ianmathias

Legend!

"I just think that most of the people watching these races would much rather have a beer in their hand than an energy drink." Hell yes.

Anyone know the name of the trail and how to get to it? Would love to check it out next year.

Avids? I hear the call of my people!

I was lucky on a warranty of a set of Avid Elixir 9 Trails and got sent a set of Guides to replace them. The Guides are noticeably better all around... gotta agree with this review.

Great layout!

1st: Lacondeguy 2nd: Zink 2nd:Agassiz 3rd: Strait 4th: Semenuk 5th: Rheeder

Love the audio here. Great song, and it's cool to hear him on those brakes and bumps after landing... comin' in hot!

I've ridden it too and agree with Reignonme. They tried to be everything to everyone: The trail is open to uphill traffic until 11 when the tram opens, so they never steepened it enough to be a rowdy dh, but it's also so bumpy, gravely and steep enough that riding up is miserable. The video shows the bermed switchbacks nicely, but there also are a lot of turns that are tight, flat and low speed and overall flow is lacking. I don't mean to say that this trail isn't fun -- it is. If you can't have fun riding a bike downhill then something ain't right with you. And there are some nice whoops in there and occasional flow. But Snowbird is going to have to add more trails quickly to justify a $30 day pass ($10 even for season passholders!), especially with so many better trails nearby. This has become my go-to trail when I'm feeling totally bored with SLC and Park City's hundreds of other miles of great (free) trails... which isn't very often.