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WHITEFACE BIKE PARK REPORT CARD |
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KEY INFORMATION: |
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Total Vertical: |
2,476 ft |
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Number of Lifts: |
2 |
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Type of uplift: |
Gondola and bus shuttle. |
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Bike Attachment: |
Inside cabin and on rack or inside the bus. |
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Number of Trails: |
27 |
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Guides available: |
Yes / pre-book only. |
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Lessons available: |
Yes / pre-book only. |
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TRAILS: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Beginner Trails: |
Only accessed via the shuttle bus. |
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Intermediate Trails: |
Old school mountain biking at it’s best – so much to offer the average rider. |
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Advanced Trails: |
Some serious stuff off the top! Loose steep fall line to get to the good stuff. |
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Technical trails: |
Yes definitely. Cliffs of Insanity lives up to its name! |
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Flow/jump trails: |
No real jump trail. |
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Trail variety: |
Mainly natural tech single track descents but some good XC too. |
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Trail Conditions: |
Most of the trails are natural, tech-DH...which doesn't require a ton of maintenance. However, drainage seemed to be an issue with some serious mud holes. |
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Trail signposting: |
OK higher up, but a few moments of doubt on the lower mountain. |
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Other trails in area: |
Huge XC network at Olympic Center. We did not have time to ride any of them. |
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PRACTICALITIES: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Day Pass Value for money: |
Just Average. |
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Ease of parking to lift: |
There's not an abundance of parking spaces, but we never experienced a full parking lot, and it's only a very short distance to the Gondola. |
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Lift lines: |
We never had to wait more than 5 minutes. |
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Quality of rental fleet: |
Ageing, but adequate. |
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On-site Bike Shop: |
Very small, but enough to meet the basic needs. |
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Lunch options: |
The restaurant sandwiches are super expensive. But, just down the road towards Wilmington there’s a cool grocery store with huge sandwiches for about 6 bucks. |
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Water by the lifts (yes/no): |
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Yes |
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Lockers available (yes/no): |
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Yes |
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Camping/RV park (yes/no): |
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Yes |
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VIBE: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Staff friendliness: |
Small operation and great guys! However, the lunch room staff seemed to be having a very bad day when we were there. |
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Family-friendly: |
For off the bike stuff, plenty of family friendly activities. The riding itself is a bit of a challenge due to the highly advanced terrain off the top of the lift. |
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Restaurants: |
None without a drive. |
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Nightlife: |
Nope - head to Lake Placid. |
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Random: |
Hit the Flume Falls swimming hole just down the road! |