Struggling for Xmas ideas? Get the GraVity Card online now!

The GraVity Card community was larger than ever in 2013. In order to offer exciting and diversified shredding opportunities for 2014 to GraVity Card holders, preparations for next season are already under way. To make it even easier, the GraVity Card is available to purchase online – a really cool Christmas present for gravity lovers without having the combat rowdy Christmas shoppers. In 2014 the GraVity Card community will also welcome a new bike park from Austria.

The idea of offering passionate mountain bikers a seasonal pass for the best bike parks in central Europe is continuously growing in popularity. More than 1,100 rippers adopted the GraVity Card philosophy - “one card – infinite trail fun” in 2013. “Adopted” because the “GraVity Card” has become nothing short of a “way of life” for mountain bikers. The seasonal card speaks to the many riders who are not satisfied by repeatedly riding the same trails all year long. Taking into account the 385 Euro price tag of the GraVity Card (305 Euros for teenagers, 195 Euro for children; prices are for 2014), it quickly becomes obvious that this is a worthwhile investment. The concept is simple: shred as much as possible with as little hassle as possible and for a good price. Which is why the GraVity Card includes unlimited access to 12 leading European bike parks and lets you roll straight up to the gate without queuing for your ticket.

There is no need to wait for the summer either! The 2014 GraVity Card season will run from: April 19th to November 2nd and every card holder can shred all the available bike parks as long and as often as they want. (Please consider the actual opening hours of the particular member parks!)

The 2014 GraVity Card is already available online. It’s quick and easy, just visit: http://www.gravity-card.com/. Get it now and rest assured, when the snow melts you are ready to roll! Just go to the bike park of your choice and send it! As Christmas is just around the corner, bare in mind the GraVity Card can make the perfect gift for mountain bike lovers. With unlimited season-long access to 12 bike parks, 2014 will be jam-packed with action and adventure for every cardholder. Moreover out of the saddle the GraVity Card bike parks feature plenty of spectacular mountain bike highlight events, races and competitions. (Please see the bike park overview below!)

Not only GraVity Card holders are growing in numbers: The GraVity Card bike park members are also growing. Next season the brand-new Bikepark Serfaus.Fiss.Ladis. in the Austrian Alps will join the bike park alliance. It will reinforce the GraVity Card portfolio with a new and attractive location, offering everything for shredding a real bike park needs.

Further information about the GraVity Card can be found on: http://www.gravity-card.com/

All GraVity Card member parks wish you a short off-season and are looking forward to seeing lots of familiar and new faces in the bike parks next season!


An overview over all 11 GraVity bike parks:


Bikepark Leogang
The bike region of Saalfelden Leogang and Bikepark Leogang were honored with the hosting of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships last year. Sensational competitions and thousands of fascinated visitors made this event an absolute mountain bike fest! Get yourself on the trails and check out the demanding world championship course or have a ride on freeride and North Shore single trials! On the 9 different trails at Bikepark Leogang every rider, whether rookie or pro will find his favorite challenge.
NEW: Extension of Kids Mini Bikepark

Opening times:
May 15th – October 26th 2014

Top events 2014:
January 31st: White Style
June 12th to 15th: UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup + 26TRIX
September 19th to 21st: iXS European Downhill Cup Final Stop + SCOTT Junior Trophy

Further information on: www.bikepark-leogang.com


Saalbach Hinterglemm - Freeriding in its purest form
4 cable cars, 4 mountains and a connected network of 400 km paths & trails - these are the ingredients for a biking paradise at its best. In addition to the wide range of trails for every age and skill level, the Freeride Region of Saalbach Hinterglemm attracts furthermore with pumptrack & technique area, bike & service shops, events & camps, guiding, etc. Special highlight: The BIG-5-BIKE Challenge guarantees maximum freeride feeling in one day. Besides, there is much more new stuff to explore in the summer of 2014!

