British Columbia,
the land of plenty of downhill mountain biking opportunities! BC
is the destination of choice, with the highest concentration of lifting accessible
horse in North America.
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is located on Vancouver Island. Number of Gondola / lifts: 2 high speed chairlifts, The Hawk Six Pack & The Eagle Quad
# From trails / tracks: 17 tracks
Operating season: usually July 1st Canada Day in early September, Labor Day.
Difficulty: 18% easy, 35% more difficult 47% more difficult
Longest Run: Monster Mile, 1657 vertical feet, 1 mile (1.6 km) long
The total length of races: 37 km
Whistler
Whistler dominates ATV parks descent. Service Chairlifts over 4,800 foot vertical slopes full of adrenaline downhill gravity fed - soft greens to black couple single expert - there is a wide variety of courses to choose from.
Whistler is located in the coastal mountains of British Columbia and is approximately 115 kilometers from Vancouver.
Number of Gondola / lifts: 1 gondola, 2 Quads highspeed, 1 fixed grip chair
# Trails / runs: 50 marked trails, 3 competence centers, 4 jump parks
Operating season: usually from mid-May to Thanksgiving in October
Level of difficulty: Easy 17%, 19% Intermediate, Advanced 64%
Longest run: Freight Train, Length: 4.3 km / 1.66 miles, Vertical: 660m / 2165 '
Sun Peaks Resort
Sun Peaks claim to fame are their freeride camps with professional cyclists such as: Matt Hunter, Specialized Bicycles, and Graham Agassiz, Kona bicycles as coaches. Sun Peaks Resort is located 50 km north of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Gondola / Chair lifts: 1 cable car, the Sunburst Express, high speed quad equipped with shelves style roll
Number of tracks / Tracks: 29 tracks with 1954 vertical feet, for a period of + earth by area
Operating season: late June to late September
Level of difficulty: Easy 23%, 23% Intermediate, Advanced 54%
Longest run: Smoothie smooth 5 km
The total length of races: 70 km trail
Silver Star
Silver Star has a great mix of facts and of the natural terrain machine entertain all downhill bike lovers. Silver Star Mountain Resort is located only 22 km from Vernon, on the northern edge of the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.
Number of lifts Gondola / chair: 1 high speed chair Six Person (holds four bikes on roller racks per chair), travel time 7.5 min
# Trails / runs: 16 tracks of chaos hand gravity fed
Operating season: late June to mid-September
Difficulty: 15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 45% advanced
Longest run: Paradise trail - 10 km, 1600 vertical feet
Fernie
Fernie BC offers wide fluids legendary trails for beginner / intermediate riders, challenging steep and technical single track trails for advanced riders / machined experts.
Fernie Alpine Resort is located 5 km from the town of Fernie.
No lifts for summer operation: 1 High Speed Quad - Timber Express offers over 2,100 'vertical (works only on weekends), 1 Quad - President Elk
Number of tracks: 37 tracks and Skills Progression Park
Operating season: late June the week of Labor Day
Longest run: Megasauras (trail leads through three alpine bowls!)
Total 2162 vertical feet / 657 meters
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