Side Track!!!!

[ryant]

DOPE!!!! thats all!

If anyone has any pix of it post em!! such a rad trail!

Great addition!

[IFO]

finally open i take it ?

[bcbud]

mmmmm very nice addition to Garbo Zone, flowy table and gappers and hippers, and there is multiple lines and hits, some are rather large, and lower NoDuff is bermed out a little too before GT.....nice job mother nature for providing the rain needed to get this sucker open.....

[ryant]

78 DAYS!!!!! GOOD GOD MAN!!! that rules!!!!! HAHAHAHA

[axisofevelknievel]

78 DAYS!!!!! GOOD GOD MAN!!! that rules!!!!! HAHAHAHA

78 days? Where did that number come from? Seeing as how it was under closed all last summer as well, I would guess the number should be higher.

[Dan CH]

under bcbud's name it sais he was up 78+ days in '04, im jealous!


And side track is sweeeeeeeeeet

[bcbud]

Right now I have 72 days, gonna break my record, not enough runs though.....

[gnof]

sidetrack is freaking awesome. so smooth, so nice

[McTB]

Sidetrack is awesome! It's butter-smooth right now. Hit it before the braking bumps develop.

One weird thing tho: after the jumps there's a flat straightaway and it looked like an option trail broke off starting with a dirt roll in to a step-up onto a rock. It didn't look normal Bike park style though because there was chunder everywhere but the jump looked well built. I got onto the rock but the only way off was a 15 to 20 footer to a very flat wide landing. No tire tracks. I had to hike back up to the trail. I hope they either finish the drop (build up a tranny) or rope off the entrance because the potential for disaster is there.

[ryant]

McTB, that step up your talking about is actually the second part to a much bigger stunt. next time your there take a look up up up and across the trail, there is a nice big road/trail gap which crosses over top of Side Track down into the gully you mentioned and into the step up onto the rock. I assume this is a movie stunt as there is now way they'd ever ever open something like that for the masses. Well at least I hope not.

R

[mattj]

Yeah the drops you guys are seeing are Schley's drops from Unchained.

Something must have really changed about the lower one cause last year it was almost 30' to a super-steep tranny. Gotta check it out and see what's going on...


-m

[McTB]

30'?
I think you're using the Bender tape measure

[peachy-B]

huh? i was there this saturday and didn't see this at all. where is it?

[.Robinson]

thats my new favorite trail,if it was like 30x longer though.....super fun,sickest dual case/dual bottom out!!! on the first hip, loved every millisecond of it!

[Dan CH]

i wish i hadnt followed you at that point curtis:( but its sooo much fun!

[Jerry-Rig]

trail doesn't exist.....

[mattj]

It exists I've seen it on the intraweeb


-m

[kookboy]

*waves hand*

trail doesn't exist ...





... get it ?

[ryant]

understood, carry on....

Mods ditch this thread!!! :)

[bcbud]

....its on the trail map for Pete's sake.....

[ryant]

DAMNIT foiled again!!! HAHAHAHHAH

[fuzzycatnuts]

Anyone ever cheak the cutting done for a trail off frieght train that comes out at the start of dirt merchent? Looks like its gonna be super fun.

[the Master Plan Dan]

Oh man I rode it for the first time yesterday... move over Dirt... I have found a new favorite trail.

The drop at the start should be bigger! So sick and smooth.

New Favorite Run...

Roundhouse down... pin it!

Freight (or what is left) to Sidetrack to A-Line to Biker X.

Great day there in the park!

The park is at it's best... congrats to the trail crew!


Dan

[connor]

Victor and I checked out those drops today.. yowza. those are big boy moves.. I think someone's been working on the lower tranny cause it looked pretty minty, but it's bigger than 15 for sure..

[peachy-B]

30' or 15' footer... whatever! it's HUGE. can't see the landing strip until you're pretty much near the cliff. crazy drop for sure. baaaaalls!

[Team2K]

picture of said drop/trails please so i can fantasize about hitting it next season when i can finally get back up there.

this not riding thing sucks! feed my need!

[dobie58]

pics>???

[the Master Plan Dan]

Going to head up tomrrow... film and pics will be available!

[connor]

pics>???

watch Unchained I guess..

[NeRo]

better than sex

[M@M]

better than sex
100% agree

[Hack On Wheels]

Just carry speed and don't crawl off of the drops and it should be super smooth.
Not that I cased a drop or anything...

[djb]

side track rocks.

[djb]

side track rocks. such a great combination of elements

[FlipFantasia]

best new trail on the mountain? heck yes!

