Mountain biking the slopes
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Mountain biking the slopes
I see where you can mountain bike the slopes of Sundance and others during the summer. Quesetion: how do you get the bikes up the mountain? They mention you can buy a lift ticket. Sounds fun. Gp
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Greg,
It sounds like you haven't mountain biked before. At least at a ski area. Be sure to stick to the green trails because you are often on actual ski runs = steep! It hurts a lot to fall (unlike skiing).
Sundance is one of the most beautiful places in the world. You'll love it!
It sounds like you haven't mountain biked before. At least at a ski area. Be sure to stick to the green trails because you are often on actual ski runs = steep! It hurts a lot to fall (unlike skiing).
Sundance is one of the most beautiful places in the world. You'll love it!
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We did the downhill bike at Whister a few years ago. Although I bike a lot on paved trails and a little on rolling mountain bike trails through the woods near home and near Jasper, this was totally different.
We went with a guide as a group. We rode the lift up with the bikes on back, got off at the top and jumped on the bikes. First we had to bike uphill a ways at altitude to get to the route we would take down. Then we stood on our bikes with brakes on as we slide down a rock covered service road most of the way down the mountain. It just wasn't what I expected. No time to enjoy the view or surroundings. The rock was big and rough. Someone fell each time down and really got skinned anywhere exposed. The type of trip I went on was basically for speed and thrills.
We went with a guide as a group. We rode the lift up with the bikes on back, got off at the top and jumped on the bikes. First we had to bike uphill a ways at altitude to get to the route we would take down. Then we stood on our bikes with brakes on as we slide down a rock covered service road most of the way down the mountain. It just wasn't what I expected. No time to enjoy the view or surroundings. The rock was big and rough. Someone fell each time down and really got skinned anywhere exposed. The type of trip I went on was basically for speed and thrills.