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Keystone Bike Park Opening 2009

Editor — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:45:44 +0000

Be a part of the new adrenalin rush available at Keystone Bike Park, namely the Keystone Bike Park. Pack up your mountain bike and ensure you get to the park to be one of the first people to make use of this magnificent facility, on the 26th of June 2009. A chairlift will take you to some of the more challenging parts of the Colorado Mountains, to enjoy beginner and advanced downhill challenges filled with rock drops and high speed stretches.

For more information on the exciting bike trails, log onto the resort website at http://keystone.snow.com/info/biking.asp

Date: 26 June, 2009
Venue: Keystone Resort
City: Keystone, Colorado
Country: United States of America

Mountain Biking Adventures at Fernie Alpine

Editor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:55:34 +0000

If you are looking for an amazing summer experience and are keen on mountain biking, make Fernie Alpine Resort in Canada your vacation destination. Choose from a wide variety of mountain biking trails, camps, events and more. Mountain biking at Fernie Alpine Resort is an adventure you won’t want to miss.

Fernie Alpine boasts over 30 mountain biking trails. These range in difficulty levels. Double black means the trail is “extreme”; black means “most difficult”; blue is “more difficult”; and green is “easy”. Only experts should attempt the triple black trails at Fernie. Triple black mountain biking trails at Fernie Alpine include Kodiak Karnage with access at Mr. Berms and Aggravated Assault with many trying technical sections. If you are not very experienced or are looking for a relaxing ride, try out the green trails, such as Silk & Manchuria, Larch Trail, Honey Bee and Eville. The majority of the trails are classified blue. Each of these mountain biking trails at Fernie Alpine offers you a unique experience with different features and stunning scenery.

Mountain biking is big at Fernie Alpine, so there is even more on offer than just biking trails. Private lessons are offered to individuals of all ages and riding levels. Professionals will teach you new techniques and help you to hone your skills. You can book either a half day (3 hours) or full day (6 hours) session. Fernie is home to the marvelous Dirty Girls Mountain Bike Camps. These camps are specifically aimed at women and were carefully created by women. Exceptional female instructors assist beginner and intermediate riders to grown in confidence and develop their skills, all in a relaxed, fun-filled atmosphere. The first camp has already been run with the second to follow in August. During the camp, individuals will enjoy a bike maintenance seminar, skill sessions and instructional trail rides. There are also various clinics held which include topics such as braking, cornering, manual jumps and so forth. Rentals are available for those who do not have their own mountain bikes.

Another exciting mountain biking experience on offer at Fernie Alpine is the Thursday Night Mountain Bike Series. Entry is $5 per race and participants must register before 6:30 at the Mountain Adventure Center. Great prizes are on offer for racers in the various categories. After the race, participants can enjoy a drink at Kelsey’s.

The thrilling Fernie Full Throttle Mountain Bike Festival will be taking place on from the 24th to the 26th of August. This is set to be an amazing mountain biking event at Fernie Alpine that will include outdoor movies, contests, a beer garden, pancake breakfast, live music, a family play area and more. If you are an avid mountain biker, head off to Fernie Alpine this summer for fun that never ends!

Mountain Biking at Ski Resorts – Snow Skiing

Editor — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:35:32 +0000

Ski resorts are not just for skiers, anymore. Many now provide bicyclists with great summertime fun.

During the last 10 years, this trend has blossomed. According to the IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association), over 170 North American ski resorts now provide mountain-biking options. This number should continue to grow – ski resorts are seeing the opportunity for summer revenue, and many bicyclists now visit these new mountain trails.

Ski resorts are a natural choice for summer biking. They already have road access, gear shops and restaurants. They have beautiful scenery. Their dirt maintenance roads can become easy trails for beginners. Their open ski runs, once free of snow, are perfect terrain for constructing single-track biking trails.

Many ski resorts have gone a step further – for a fee, they whisk bikers and their bikes to the upper slopes, using ski lifts or gondolas. For many bikers, this is far preferable to slowly pedaling uphill on their own. It’s particularly appreciated by beginners, users of heavier full-suspension mountain bikes, and bikers that want to maximize their time spent riding downhill.

These new resorts may also offer bike rentals, lessons, guided tours, color-coded trail maps, easy loops around the flat base areas, and obstacle-strewn “terrain parks”. Some areas, such as Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia, also put on biking competitions and festivals.

A sampler of these new bike-resorts includes:

Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia;
Vail, Colorado;
Mount Snow, Vermont;
Deer Valley, Utah;
Mammoth Mountain, California.
Crystal Mountain, Washington.