[IH8Rice]

i didnt see a thread regarding the bike fest and the DH course there.

i got a email saying they are bringing back the Yard Sale????
i wish i woulda known earlier to i could have went. ive been dying to hit the Yard Sale since they last had it.
theres a longer go around too apparently.

email i got about the race:

So the course is quite fast down Exhibition ski trail, to Lodge over a snowmaking pipe and into Ego Alley. Ego has some good sized drops and off camber pitches as competitors will weave back from riders left to right and then back down the middle. You'll enter the woods through the area most known as Turkey Falls pop out onto a fire road and down to Yard Sale.

At YS you'll have two options to enter:

1) To the left you'll have a small uphill but a better angle coming to riders right of a big sweeping "s" turn.

2) Stay straight for a more flat section but a sharp right hand turn before descending down through yard sale.

 

[jnooth]

I could be wrong but it wouldn't surprise me if they were just referring to the go around as the "yard-sale" but who knows it would be cool to see that crazy thing back in a course!!!

 

[Eastern States Cup]

ten bucks to park each day for racers




:****:

NOPE

 

[IH8Rice]

ten bucks to park each day for racers




:****:

NOPE

its not just a DH race. its a whole bike festival with other things to do.
how much did Pedros Fest parking cost??

 

[fortenndu]

People, don't let the fabulous George Ulmer scare you away. The DH is from the top, there's super D, and apparently 4x. If 10$ for parking scares you away from a race then I think you need to reconsider racing. Maybe take up playing chess in the park or something else that old stingy people do. This weekend is going to be sick. That is all.

 

[chriscarleton]

you shouldn't have to pay to fvcking park after you've already forked over $75 to race.

 

[fortenndu]

Pro XC Tour or whatevers doing, take it up with them.

 

[spleen123]

its true we pay a **** load to race. why the hell do we have to pay to park at an event that we had to pay to go to. this is why diablo sucks and pkill is the best.

 

[nh dude]

the mount snow site says that all parking cash re seeds the course after the event. its not the race organizers as usual it is mt snow. the only place that i know about that charges its customers/aththletes for parking.
i refused to pay for parking last year.told them no. the security guy was beside himself...
hopefully it will be the o6 course

 

[DIRTWRKS]

Wow what a joke, $10 for parking !

Well, glad I am going to Crankworx instead and yes parking is free in Whistler !!

 

[jonKranked]

Wow what a joke, $10 for parking !

Well, glad I am going to Crankworx instead and yes parking is free in Whistler !!

but its $8 for a beer.

 

[Sandwich]

That is stupid. Does diablo charge for parking now too? Just another reason not to go there, besides that it's in NJ.

 

[Jim Mac]

Uhhh, not that it matters to me, but Windham will also be charging for parking...hopefully I'll get there early enough to get out of that, practice starts at 8am!

EDIT: not the WC, but for the Yankee Clipper: http://www.windhammountainbike.com/WindhamMountainBike.com/Yankee_Clipper_+_Kenda_Cup.html

 

[bigh]

whats with all the temper tantrums about parkings? There is a Bike Festival going on all weekend with a ton of events,(Live band,fireworks,group rides,xc,mx,super d,and DH races, etc...) Putting on an event like that costs $$.

 

[Sandwich]

Is the event free, or do you have to pay to get in?

 

[IH8Rice]

whats with all the temper tantrums about parkings? There is a Bike Festival going on all weekend with a ton of events,(Live band,fireworks,group rides,xc,mx,super d,and DH races, etc...) Putting on an event like that costs $$.

and there you go

 

[bfrich]

Is the event free, or do you have to pay to get in?

pretty sure the festival activities other than racing..i.e group rides etc are free, you just have to pay for the parking.
if your gonna freeride you will need to buy a lift ticket.

 

[yuroshek]

You don't have to pay at diablo. Bikers are free. O and they have 4dollar beers

 

[jonKranked]

Dennis, diablo parking is free if you wanna park among the water park riff raff.

 

[pbskis14]

Not sure why everyone is so amazed about the parking fee, its been the same thing for the past X number of years at the National event. (I realize this isn’t Nationals, but its Mt Snow's big replacement event for the year)

Not saying I agree with it, nothing grinds my gears more than paying for Parking and Camping... (Camping is $10/person/night! No outside firewood allowed??!? ugh.)


On to more important subjects, the DH and 4x course layout. The DH sounds like a replica of a nationals course from '06? '05? Can't remember but it was Fast and fun, just wish it had a little less ski trail and some more woods. Personally I don’t think Yardsale should be in the course (Call me a pu$$y, I don’t care) but any section of the course that requires a go-around if it rains is ludicrous . I hope most of you can agree with me if you attended past Nationals.

