RIP No Joke....

[FlipFantasia]

you were my favourite for high speed chainless haulage....you'll be missed.... :(
http://www.whistlerbike.com/information/updates/update13.htm

[cruzer]

i was hoping to get up to no joke this week - the article says it is open to bearcub - where abouts is that exactly and what trails can still be reached from the closure ?

[Chief]

the road like freight train step up area

[Rampage14]

i was so stoked to ride the manager the other day, has anyone tried dropping it?

[Team2K]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

[Samg]

been coming for a while, and all because of some pesky frogs so i hear....

[Acadian]

I'm out of the loop - why is it closing?

[FlipFantasia]

been coming for a while, and all because of some pesky frogs so i hear....
huh? not quite.....no joke runs right through two woods sections that are being cleared for the womens dh course for the olympics....has nothing to do with tailed frogs.....

[Luudwig]

huh? not quite.....no joke runs right through two woods sections that are being cleared for the womens dh course for the olympics....has nothing to do with tailed frogs.....

Hmmm I hope they will leave some trees standing on the mountain when they finish all that construction...I wonder how much the bitchin' would occur if that clear cutting were done to construct MTB trails instead of the ski trails.

[Dude]

Great comment, and yeah...lots of bitching and moaning if it were clear cutting for MTB.

But, it is private land, so what can we do.

I expect the crew already has put in place a contingency plan to cut an entirely new line that will circumvent the Olympic construction. So, we'll be without No Joke for the rest of this season, but I bet something even better next year.

On that note, I'm stepping up the sense of urgency to get up there this week. Likely take Wednesday or Thursday off to ride.

Corey Anderson? Do you have any calls you need to make in Whistler? ;)

TheRob: early up, early down. Easy peasy.

[FlipFantasia]

I just hope they build a new trail as flowy as no joke was.....the other garby stuff is good, but just never gets ya in the groove like NJ did.....

[Shrew]

Thank god! Longer original sin/goats gully PLZ:D:D

[Sharon]

Hmmm I hope they will leave some trees standing on the mountain when they finish all that construction...I wonder how much the bitchin' would occur if that clear cutting were done to construct MTB trails instead of the ski trails.

why would they clear cut for a mountain bike trail???

you should check out what they're doing for the new Piccolo lift if you're concerned about tree cutting!

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8567/lift2nq.jpg

[the Master Plan Dan]

LOL! looks like the pushed a lawn mower up the side of the mountain!

I like trees!

[M@M]

Thank god! Longer original sin/goats gully PLZ:D:D
I second that!

[surfinguru]

Wow, super glad we were up there last week and got to ride it before it was closed. Definitely was a super fun trail.

[bricktop]

this isnt gonna effect freight train is it

[kookboy]

I'll post an obituary.

It will read :

No Joke was a good run. He was always there, rain or shine.
Although at times he may have gotten a little rough around the edges,
he was always there to give you a helping hand and knock you around when you needed it.

Here here !

No Joke !

[the Master Plan Dan]

Heads bowed... tears.. silently...

She/He will be missed!

So who's up for Frieght Train? No Joke wouldn't want us to sit around weep over it! Get on with it!

No Joke! (Hand thrust into air above head!)

[Luudwig]

why would they clear cut for a mountain bike trail???

you should check out what they're doing for the new Piccolo lift if you're concerned about tree cutting!

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8567/lift2nq.jpg

They wouldn't of course. I was just trying to be a little sarcastic because it seems anything to do with MTB causes a controversy (environmental or otherwise) whereas other s*it appears to go ahead with comparatively no problems (e.g. no M. C. types jumping up and down, etc.).

[FlipFantasia]

oh don't worry, the process for approvals for cutting of the new dh runs for the olympics was EXTREMELY involved, a very large environmental assessment process was completed......I know it all to well........the new lift on the other hand........

[DaveM]

Hey Flip, satisfy my curiousity.....how do they get a machine in there to dig the holes for the lift tower bases? The terrain looks pretty rugged and I never see a road. It's always been a mystery in my pea-brain.

[the flying moose]

Hey Flip, satisfy my curiousity.....how do they get a machine in there to dig the holes for the lift tower bases? The terrain looks pretty rugged and I never see a road. It's always been a mystery in my pea-brain.

i watched on show on the construction of a cable car system such as chairlift. they used choppers to fly everything in and place it.

[FlipFantasia]

Hey Flip, satisfy my curiousity.....how do they get a machine in there to dig the holes for the lift tower bases? The terrain looks pretty rugged and I never see a road. It's always been a mystery in my pea-brain.
I didn't do anything related to the new lift, from what I understand they brought equipment in the snow.....aside from that, I'm pretty ignorant on that issue!

[C.Lee]

whats no joke like? ive never done it before

[the Master Plan Dan]

A whole lotta goodness...

[bcbud]

whats no joke like? ive never done it before

And you never will.....

[the Master Plan Dan]

And you never will.....

LOL!

That sounds so... mean!

But it just made me realise that I will never again be able to ride it again! All this time it felt like... Awww this season it is over... but it will be back again next year!

Crap... now I am super happy that I rode this weekend past.

Dan

[FlipFantasia]

yeah, had I known sunday was the last day I would've hit it up after I got back from doing disneyland, although I think I didn't get in till gone 7 anyway.....glad I banged off 3 laps of it last wed night.......it was that good....

[kookboy]

And you never will.....

