Video: Ride Whistler Like A Local

 dreaming! haha

 and what about the French Alps ? that's very nice too, and closer

 Maybe, but it just aint Canada!

 Now you can marry your bike!

 rocky mountain doing a great job with those bikes, they definitely look fast and fun!

 "and what about the French Alps ? Smile that's very nice too, and closer"

But lacks excuse to break with wife.......

 Rode this trail the other day and it was super hairy. This guy makes it looks so easy! He hauls down some of the gnarliest stuff in all of whistler! The trail he's on is part of a rockwork orange and part of korova milk bar. You can hit those two trails down to wizard burial ground and it leads you right down to the village. EPIC RIDE!

 Seriously, very happy to see this vid. Last summer drove up to Whistler and never rode the bike park, only the trails in the surrounding area and it was unreal the quality and quantity of the trails... it was like a techy XC ride then it'd turn into a steep, rocky, bulging rock faces, rooty goodness. Every trail was the best trail I've ever ridden and the coolest part were the really old freeride elevations and features right off the side of some of the trails. They looked maniacal. It was the Disney Land of mtbing.

 I just got back from doing exactly that the other day. Phenomenal riding and never once paid for a lift ticket. There's other places in BC and even AB where youcan find trails as good or better, but there's such a concentration and such easy access in Whis that it really is mtb Disneyland. Crowded touristy gong show included unfortunately, but hey, that's Whistler. All those people are there for a reason.

 Stop it, you're making me jealous!

 Do you have to buy any kind of $5 trail pass or something to ride these?

 twozerosix- Nah not any in the area. They don't seem to be a part of that kind of trail system/recreational park but donations to the local trail workers never hurts as well

 Sick, I'm going Friday, will get the map as well. Thanks Scott.

 We rode A River Runs Through It. It kicked our asses. We were sitting by the feature where you pedal through a tree (no sh*t) and bitching when some local 50 year old guy came thru with his dog. He had the trail dialed and didn't skip a beat. I wish that trail was in my area, it was awesome.

 haha, hell yeah that whole area is like an amusement park ride. Did you ride the tree that crosses above the trail? That'll get you puckered up.

 You mean the fallen tree log that was like 150 feet long and labeled a double black? No fricken way. Place was insane. I was on clipless pedals as well, that was a mistake. I liked the little downhill part with the skinny boner logs pointing out of the trail that were supposed to be jumps. Bad ass trail.

 Yes I believe so! That little bit and the other short downhill parts were so much fun- much more flow than you'd think and I know exactly how you feel. Riding some of that with clipless was way too nerve-racking. Hopefully you got to explore all the trails in the "base area", just like an amusement park.

 Fuck yeah mountain biking! Pedal your bike and go explore the mountain, no matter what the terrain and no matter if going up or down.

 DREAM trail.

 agree. coz this is what riding is for the most of us.

 I am a professional trailbuilder. I buff trails all the time. I am baffled by the fairly constant complaint about "buffed, smooth, etc., etc." trails which is in complete opposition to many of the same riders insisting on riding bigger wheel sizes for easier riding, better brakes for easier riding, better suspension for easier riding, carbon fibre for easier riding and the list can go on for awhile. I personally love the technology available on bikes today, which i feel enhances the experience on any given trail. But back to the buffing. If buffing is wrong, then why for example, do trails of every level of difficulty have the same problem associated with many rocks and roots. The trail widens to varying degrees, every time there is an "obstacle". When i see these sections i see a problem that needs to be dealt with, ie., buffed! I simply remove the offending rock or root, or sometimes a hole that has gone from a mild challenge to simple trail degradation. My intention is always the same in this regard, how do i keep the single track a single track? If the rock or root is part of the original feature of the trail then it stays, and if the object is just a byproduct of wear and tear on a well used trail and just adds to widening(in this example) of the trail then it is no longer adding to the trail but taking away from it. Certainly in the end i will agree my opinions on this subject are just that, my opinions. Cheers.

 Bit of a late reply, but the intention behind my comment was not a complaint about buffed trails but rather about the fact that the vast majority of all edits are just smooth trails and jumps. It's nice to see some techy trails being ridden for a change so you can actually pick up a thing or two about riding rather than watch it purely for its entertainment value.

 Search trailmapps in the android store or app store if you have one of those phones. trailmapps.com/index.asp

 Pitch in to the local effort and buy a WORCA trail map (www.worca.com/trail-map). $10, with $3 going direct to trail maintenance. These are the guys and gals making it happen!

