[canadmos]

Where would you go, if you had the choice?

We have about a week off in October and are trying to decide whether to;

-Spend 2 or 3 days riding Windrock. Have never been. Lodging/hotel seems pretty cheap. 12-15 hour drive.

-Spend 2 days riding Killington and maybe stop at Bromont for a day or two on the way. Been to Bromont lots and Killington once (didn't ride everything). Killington is about 6-7 hours and Bromont is in-between.

Girlfriend is a solid blue trail rider. She's been to Killington and can ride there no problem. How does Windrock compare or either place?

 

[boostindoubles]

Half the driving and double the riding sounds nice... I've never been to any of those places though.

 

[Jm_]

Which of these is closer to Canada?

 

[Westy]

Which place has better tacos?

 

[Jm_]

Which place has better poutine?

 

[Westy]

My sample size is limited to Windsor Ontario but I can get better poutine here.

 

[Jm_]

My sample size is limited to Windsor Ontario but I can get better poutine here.

#prettyclosetocanada

 

[Westy]

#prettyclosetocanada

 

[jstuhlman]

well windrock is the shit...probably some stuff there she could ride and they also have their "enduro" trails nearby, as well as good trails around knoxville.

but if you're early enough in october, is snowshoe closer? greater variety...

or go to brevard/nc and hit rock creek, kanuga, le pisgah, and le other pisgah...and maybe also fire mountain? only rock creek has shuttles tho.

 

[sethimus]

i would never drive 12h to a place just to ride for 2-3 days

 

[canadmos]

well windrock is the shit...probably some stuff there she could ride and they also have their "enduro" trails nearby, as well as good trails around knoxville.

but if you're early enough in october, is snowshoe closer? greater variety...

or go to brevard/nc and hit rock creek, kanuga, le pisgah, and le other pisgah...and maybe also fire mountain? only rock creek has shuttles tho.

Just looked and Snowshoe is about 9 hours away, so a little closer.

That could be an option too..

What are the lift lines like there on the weekend, closing weekend in this case?

Is there any places to eat there or is it out in the boonies by itself?

Girlfriend hasn't ridden much this year and has a nerve problem on one foot, so I think she might actually kill me of we did Pisgah.

 

[jonKranked]

i would never drive 12h to a place just to ride for 2-3 days

do you even have a drivers license?

 

[Westy]

do you even have a drivers license?

Seems more like an e-scooter kind of guy.

When his mom can't drive him around.

 

[mykel]

i would never drive 12h to a place just to ride for 2-3 days

Some of us actually like to ride bicycles, and don't have much choice as to long road trips, Mr. Edgelord sir.

Get fucked.

 

[bullcrew]

Seems more like an e-scooter kind of guy.

When his mom can't drive him around.

Super 73, can carry stuff and wheelie too ..

Shit I hate driving an hour and a half to summit or valley or the other 2 spots on Hill...Riverside traffic and people trigger me...

I would drive to the NW though for 3-5 days of riding the parks up north and that's 950+ miles one way...LOVE NW riding...miss it

 

[Westy]

Super 73, can carry stuff and wheelie too ..

Shit I hate driving an hour and a half to summit or valley or the other 2 spots on Hill...Riverside traffic and people trigger me...

I would drive to the NW though for 3-5 days of riding the parks up north and that's 950+ miles one way...LOVE NW riding...miss it

I hate driving around here too, but it is the Devil you know. I never spend the 2 hours to drive up to Bellingham but will drive 19 hours to ride in Utah in the winter.

 

[bullcrew]

I hate driving around here too, but it is the Devil you know. I never spend the 2 hours to drive up to Bellingham but will drive 19 hours to ride in Utah in the winter.

Exactly. I would hit mammoth, Utah, Idaho, Washington in a heart beat and snowboarding Utah all the way....but it's pulling teeth for a 1.5 hour drive ..I just air up airbag and session back yard lol ..

I've gotten complacement lol ..we all got selective together latest 20 years on here lmao ..

 

[jstuhlman]

Just looked and Snowshoe is about 9 hours away, so a little closer.

