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Gravity Card starts its 5th season and adds Bikepark Tirol
The association of Europe’s leading bike parks to the “GraVity” season card is now for the fifth year a unique offer for all mountain bikers, looking for trail diversity and saving money at the same time. For this season, the last year founded Bikepark Tirol joins the GraVity coalition.
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The demand for the GraVity Cards has constantly increased in the few years. Also for the 2011 season: With a plus of 40 percent more sold cards compared to 2010 the bike park providers are very happy and are looking optimistic to the upcoming season: “Given that we increased our sales year after year and we have some faithful regular costumers which enjoy the advantages from the numerous pros of the GraVity Card for years, we are really proud of our success project. I only can advise every biker willing to get on the trails a few times during the season, to get a GraVity Card. It makes us proud to offer a huge and European-wide range of bike parks”, comments Markus Merz, director of the Bikepark Zauberberg.
The benefits of the GraVity Card cannot be denied: It features the entry in eleven of the best-maintained bike parks, spread all over Central Europe, making every biker’s heart beat faster. The singular investment of only 360 Euro for an entire season of pure bike action is already charged off after a couple of day trips, for which you can take your time from end of April to the end of October.
Especially for the holiday times hundreds of bikers who didn’t want to ride always the same tracks planned their holiday among the eleven GraVity stations, resulting in a diversified and exciting road trip throughout Europe. Moreover no longer queuing up, just get directly on the trails!
This year, the GraVity Bikepark route leads additionally in the beautiful Wipptal in Tyrol, Austria. The newly founded Bikepark Tirol has also joined the association and is looking forward to lots of GraVity Card visitors (For more information about the Bikepark Tirol see below)
The GraVity season pass is valid from April 28th to October 28th while the actual hours of operations for the different bikeparks must of course be considered. The prize for the GraVity card is 360 Euro for adults. Anyone born between 1993-1995 only pays 290 Euro, while for children (from age group 1996) the rate is 180 Euro. The card is available at all participating bikeparks; all you need is a small passport photograph.
An overview over all „GraVity“ bikeparks:
The Bikepark Leogang offers a unique choice for all riders; young or old, rookie or pro, enduro rider who enjoys countless tours, dirtjump fan or downhill enthusiast. The Bikepark Leogang carries the “Kona Groove Approved” seal. Only eleven bikeparks world wide – from Whistler in Canada to Levi in Finland – satisfy the strict prerequisites.
www.bikepark-leogang.com
Opening Times: May 16 – October 7
Events: May 17 – 20: Opening Weekend; May 24 – 27: Out of Bounds Festival, including 26TRIX, IXS European Downhill Cup and Euro 4X Series; August 29 – September 09: UCI Mountainbike World Championships DH/4X/XCO; October 05 – 07: Closing Weekend
At the Bikepark Zau[:ber:]g Semmering you can find a broad spectrum of trails for all ages and skill levels. Be it the family trail for cruising, the freeride trail with its many jumps, the downhill track for the pros, the slopestyle park with a new jump line, the super flowy sweet&sexy trail or the north shore park – the bikepark’s motto is “a bikepark for everyone”.
www.bikeparksemmering.at
Events: August 11 - 12: 6th 24 hour downhill “race the night”
Saalbach Hinterglemm – Freeriding in its purest form: More than 400 km of trails as well as a variety of downhill and singletrails make every mountain biker’s heart beat faster. Special highlights are the X-Line at the Schattenberg – one of the longest freeride trails in Europe, the Hacklbergtrail, as well as the adidas Freeride PRO Line & BLUE Line at the Reiterkogel in Hinterglemm. The BIG-5-BIKE Challenge guarantees maximum freeride feeling in one day.
www.saalbach.com/freeride
Events: July 08 - 10: Dakine Freeride Festival; August 26 - 28: Lake of Charity; September 08 - 11: 13th World Games of Mountainbiking
Apart from a large variety of mountain bike trails, the Mountainbike Park Wagrain has special thrills in store: not just pros but also beginners find super flowy downhill and freeride trails by the cable car “Flying Mozart”. The cool mix of trails, jumps, tables and the slopestyle park make sure that even adrenaline junkies get their fix!
www.bikewagrain.com
Events: August 4 - 5: Symphony Jam Session Weekend (August 4: Wildmoos Slopestyle – FMB Bronze Event; August 5: Symphony Air Race)
Bikepark Planai – 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 of 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 cann 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.
www.bikeparkplanai.at
Opening times: May 25 - October 07 (non stop); October 13 – 14
Events: July 14 – 15: MTB Downhill Austrian Championship; August 25: Darkstyle – Best Trick World Contest
Ten trails planned and built by experts make the Bikepark Winterberg the most varied and popular bikepark in Germany. The trails are improved and expanded constantly – another area in which the Bikepark Winterberg assumes a leading position.
www.bikepark-winterberg.de
Opening times: March 31 – November 4
Events: May 17 – 20: iXS Dirtmasters Festival; May 19: Red Bull Berg Line
717 meters of altitude difference, 4 trails that cater to every taste, and almost 15 km pure downhill and freeride fun. The Specialized Bikepark Pohorje near Maribor/Slowenia has been well established in the mountain bike scene ever since the World Cup in 1999.
www.bikeparkpohorje.si
Events: King of Bikepark 2012
The MTB Zone BikePark at the Geisskopf is the oldest bikepark in Europe and a true Eldorado for mountain bike enthusiasts. The Geisskopf offers the perfect trail for everyone and “surfing” down the new Flow Country trail puts a grin on everybody’s face. Enduro bikers also encounter ideal conditions in the area surrounding the Geisskopf.
www.bikepark.net
Opening times: May 05 – October 28
Conti Bikepark Bad Wildbad – more than one way down! With a total of 8 interesting and varied tracks, the Conti Bikepark Bad Wildbad offers everything to stir a bikers heart. Especially the two demanding downhill courses and the last year redesigned 4Cross shape the face of the bikepark in the northern Black Forest.
www.bikepark-bad-wildbad.de
Events: April 07: Opening Dual Fun Race; June 24: German Championship 4X & Sixpack Racing 4 Cross Cup; July 20 - 22: iXS German Downhill Cup
Bikepark Spicak - The Spicak bike park is now, after five years since its establishment regarded as one of the TOP European bike parks, where the iXS European Downhill Cup is annually held as well. The Sumava Mountains, where the Spicak bike park is situated, lie on the border with Bavaria. The trails intersect and connect with other trails and therefore you can choose numerous variations of runs that suits you best. Therefore you can try Downhill, Freeride, North Shore or Jumps all in one run! So when you decide to go to Spicak take your bike!
Right at the Chairlift, you will also find shop with rentals, bike service and bike school.
www.spicak.cz
Events: June 16: Bikepark opening; June 30 – July 1: King of Spicak, XC/DH; August 11 -12: iXS European Downhill Cup; September 15: Retro biking
New GraVity Card members:
The mountain bike region Wipptal knows, how to make mountain bike hearts pump faster: In June 2012, the Bikepark Tirol starts in its second 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 free ride trails, to the slope style area and the downhill track – the new bike park guarantees pure fun for beginners as well as for pro riders. Already two weeks after the opening, the Bergeralm becomes the centre of the downhill scene, when for the first time the iXS German Downhill Cup takes place during the Brenner Downhill event.
www.bikepark-tirol.at
Opening times: June 2 – September 30
Events: June 9/10: Brenner Downhill presented by VW Vowa – iXS German Downhill Cup & Austria Extreme Cup; July 20 – 22: Rookie Training Days; August 3 – 5: Girls Freeride Days; August 23 – 26: Youth Freeride Days
The demand for the GraVity Cards has constantly increased in the few years. Also for the 2011 season: With a plus of 40 percent more sold cards compared to 2010 the bike park providers are very happy and are looking optimistic to the upcoming season: “Given that we increased our sales year after year and we have some faithful regular costumers which enjoy the advantages from the numerous pros of the GraVity Card for years, we are really proud of our success project. I only can advise every biker willing to get on the trails a few times during the season, to get a GraVity Card. It makes us proud to offer a huge and European-wide range of bike parks”, comments Markus Merz, director of the Bikepark Zauberberg.
The benefits of the GraVity Card cannot be denied: It features the entry in eleven of the best-maintained bike parks, spread all over Central Europe, making every biker’s heart beat faster. The singular investment of only 360 Euro for an entire season of pure bike action is already charged off after a couple of day trips, for which you can take your time from end of April to the end of October.
Especially for the holiday times hundreds of bikers who didn’t want to ride always the same tracks planned their holiday among the eleven GraVity stations, resulting in a diversified and exciting road trip throughout Europe. Moreover no longer queuing up, just get directly on the trails!
This year, the GraVity Bikepark route leads additionally in the beautiful Wipptal in Tyrol, Austria. The newly founded Bikepark Tirol has also joined the association and is looking forward to lots of GraVity Card visitors (For more information about the Bikepark Tirol see below)
The GraVity season pass is valid from April 28th to October 28th while the actual hours of operations for the different bikeparks must of course be considered. The prize for the GraVity card is 360 Euro for adults. Anyone born between 1993-1995 only pays 290 Euro, while for children (from age group 1996) the rate is 180 Euro. The card is available at all participating bikeparks; all you need is a small passport photograph.
An overview over all „GraVity“ bikeparks:
The Bikepark Leogang offers a unique choice for all riders; young or old, rookie or pro, enduro rider who enjoys countless tours, dirtjump fan or downhill enthusiast. The Bikepark Leogang carries the “Kona Groove Approved” seal. Only eleven bikeparks world wide – from Whistler in Canada to Levi in Finland – satisfy the strict prerequisites.
www.bikepark-leogang.com
Opening Times: May 16 – October 7
Events: May 17 – 20: Opening Weekend; May 24 – 27: Out of Bounds Festival, including 26TRIX, IXS European Downhill Cup and Euro 4X Series; August 29 – September 09: UCI Mountainbike World Championships DH/4X/XCO; October 05 – 07: Closing Weekend
At the Bikepark Zau[:ber:]g Semmering you can find a broad spectrum of trails for all ages and skill levels. Be it the family trail for cruising, the freeride trail with its many jumps, the downhill track for the pros, the slopestyle park with a new jump line, the super flowy sweet&sexy trail or the north shore park – the bikepark’s motto is “a bikepark for everyone”.
www.bikeparksemmering.at
Events: August 11 - 12: 6th 24 hour downhill “race the night”
Saalbach Hinterglemm – Freeriding in its purest form: More than 400 km of trails as well as a variety of downhill and singletrails make every mountain biker’s heart beat faster. Special highlights are the X-Line at the Schattenberg – one of the longest freeride trails in Europe, the Hacklbergtrail, as well as the adidas Freeride PRO Line & BLUE Line at the Reiterkogel in Hinterglemm. The BIG-5-BIKE Challenge guarantees maximum freeride feeling in one day.
www.saalbach.com/freeride
Events: July 08 - 10: Dakine Freeride Festival; August 26 - 28: Lake of Charity; September 08 - 11: 13th World Games of Mountainbiking
Apart from a large variety of mountain bike trails, the Mountainbike Park Wagrain has special thrills in store: not just pros but also beginners find super flowy downhill and freeride trails by the cable car “Flying Mozart”. The cool mix of trails, jumps, tables and the slopestyle park make sure that even adrenaline junkies get their fix!
www.bikewagrain.com
Events: August 4 - 5: Symphony Jam Session Weekend (August 4: Wildmoos Slopestyle – FMB Bronze Event; August 5: Symphony Air Race)
Bikepark Planai – 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 of 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 cann 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.
www.bikeparkplanai.at
Opening times: May 25 - October 07 (non stop); October 13 – 14
Events: July 14 – 15: MTB Downhill Austrian Championship; August 25: Darkstyle – Best Trick World Contest
Ten trails planned and built by experts make the Bikepark Winterberg the most varied and popular bikepark in Germany. The trails are improved and expanded constantly – another area in which the Bikepark Winterberg assumes a leading position.
www.bikepark-winterberg.de
Opening times: March 31 – November 4
Events: May 17 – 20: iXS Dirtmasters Festival; May 19: Red Bull Berg Line
717 meters of altitude difference, 4 trails that cater to every taste, and almost 15 km pure downhill and freeride fun. The Specialized Bikepark Pohorje near Maribor/Slowenia has been well established in the mountain bike scene ever since the World Cup in 1999.
www.bikeparkpohorje.si
Events: King of Bikepark 2012
The MTB Zone BikePark at the Geisskopf is the oldest bikepark in Europe and a true Eldorado for mountain bike enthusiasts. The Geisskopf offers the perfect trail for everyone and “surfing” down the new Flow Country trail puts a grin on everybody’s face. Enduro bikers also encounter ideal conditions in the area surrounding the Geisskopf.
www.bikepark.net
Opening times: May 05 – October 28
Conti Bikepark Bad Wildbad – more than one way down! With a total of 8 interesting and varied tracks, the Conti Bikepark Bad Wildbad offers everything to stir a bikers heart. Especially the two demanding downhill courses and the last year redesigned 4Cross shape the face of the bikepark in the northern Black Forest.
www.bikepark-bad-wildbad.de
Events: April 07: Opening Dual Fun Race; June 24: German Championship 4X & Sixpack Racing 4 Cross Cup; July 20 - 22: iXS German Downhill Cup
Bikepark Spicak - The Spicak bike park is now, after five years since its establishment regarded as one of the TOP European bike parks, where the iXS European Downhill Cup is annually held as well. The Sumava Mountains, where the Spicak bike park is situated, lie on the border with Bavaria. The trails intersect and connect with other trails and therefore you can choose numerous variations of runs that suits you best. Therefore you can try Downhill, Freeride, North Shore or Jumps all in one run! So when you decide to go to Spicak take your bike!
Right at the Chairlift, you will also find shop with rentals, bike service and bike school.
www.spicak.cz
Events: June 16: Bikepark opening; June 30 – July 1: King of Spicak, XC/DH; August 11 -12: iXS European Downhill Cup; September 15: Retro biking
New GraVity Card members:
The mountain bike region Wipptal knows, how to make mountain bike hearts pump faster: In June 2012, the Bikepark Tirol starts in its second 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 free ride trails, to the slope style area and the downhill track – the new bike park guarantees pure fun for beginners as well as for pro riders. Already two weeks after the opening, the Bergeralm becomes the centre of the downhill scene, when for the first time the iXS German Downhill Cup takes place during the Brenner Downhill event.
www.bikepark-tirol.at
Opening times: June 2 – September 30
Events: June 9/10: Brenner Downhill presented by VW Vowa – iXS German Downhill Cup & Austria Extreme Cup; July 20 – 22: Rookie Training Days; August 3 – 5: Girls Freeride Days; August 23 – 26: Youth Freeride Days
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