SilverStar Bike Park Update

The Changes have Begun. We went from the wettest, coldest springs in memory and thinking we were not going to have the full Park open to mid-summer condition in less than a week. The funny thing is there are still small patches of snow on the upper trails. With all the heat it just goes to show how much snow we truly had this winter. Last summer we did not have to pull out the water trailer and hoses once. July 3, 2017, marked the first day needing water to continue trail work in the interior of BC. Our project list requires a full teardown and rebuild of select sections of trail this year. To do so we need the dirt to pack, so we are running over 900 feet of hose in places to get that moisture we need for lips, landing, and berms. I believe the biggest reason we have dried out so fast this year is the wind. It strips the moisture quicker than the sun.

Lower Rock Star has been closed and detoured all week. We have wrapped that up, it’s tested and good to go now. We pushed the size to grade ratio a little far on the re-build last year. We know what we were trying to do, make you fly through there with no brakes. Unfortunately, there was too much pedaling to make it work properly. We have extended the lips on takeoffs, rolled out a few features to carry speed and filled in some drainage to allow for big transfers. Shazam is seeing some love this week as well. There are a few 3 packs of jumps that come at the intermediate rider a little quick, so we extended the take offs and landings and opened up the line. There are a few berms that received the pulled up and steepening to boot.

We have started brushing back some of the trails this week. With the wet spring and the blazing sun of June, the foliage has crept into some of the ride lines sooner than normal. We have started with the worst in the XC trails but watch for this to continue over the summer.


The Dag’s Whip off Jump is complete now! The boys tested it on Friday and say it’s the smoothest it’s ever been! Please respect this jump and roll into it the first few times. It is different every year so it may not send you the same as it did last year.


That is all for this week. More changes happen every day the crew works. See you on the trails.

LaterCam

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