Opening times:
May 29th – October 19th 2014 (Please note the different operating times of the cable cars)

Top events 2014:
July 3rd – 6th: Bikes and Beats Festival
July 25th – 27th: Lake of Charity
September 4th – 7th: World Games of Mountainbiking

Further information on: www.saalbach.com/freeride


Bikepark Zau[:ber:]g Semmering
Bikepark Zau[:ber:]g Semmering offers a wide range of trails for all age groups and skill levels. New in 2013: Opening of the new line „Everybodys Darling“; Opening of the new camp site; New Raiffeisen Sumsi training area just for kids!


NEW: Reshape Banana Flip
The new redesign in the section from the hairpin to the bridge on this flowy trail is now complete and is guaranteed to raise the pulse of ever biker daring to hit it.

Top event 2014:
August 16th to 17th: 8th 24 hours Downhill “race the night”
About 400 riders will heat up Zau[:ber:]g Semmering and provide hot racing action! The worldwide unique endurance downhill race already has an excellent reputation in the bike scene and attracts downhill experts as well as amateur thrill seekers.

Further information on: www.bikeparksemmering.at


Bikepark Wagrain – centrally located, only 60 km south of Salzburg and conveniently close to the highway Tauernautobahn A10. In a few short minutes the Flying Mozart gondola will transport you to the start, where visitors can expect a complete selection of trails for all abilities.
For example the wide flowing, machine built trails like “On Air” and the legendary “Symphony” or the old school single tracks “Angry Ants” and “Memories”. The cool variety of trails not only challenges professionals and satisfies adrenaline junkies, it also introduces newbies to the Gravity scene with a perfect playground. Lilly’s Treat – this super flowy trail is packed with berms and rounds off the diverse mix of tracks at Bikepark Wagrain!

Dates of operation:
May 24th to July 3rd: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
July 5th to August 31st: Daily
September 2nd to September 28th: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
Additional opening times: May 30th, June 7th to 9th, June 20th;

Top event 2014:
August 2nd to 3rd: Symphony Jam Session Weekend

Further information on: www.bikewagrain.com


Bikepark Planai – 1,000 vertical meters of pure adrenaline and 12 km of fantastic trails!
Mountain bikers are going mad about Austria’s longest downhill course here. The start is at 1830 m, and can be reached by taking the Planai cable car. Then, it’s downhill for 4,5 km along fabulous trails. Different levels of difficulty cater for variety; the „Rookie Trail“, the „Flowline“ and the „Jack Lumber Trail“. Time and top speed measurement are included, so that you can see how you rate against your friends. The Alpreif bike centre provides bikers with the equipment they need and is also available as a guiding point with excellent advice.

Opening times:
nonstop from May 29th to October 5th respectively October 11th/12th 2014

Top events 2014:
June 19th: Austrian Whip offs
June 21st: Pump the City
June 22nd: iXS European Downhill Cup
July 12th: Shoot in Thrill – Public Photo Shooting
August 23rd: Shoot in Thrill – Public Photo Shooting

Further information on: www.bikeparkplanai.at



Bikepark Winterberg – Germany’s bikepark with the widest variety of tracks: 10 professionally shaped courses with a total length of 10 km. From downhillers to slopestylers, from beginners to pros, in Winterberg there is something for everyone. For the 2014 season, shaper guru Diddie Schneider will work over and optimize all the tracks and the all-new six-person chairlift makes queuing a thing of the past. The Bikepark Winterberg offers everything that a biker’s heart desires: top rental bikes & equipment, MTB lessons, DH camps, catering for every budget and cheap accommodation incl. a bikepark ticket discount at Hostel Erlebnisberg Kappe which is just 200 m away.

Opening times:
Early April until November 2nd
Monday to Sunday, from 9.30am to 5.30pm

Top event 2014:
May 29th – June 1st: iXS Dirt Masters – Europe’s biggest Mountainbike Freeride Festival: more than 35,000 spectators, 180 exhibitors in the expo area and 1,800 riders from 20 different countries.
Contests: iXS German Downhill Cup, SKS Slopestyle, BikeUnit 4X Rumble, TSG Cash for Tricks, etc.

