Whister – Doing it Right – AM, XC, DH
The weather this Junuary has been cold and wet. Truly uninspiring riding conditions!
Its even too wet to ride! Fortunately last weekend we were distracted by the
MEC North Shore Bike Fest and Revenge
of the Ripper races. I had a committment on the weekend so we decided to
head up to Whistler for some drier riding and get as much as we could in!
The first day we waited for the rain to stop then headed to Pemberton which
is 400m lower, usually warmer and drier. And it was! We explored a bit more
around One Mile Lake where they’ve been doing some great work on the trails
there!
New map of One Mile area.
We were going to ride the Bike Park but given the fact we melt like sugar
in the rain we opted to wait a day and get some downhill runs in when the trails
dried a bit. The trails in the Bike Park drain well! We saw people leaving
the day before and they were covered in MUD! Today, not so bad. The trails
were tacky and pretty fast.
Climbing up to the techy trails
Lee on Angry Pirate
Lee on the GLC Drop
After a few runs in the park we wanted to get some cardio in and check out
the one of the days of the Betty
and Veronica race. The course will still be challenging even taking out
the loop on Numb.
The new Sea to Sky trail is way nicer then the Green Lake Loop!
So there you have it, Whistler has a lot of different kinds of riding for
your mood. We even took in a movie – Prometheus -lame, and had dinner for 50%
off at The Mongolie Grill!