Wasatch 2017

[alias_rice]

How’s the smoke situation in PC right now? I rode on the SL foothills last night and it was like riding through a campfire. My lungs feel like shit today.

[Dshack89]

I was up in PC yesterday afternoon and it was a little better than the valley but still smokey

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[Sirshredalot]

How’s the smoke situation in PC right now? I rode on the SL foothills last night and it was like riding through a campfire. My lungs feel like shit today.

Also very smokey. This isn't really analogous to the winter particulate pollution where you can escape with elevation.

[Canada1]

I work in the city, the inversion has made the smoke worse than in PC. Still hazy in PC, but not as bad.

[zion zig zag]

I work in the city, the inversion has made the smoke worse than in PC. Still hazy in PC, but not as bad.

What inversion? It’s still cooler up high than down low.

My experience over the last two days is that it was slightly worse in the mountain valleys (PC/Huntsville) than in the city, but a little better at 8500 and above where some breeze allowed for mixing.

[brutah]

they are putting that in because tommy's two steps is going to uphill only. it's probably going to be lame but more dh only trails is a good thing. also, they just cleared the brush on steps, that trail is actually pretty fun when you don't have grass over your head.

people actually like steps??!?

That's easily in my top 5 for worse PC trails

[beaterdit]

I spoke with a few of the employees at the yurt a few weeks ago. They told me that the intention was to keep TTS uphill for the tourons and make the new trail downhill for them as well. They were concerned the the new trail wasn't going to be tame enough for the beater brigade.

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Makes no sense whatsoever. Tourons dont climb.

Guess I don’t give a fuck either way though. Only fun trails in the area are Mojave and CMG. The rest is just access.

[dfinn]

people actually like steps??!?

That's easily in my top 5 for worse PC trails

I'm not saying it's my favorite trail or anything but it's got less switchbacks than Tommys and now that they've cleaned it up it has pretty good sight lines and you can carry speed in spots. I was using it to get over to moosehouse w/o taking the road.

[muted]

Oh you are talking about the nearby Steps, not Tommy Two Steps. Now I get it! Yes that's a better way down.

Finally explored a bit past where i normally ride in PC. Trails were in great condition for this time of year. Smoke is not so bad now.





Couple days ago saw some locals heading towards the Red Bull exit, that would be a high-speed spicy encounter.

[Sirshredalot]

Hungry, Park City area mountain bikers: check out 11 hauz for Jamaican food for post-ride eats.

The family who opened the place are great people and it would be nice to see their restaurant get the loyal following it deserves.

[Canada1]

Where is it?

[Sirshredalot]

Where is it?

Kimball Junction, near Maxwell's. Same block as Townsend Tea Shop.

[Dantheman]

Ouch. Better than a moose, though.
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46377506&ni...tonwood-canyon

[detrusor]

Wow. When I first moved here in ‘08 we were mountain biking at solitude. It was dusk, guy on a road bike goes screaming down BCC. We pull out of the lot and he and his bike are crumpled in the road. T boned a deer.

Loads of road rash, life flight but released home that night. Crazy.


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[Dantheman]

Quite the lightning show in sandy last night. Might be some good dirt out there today.

[cpj.slc]

Quite the lightning show in sandy last night. Might be some good dirt out there today.

There was good dirt out there today. I rode Solitude (down Honeycomb) this morning and it was total hero dirt. The climb just about killed me, but the decent was worth it.

[Dantheman]

Tackiness was gone by the evening, but the dust was knocked down really well on the Crest and it was almost chilly. The smoke sure rolled in hard though. Rode Mill F, Crest, Millcreek Meadows, Big Water, Mill D. Nearly deserted out there.

[muted]

Are those red berries edible? What are they?

[Dantheman]

Wild gooseberries, edible and quite delicious. Look for them at higher elevation, often shady locations around this time of year. Black and red currants are happening now, too.

[alias_rice]

It was a true multi use trail last night in Park City. Lots of wildlife, but very few humans. Did a jennis, 2 step, keystone, up and down apex, and down cmg.

[muted]

Whoa, where was that badger? My wife has seen three this year somewhere on MM.

[alias_rice]

On the way up Jenni’s, right before the short downhill section about halfway up. He sat there for about 5 minutes digging his hole.

[Dantheman]

He sat there for about 5 minutes digging his hole.

I'm surprised he was that chill about it. The one I saw at Snowbird a few years back was PISSED.

[evdog]

Honey badger, obviously... Looks like he's building a jump on the trail.

[alias_rice]

I'm surprised he was that chill about it. The one I saw at Snowbird a few years back was PISSED.

Not gonna lie, I was worried he’d jump out of his burrow to bite me as I passed.