Ski Bowl DH race fliers just landed in my inbox....

zane · Feb 4, 2005

Hmmm, are they actually rebuild the DH course for this year?

I was there last summer and there was only the pro course through the woods, fun, but after a few runs on only that it got a little boring.

freeridekid · Feb 4, 2005

i couldn't find the entry form. i know this has been asked a billion times but will u need a norba license?

PsychO!1 · Feb 4, 2005

I don't think they've don a lot with the course...but It's a good course IMO. And like most races, you're only really running one course anyways. The course is definitly better and longer than anything WIM offers, not to mention chairlifts. There are other trails, like the sport course (Gnar Gnar) and firehydrant, that are fun, but not nearly as challenging as the expert course.

I don't beleive you need a NORBA licence. But they are OBRA events, so you may need to buy a $15 OBRA license for the year. Don't know if they offer a day license.

seand · Feb 4, 2005

PsychO!1 said:
I don't beleive you need a NORBA licence. But they are OBRA events, so you may need to buy a $15 OBRA license for the year. Don't know if they offer a day license.

here yah go...
Provides one-day OBRA license for those that choose not to purchase a year-long membership

http://www.obra.org/pdfs/one_day_app.pdf

freeridekid · Feb 5, 2005

i think i'll just get the annual license. and was that sarcastic about the sport course being "gnar gnar"? idk whether to sign up for expert or sport if the sport course sucks

freeridekid · Feb 7, 2005

freeridekid said:
i think i'll just get the annual license. and was that sarcastic about the sport course being "gnar gnar"? idk whether to sign up for expert or sport if the sport course sucks

well...

PsychO!1 · Feb 8, 2005

freeridekid said:
i think i'll just get the annual license. and was that sarcastic about the sport course being "gnar gnar"? idk whether to sign up for expert or sport if the sport course sucks

No sarcasm....the name of the trail the Sport course comes downs is 'Gnar Gnar'. Not really a description, just a name they gave it. It's the trail switchbacking down the main slope to the bottom. Not real technical, but actually pretty fun to race. You gotta really stay on your toes to maintain speed through all the turns and Braaaaap out of the turns.

[edit] Don't know how they run these days, but they used to run the expert/pros down both courses.

freeridekid · Feb 8, 2005

PsychO!1 said:
No sarcasm....the name of the trail the Sport course comes downs is 'Gnar Gnar'. Not really a description, just a name they gave it. It's the trail switchbacking down the main slope to the bottom. Not real technical, but actually pretty fun to race. You gotta really stay on your toes to maintain speed through all the turns and Braaaaap out of the turns.

[edit] Don't know how they run these days, but they used to run the expert/pros down both courses.

alright,thanks. i guess i'll give the sport course a shot at least

arboc! · Feb 8, 2005

what if they had one at night... that would be cool

zane · Feb 9, 2005

Whoa!!! Your avatar is CRAZY!!! Seroiusly, that thing's crazy.

Anyway, gnar-gnar is just a trail that runs down one of the ski slopes (not too steep, kinda rocky) as opposed to the pro course, which runs through the woods. The pro course is better and more fun to ride IMO but it'd be pretty hard to go fast down some parts of it (for me anyway). I'll probably race sport with a couple friends for the helluvit.

PsychO!1 · Feb 9, 2005

zane said:
Whoa!!! Your avatar is CRAZY!!! Seroiusly, that thing's crazy.

Anyway, gnar-gnar is just a trail that runs down one of the ski slopes (not too steep, kinda rocky) as opposed to the pro course, which runs through the woods. The pro course is better and more fun to ride IMO but it'd be pretty hard to go fast down some parts of it (for me anyway). I'll probably race sport with a couple friends for the helluvit.

I agree...Gnar Gnar is NOT difficult or technical by any means. It would not be my choice to 'ride'. But racing it requires real focus on technique and explosive power. I enjoy racing courses that take 'skill and technique' to go fast, rather than just 'big kahunas' to make it down. The Expert courses running through the woods are relativly steep and techy, I like them too, definitly a good race course that is fun 'ride' too.

evilbob · Feb 9, 2005

Anybody have any pics of those courses or does anyone know where pics can be found online?

PsychO!1 · Feb 9, 2005

???????? I can't recall ever seeing any pics of thre course?? I can tell you they are looooong by todays standards. 2 chairlifts to the top. 5+ minutes for the fast guys. And you get a 2 run format!!! That's a lot of racing!!!

[edit] I actually may have some snap shots from the glory days that show the layout of the terrain, but probably not much detail of the trails. I see what i can find and post.

Snacks · Feb 9, 2005

PsychO!1 said:
???????? I can't recall ever seeing any pics of thre course?? I can tell you they are looooong by todays standards. 2 chairlifts to the top. 5+ minutes for the fast guys. And you get a 2 run format!!! That's a lot of racing!!!

[edit] I actually may have some snap shots from the glory days that show the layout of the terrain, but probably not much detail of the trails. I see what i can find and post.

I'm pretty sure Kevin has some pictures on his site from the 'glory days' :blah:

I took some shots from some of the 2001 races. Lemme look for a link.

All I remember is it's pretty step towards the end, and seeing riders ping pong off the trees. Oh, and it's super hot in the summer.

freeridekid · Feb 10, 2005

Snacks said:
I'm pretty sure Kevin has some pictures on his site from the 'glory days' I took some shots from some of the 2001 races. Lemme look for a link.

All I remember is it's pretty step towards the end, and seeing riders ping pong off the trees. Oh, and it's super hot in the summer.

yeah, but is it 105 degrees like in tri-cities?

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