Of course ... had we all known ...

Well... to the people that were complaining all season long about the ruts and bumps down No Joke ... :fu:

And to everyone else enjoying it :rocker:

There will always be more to come ... hopefully they'll build a big brother to No Joke.

[IFO]

i miss No joke already...

8-(

does this also mean duffman and no duff aswell are gone ??

what about the link up section where no joke and freight train merged.. i loved the wooden peir style drop... hopefulyl that isnt gone aswell

[FlipFantasia]

it's only really no joke above hwy86 that's being majorly impacted....

[Mani_UT]

it's only really no joke above hwy86 that's being majorly impacted....


Yeah most of it was still rideable yesterday (from the little gap over the stream). Today it's all gone from the bottom of the orange chair up... glad I got to ride it a few more times! Hopefully something great will replace it next year. One may hope :D

[freerider guy]

so how does one get to the top of the creekside gondola to do more freight train?

[hpman]

Ride Goat's Gully and when Goat's gully ended, stay on the main track (use Bear cub, don't go into In Deep)) and the creekside gondola is just at 300m ahead.

[bcbud]

Saw a logging truck come down under Fitz today, LOADED with new fallen trees, they are getting it done quick me thinks....

[Samg]

no joke was closed all the way down to creekside gondi today, not sure if thats permanent or not. (ie no entrance at the mini creek gap)

[Dantes Inferno]

meh, if there gonna clear cut over trails might as well do it at a ski hill huh.

the bike park is still expanding, no need to worry.

[bcbud]

no joke was closed all the way down to creekside gondi today, not sure if thats permanent or not. (ie no entrance at the mini creek gap)

From Bear Cub down to the Creekside Gondy, No Joke is no more, never to be open again in its current state....thats what this thread is about.....

[FlipFantasia]

From Bear Cub down to the Creekside Gondy, No Joke is no more, never to be open again in its current state....thats what this thread is about.....
jeff, you won a draw prize tonight, think it was just a kokanee tee though........maybe next week you'll score better.... ;)

[bcbud]

How'd I finish though? I was chainless and Seb said I was fast......
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n87/bcbud2/joyride.jpg
nice one of Toddski....

[FlipFantasia]

sweet pic! I can't remember to be honest, I was just pissed cause my rear wheel fell off on the upper section and then my chain fell off! most bizarre thing I've ever had happen to me in a race! oh well, good times regardless and it seemed to come together for the lower section......damn lower joyride is one of my favs!

[wysiwyg]

Should have more pics up later today/tmrw, more likely tmrw as were off to the shore, lack of bike for me means im back to my roots with some HT pride!

A lot of the pics are crap from today my site explains why, if you went later rather than earlier you may have an OK. pic.

What were you wearing flip, and whered you go down?

[FlipFantasia]

the pic above is me! I went down just were joyride runs along schleyer.....everything was running full steam ahead by the time I got to lower joyride!

[kookboy]

Hawaii 5-0 brotha. Nice shirt :)

[fitchy]

so im guessing frieght train is closed to all down there.

[bcbud]

so im guessing frieght train is closed to all down there.

No the Train is open, it never had a section where they are cutting the trees, just above Bear Cub and below the Gondy was all they built.....

[freerider guy]

Ride Goat's Gully and when Goat's gully ended, stay on the main track (use Bear cub, don't go into In Deep)) and the creekside gondola is just at 300m ahead.

how the hell did u know that when u apparently live in the french riviera. and if its only 300m down bear cub; how did i not know that.

[kookboy]

I ride top of Freight down to the stepup and then around the corner on bearcub, hop onto O Sin and then take a left down Pony trail and 1/2 way down you can hop back onto Freight down to the mid station. Did that line a few times tonight. Works good.

[motorp]

I ride top of Freight down to the stepup and then around the corner on bearcub, hop onto O Sin and then take a left down Pony trail and 1/2 way down you can hop back onto Freight down to the mid station. Did that line a few times tonight. Works good.

Hey Kookboy, Pony Trail is closed from just above the step up above Goat's G. There is a lot of construction there and you will not be popular taking that route. Maybe you meant taking a left on Bear Cub after Goat's. That is the way to get to Creekside Mid and Freight Train. We have to recpect the constuction closures as there is logging, blasting, excavation and a lot of heavy equipment. If peple poach these areas and cause hazzards, the whole zone, yes Garbanzo, will get closed for all biking.

[Clownshoe]

Hey Kookboy, Pony Trail is closed from just above the step up above Goat's G. There is a lot of construction there and you will not be popular taking that route. Maybe you meant taking a left on Bear Cub after Goat's. That is the way to get to Creekside Mid and Freight Train. We have to recpect the constuction closures as there is logging, blasting, excavation and a lot of heavy equipment. If peple poach these areas and cause hazzards, the whole zone, yes Garbanzo, will get closed for all biking.

Pro is right. Please stay off of Pony Trail or you'll wreck it for everyone. Plus you might get blown up or have a tree fall on your head.

[cervo]

BOOM!!!... ok it's not funny... am leaving... lol

[kookboy]

Pro is right. Please stay off of Pony Trail or you'll wreck it for everyone. Plus you might get blown up or have a tree fall on your head.

Sorry guys. My trail names are off. I just looked at the ski map. It's Bear Cub that I took down and not Pony Trial.

Riding yesterday was busy after work. Garbo was closed down leaving everyone on the lower mtn. :crybaby: