August 8, 2008 |
The Cat is Out of the Bag!
After a long build process the Ninja Cougar trail is finally open and by all accounts it was worth the wait. The trail is a flowy blue run with wide bridge sections, perfect berms, and imported dirt and features already armored sections where we expect the braking to take place. Whether you are riding a hard tail or plush dually this trail will put a smile on your face and have you coming back for more. We will be kicking it oldschool with this trail and plan to close it when conditions get really wet in the hope of maintaining its flowing smooth surface. Also new this week, we have opened up sections of Tyler Morland's DH trail. The yet-to-be-named DH course is the track for the Canadian National DH taking place on the 17th of August. If you want to see some of the gnarliest racing on two wheels, you should check this race out.
Cranworx is upon us and this place looks like a beehive with all the industrious workers getting things done. Look at the schedule of events to make sure you don't miss any of the action as there is a lot going on! Having said that, with all the racing and style events there are bound to be closures of trails each day of the festival. I have been working with Crankworx organizers, trail crew and patrol to try to identify what closures will take place on each day and what follows is a detailed list of what those are. Please give this a read and understand that we are trying to give you the most information possible so you can plan your riding and spectating around the events.
With the one of the world's largest mountain biking festival comes many great events and races. While the majority of our trails will remain open throughout Crankworx, there will be a few trail closures mainly affecting the Boneyard, Double Vision and A-Line. As a bonus to all riders, through the festivities we are opening the Park and lifts at 0930 for August 9th to 13th and at 0900 from the 14th to 17th. - Enjoy!
- Brian
Cranworx is upon us and this place looks like a beehive with all the industrious workers getting things done. Look at the schedule of events to make sure you don't miss any of the action as there is a lot going on! Having said that, with all the racing and style events there are bound to be closures of trails each day of the festival. I have been working with Crankworx organizers, trail crew and patrol to try to identify what closures will take place on each day and what follows is a detailed list of what those are. Please give this a read and understand that we are trying to give you the most information possible so you can plan your riding and spectating around the events.
With the one of the world's largest mountain biking festival comes many great events and races. While the majority of our trails will remain open throughout Crankworx, there will be a few trail closures mainly affecting the Boneyard, Double Vision and A-Line. As a bonus to all riders, through the festivities we are opening the Park and lifts at 0930 for August 9th to 13th and at 0900 from the 14th to 17th. - Enjoy!
| Saturday August 9th | |
|---|---|
| 10am – 8pm | Slalom Closed - Training |
| 10:30am – 2:30pm | Garbanzo DH Course Closed - Training Monster Energy Garbanzo DH (Limited Access to Garbanzo Trails) |
| Sunday August 10th | |
| 10am – 8pm | Garbanzo DH Course Closed - Training Monster Energy Garbanzo DH (Limited Access to Garbanzo Trails) |
| Tuesday August 12th | |
| 10am – 2 pm | A-Line Closed - Jim Bean Air Downhill DH Training |
| 4pm – 7pm | Boneyard Closed – Monster Energy Slopestyle Training |
| Wednesday August 13th | |
| 10am – 7pm | A-Line Closed - Jim Bean Air Downhill DH Race |
| 1 pm - 8pm | Boneyard Closed Training VW Trick & Monster Energy Slopestyle |
| Thursday August 14th | |
| 10am – 2pm | Double Vision Closed - Training for Giant Slalom |
| 3pm – 8pm | Boneyard Closed - VW Trick Showdown |
| Friday August 15th | |
| 10am – 8pm | Double Vision Closed - Giant Slalom Event |
| 10am – 8pm | Boneyard Closed – Monster Energy Slopestyle - Training |
| Saturday August 16th | |
| 10am – 8pm | Boneyard Closed – Monster Energy Slopestyle |
| 10am – 2pm | Canadian Open DH Course Closed (Joyride & Schleyer) - Training |
| Sunday August 17th | |
| 10am – 8pm | Canadian Open DH Course Closed (Joyride & Schleyer) |
- Brian