Video: NorthStar Bike Park Opens June 6

 It is BARK!!! Arf Arf Arf ! Open arf yeah!

 Affirmative! dough!

 too bad the series point rules are absolutely lame

 Lol thanks bro can't wait to camp this weekend

 We will see how they do this year. They sucked ass last year spent to much time and money on that stupid gypsy feature and paved rock garden section. I bet it was upwards of 300,000

 I'll give my review as a non-frequent visitor and if you want none of the advice, down-vote it so you don't have to see it! I have no experience with Northstar's trail riding but as far as lift-access gravity riding goes, I've never had so much fun in my life. Yes, it is probably going to be extremely dusty but the variety of trails there more than makes up for it. My personal favorites are as such- for a fast, flowy trail with a little bit of tech, head to Boondocks it's INCREDIBLY fun. For some primarily technical and gnarly stuff, head over to the other lift area (DISCLAIMER: the second lift [vista lift?] is only open on weekends, so plan accordingly) and hit Karpiel and Dog Bone. Dog Bone is very narrow and technical at points and was a great challenge for myself and my riding buddies.

En total: I went into Northstar with a strictly-DH mentality and had a blast, I think many others will too. But one mire snippet of advice is that if you need to rent a bike AVOID the Northstar rentals, they've always been a pain in the ass for me and I found a shop in Truckee that rents out Rocky Mountain Flatlines for cheaper with full Shimano Zee components!


Sorry if this is too much info....

 Warren, In my opinion its way better the mammoth. Both have way different terrain and dirt. mammoth is gravel sand which I love but you won't find the rock and tech anywhere closer that they have at northstar. Rad jumps are at both but If you're hearing about ns from a rider that doesn't like tech, they're going to like mammoth better.

 Bondocs, Karpiel, Sticks and Stones....these are close totechincal World Cup level! See you opening day!

 Considering N* is the closest true bikepark for the majority of the Bay Area/SF, it's a good bike park that offers tons of lift-assisted DH runs of various terrain, style, and skill-gaps. Mammoth does give some good alternatives with some great scenary and enviroment, but for Bay Area, it's 5 Hours+ vs. ~3 Hours to N*.

Talking only about N* now, the geography and such is going to differ vastly from your bigger AAA bikeparks. There are some similarities can be seen from lodging, layout, etc from say Whistler at best (Gravity Logic). But when it comes to trails and such, you get that classic geography, tons of rocks strewn about everywhere, mini-sandstorm of medium-fine dust, super dry-hot climate for the majority of your Summer riding. Since 2007, the Trail Crew and MTB division of N* has been heavily expanding and been receiving tons of support, which is great and evidently does show itself in a few ways.

So, the trails are pretty good. Lots of variety of trails. But imo, the rock-littered trails, dust, and climate is something you cannot really escape from, except for a few upper flowy runs. After that there are some highly technical runs and are something of a mixed bag if you aren't familiar with the amount of rockiness. From my local trails to N* you still get the same deal. Other than that, you really can't complain, it's a good AA Bikepark. It is something within it's own class and plenty of fun regardless.

 I live up here right near n* and have ridden mammoth and snow summit a few times, but nothing other that whistler seems to beat it here. Maybe its cause its my home park?

 Mammoth is like at least 3 times the size of northstar and and has at least 5 times the trail mileage. More elevation to shred. and sorry but I don't think it takes them 3 years to finish a trail. I enjoy riding both places though.

 Northstar is good and will make you a good rider. I rode north* all year and when I got to Whistler in September we were killing it.

 @Driveeight Northstar is nowhere near WC level of technical challenge. It has lots of rocky stuff maybe, almost no steep rocky stuff though. Flat rock gardens are generally not "technical". Boondocks is a pretty easy trail actually.

Mammoth is way better in my opinion. Way less awkward flat rockgarden trails, more steep chutes and big rock features, and faster main lift. Much more variety of trails. People who complain about the dirt at mammoth always confuse me. The pumice is awesome. Makes riding so much more interesting.

 Well these replies are on point with my original comment. Everyone says the opposite of the last guy.

 But check which got the most upvotes most people sided with N*

 It doesn't really matter about upvotes and blah blah blah. Mammoth is cool in it's own regards, I personally like N*, but it's still relatively comparing Apples to Oranges. For me and the Bay Area, no one wants to go to Mammoth if it means another 2 Hours of driving during a single day trip, etc. Then vice versa if Mammoth is closer. Both good bikeparks and both serve their purposes. You really cannot complain about either though, they both have their advantages.

 Such a garbage excuse. You can literally go across the street from northstar and find trails that have identical dirt and rainfall, get ass loads of traffic, and are in 10x better shape, yet people ride them for free. Northstar does NOT get that much traffic. Way less than the trails at Snow summit (which has even "worse" dirt in terms of maintenance) yet Snow summit manages to maintain their stuff. I mean come on. In the video the trail manager is excited that a trail they built back in 2007 is finally going to be open from top to bottom after being closed for a year. That's pathetic.

Northstar/vail just refuses to invest in their park. They are just milking it for whatever cash flow they can get for now. They haven't built a new trail since 2007. Unfortunately management lacks to vision to see that A. They are in the vacation capital of the western U.S. and B. They are 3 hours from one of the largest metropolitan areas of MTB'ers. If they had any business sense they would turn northstar into the Whistler of the U.S. and make a ridiculous amount of money. Sadly they have morons running their park. At least someone at Heavenly (Vail?) decided to finally get a clue last year and started moving forward on a bike park,.

 Downieville is money right now I've gone the last two weekends. No dust at all.

 Except for the 2 downed trees at the top, that needs to be cut and moved. 3rd Divide is clear! Got 2 runs in same day, 7am and 11am/ $35 Double pack shuttle last Saturday!

 shatthew mcshinsplints....... wuddup chmelllllllllly!

 YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 graeme hucked some serious shit

 it's a kindof gay gimmick. I think they call it the Go pro feature or something. But the trail itself is super fun

 Last year they built that stupid thing but I think he said top to bottom but we will see. I bet it won't be finished for months those lazy fucks

 I agree! we have dates but no trails to go with!

 It's dog bone it's on their website

 BIG CHEESE!!!!