Mountain Creek Bike Park in Vernon, NJ is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their new Lower Greenhorn trail this Saturday July 18th at 10AM. Lower Greenhorn completes the resort's new, nearly 2-mile long, top-to-bottom beginner flow trail. The culmination of two years of construction totaling over 2,500 man and machine hours and requiring more than 1,200 tons of dirt. The new Greenhorn trails were specifically designed to introduce new riders to the thrills of gravity fueled mountain biking by using the pitch and grades of the terrain to naturally control the rider's speeds. This new trail is a long awaited addition to Mountain Creek’s trail offering opening the world of downhill to all levels and types of riders.
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I'm super excited to see our guests riding this trail. The resort and the Trail Crew worked long and hard to bring these two trails to reality and it's definitely something I've been wanting to see here at the mountain for a long time. We have a great group of instructors and lesson programs here at the mountain and now we've given them the terrain to take those experiences to the next level. I can't wait to get out and ride it with the guests" -
Marc Tremain, Mountain Creek Bike Park Operations Manager. Mountain Creek Bike Park is open Daily through September 7th and Friday through Sunday until November 1st. The
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But shouldnt ALL riders, beginners especially learn to mountain bike on natural terrain (singletrack) vs buffed out freeways....I mean, c'mon guys - we ride mountain bikes with suspension for a reason...I could ride this mamajama on a crossbike....
great work by the ways guys. thanks for putting in the sweat and blood into our sport.
I totally understand why a lift served mountain would want a place for the newbs to go and stay more or less out of harms way, and out of other riders' way.
Besides, it's always been said that pump & flow are hugely important aspects of gaining and maintaining speed. Can't hurt for 45 yr old dad and 9 yr old son to at least start learning that early. Oh, and did I mention these kinds of trails keep them out of our collective way?
It stomps most other parks in the nation for sheer variety and quality of trails & features.
And taking your girlfriend out for a date mountain biking (if she doesn't ride) is the best way to get rid of your girlfriend.
Take BMX tracks for instance, safe for a huge age range, options in approach for every skill level, and builds some of the most important bike handling techniques at speed. A ton of MTB pros cut their teeth in BMX. Dirt jumping spots in BMX are usually nut up or shut up situations which is intimidating and injury prone for younger riders.
All that being said, all skill levels should be accommodated, BUT it is up to the rider to keep pushing their own progression. Some people are too reserved to progress and some people are too vigilant in forcing nothing but gnar. Neither is good for the sport whether you're 20 years in or 20 days in. Veterans help and teach the newbs and newbs ask for help and follow some veterans down some slightly more advanced trails. Nobody wants the sport to get watered down. *Just my opinion *
Eh, I get it...bike park ≠ trail riding. Just think it's a shame to remove so many natural features, rocks, roots, and to make the trail so wiiiiiiiiiiide. Mountain biking is supposed to be rugged, hard, and challenging (that is something that should be highlighted to those looking to enter our lil sport- not minimized to increase the market for the big brands)....make ride around options whilst maintaining the natural chunky shit to show the newbs what they should be working up to.
This is probably why I don't dig most parks. It's completely different than single track riding or secret spots. I'll never be a storm trooper wearing a coordinated flouro kit, just a random dude wearing OLD ragged non Mtb specific clothes so that I can afford my bike which costs more than my car.
Rubberside down putos.
I've faved your foto....=)
From mid-mountain to the bottom, the "easy" trail Domboo is not all that easy once you consider a beginners skill set.
And there's plenty of gnarly trail on creek, more that enough to keep experienced riders excited. Ripper!!!!
n.
1. An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
2. A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.
Keep up the fantastic work, MCBP Trail Crue!
because the width of a mini excavator is about 5 feet. They make narrower machines, but they don't do nearly as much work. Its a trade-off in trail building productivity vs trail width when it comes to machine made trail.
dang, never thought I'd see so many whiners within a group of such free thinking people. most bikers I know are... socially adaptive, underground, subcultural, free thinkers.
"Sic DH shred on that flow trail brah...." said nobody ever.
I welcome your feedback.
It's really sad that all the trails being built today have this format and how ridiculous having to use heavy equipment to build them.
The best and most fun trails i have ever ridden where just made from hikers, wild-game and riding them. Only when the trail has seen much use and there are lines to pick is when trail adjustments, jumps and berms are incorporated with appropriate placement.