That could be an option too..

What are the lift lines like there on the weekend, closing weekend in this case?

Is there any places to eat there or is it out in the boonies by itself?

Girlfriend hasn't ridden much this year and has a nerve problem on one foot, so I think she might actually kill me of we did Pisgah.

there are a bunch of restaurants in the village. most places you'll stay will have basic kitchens, so you can bring food in and make it too. other than that, you're in the middle of nowhere.

i don't imagine that even on closing weekend the lines will be that long. if you want to pedal a bit too there are some trail networks nearby as well. but the mountain itself does have some tamer blues that would probably be fine for her.

 

[jonKranked]

Where would you go, if you had the choice?

We have about a week off in October and are trying to decide whether to;

-Spend 2 or 3 days riding Windrock. Have never been. Lodging/hotel seems pretty cheap. 12-15 hour drive.

-Spend 2 days riding Killington and maybe stop at Bromont for a day or two on the way. Been to Bromont lots and Killington once (didn't ride everything). Killington is about 6-7 hours and Bromont is in-between.

Girlfriend is a solid blue trail rider. She's been to Killington and can ride there no problem. How does Windrock compare or either place?

when in october?

 

[canadmos]

when in october?

We have October 5-15th off.

Closing weekend for Bromont and Snowshoe.

And its the last weekend that Killington has all the lifts/gondola running.

@jstuhlman I assume Windrock doesn't close due to the rain, unless it unsafe for the the truck to get up the road? How about the upper couple of trails, does the shuttle go up there yet (regularly)?

What about Snowshoe, do they generally stay open in poor weather?

 

[jstuhlman]

Windrock typically stays open in wet...not sure how often the shuttle goes all the way to the top windmill area trails...I bet you could email and ask. Stoked to see what Gwin does when he doubles the area for trails in the coming years.

Snowshoe will close/hold for lightning, but not rain, in my experience.

 

[sethimus]

Some of us actually like to ride bicycles, and don't have much choice as to long road trips, Mr. Edgelord sir.

Get fucked.

make it count then, not just for a long weekend.

 

[toodles]

i would never drive 12h to a place just to ride for 2-3 days

Man you'd hate Australia hahaha. We used to roadtrip for the National DH series. 12 hour drive doesn't even get you out of my state.

 

[Jm_]

Man you'd hate Australia hahaha. We used to roadtrip for the National DH series. 12 hour drive doesn't even get you out of my state.

#Texas

 

[Westy]

#Texas

No state is as painful to cross as Pennsylvania. Not the biggest state but it feels like an eternity.

 

[jstuhlman]

No state is as painful to cross as Pennsylvania. Not the biggest state but it feels like an eternity.

driving up virginia on 81 from the southwest to dc is also pretty painful, as is indiana from the southeast up to chicago...but i'm sure not as bad as going through/across texas or nebraska or oklahoma or kansas or that kind of shit...

 

[Westy]

driving up virginia on 81 from the southwest to dc is also pretty painful, as is indiana from the southeast up to chicago...but i'm sure not as bad as going through/across texas or nebraska or oklahoma or kansas or that kind of shit...

I-81 is just a series of trucks trying to pass each other uphill at 42 MPH.

 

[Jm_]

This is why it's so damn hard to get to Austin. There's some decent riding there, but from every single direction it's hours from anywhere else and it's just an "island" in a sea. Hard to justify going there...but not bad (in the right season) if you live there. I felt Bentonville was kind of the same...but honestly a lot of AR is at least visually interesting, some decent hills and lake systems, where as Texas is just miles of flat nothing/farms/ranches and you can never see more than a couple in any direction.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I-81 is just a series of trucks trying to pass each other uphill at 42 MPH.

And dead deer and shitty food and advertising billboards and...

 

[canadmos]

You guys should drive from Toronto to Thunder Bay along highway 11 here. Nothing but a two lane road and a tunnel of trees....for 15 hours.

And its still another 6 from there to the Manitoba border.



