, and I would love to make it up there. It's between Whistler and moab (where I've been once). Although Canada is significantly out of the way for driving to dc, it could be done. I've heard good things about the drive anyway.
I moved from the corner of WA state to DC last year. Don't drive it unless you have to.skatetokil said:
They are also planning to ban hardtails for safety reasons......
downhillracer said:
Is mt hood race still on? I heard the dh was cancelled due to snow.
They dont have an update but they are still open for skiing Fri-Sun and have 86" of snow left.
http://www.skibowl.com/winter/images/mtbikeschedule.pdf
The race on the 6th isn't a DH race. More like an gravity assisted XC race.Certified Drunk said:
it will be just like those people who cant wait for ski season and go to the hill to ride on 8" over rocks.... I'll also wait till its good...
May 6 is too soon - I'll be there Memorial Day weekend.
Why dont we all just look at there website
how do you know this?Snacks said:
Have you check the race site? The race is not on Hood Mtn.downhillracer said:how do you know this?
http://www.skibowl.com/summer/images/ShilohCyclrey2006.pdf
i believe netguy since hes moving and working up there in the summer, hes got the inside stories, that and being there loast weekend prolly helped him find out too, thanks for the notice ash, you wanna ride this weekend>
its also said that they will be opening on the 6th in the race face news letter
there is still a ton of snow up here but it is melting fast, real fast. i have also heard may 6th...i am sure it will happen. its been super warm...like shorts and tank tops and flip flops. everyone is out on thier bikes in the valley cause things are melted up. i even went so far as to go in the lake today....
bike season is here.....
bike season is here.....
yeah i've seen that, i've read the whole thing and i know its not on the actual ski area, but is it really a downhill xc course or is an actual downhill course? just wondering if its worth missing the hammerfest in parksville (island series) to hit this race?Snacks said:
PM Oly. He's rode the trail they are having the race on.downhillracer said:
I got burned on that one last year.Toshi said:not again! i thought they learned after trying to ban hardtails for the last four years running. at least they lowered the minimum tire size limit down to 2.8" from 3.0".
Had to buy tires right there on the spot. Boy was that expensive.
They said I could apply for a waiver to run 2.5" tires, but the application fee was nearly as much as the cost of two tires, and there was the potential of a four hour wait.
I'm not too bothered about the hard tail issue this year.
I love the internet and all the rumors. Fresh off of the Whister web site.
Scheduled opening is May 20, 2006
But last I heard, the mininum number of combined tatooes and body piercings (3) will be enforced.
Scheduled opening is May 20, 2006
Talkingmonkey said:
But last I heard, the mininum number of combined tatooes and body piercings (3) will be enforced.
None of this matters unless you pass the bicycle riding exam. Reserve your space now - it gets filled up pretty quickly.
no hardtails, You'd better not be serious. Since when are there limitations on tire size?
The valley trails are starting to open up, no reason the lower trails wouldn't be close to ready.
The dirt is good and tasty.
The dirt is good and tasty.
Dont worry about it they are just jokeing aroundbent^biker said:
i'm dead serious, dude. read up about it here in the first few posts, this from a few years ago when the law was first implementedbent^biker said:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83420&highlight=whistler+hardtail
Indeed!!!! Pray to the sun gods!!!Netguy said: