Wasatch Dirt Thread

[Dantheman]

DTM should quit reading this post now.....



This past week has been some of the best riding the Wasatch can offer up. Velcro dirt for the past two days.

Like a moth to a flame....

[alewi11]

Bit of thread wander with this post, but does anyone know if any local bike shops sell North Shore racks? They are sold out on the NS website and I'd like to get one soon.

Thanks,

Also, I used to do a spring desert trip with Zoso. Good dude.

My neighbor owns https://www.altaracks.com/
They seem bombproof. No experience with them, but his business is bumping.

[SJG]

Recon Racks are also worth consideration.

[zion zig zag]

Dirt is still amazing. I did a sunrise ride before fathers day breakfast this morning and had the place to myself. One of my favorite trails, made back in the days when the purpose of trails was to take you somewhere and flow was by virtue of going around trees and 25 years of berms growing in organically. Sorry for my photo taking skills, these sections of trail are all steep DH's, although you can't tell.

[muted]

ZZZ, that looks sweet. No idea where that is....

I tried to figure out a northern loop from Olympic Park of some 'offline' trails that are 'private' but are not. I did OK exploring, but had to ride down 500'? vert of road because I couldn't find any way back on dirt to Kimball Junction after a certain point. I have some ideas for next time to do better though.




I might try again in the fall when the vegetation dies off or try to link with Summit another day soon.

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Did a virtual race up BCC yesterday afternoon and figured I'd do something more stupid than try to descend Minivan Canyon afterwards. Views didn't disappoint and only saw 5 people.


Question tho: Does anyone know if those shuttle services do any trail work? or organize any of it?

[dfinn]

Yesterday was a good one.

[mar123]

more chunk.


one small snow patch up high should be gone in a few days.

[altabird92]

more chunk.


one small snow patch up high should be gone in a few days.

Awesome, any deadfall?

[mar123]

all clear

[detrusor]

Thumbs down for the Recon rack. We tossed a couple bikes off it running down bumpy roads. If you go that route be sure and cam strap the shit out of the bikes. The shitty little bungies are worthless.


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[Dantheman]

Yesterday was a good one.

That looked like a big day. Was the downhill pavement finish planned, or did the day just get away from you?

more chunk.


one small snow patch up high should be gone in a few days.

Yessss!

[muted]

Chunk Lite

[brutah]

ZZZ, that looks sweet. No idea where that is....

I tried to figure out a northern loop from Olympic Park of some 'offline' trails that are 'private' but are not. I did OK exploring, but had to ride down 500'? vert of road because I couldn't find any way back on dirt to Kimball Junction after a certain point. I have some ideas for next time to do better though.




I might try again in the fall when the vegetation dies off or try to link with Summit another day soon.

I like those trails but a wrong turn can really eff ya haha. I like the western perimeter most for the down... I don't think there's a way to avoid the pavement to get back to Olympic park, but maybe I'm wrong.... A little bike path connection ain't bad and you can hit dirt right behind the outlet mall.

Did phall's armstrong to insurgent suggestion on Saturday and I like it! Added in iron man for a little bonus vert. That's a sweet ride, thanks for the suggestion!

Also found out that neither basin rec or mtn trails maintains the trails within the canyons boundaries but leaves it up to Vail who seems fine to let all the downhill trails in their boundaries die as I don't think they hired a trail crew last year which seems like a shame especially because they're still happy to charge bikers to ride their lifts. I've also noticed since Vail took over they just leave up nylon boundary lines, chairlift padding, tower padding, installed huge rebar on the spine.... so much for going green I guess

[Canada1]

I've also noticed since Vail took over they just leave up nylon boundary lines, chairlift padding, tower padding, installed huge rebar on the spine.... so much for going green I guess

I am not a big Vail fan, but covid caught them by surprise. They left up a lot that they usually don’t. For a long time lift shacks and stuff had the doors open. I think everyone went home one day thinking they’d be back at work the next, and boom!

Hit apex and pine cone. Both open with a couple negotiable patches of snow. Still a couple small deadfall on pine cone, but somebody has done a lot of chainsaw work there since two weeks ago.

[dfinn]

That looked like a big day. Was the downhill pavement finish planned, or did the day just get away from you?

The plan was to finish with crest to bear trap. I thought we had plenty of time but it was just about dark when we got to the bottom of puke hill. I guess I screwed around too long on my lunch break between skiing and biking. Oh well, still a very enjoyable day.

[brutah]

I am not a big Vail fan, but covid caught them by surprise. They left up a lot that they usually don’t. For a long time lift shacks and stuff had the doors open. I think everyone went home one day thinking they’d be back at work the next, and boom!

That might be a valid excuse except for every other ski resort in the Wasatch including Snowbasin has been able to do their normal end of the season tear down/removal of padding and nylon ropes.

Here's some stoke to counteract my bitching, rode from PC to SLC yesterday after Father's Day Brunch with my old man. Gotta love being able to ride up and over a mountain range and do it almost entirely on dirt, pretty fun way to get home and spend an afternoon.

[Boissal]

more chunk.

one small snow patch up high should be gone in a few days.

Honeycomb doomsday rock garden?? I need a rematch with that fucker... I hear last year's big Tstorms made it even gnarlier than before, any truth to that?

[alewi11]

Honeycomb doomsday rock garden?? I need a rematch with that fucker... I hear last year's big Tstorms made it even gnarlier than before, any truth to that?

I heard that as well. Seemed like the same gnar level to me.

[dfinn]

I rode it last fall after those storms and didn't think it was any harder. Just different.

[Boissal]

I rode it last fall after those storms and didn't think it was any harder. Just different.

I've only ridden it once before so I don't have much of a reference point.

I'm all banged up right now so it might be a while before I can check it out. I cratered hard on Spin Cycle this weekend, wasn't charging or being my usual stupid self, just rolling along looking for a spot to pull over and catch pictures of Ms Boissal on some of the big berms. I came around a small bend and there was a 2" diameter dead branch sticking halfway across the trail. Even with both wheels off the side of the trail in the brush I couldn't dodge it, it tapped my fork and spun my handlebars 90 degrees. I flew OTB, somehow managed to get a leg under me to avoid a belly slide but didn't quite save it and went face first into the side of the trail. Ms Boissal found me standing there all disoriented, spitting dirt and blood from biting my tongue + smacking my nose and quite freaked out from having sharp chest pains whenever I moved my arms. Fortunately she deals with real injuries all day at work so it didn't take her long to assess me and see that there wasn't anything particularly concerning. I got to pedal back up the shitty paved rode feeling a bit loopy and getting called out for being real slow. The chest thing seems to be dislocated ribs from ramming my chest in the dirt and there's nothing to do about that.

Good times riding with the wife!

[babybear]

I've only ridden it once before so I don't have much of a reference point.

I'm all banged up right now so it might be a while before I can check it out. I cratered hard on Spin Cycle this weekend, wasn't charging or being my usual stupid self, just rolling along looking for a spot to pull over and catch pictures of Ms Boissal on some of the big berms. I came around a small bend and there was a 2" diameter dead branch sticking halfway across the trail. Even with both wheels off the side of the trail in the brush I couldn't dodge it, it tapped my fork and spun my handlebars 90 degrees. I flew OTB, somehow managed to get a leg under me to avoid a belly slide but didn't quite save it and went face first into the side of the trail. Ms Boissal found me standing there all disoriented, spitting dirt and blood from biting my tongue + smacking my nose and quite freaked out from having sharp chest pains whenever I moved my arms. Fortunately she deals with real injuries all day at work so it didn't take her long to assess me and see that there wasn't anything particularly concerning. I got to pedal back up the shitty paved rode feeling a bit loopy and getting called out for being real slow. The chest thing seems to be dislocated ribs from ramming my chest in the dirt and there's nothing to do about that.

Good times riding with the wife!

.....But did you get the shot?


jk hope you heal up. ribs are the worst

[DeepHelmet]

Bit if a thread drift, but Boissal’s post is a good segue. About a third of the way down the Bobsled there’s a troll who will reach out and grab your front tire. Augered headfirst into the berm and tweaked my handlebars. Got to the first “test stop” to wait for my buddies and straighten the bars. PSA: do NOT squeeze your front tire between your legs to straighten the bars when your front rotor is roughly 400*. Not a proud moment. Wtf. Props to those who can tell me the brand and diameter.

[Kopi_Red]

Looks like an RT86 shimano rotor. I'm guessing 180 mil.

[buttahflake]

Branded yerself, ouch that looks painful.