The only way E-bikes in a lift line make any sort of sense is if they paid for an Enduro pass (2 lifts up) and want to use them. If not just pedal up and ride down for free and don't let patrol catch you.
If you start getting chased... just go uphill and watch the analog bike get smaller in the mirror.
Is there a single track trail to the top or do people just peddle up paradise ?
Snake Pit is a climb trail
Asphalt to Shit Shack to Pair-a-dice. Then choose your own adventure down. Shit Shack is actually a very good climb trail. Wish that one was to the top of Kal.
Is there a single track trail to the top or do people just peddle up paradise ?
Snake Pit is a climb trail
Asphalt to Shit Shack to Pair-a-dice. Then choose your own adventure down. Shit Shack is actually a very good climb trail. Wish that one was to the top of Kal.
What's your beef with the climbing trail at Kal? I rode up Stone Free to Be Kind a few weeks ago. Was all good. Enough to keep it interesting but still easy.
I ride everyday pretty much, Trailforks tells me I’ve climbed over 30000 feet this year and I still don’t find stone free “easy”. I’m not a natural endurance athlete, am heavier than the average biker, I ride a bigger bike, and am not as experienced with uphill biking as I am with downhill, which all contributes.
The trail is part of it is still rough. I don’t have the same issues climbing in rubber head, predator, Crawford, smith etc etc. Stone free just goes from rock feature to rock feature with out much chance to recover. It is what it is, though, as it is relatively steep terrain that does have a bunch of rocks. I wouldn’t call it a “black”, though. I did an uphill black in Whistler last year and one in Fraser valley this year and I basically have to push up half the trail. I can ride stone free to the top and even once did it without a forced stop (still over 30mins, though)! I do find upper stone free more mellow, after the steep start.
I never got the impression Stone Free was supposed to be easy. It's the most technical climb in the valley IMO, and one of my favourites for that reason.