Hey... My father wanted to rent a house up at Lake Taho and I remembered north star was there... Is it worth riding alot, is it brutal, anything like whistler, please tell me all you know! I am sure Ill be bringing a frind also, john b its up to you?
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No, summer... I am riding there next summer, i dont know what the trails are like, any pics or anything of that sort
It is real dusty and rocky. After my trip all over the states and to whistler and vancouver i had never ridden in any other place so dusty. I am personally not that big of a fan of northstar it was pretty cool but only a few trails were hard and a lot of them held onto their elevation to long (IE: switchback, switchback, switchback, pedal uphill) it is a cool place to ride but it was to dry for my tastes (im an east coast kid) and it felt like i was riding on the beach in areas.
Northstar is tons of fun, very challenging, very dry, and very rocky. It's hard to ride there for more than 3 days in a row; your body will be very tired. Northstar is also notorious for damaging bikes, so bring extra parts. Tubless tires/wheels are also highly recommended to avoid pinch flats on all the rocks.
The place kicks ass!!!!
Dude what trails were you riding. You must have rode flameout the whole time because the switchback, switchback trail that you speak of doesn't cross my mind... and I live there. The real deal is the knarly, rocky, scare the crap kinda stuff. Next time ride with a local and find the real deal. To answer the question... come check it out get a condo right on site it comes with a lift ticket. Bring your big bike or rent one from Cyclepaths the local DH/freeride shop. DO NOT RENT FROM N* because they have NO IDEA how to set up a bike. Bring ALL your armor because you will need it, and drop me a PM and I will show you around.mobius said:
I rode pretty much every trail that was mapped and i didnt like to many of them. I think karpiel was pretty gnar but it wasnt to steep but thats coming from a east coast kid where all our trails are like 1000 elevation but just straight down. That place is gnarly and scary on a few trails but i just didn't like it to much not my style riding i guess. Dainese saved my ass the one time i wrecked though since its so fing rocky.
I just didn't like the place overall but thats my opinion im sure others love it.
I just didn't like the place overall but thats my opinion im sure others love it.
You must have missed a lot of the trails, ask Violent Volante he seem to have quite a good time there a few weeks ago, and probably felt some it was kinda challenging.
Waterfall and Vietnam. I can't even think about those two trails. I crashed hard on both a day after I had my cast taken off my wrist. Oh the pain! 
booondocks!
Boondocks....Speedtrap(just ok but fun).....PhoDogg....Karpiel(oh yeah!!)chicodude01 said:
Ok, I am gonna have to break out the big bike and go to Mammoth Bar OHV park and do some shuttling.....Thanks alot for bringing up Northstar you wanker!!
I grew up riding in Connecticut and Boston and yeah the trails are awesome but you get so much...traction. 
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. To me Northstar is a really challenging place to dial, and that's why it's kind of a love/hate thing. Big rocks everywhere, loose sandy dirt, super soft corners, some drops, a few jumps, and I guess I should mention the ladder bridges and stuff too (even I'm not a big fan of how they came out). It's way challenging, tiring as hell if you do lots of runs, and it makes me a better riding because it makes me focus on the fundamentals of turning, braking, etc. About the only thing it doesn't have is my favorite kind of trail, the bermy swoopy fast big air runs like Dirt Merchant and A-line up a Whistler. (Ahh, Whistler...excuse me while I visit my happy place...ahhhhhh...)
Anyway, I like the place but it's different kind of riding and it took a while to grow on me. To each his own.
Oh, and since we're mentioning faves, mmmm Boondocks, Karpiel, STD, Dogbone...sticks and stones...and speed control, but mainly 'cuz of the first two jumps...is ok to basically mention all the trails?
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. To me Northstar is a really challenging place to dial, and that's why it's kind of a love/hate thing. Big rocks everywhere, loose sandy dirt, super soft corners, some drops, a few jumps, and I guess I should mention the ladder bridges and stuff too (even I'm not a big fan of how they came out). It's way challenging, tiring as hell if you do lots of runs, and it makes me a better riding because it makes me focus on the fundamentals of turning, braking, etc. About the only thing it doesn't have is my favorite kind of trail, the bermy swoopy fast big air runs like Dirt Merchant and A-line up a Whistler. (Ahh, Whistler...excuse me while I visit my happy place...ahhhhhh...)
Anyway, I like the place but it's different kind of riding and it took a while to grow on me. To each his own.
Oh, and since we're mentioning faves, mmmm Boondocks, Karpiel, STD, Dogbone...sticks and stones...and speed control, but mainly 'cuz of the first two jumps...is ok to basically mention all the trails?
must....remember this tip for next year. ouch!dhtahoe said:
Where is this Vietnam trail? Rode there a few times this summer but don't remember it. Unauthorized? And is the waterfall the nickname for STD? Help a wanker out.J_B said:Waterfall and Vietnam. I can't even think about those two trails. I crashed hard on both a day after I had my cast taken off my wrist. Oh the pain!
Its after the slabs.Trailhead said:Where is this Vietnam trail? Rode there a few times this summer but don't remember it. Unauthorized? And is the waterfall the nickname for STD? Help a wanker out.