Mount Washington Bike Park Open!
by Tyler Maine
Jul 1, 2009
Source: Mount Washington
Mount Washington’s first big bike event, Roots, Rocky, Reggae, takes place July 11th and 12th
Mount Washington opened their Bike Park last Saturday and for the first time in three years, snow didn’t need to be shoveled off the trails to get it ready for opening day! As a result, opening day conditions were the best riders had seen in years.
Mount Washington’s first big bike event, Roots, Rocky, Reggae, takes place July 11th and 12th
Mount Washington opened their Bike Park last Saturday and for the first time in three years, snow didn’t need to be shoveled off the trails to get it ready for opening day! As a result, opening day conditions were the best riders had seen in years.
“We made significant improvements to our Bike Park over the last month,” explains Slopes Supervisor Chuck Perowne. “The dry, warm weather enabled us to get a head start on the season. We brought in literally truckloads of dirt across the mountain to improve berms and get the jumps dialed for the start of the season.”
Mount Washington was able to open all trails off the Hawk and Eagle Chairs on the 27th of June. The Bike Park is open daily from 11am to 7:30pm until September 7th. The hours of operation change on September 8th from noon to 6:30pm and this continues until the Bike Park’s closing day on September 20th.
Idyllic early season conditions are helping to showcase some new additions at Mount Washington. The latest expert trail, Back In Black, is a freeride masterpiece featuring perfectly sculpted dirt jumps with flowy lines and burly wooden stunts.
Mount Washington’s long-term plans for the Bike Park include the addition of more entry-level mountain bike trails. The Dirty Marmot, Mount Washington’s newest beginner trail development off the top of the Hawk Chair, opened its first phase on opening day. The DM is a wide open, buffed out, non-intimidating trail for those new to the sport.
In addition to the new trail developments, riders noticed significant improvements right across the park on opening week. “Over the last decade, Mount Washington’s trail crew have put in long hours and hard work to an extensive trail system,” notes Darren Berrecloth. “The trails are more buff this season than I’ve ever seen up there, the hard work has definitely paid off.”
Wizard and lower MMT received a healthy dose of dirt, which beefed up the berms to increase flow and maintain riding speed. On top of that good news, three new wall rides now exist; two gracing the flank of Timewarp and an additional wall was added to the top of the Wizard.
If you’re looking for great bike events to attend this summer, Mount Washington has another strong lineup on offer plus two brand-spanking new events.
The first event is Roots, Rocky, Reggae and it takes place on July 11-12th. Roots, Rocky, Reggae offers Rocky Mountain Bike owners a free day of riding on the Saturday and regardless of what bike you’re riding, you get a 2 for 1 Bike Park ticket if you’re hanging out with a Rocky rider on the Sunday. Rocky staff will be on hand with demos all weekend long and the Godfather of Freeriding, Wade Simmons, will also be in attendance. The delicious scent of BBQ and the sweet sounds of reggae will fill the air so mark July 11-12th in your calendars!
The second new event is the Race Face Women’s Weekend on July 18-19th. This weekend offers an enhanced version of the mountain’s Women’s Day Escapes that run every Tuesday. The Race Face weekend includes post-riding wine and cheese tastings. Over a bottle of wine, Mount Washington’s guides will demo Race Face’s latest women’s apparel and the bike techs will perform custom bike fittings and go over essentials for good bike maintenance.
Other highlights of the 2009 event calendar include the Rocky Learn to Ride Week from July 6-10th, BC Cup Provincial XC and DH race on August 1-2nd, the beloved Lucky DH Race Series every Thursday in August, and the Courtenay Toyota Jump Jam, with host Jordie Lunn, on September 13th.
Mount Washington’s Bike Park is supported this season by Rocky Mountain Performance Bikes, which features the new Flatline Park Edition in the resort’s rental fleet. The Park is also partnering with Race Face, Dakine, and Maxxis to make 2009 a summer of kick-ass riding on Vancouver Island!
Mount Washington Alpine Resort Bike Park is now open! To book the sweet buy one night, get the second night free accommodation deal, which runs to July 16th, call Mount Washington Alpine Resort at 1-888-231-1499 toll-free or locally at 250-338-1386.
Surf to mountwashington.ca for additional information including the live mountain cam.
