2014 Sun Peaks Bike Park Update #5
With only a day’s time standing in the way of lift accessed descents, the Sun Peaks Bike Park is ready to ride and we’re chomping at the bit to get out there! Mother Nature has shown her love for her fellow cyclists (we just assume she rides, why wouldn’t she?) providing the perfect amount of precipitation over the past couple weeks, making for perfect conditions for fine tuning all the new features and revamped sections of existing trail.
The old wooden wall ride on ‘Steam Shovel’ has been a fun feature for years, but time had finally caught up with it and an alternative was needed. You’ll now find a drop leading you into a giant berm in its wake, checking speeds before the final jump line which has also seen a complete makeover.
![Steam Shovel 2014]()
Last summer we were able to completely rework most of Smooth Smoothie with a wider trail full of berms and small features, which has now been completed all the way to the bottom thanks to a couple days of machine time. This buffed and flowy trail is great for beginners to get a feel of the park, and for riders of all levels to shake off the rust before stepping up to more advanced trails.
Oh yeah, did we mention the Anthill Films crew brought Matt Hunter and Thomas Vanderham up to session the park yesterday, filming a segment for an upcoming Sony Dream Capture video using the versatile Sony Action Cam? We won’t spoil your viewing experience by leaking any more details, but it sounds like they’ve got yet another awesome video in the works. The guys were stoked with the pre-season trail conditions out there, and they’re all yours to shred with lift access starting tomorrow! We snapped a few shots as they dropped into ‘Homerun’, stay tuned for the video coming soon.
![The Anthill Films crew shooting a segment for an upcoming Sony Dream Capture video]()
As always please scope out any new features before riding them, as many of your favourite trails have seen substantial changes since your last ride. We hope to see all your smiling faces out on the trails tomorrow morning, and we wish you all a great first day in the park!
- Sun Peaks Bike Park Team
The old wooden wall ride on ‘Steam Shovel’ has been a fun feature for years, but time had finally caught up with it and an alternative was needed. You’ll now find a drop leading you into a giant berm in its wake, checking speeds before the final jump line which has also seen a complete makeover.
Last summer we were able to completely rework most of Smooth Smoothie with a wider trail full of berms and small features, which has now been completed all the way to the bottom thanks to a couple days of machine time. This buffed and flowy trail is great for beginners to get a feel of the park, and for riders of all levels to shake off the rust before stepping up to more advanced trails.
Oh yeah, did we mention the Anthill Films crew brought Matt Hunter and Thomas Vanderham up to session the park yesterday, filming a segment for an upcoming Sony Dream Capture video using the versatile Sony Action Cam? We won’t spoil your viewing experience by leaking any more details, but it sounds like they’ve got yet another awesome video in the works. The guys were stoked with the pre-season trail conditions out there, and they’re all yours to shred with lift access starting tomorrow! We snapped a few shots as they dropped into ‘Homerun’, stay tuned for the video coming soon.
As always please scope out any new features before riding them, as many of your favourite trails have seen substantial changes since your last ride. We hope to see all your smiling faces out on the trails tomorrow morning, and we wish you all a great first day in the park!
- Sun Peaks Bike Park Team
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last year, the berms on steam shovel creators that were a foot deep and multiple of them. Silver Star is a much better mountain!
4 people are not enough for a mountain that size plus i here you guys want to expand the bike park to another hill but I think a few people will agree with me, you guys are at least 10 years from that ever happening because the amount of work that would have to go into the trails would be to much,...... oh don't even get me started on how people work now a days !! thats a funny topic because It would go for long time.
P.S. sometimes people spell things incorrectly, and dont catch it. DEAL WITH IT.