Opening Days Announced for 7 of British Columbia's Bike Parks
PRESS RELEASE: Mountain Biking BC
Canadians sometimes struggle to really brag about our virtues. We know it’s a horrible habit, and we’re sorry about that too. Maybe there’s one thing we are bold enough to claim.
As far as bike parks go, we’re crushing it!
We’re told there are moments in life you’ll never forget; the birth of a child, or remembering where you were when humans first walked on the moon.
Mountain bikers have that moment railing a perfectly crafted berm, gaining view of snow capped peaks, hearing your friend hot on your tail, yelling from behind to boost the next lip. Yeah, you remember that moment don’t you? Which bike park was that at? Where did you land on the same chair as your idol, and get to take a lap in the shadow of a legend?
The summer 2024 season is about to get started.
Resort Openings 2024 Season:
Whistler: May 17
Fernie: June 22
SilverStar: June 21
Sun Peaks: June 15
Big White: June 27
Kicking Horse: June 21
Revelstoke: June 22 (May 31 lower mountain)
Engineered for Airtime: The perfect place to get airborne is wherever the builders have experimented and refined jump-design more than anywhere else. BC Bike Parks have thousands of local, free range, hand sculpted, artisanal jumps, and they’re being re-worked just in time for our spring openings.
Converts Welcome: From rentals to lessons to progressive trail selection, every skill level can find the trail to compliment their existing skills, and when they’re ready, take the next pedal stroke.
You can camp in our backyard: Sun Peaks, Fernie, and Silver Star offer camping in the day-lots for fast frugal accommodation. Plus a wide range of on-mountain accommodation options for any need and budget.
Logistics: Daily Shuttles that take 1-3 hours at: Whistler, Fernie, Sun peaks. Charters at the other resorts.
The Numbers you Need:
Airport to Airtime: 1-3 Hours
Jumps: 2044 and counting
Border Crossing to Berms: 1-4 Hours
Hotel to Hangtime: 30 seconds
Lawn Chair to Lift: 2 Minutes
Pinkbike to Planned Trip: - That’s up to you
Bike Parks BC: Learn more
Bike Parks BC, our resorts, staff, and guests collectively live, work, and play on the unceded territory of indigenous nations.
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Hell yeah brother
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Thanks Mike!
How many skiers are on the resort mid week? Same thing.
If the resort actually had a marketing team that had any interest in promoting the bike park it would be a start.
The resort had a good thing going and lots of momentum a few years ago, built trails in the Alpine and ran the champagne chair . But now it's to much work for management to coordinate so they shut it down.
Been here 20 years I know what's what.
Lifts have to be manned by 2 people at the top and 2 at the bottom. You cannot go wandering off for hours doing trail maintenance. That 3 hour figure was combined throughout the day. At no point did I say it was a single continuous ride break.
What you can do, is within reason, take ride breaks when it is quiet. Thankfully for us, it was rather quiet during the week.