It's OK Oldschool. One thing I remember from trail building, is that a reroute of an existing trail should have the same flavor as the original trail. This new section has too many turns on a relatively flat grade compared to the rest of Feel the Love.
It's OK Oldschool. One thing I remember from trail building, is that a reroute of an existing trail should have the same flavor as the original trail. This new section has too many turns on a relatively flat grade compared to the rest of Feel the Love.
The reroute on the climb is good.
i agree with the reroute.. that huck to flat off the rock mound was awesome the new stuff is meh
It will get faster as it packs in, like I say it will take a winter. We have been building in smith creek for 30 years good things don't happen over night. The new bottom on dear santa was the same and now it rips.
It's OK Oldschool. One thing I remember from trail building, is that a reroute of an existing trail should have the same flavor as the original trail. This new section has too many turns on a relatively flat grade compared to the rest of Feel the Love.
The reroute on the climb is good.
I agree. The climb section turned out nice. The DH is tough to “feel the love” with the lost grade and multiple tight berms.
The Smith Creek riding area has some of the most tourist friendly trails. Route finding is easy. The climb is really nice. You can choose almost any length of ride you like. Almost any trail down is a good time. It's mostly flowy trails. If you want tech trails Vapour over in the Crawford riding area is fantastic. Try calling or messaging Brian at Smith Creek cycles he might be able to help you out with a rental. No idea if these guys are any good, but you could check them out: https://www.kelownabikes.com/
Planning on a race in Kelowna April 29 and considering bringing the family and extending my stay a few days. I'd love to know if the hiking/riding is good that time of year and also if there are good options for green riders. My kids 7 and 10 aren't super into mountain biking but love that green flow when we're east of the mountains.
Basically I'm trying to decide how many vacation days to take and how fun a trip it could be for my family that time of year.
Planning on a race in Kelowna April 29 and considering bringing the family and extending my stay a few days. I'd love to know if the hiking/riding is good that time of year and also if there are good options for green riders. My kids 7 and 10 aren't super into mountain biking but love that green flow when we're east of the mountains.
Basically I'm trying to decide how many vacation days to take and how fun a trip it could be for my family that time of year.
Planning on a race in Kelowna April 29 and considering bringing the family and extending my stay a few days. I'd love to know if the hiking/riding is good that time of year and also if there are good options for green riders. My kids 7 and 10 aren't super into mountain biking but love that green flow when we're east of the mountains.
Basically I'm trying to decide how many vacation days to take and how fun a trip it could be for my family that time of year.
Planning on a race in Kelowna April 29 and considering bringing the family and extending my stay a few days. I'd love to know if the hiking/riding is good that time of year and also if there are good options for green riders. My kids 7 and 10 aren't super into mountain biking but love that green flow when we're east of the mountains.
Basically I'm trying to decide how many vacation days to take and how fun a trip it could be for my family that time of year.
Thanks for any input!
Which race is that?
Bighorn Bushwhack Adventure Race
Weird, this has precisely zero press in the area.
Re: your original question, most of the trail networks here are pretty steep up and down, but there's some greens and easy blues in Crawford that would likely fit the bill: https://www.trailforks.com/region/crawford-trails/
Specifically in West Kelowna (where I guess this race actually is) there's also Smith Creek: https://www.trailforks.com/region/smith-creek/ Smith has basically one (super chill) climb trail and a couple descents, all of which are relatively mellow blues with optional jumps/drops (ridearounds aplenty).