Mount Washington was able to open all trails off the Hawk and Eagle Chairs on the 27th of June. The Bike Park is open daily from 11am to 7:30pm until September 7th. The hours of operation change on September 8th from noon to 6:30pm and this continues until the Bike Park’s closing day on September 20th.
Idyllic early season conditions are helping to showcase some new additions at Mount Washington. The latest expert trail, Back In Black, is a freeride masterpiece featuring perfectly sculpted dirt jumps with flowy lines and burly wooden stunts.
Mount Washington’s long-term plans for the Bike Park include the addition of more entry-level mountain bike trails. The Dirty Marmot, Mount Washington’s newest beginner trail development off the top of the Hawk Chair, opened its first phase on opening day. The DM is a wide open, buffed out, non-intimidating trail for those new to the sport.
In addition to the new trail developments, riders noticed significant improvements right across the park on opening week. “Over the last decade, Mount Washington’s trail crew have put in long hours and hard work to an extensive trail system,” notes Darren Berrecloth. “The trails are more buff this season than I’ve ever seen up there, the hard work has definitely paid off.”
Wizard and lower MMT received a healthy dose of dirt, which beefed up the berms to increase flow and maintain riding speed. On top of that good news, three new wall rides now exist; two gracing the flank of Timewarp and an additional wall was added to the top of the Wizard.
If you’re looking for great bike events to attend this summer, Mount Washington has another strong lineup on offer plus two brand-spanking new events.
The first event is Roots, Rocky, Reggae and it takes place on July 11-12th. Roots, Rocky, Reggae offers Rocky Mountain Bike owners a free day of riding on the Saturday and regardless of what bike you’re riding, you get a 2 for 1 Bike Park ticket if you’re hanging out with a Rocky rider on the Sunday. Rocky staff will be on hand with demos all weekend long and the Godfather of Freeriding, Wade Simmons, will also be in attendance. The delicious scent of BBQ and the sweet sounds of reggae will fill the air so mark July 11-12th in your calendars!
The second new event is the Race Face Women’s Weekend on July 18-19th. This weekend offers an enhanced version of the mountain’s Women’s Day Escapes that run every Tuesday. The Race Face weekend includes post-riding wine and cheese tastings. Over a bottle of wine, Mount Washington’s guides will demo Race Face’s latest women’s apparel and the bike techs will perform custom bike fittings and go over essentials for good bike maintenance.
Other highlights of the 2009 event calendar include the Rocky Learn to Ride Week from July 6-10th, BC Cup Provincial XC and DH race on August 1-2nd, the beloved Lucky DH Race Series every Thursday in August, and the Courtenay Toyota Jump Jam, with host Jordie Lunn, on September 13th.
Mount Washington’s Bike Park is supported this season by Rocky Mountain Performance Bikes, which features the new Flatline Park Edition in the resort’s rental fleet. The Park is also partnering with Race Face, Dakine, and Maxxis to make 2009 a summer of kick-ass riding on Vancouver Island!
Mount Washington Alpine Resort Bike Park is now open! To book the sweet buy one night, get the second night free accommodation deal, which runs to July 16th, call Mount Washington Alpine Resort at 1-888-231-1499 toll-free or locally at 250-338-1386.
Surf to mountwashington.ca for additional information including the live mountain cam.
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liam-t
(Jul 1, 2009 at 13:20)
radical dude 
I've made that mistake a few times on here. Its painfull to find out that tey are talking about a mountain on the other side of the continent.
isn't mount washington in Hampshire the windiest place on earth? why the hell would you wanna bike there?
yeah but they have a trail system called great glen trails near the bottom and i thought thats where they opened it. but even so, you gotta admit it would be pretty damn sweet to bomb down Tuckerman's Ravine!!
what a tease....i thought it was the mount washington in new hampshire (US) that would have been epic!
im so f**king stoked to go this year ill have my lime green jackel and my bulit 4 riding up there. its going to be sweet
^what part of Rocky Mountain bikes didnt u get?? and i highly doubt that your Sante Cruz Jackel is going to be fun on that mountain. But ill cya up there next weekend (on my Flatline)
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That weekend was one of the best riding weekends ive ever had... trails are AMAZING and conditions are perfect.
roots rocky was awesome, conditions were really good, the biking day was friggin perfect and to top it off I won the rock shox domain fork in the draw....P.S. the fork is for sale too, i am looking to trade it and or buy a 5.5" travel fork....anyone interested?????? TED
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