[Jimmy-James]

i'm assuming that asking for directions for the bike park is different. if so how do you get to side track? i'm heading up friday
thanks

[kookboy]

Head down freight train and take your pick of gg's or down bear cub until you hit mid station, then back onto freight train past containers until you reach the fork. You will see a new run cut with a sign that says "Side Track" beside No Duff, Freight train and Duffman. Enjoy.

For the drops, get some speed. They are mini drop/gap/step down's and fun. It's a very enjoyable trail providing you've got a lot of speed. :)

[seand]

Ill try and remember to helmet-cam it this weekend. most likely, I will forget...i often remember to forget these sorts of things.

in the least, some pics or vids for sure.

[kookboy]

I had my digicam in my pack, but was riding solo and couldn't force myself to stop and take scenery shots. :)

[seand]

kook - you going to be riding around there Fri or Sat?

[kookboy]

kook - you going to be riding around there Fri or Sat?

won't be riding until thanksgiving. Packing/Moving into a new place. :)

[Jimmy-James]

Head down freight train and take your pick of gg's or down bear cub until you hit mid station, then back onto freight train past containers until you reach the fork. You will see a new run cut with a sign that says "Side Track" beside No Duff, Freight train and Duffman. Enjoy.

For the drops, get some speed. They are mini drop/gap/step down's and fun. It's a very enjoyable trail providing you've got a lot of speed. :)


thanks dude, i always get confused getting from the first part of freight train after the big step up to the lower part. Is bear cub the best way now?
thanks agaiin

[kookboy]

Depends on what you like. Bear cub, you can haul or have some fun down GG's.

[Jimmy-James]

gg is goats gully right? does is meet up with frieght train farthur down than bear cub?

[seand]

You know that aweful corner on bear's cub that hooks to the left and then curves back to the right? It puts you just above the wallride area on your right? Goat's Gully cuts that s-corner section off and shoots you straight into a perfect run-in to that wallride area.

yep.

[Jimmy-James]

shweet, i'll be up friday. i'll be on a sx, with 3 others, a gspot, gemini and a bighit.
say hey

[seand]

Alright! If you see a baby blue intense, feel free to kick me over :)

[Jimmy-James]

Alright! If you see a baby blue intense, feel free to kick me over :)


haha, sure, i'd prefer a topless hug but whatever

[Jimmy-James]

one more question... is the garbo shair closed on weekdays? Can you take the gondola up to the garbo zone? if so is it pretty easy to find your way?
thanks

[connor]

yeah, you take the gondy to the top, then go mach 25 down for like a min, watch for water bars, they are nasty. You will miss the first part of OS or Freight train, unless you want to climb up to the top of Garbo chair.

[the Master Plan Dan]

Excellent run!

Dan

[bcbud]

yeah, you take the gondy to the top, then go mach 25 down for like a min, watch for water bars, they are nasty. You will miss the first part of OS or Freight train, unless you want to climb up to the top of Garbo chair.

Gondy is closed for the rest of the season, Garbo is open til the end. I was hanging out by guest relations and the ticket booth yesterday, sooo many people getting turned away from sightseeing, "What? Its Closed? Only weekends? I'm only here til Friday? WTF?" People need to do some research before booking their vacations. Kinda wierd its closed before the Bike Park closes.....

[seand]

Gondy is closed for the season...heh..cute.

So they have the garbo chair open then every day until the end of huckfest?

[the Master Plan Dan]

^^^^ yep!

[seand]

well that is nice of them :) Friday should be happy and empty up top then!

[kookboy]

I wonder if they'll extend the season again. Would be nice :)

[thebigchin]

Excellent run!

Sit down, gimpy!

[Straw]

Sidetrack's getting nice and worked in...but there's that one drop to flatish landing that's getting pretty concret-eish now. It's not as smooth as it used to be!

Seand...I saw someone on a nice blue VPX today (friday) was that you?

[DaveM]

Yup, Sean was up there. I saw him getting on the lift on my second run, but didn't get a chance to shout out, then didn't see him for the rest of the day.

Sidetrack is definitely sweet.

[seand]

Nope, but I was on a blue 6.6 :)

Dave, you should have screamed at me :)

Sidetrack is definitely a trail you want to keep your flow and speed on. After the fall away and step-up on freight train, you don't wanna stop so you can get some good distance on the first drop on sidetrack.

What a trail! The whole trail has potential for being beyond awesome once some of the berms get bricked in and all the jumps get fully worked in. I still prefer freight train from that part down, but once ST gets some love and whatnot, it will be a tough choice. Right now, i can do without the area it dumps you into (not a fan of that part of duffman/golden triangle) but atleast you can head down to a-line from there which is a nice way to keep the sidetrack groove going.

Friday was an amazing day..Sat was good too but far more busy.