I think I got roped into a highland trip on Friday... which is not a bad thing.
Park Rat Thread
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Yeah dude I’ve hit that trail a hundred times but man I freakin ate it this time lol I should probably post the bruise in the boo boos thread... it’s pretty gnarly.
JonF
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was aight. super rusty, new bike and kinda muddy. but any day on the mountain is better than a day at work!
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Every weekend, camping in the lot. Lots of fun memories and a few not so fun ...like the time I got airlifted off the mountain.
PSA: Blue Mtn, PA bike park opens 5/15. Probably 2nd closest Bike park to NJ. Check website for their current guidelines
skibluemt.com
What to Expect at Blue Mountain Bike Park
The health and safety of our guests and employees remains the top priority at Blue Mountain Bike Park. Please review our new policies and procedures prior to your visit to the Bike Park. We are excited to have you back on the mountain, and look forward to providing outdoor adventure in a safe...
Blue is worth the trip. It’s small, but it’s fun as hell. Just DO NOT hit the lil Ewok jumps with the speed you would at lower dominion. Holy hell I learned that the hard way....PSA: Blue Mtn, PA bike park opens 5/15. Probably 2nd closest Bike park to NJ. Check website for their current guidelines
What to Expect at Blue Mountain Bike Park
The health and safety of our guests and employees remains the top priority at Blue Mountain Bike Park. Please review our new policies and procedures prior to your visit to the Bike Park. We are excited to have you back on the mountain, and look forward to providing outdoor adventure in a safe...
Found it on the skiing page: "Conquer PA's highest vertical at 1,082 feet"
Ian F
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Yeah... the jumps on Ewok Village are a bit weird. They are more "dirt jump" than "bike park" type jumps. I remember hitting one of them with a tad too much speed and landing to flat - yay for a DH bike...
They built a new jump line off the top of mtn, but the dirt on the jumps and berms is so effing rocky it's hard to generate any flow on them.
Otherwise, I consider Blue Mtn a "blue trail" mtn. Even the race course (Formula/OCD/Loose Cannon) is barely a black level trail. The trails can still bite you, but none of them are on the level of the natural black trails at Creek.
So effing annoying they wrecked a fun enduro trail to build Shakedown Street.
Honestly, my biggest issue with Blue Mtn is what seems to be the management's reluctance to hire professional trail designers/builders. Whoever they have building trails definitely does their best, but the "flow" trails they've built over the past few years are severely lacking in... well... flow.
JonF
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I just watched a few vids of some trails at Blue Mtn and the trail surfaces all seem to be gravel and rock. Great for the tech lines, but even the easier or faster stuff seems littered with it. The green trail seemed excruciatingly long and boring; like non-stop sleep inducing switchbacks without any semblance of variety.
Ian F
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Yep - an apt description of Blue Mtn in general and Shakedown Street specifically. The irony is that trail has the potential to be a great blue-level jump trail on the same vein as Gronk (Thunder) or Blue Magic (Killington), but it would definitely need Gravity Logic input.
Yeah most of the surfaces are loose shale. It actually rides better after a little rain because they bed in a bit
One less thing for me to have to go around 😂
jvrock
Active Member
Everyone is saying that now that they don’t have to back it up 😝
last year was my first season hitting it and I couldn’t believe I put it off so long...it’s actually one of the smoothest drops there
jvrock
Active Member
Covenant is way bigger.....and it’s awesome
Don't worry im sure it will be replaced with something of equal gnar level lol 😆