THERE IS MORE TO KNOW THAN YOU THINK
Whether it’s your first time in the park or it’s your first lap, it’s important to ride smart. Slow down before you speed up because crashes can happen often on your first lap. Ride a trail multiple times to get familiar with the features and equipment first so you can confidently push your limits without pushing your threshold.
FOLLOW THESE 3 STEPS WHEN STARTING TO RIDE
- Warm up the brain and body and inspect the trail at low speed.
- Lap a trail a few times and get to know the flow of the features.
- Start small and work your way up to faster speeds and larger features.
MATCH YOUR SKILL ON THE RIGHT TRAIL
All trails within the Bike Park are designated by colour-coded markers at the start of each descent. Work your way up to more advanced trails and features based on your progression, skill, and comfort level. Understand there are also two types of trails as well: Freeride and Technical and both types range from Beginner to Expert.
FREERIDE TRAILS: JUMPING SKILLS REQUIRED
Freeride trails are built by machines and contain manmade features including jumps, drops, gaps, wallrides, narrow surfaces, berms, and other natural or constructed features. Freeride trails are distinguished with an orange oval around the difficulty symbol.
BEGINNER
- Smooth, wide surfaces with gentle corners and rolling terrain.
- Designed for new bike park riders.
INTERMEDIATE
- Smooth surfaces on steeper terrain, including larger corners, rollers, and small jumps.
- Raised features like bridges and wallrides require jumping skills and speed.
- Suited for riders who have mastered all beginner freeride trails.
ADVANCED
- Mix of smooth and rough riding surfaces on steep and fast grades.
- Larger-man-made features including jumps, raised bridges, and steep wallrides.
- Advanced jumping skills required.
- Suited for riders who have mastered all intermediate freeride trails.
EXPERTS ONLY
- Trails with steep terrain and very fast speeds that require expert jumping skills.
- Mandatory jump features that require knowledge of gaps and landings.
- Suited for the most advanced riders only.
PRO LINE
- Largest gaps and mandatory jump features.
- Expert jumping skills required.
- Suited for professional riders only.
TECHNICAL TRAILS:
Technical trails are designed to embrace the rugged shape and terrain of the mountain, utilizing a majority of natural terrain features. Trails are typically hand-built and feature organic obstacles and stunts such as rocks, roots, logs, drops, jumps, and other natural or constructed features that require technical riding skills. Technical trails are identified by just their difficulty symbol.
BEGINNER
- Rougher singletrack trails with small rocks and roots.
- Designed for new bike park riders comfortable with beginner freeride trails.
INTERMEDIATE
- Rougher terrain with tighter corners and steeper grades.
- Larger natural obstacles, including roots and rocks.
- Suited for riders who have mastered all beginner trails.
ADVANCED
- Steep grades with large technical features, including rocks, roots, and drops.
- Technical handling through tight trees and rough sections.
- Suited for riders who have mastered all intermediate technical trails.
EXPERTS ONLY
- Steepest grades with the most technical features.
- Warming up on intermediate and advanced trails encouraged.
- Suited for the most advanced riders only.
PRO LINE
- Most difficult technical terrain on the mountain mixed with freeride features.
- Proficient handling of all bike skills required.
- Suited for professional riders only.
SUGGESTED TRAIL ROUTES
Not sure which trail to start on first? Get a point of view look at the first three suggested routes you should ride in the park if it’s your first time.
