Snow Summit Downhill Fest #2

Jul 31 Sat 9:00 AM
Location
Snow Summit

880 Summit Blvd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
909.866.5766

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How to find us
"Look for my Silver Ford Escape - Plate #3FBC. Cell# [masked]"

Attendance
 9  people attended.
5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

Who organized?
Mark Warrick

There are options to ride this area ranging from total newbie to insanely extreme.

Intermediate level riders will enjoy some challenging intermediate level single tracks and/or can add some distance and come down the best single track on that side of the lake: the Pine Knot trail. (This route involves a bit of riding back to Snow Summit through town on the streets where we'll stop for lunch.)

Advanced riders who know what Big Bear via Snow Summit is all about are welcome as well!

We'll try to do a run for everyone, starting with the easy stuff and advancing up to the more difficult runs. One of the rides will be to take the 2N10 over to the Pine Knot trail and down to town where we'll have lunch.

It's quite possible to do at least 4 runs down the mountain in about 5-6 hours.

Only cross-country style bikes are permitted on the Scenic Sky Chair. No downhill specific bikes will be transported. Any one of the following four factors will disqualify a bike from being transported on the chair.

1. Bikes must be less than 35 pounds.
2. Designated tire size must be less than 2.5.
3. Front shock must have less than 6.5 inches of travel.
4. Bikes must have at least two chain rings unless they are single speed.

All day lift tickets are just $25. Check Snow Summit's website for more information.

http://www.bigbearmou...

There are a few known trails, but most of the trail systems change every year. So you should be ready to do some exploring in case we go off course. The only maps available for the area are Forestry Service maps.

I've done the trip at least 5 times and I can say it's a blast and quite exhausting. Plan on a full day here.

Note: This is an all day adventure. You can show up whenever you like and just wait for us by the car until we were return from the run. Cell phones may not work at the top of the mountain, so just leave a message (on paper) at my car. Look for the Silver Ford Escape with plate# 3FBC. My cell # is [masked] - Mark.

Bring your radio. We'll be on channel 7/7.

Except the Pine Knot route, most runs down the mountain can be done in an hour or less.

Check out some photos from previous trips:
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  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Good idea Terry. So it's the Pirates Shadow Fern route hereforth!

    Posted Jul 31, 2010 9:45 PM
  • Terry
    Terry

    I think we should call that single track Shadow since it follows the fire road even though you can't see it!

    Posted Jul 31, 2010 9:27 PM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Too bad you guys took off on the 1st and 4th runs. You missed two awesome single tracks that you've never done before!

    Posted Jul 31, 2010 8:38 PM
  • Mike Lieng
    Mike Lieng

    Here is the link to the photos of today's ride. There's not much photos and thats only because I was having way too much fun!

    http://mikelieng.zenfolio.com/p992192111

    Posted Jul 31, 2010 8:29 PM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Looks like including the Facebook signups that we'll have about a dozen people up here today! http://www.facebook.com/warrick.mark?v=app_2344061033&...

    Posted Jul 31, 2010 5:13 AM

Who attended?

  • 9 attendees
    • “ One of my best trips to Snow Summit so far! Everyone was FAST today! The weather was absolutely perfect and the trails were in good shape. And I found a new trail - the longest almost entirely single track run down the mountain that doesn't require a 3 mile ride over to Pine Knot. I don't think it has a name yet, but it runs parallel to the 2N10 and connects the Pirates trail to the Fern trail. It needs some more use to really establish itself. Check out the Garmin stats here: http://connect.ga... ”
    • “ SO much fun. one of the best times i've had at snow summit (excepted for the part about messing up my thumb...oh, yea, and shreading my rear tire onthe last run), but other than that AWESOME! thanks for organizing mark! ”
    • “ By far one of my best riding experience! The weather was perfect and the group of riders were excellent. Looking forward to Snow Summit #3!! ”
    • “ Beautiful day, super single tracks, great riding partners. This was probably the best day of MTB that I've had so far! ”
    • DH and Freeride Organizer
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