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<\/p>\nLast month Andee and I headed out to Whistler.\u00a0 For those of you that aren\u2019t familiar, Whistler is the Mecca of mountain biking.\u00a0 It\u2019s home to one of the largest bike parks in the world with over 90 trails split between 4 sections (5 if you include skills area), across three mountain faces.\u00a0 It\u2019s both impressive and completely intimidating, upon first glance.<\/p>\n
The mountain supports an impressively wide range of skill levels, with trails for all ages.\u00a0 Okay\u2026 not ALL ages, you still need to be able to ride a bike.\u00a0 But make no mistake, we saw plenty of 5 and 6-year-old kids shreddin\u2019 down the mountain. \u00a0But if you can ride a bike and want to get on the mountain, they have something you can ride.<\/p>\n
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Neither of us had ever ridden in a bike park.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had experience with skate parks, BMX tracks, state parks with mountain bike trails in them\u2026\u00a0 but NONE of those is a Bike Park.\u00a0 So, the first impression was a bit draw-dropping.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been riding a long time and, in all honesty, I was a bit intimidated.\u00a0 I can only imagine how my wife was feeling.\u00a0 She had never even ridden in the mountains yet. So this had to be a scary scene, although she never let it show.<\/p>\n
The first thing we had to do is go get our rental bikes.\u00a0 Thankfully I had gone the day before to scope out the area and figure out where we were supposed to go.\u00a0 The web site for Whistler is not that helpful, and if you\u2019ve rented from the Whistler Blackcomb site, you\u2019re kinda on your own to figure out where you\u2019re supposed to go.\u00a0 However once you get down to where the lifts are, you\u2019ll eventually find it.<\/p>\n
Once we had our rental bikes, couple of GT Fury\u2019s, we met our guide out front.\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Look, if you\u2019ve never been there.\u00a0 You\u2019re going to want a guide.\u00a0 Just for a couple of hours at the very least.\u00a0 They\u2019ll show you how to approach and mount the bikes on the lift, which in itself is a daunting task.\u00a0 In fact, I\u2019d say that dealing with the lifts was the most stressing part of the day. (secret note: The outside hook, is actually WAY EASIER.)\u00a0 The guides are great, and will show you trail connections you\u2019d probably miss on your own.\u00a0 They\u2019ll give you riding tips if you need them and general information which you\u2019ll be appreciative of later. But most of all they\u2019ll figure out what level you\u2019re at and choose trails accordingly.\u00a0 Keep in mind, they will challenge you, to keep your progression moving.\u00a0 After about 2 hours, they\u2019ll release you into the park on your own.<\/p>\n
We rode a lot of different trails, and we didn\u2019t even make it to the upper half of the mountain!\u00a0 After a couple of rides down EZ Does It, we moved on to B-Line, to get used to the bikes handling.\u00a0 With giant smiles on our faces, we kept looking for more. Golden Triangle, Ho Chi Min, and Ninja Cougar!\u00a0 The wife had a scare on Ninja Cougar.\u00a0 But she recovered, thankfully with no injuries and finished out the day.<\/p>\n
I HIGHLY recommend getting an all-day lift pass and bike rental.\u00a0 Because once you\u2019ve gone down the mountain at speed, with arms burning, you\u2019re not going to want to leave.\u00a0 So get your lessons and guide out of the way early.\u00a0 Your soul will thank you.<\/p>\n
As you read this, the wife and I are currently planning a return trip.\u00a0 And will probably make this an annual event.\u00a0 We were thinking of planning the trip to coincide with Crankworx next year, but I\u2019m not sure I want to do that?\u00a0 We went this year on Canada Day which was about two weeks before Crankworx, and the lines were short.\u00a0 I liked it being a little slower, we could get a lot of rides in.<\/p>\n
At any rate.\u00a0 If you ride mountain bikes, do yourself a HUGE favor.\u00a0 Go visit Whistler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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