 Hey! Vamos andar por la.. Vou estar la d junha ate final d agosto!!

 At least you live in the same continent

 Agreed Lee! Dan was stoked we were using his trails, hopefully he likes the edit!

 I giggled through the whole thing! Way to shred buddy!

 Glad to hear it! how'd you like the section at 0:58? Don't think I'll ever come close to riding that section that fast again.

 Dan is the man! Those trails rule. Jesse you're making me very, very jealous! Props to worca and pvta.

 I was gonna comment on the speed at 58secs, and at 1:20, just taping down that was nuts. If it's the section I'm thinking of on Rockwork.

 Rode all of those trails up there yesterday with some buddies from cali. Amazing work by the builder, and Jesse - insane how fast you rip through there. Almost met my maker at 1:15 ha.

 Same thing here. But I watched it a second time to enjoy this amazing trail.

 me too.

 easy. there's a guide book. and tons of shops that are happy to point you in the right direction. you will not be dissapointed! and don't forget to look into Squamish and Pemberton too... the sea to sky is riddled with mind blowing trails for the little bike...

 mate after my dh bike got pinched all I did one season was trail riding. They are super easy to find, well sign posted. Get a little book called 'Whistler Mountain Biking: A guide to track rides in the whistler valley". Still got mine on the shelf. Makes me super pumped to see this stuff. To borrow a winter term, you earn you turns for sure!

 Get the bike app for whistler! Some of the best trails are not in the bike park! Check out business time, Yummy numby, Golden Boner, and hit the westside!

 Already posted above, but help out the locals who build this great stuff and buy a WORCA trail map (www.worca.com/trail-map)!

 bring bug spray, we got ate alive. seriously 5 or ten minutes from the village you will find awesome trails.

 Not sure if these are included in the video up definitely hit up Kill me Thrill Me, Comfortably Numb (all day ride), A River Runs Through It (classic elevation riding, some very challenging stuff there to play around on), Catch Scratch Fever to Mandatory Suicide... there are others but I can't remember them all, including the ones that line the highway into Pemby. Had to look up a map just to remember all those, haha.

 Thanks Scott, that is pretty much my list! I guess they have been the standard over the years, just not sure if some new trails have come about.

 What Scott said, but also check out Westside trails, a good fun route I love is Piece of Cake to A la Mode climbing, then ride the flank descent into 99er. Climb up the road a bit and drop into Danimal Dh. I totally recommend joining a toonie ride if the timing works, take a look at the WORCA website.

 Thanks Max!

 I think I saw pieces of the Westside trails like High Society, Pura Vida, Rockwork Orange and Korova Milk Bar. All accessed off of Rainbow-Sproat Flank trail.

 Duncan's (its business time!) Is an awesome trail good flow and few interesting bits highly recommend it its a bit out of the main village but worth it!

 Living in Whistler for 19 years. I was one of the first few on the first day of the bike park on day one. Rode it for years! Now I only own a "freeride""enduro""all-mountain" bike. Enough trails to keep me going in the valley and get the heart pumping. Plus there are trails in the park that on occasion wont totally eat up my bike. Go ride Hey Bud or Cheap Thrills in the rain on a "small bike" that will give the park a run for its money.

 my DH bike broke and had to wait almost 3 weeks for a part to be sent in while i was in whistler. So i rode "every" trail in the bikepark on my steel framed/rim brake hard tail/dj bike. Was some of the best fun i had in whistler. plus that time gave the me excise to go explore most of the trails around whistler. you don't need a dh bike for whistler!

 Yessir! Altitude Rally Edition. Trail weapon!

 Sick riding, Jesse! You make us Altitude owners proud.

 Some guys just drink a bunch before heading up. There are a lot of parks with fountains near most of these trails. And if you ride as fast as Jesse you are only out for an hour max. Sometimes I bring a half liter of water in a water bag and drink it all up by the top and stuff it in my pocket.

 Jesse was running an Evoc pack, just took it off for shots.

 The ride needs to be more than an hour to qualify for the water penalty

 It's a video shoot. They have a crew.

 Cool beans. I appreciate the humor ^^ trails. That was pretty good.

 If by crew you mean me and jesse, then yes, we have a crew.

 Ki:theory, open wound (Odesza remix)

 I'm just jealous.