But anyways, I think we're leaning towards Windrock. Even with the longer drive, the accommodations are much cheaper than Killington/Bromont.

Or maybe do Snowshoe and then Windrock?

 

[jonKranked]

You guys should drive from Toronto to Thunder Bay along highway 11 here. Nothing but a two lane road and a tunnel of trees....for 15 hours.

 

[CarolinaCrawler]

But anyways, I think we're leaning towards Windrock.

Windrock is a great place too. Its not for the faint of hart but its pretty awesome. If you want to go all the way to the top just let the shuttle driver know and they'll usually take you on up if its not crazy busy. If you get there and and your girlfriend doesn't like it there's a TON of riding within an hour of Oak Ridge. There's a alot of trails in Knoxville (Bakers, Urban Wilderness, Sharps, etc) and around Knoxville (Vee Hallow, Ober, Wildside, Haw Ridge, etc) and even some touristy stuff to do if the weather gets bad.

Even with the longer drive, the accommodations are much cheaper than Killington/Bromont.

I know what you mean! We're headed to MSA for the world cup and driving right through there on the Saturday before the US Open. I want to stay the night and watch the race SO bad but I cannot find any accommodations that don't wind up adding $500 to the trip for 2 nights.

 

[canadmos]

Windrock is a great place too. Its not for the faint of hart but its pretty awesome. If you want to go all the way to the top just let the shuttle driver know and they'll usually take you on up if its not crazy busy. If you get there and and your girlfriend doesn't like it there's a TON of riding within an hour of Oak Ridge. There's a alot of trails in Knoxville (Bakers, Urban Wilderness, Sharps, etc) and around Knoxville (Vee Hallow, Ober, Wildside, Haw Ridge, etc) and even some touristy stuff to do if the weather gets bad.



I know what you mean! We're headed to MSA for the world cup and driving right through there on the Saturday before the US Open. I want to stay the night and watch the race SO bad but I cannot find any accommodations that don't wind up adding $500 to the trip for 2 nights.

And some of the places in Killington look like a lodge or cabin, but its just a room. For $$$.

A few years ago we stayed at the main resort hotel right at the bottom of the lifts, which was super nice; no driving, heated pool etc. But we paid for it.

But if you camping stuff, they do have free camping:

Killington Camping: Scenic Tent and RV Sites

Experience the beauty of Killington with our tent and RV camping sites. Enjoy the great outdoors with stunning views.

www.killington.com

Might be crowded if there is a race though.

 

[Jm_]

What about Kidrock?

 

[Westy]

What about Kidrock?

Or Windington

 

[jstuhlman]

You guys should drive from Toronto to Thunder Bay along highway 11 here. Nothing but a two lane road and a tunnel of trees....for 15 hours.

And its still another 6 from there to the Manitoba border.



But anyways, I think we're leaning towards Windrock. Even with the longer drive, the accommodations are much cheaper than Killington/Bromont.

Or maybe do Snowshoe and then Windrock?

snowshoe/windrock ftw!

 

[jonKranked]

What about Kidrock?

The soundtrack for crystal meth

 

[canadmos]

snowshoe/windrock ftw!

Looks like one day at snowshoe, as they're only open thursday-sunday. Will be used to break up the drove a little.

So the hill is split into two sides pretty much? Is one better than the other?

 

[mykel]

Last time I looked at Snowshoe, the accommodations could in no way be considered cheap. They went from reasonable to WTF. I so wanted to go back, but we ended up at Thunder, which was not a bad consolation prize in any way shape or form. A buddy did a solo trip while down on work, balked at what they wanted for night and ended up doing a cold commando camp somewhere on the mountain - flats maybe?

 

[mykel]

Looks like one day at snowshoe, as they're only open thursday-sunday. Will be used to break up the drove a little.

So the hill is split into two sides pretty much? Is one better than the other?

It has been years, but one side was more open and fast with machine built. The other side was deepest darkest WV. The number and letter trails were technical, tight, janky and much wetter. Both have their charms. I would imagine things have radically changed in the 10 years since I have been.

I still want to go back.