Haven’t heard anything about the 4x course. Is it actually going to be 4x or dual? Pics? Has construction even begun yet?

See everyone this weekend!

-Pete

PS - Why bring any other mountain into discussion? Its irrelevant

 

[Sandwich]

pretty sure the festival activities other than racing..i.e group rides etc are free, you just have to pay for the parking.
if your gonna freeride you will need to buy a lift ticket.

That's cool. I'd have no problem paying to park to attend the event, but I wouldn't want to pay to park then pay to get in.

 

[fortenndu]

As usual mount snow hasn't done a great job marketing the event but I know for a fact the DH is badass. No idea about 4x though, hopefully it will be good. I'm leaving in an hour, I'll be sure to try and post up some pictures of the 4x course.

 

[slowmtb]

You guys are so lucky. This event sounds awesome, we dream about a line up like this over here. We have to make do with a bit this here and a bit of that there
AND its so damn cheap to, not sure why people are getting uptight about $10

 

[bansheefr]

No idea about 4x though, hopefully it will be good. I'm leaving in an hour, I'll be sure to try and post up some pictures of the 4x course.

So how about them photos?

 

[ChrisKring]

Why don't they just bump the entry fee up $10 and forget about the parking charge. Then, they wouldn't have to pay people to stand out there and collect the parking fee. I think the biggest problem people have is getting nickled and dimed with hidden charges the whole time they are at an event.

 

[jonKranked]

Why don't they just bump the entry fee up $10 and forget about the parking charge. Then, they wouldn't have to pay people to stand out there and collect the parking fee. I think the biggest problem people have is getting nickled and dimed with hidden charges the whole time they are at an event.

Bingo.

 

[IH8Rice]

Why don't they just bump the entry fee up $10 and forget about the parking charge. Then, they wouldn't have to pay people to stand out there and collect the parking fee. I think the biggest problem people have is getting nickled and dimed with hidden charges the whole time they are at an event.

it clearly says that theres a $10 fee for parking. its a bike fair, so you are going to have to pay for other crap anyway, i.e. beer, food, beer.

what other fees are there besides entry fee?

 

[Jim Mac]

That's it. Parking is the fee whether you race or whether you go on one of the free XC rides.

 

[IH8Rice]

That's it. Parking is the fee whether you race or whether you go on one of the free XC rides.

oh lordy lord, $10 is so expensive

 

[jonKranked]

Just park on the road and ride your bike to the lift.

 

[Jim Mac]

oh lordy lord, $10 is so expensive

That's what I'm sayin', bacon boy! (sarcasm and all). That's also why I brought up Windham. No one seems t have a beef about that, but everyone throws a hissyfit when Snow does it.

 

[bansheefr]

what other fees are there besides entry fee?

In typical mount snow fashion they will probably hit you with another $10 "on-site" registration fee. I guess you need to pay them to take your money...

 

[dap]

Wow you guys are terrible. Who friggen cares about 10 dollars for a multitude of reasons. Also, whoever said include it in the riders fee isn't thinking clearly, yeah because the riders wont freak out over that and plus the VISITORS have to pay it too so you get a lot more ROI for the event. As with just about any sport and this being on the EXTREMELY CHEAP side you have to pay back into it ... You wonder why places shut down or can't afford to stay open. /rant

 

[Eastern States Cup]

The problem with Mt Snow fee's is the mountain invests zero dollars into trail maintenance, and for a course they tape off a ski trail with waist high grass and no prep. Nope not even weed wacked.

 

[MFrider]

Is it still $10 per day?? That is what it used to be, or you could get a weekend parking pass for $20. If it is $10 for the weekend it sucks but not as bad as it was in years past.

 

[intensified]

10 bucks no big deal, only thing is if you are riding for 3 days they get 30 bucks from you. that adds up if you do dh,ds, and super d + 30 dollars to park.

 

[schwaaa31]

The problem with Mt Snow fee's is the mountain invests zero dollars into trail maintenance, and for a course they tape off a ski trail with waist high grass and no prep. Nope not even weed wacked.

Thats the problem. Every year (I'm not sure about this year) they say the parking fees go towards trail maintenance, and its so obvious thats not the case.

I talked to a buddy at the race today, and he said DH attendance was scary low.

 

[spleen123]

Such a retarded fun race course tho... it was so fast and flowy i will go back to ride that any day.

 

[Jester]

results?

 

[Eastern States Cup]

results located at

http://mountsnow.com/bikefestival.html