Further information on: www.bikepark-winterberg.de


Specialized Bikepark Pohorje 2013 – A ride to remember!
The season at Specialized Bike Park Pohorje is already in full swing in early April! We open first and close last – Europe’s longest bike park season! Just 60 km from Graz, 250 km from Vienna, 350 km from Budapest and 450 km from Munich, you can descend 717 vertical meters and ride almost 15 km of: endless flowing, technical and rooty Freeride trails, a new slopestyle course, the legendary World Cup Trail (since 199 , a bike camp, good food & party atmosphere, bag jump and a dirt park & BMX line. Each trail offers a different flavor for all styles of riding!

Opening times:
Early April until early November

Top events 2014:
Early April: Spank MTB Weekend – Whipstar 2014 – Season Opening Weekend
May 9th to 11th: Slovenian National Downhill Championships
May 15th to 17th: iXS European Downhill Cup #1 Maribor – first season race!
May 23rd to 24th: Test the Best of Specialized
September 12th to 15th: “WHERE THE TRAIL BEGINS” Maribor Bike-Festival 2014
End of October: Season Closing Day

Further information on: www.bikeparkpohorje.si


The MTB Zone Bikepark at the Geisskopf is the world’s first bike park and celebrates in this season its 15th anniversary. It is famous for its versatile and well-tended trails and offers for tracks and lines for every skill level. Rolling down the new “Flow Country trail” puts a smile on everyone’s face. Together with the surrounding Bayerischer Wald, the largest woodland area in Europe, the bike park guarantees (!!), brilliant conditions for “all-mountain" riders.

Opening times:
May 1st – July 15th: Wednesday to Sunday
July 16th – September 7th: Monday to Sunday
September 8th – October 26th: Wednesday to Sunday
From 9:00pm to 5:00pm (last ride at 4:45am)

Further information on: www.bikepark.net


Conti Bikepark Bad Wildbad – more than one way down!
The bike park offers a total of eight routes with very different demands. The park is most famous for its spectacular downhill courses. One of them is repeatedly the location for the national championships. Both freeride trails will be shaped with new fun elements in 2014 again. The 4-Cross course, designed by Guido Tschugg is among the longest and most attractive courses in Europe. During July and August the Park offers the possibility on “long Fridays” to ride till 8pm.


Top event 2014:
July 11th-13th: iXS German Downhill Cup

Further information on: www.bikepark-bad-wildbad.de


Bikepark Spicak
The Spicak Bike Park situated in the Böhmerwald protected landscape area, on the border with Bavaria, has made a complete renovation of its most popular free-ride trail known as “Black Friday” this year. Several lines with drops and jumps for experts have been added as well. The trails intersect and connect with other trails and therefore you can choose from numerous variations of runs that suit you best. Therefore you can try Downhill, Freeride, North Shore and Jumps all in one run. Now you can enjoy all these facilities several weeks longer because we have extended the operation season from June to October. At the lower chair lift station you will find a bike renting point offering new AGang bikes this year. Additional facilities also include a bike servicing station, bike school and showers.

Top events 2014:
June 14th: Bikepark Opening Party
July 18th to 20th: iXS European Downhill Cup
September 21st: Specialized Enduro Series

Further information on: www.spicak.cz


Bikepark Tirol
The mountain bike region Wipptal knows how to make mountain bikers’ hearts pump faster: in June 2013, the Bikepark Tirol starts its third season. The perfectly shaped trails, optimal traffic connections and a very well maintained infrastructure make this new bike hot spot interesting for all mountain bikers throughout Europe. From the freeride trails, to the slopestyle area and the downhill track – the new bike park guarantees pure fun for beginners as well as for pro riders. Already in the first week after the opening, the Bergeralm has become the center of the downhill scene, when for the second time the iXS German Downhill Cup took place during the Brenner Downhill event.

Opening times:
May 29th – June 20th: Friday to Sunday
June 21st – September 14th: Monday to Sunday
September 15th – September 28th: Friday to Sunday

Further information on: www.bikepark-tirol.at