At the end of last summer, the crews at the newly-opened Mt. Bachelor downhill bike park heard a lot of different opinions. Some riders told them that Lava Flow Trail, the easiest sloping trail, was too fast. But other riders begged for something a bit more gnarly, and to turn up the challenges. And, in […]
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Update on Mt. Bachelor’s New Bike Park (with Photos)
By now, you’re likely aware that Mt. Bachelor is about to open its new lift-served downhill mountain bike park. We rode it last week. It was fun. You can read about it here. Today they revealed new information. Here’s what’s up: Opening day: Friday, Sept. 13Hours: 10am-4pm, dailyClosing day: Monday, Oct. 14 (Columbus Day)Ticket price: […]
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Opening soon: Mt. Bachelor’s new downhill mountain bike park
It was hard to miss the nervous, excited, anticipatory energy buzzing through the crowd of mountain bikers. Grown men dressed in neon greens and electric blues and sporting Star Wars-eque helmets were saying silly things, like, “Pedal bikes! Yay!” before high-fiving one of their goofily-dressed comrades. I know, because I was one such doofus (though […]
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Bachelor Breaks Ground on Downhill Bike Park
Rob Cocquyt, www.chilledimages.com Coming soon. As we reported in April, Mt. Bachelor will soon be home to a new downhill mountain bike park. Yesterday, the project got underway yesterday. Gravity Logic, the same trail technicians that built Whistler’s famous features, is doing the work at Bachelor. Officials hope to have at least part of the […]