WhistlerBike.com - New site/Map - New Trails

bjenko · 05-16-2007, 04:07 PM

Props to the new website at Whistlerbike.com! It looks really slick. And major props to the new map with satellite image overlay! Finally! Sooo much better and more accurate--now you actually can tell where you're at on the mountain!! Only issue I see now is the numbers on the map don't correspond with the trail names in the key. (Says GLC drops are in the Garbo Zone and so on)

Looking at the satellite overlay got me thinking about some new lines up in Garbanzo... I made up a fun image with some concept lines in Purple, yellow and blue giving ideas of how all that terrain up there could be used if possible. Obviously it would be a lot of work to carve these trails, but man they'd be epic runs. Just some ideas since everyone is clamoring for some more flowy singletrack up on Garbo!

It's a big image so I didn't want to imbed in this message:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4...erideasmn0.jpg

Thanks to the staff again for the new map.

Cooper · 05-16-2007, 04:13 PM

yeah the new site is waaaay better.
Good idea, we've all been thing about that, thanks, now I know where veryone thought it would go.

FlipFantasia · 05-16-2007, 05:06 PM

me and my coworker made that map.....

Roasted · 05-16-2007, 05:44 PM

Congrats looks great.

But are my eyes messed up but the trail names/numbers don't match the map?

FlipFantasia · 05-16-2007, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roasted

Congrats looks great.

But are my eyes messed up but the trail names/numbers don't match the map?

yeah not sure what they did there....we redid the legend, but they were doing there own, looks like they just used last years without checking the changes.....

FlipFantasia · 05-16-2007, 07:37 PM

apparently the web dept got a big ahead of themselves....it's being fixed....

Lady Gravity · 05-17-2007, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlipFantasia

apparently the web dept got a big ahead of themselves....it's being fixed....

ahaha good. i was trying to match up the trail names with the numbers and going...wtf

jzogaris · 05-17-2007, 05:59 AM

the new site is money

djb · 05-17-2007, 04:45 PM

Why so much legend?

I can understand a legend where the trails get crowded but I think the notion of a legend has become a matter of fact.

I think we should take a step back and think: "if there is room on the map, I will put the name of the trail on the map. Where the trails get crowded, I will revert to a legend."

Just a pet peave. Continue.

FlipFantasia · 05-17-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djb

Why so much legend?

I can understand a legend where the trails get crowded but I think the notion of a legend has become a matter of fact.

I think we should take a step back and think: "if there is room on the map, I will put the name of the trail on the map. Where the trails get crowded, I will revert to a legend."

Just a pet peave. Continue.

believe me, the trails are way to crowded to put trail names on top of them and at the scale we're working at it covers too much trail or clutters up the map too much. and you can't be labelling some and numbering others, there needs to be consistancy on the map.

Roasted · 05-17-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlipFantasia

apparently the web dept got a big ahead of themselves....it's being fixed....

Looks better. Thanks.

We are trying to setup the loonie and the main coordinator wants to use a bit of the mountain. Hard to recommend a good route when the map is off. haha

FlipFantasia · 05-17-2007, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roasted

Looks better. Thanks.

We are trying to setup the loonie and the main coordinator wants to use a bit of the mountain. Hard to recommend a good route when the map is off. haha

who for?

hpman · 05-18-2007, 09:50 AM

Thanks for the GoogleEarth image

It's a very good idea this new map and the new website looks great.

FlipFantasia · 05-18-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpman

Thanks for the GoogleEarth image

It's a very good idea this new map and the new website looks great.

not a googleearth image....it's an orthophoto from a lower mainland company.....for the record....

hpman · 05-18-2007, 06:26 PM

It's better when you have the orthophoto

But at the end, I'm sure that GoogleEarth use the same source to have the orthopho.
What kind of software did you use to put the trails on the orthophoto? Did you use a GPS?
This new trail map gave me an idea and I have tried to do the same thing with the Mouliere Bike Park close to my place. The final result is not as good as this one but it's not too bad...
Thanks for the idea...

05-16-2007, 04:07 PM	#1
bjenko Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 55 Rep Power: 0	WhistlerBike.com - New site/Map - New Trails Props to the new website at Whistlerbike.com! It looks really slick. And major props to the new map with satellite image overlay! Finally! Sooo much better and more accurate--now you actually can tell where you're at on the mountain!! Only issue I see now is the numbers on the map don't correspond with the trail names in the key. (Says GLC drops are in the Garbo Zone and so on) Looking at the satellite overlay got me thinking about some new lines up in Garbanzo... I made up a fun image with some concept lines in Purple, yellow and blue giving ideas of how all that terrain up there could be used if possible. Obviously it would be a lot of work to carve these trails, but man they'd be epic runs. Just some ideas since everyone is clamoring for some more flowy singletrack up on Garbo! It's a big image so I didn't want to imbed in this message: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4...erideasmn0.jpg Thanks to the staff again for the new map.

05-16-2007, 04:13 PM	#2
Cooper . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: we-slurr Posts: 2,515 Rep Power: 16231	yeah the new site is waaaay better. Good idea, we've all been thing about that, thanks, now I know where veryone thought it would go. __________________ http://www.whistlermountainbike.com http://www.motionmtb.com/

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05-16-2007, 05:06 PM	#3
FlipFantasia sure, whatever Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nelson Posts: 6,247 Rep Power: 6712639	me and my coworker made that map.....

05-16-2007, 05:44 PM	#4
Roasted Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Whistler, BC Posts: 644 Rep Power: 16	Congrats looks great. But are my eyes messed up but the trail names/numbers don't match the map?

05-16-2007, 07:37 PM	#6
FlipFantasia sure, whatever Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nelson Posts: 6,247 Rep Power: 6712639	apparently the web dept got a big ahead of themselves....it's being fixed....

05-17-2007, 05:59 AM	#8
jzogaris girls just wanna have fun Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,993 Rep Power: 2624	the new site is money

05-17-2007, 04:45 PM	#9
djb Live from Atomic Alley Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 364 Rep Power: 639	Why so much legend? I can understand a legend where the trails get crowded but I think the notion of a legend has become a matter of fact. I think we should take a step back and think: "if there is room on the map, I will put the name of the trail on the map. Where the trails get crowded, I will revert to a legend." Just a pet peave. Continue.

05-18-2007, 09:50 AM	#13
hpman Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: French Riviera, France Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the GoogleEarth image It's a very good idea this new map and the new website looks great.

05-18-2007, 06:26 PM	#15
hpman Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: French Riviera, France Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	It's better when you have the orthophoto But at the end, I'm sure that GoogleEarth use the same source to have the orthopho. What kind of software did you use to put the trails on the orthophoto? Did you use a GPS? This new trail map gave me an idea and I have tried to do the same thing with the Mouliere Bike Park close to my place. The final result is not as good as this one but it's not too bad... Thanks for the idea...