Create an account ::  Home  ::  Buy & Sell  ::  Photo Galleries  ::  Videos and Files  ::  Your Account  ::  Forums  :: Login Nickname Password Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As a registered user you have some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments with your name. Bike Ads Main Menu   Hcor.net Features  Product Reviews  Trail Reviews  Forums   - Select -Search Your Forum Posts Unanswered posts Posts Since Last Visit  Pictures and Videos  Videos  Pictures  Home  Home  News Archive  Search  Members :  Your Account(Register!) Upcoming Events Hcor.net Forum Index -> Whiteface, NY -> Whiteface trail report 5-16-07       View previous topic :: View next topic  Whiteface trail report 5-16-07 Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:17 am downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y We have been working on the trails full time now for a little more than 2 weeks. On the Northeast Shore alone we have added a small (but flowy) step-up, 2 nice berms and a few more jumps and even extended the exit making this awesome trail even longer. There were a few spots that were always wet and now there are bridges in those places so you can keep your speed. We will have some pics soon and a video of this newer trail. We will also be adding 1 or 2 wall rides on this trail. Very soon we will be making improvements on the other trails. 5 more weeks of making great trails even better is very cool, can't wait to ride them! See ya at the face Downhill Mike www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:44 pm bansheefr51 Bomber   Joined: Oct 31, 2005 Posts: 78 Location: upstate NY When is whiteface opening up? I am looking forward to hitting you guys up this year _________________ Go Big Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:22 am downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y We open up on Friday June 22nd. Saturday June 23rd he are having hcor day at the mountain. See hcor day announcement and print out your ticket to get a discounted lift ticket, after dh party w/ free beer (if your 21 or over), etc. Oh we will also have live music at the mountain that day, and will once again be open 7 days a week. www.downhillmike.com for all your Whiteface information _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:52 am EM-EFER Tagger   Joined: May 15, 2007 Posts: 36 Location: NY Is the mountain getting enough business to stay open? I plan on going there this summer. _________________ Elevate Cycles Maxxis SRAM Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:05 pm downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y It has been challenging. We did o.k. last year and spent all the money we made on trail improvements and a awesome rental fleet. We have lots going on this year and are counting on more riders. Staying open 7 days a week turned out to be a good idea. _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:22 pm EM-EFER Tagger   Joined: May 15, 2007 Posts: 36 Location: NY I will do my best to make it up there every month. I wish a resort like them would keep stepping up to make it through the hard times because honestly they have the most potential and size to be like something out west. _________________ Elevate Cycles Maxxis SRAM Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:03 pm downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y The mountain bike park is owned privately by 2 downhillers. Maybe they (orda) will step it up some once they see enough riders coming. In the mean time we will keep plugging away at it. Kind of a catch 22 because the fact that things are run entirely by downhillers, is a good thing. _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:36 am Freer Bomber   Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 53 Location: NJ I cant wait to make it up there. Man, with all the new improvements its going to be a blast. Whiteface was really great this past winter as well; BLIZZARD!!! That was a fun day... Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 10:12 am downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y Check out this new jump on upper trail 27 (right next to the singletrack section of pro/expert race course) The drop is around 5 feet but you'll get much more air than that if you want. The transition seems perfect. I will continue to add pics to this thread. http://www.hcor.net/modules.php?full=1&set_albumName=album297&id=ty_on_new_jump_on_27_010&op=modload&name=Photos&file=index&include=view_photo.php Quick little video of a small section of the northeast shore. Just making the flow better everywhere. http://www.asilvertouch.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4375 Click on MOV00086.AVI New pics added on 5-21-07 Another short video testing the speed. Sorry for the re-direction here. I will get better quality videos on you tube soon. http://www.asilvertouch.com/forums/i...showtopic=4375 Then scroll down 3 replies and click on: Attached File(s) Attached File MOV00096.AVI ( 3.79mb ) Number of downloads: 1 Last edited by downhillmike on Mon May 21, 2007 7:57 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:20 am Freer Bomber   Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 53 Location: NJ hmmm... that seems like th boulder that we were hitting in the winter durng the storm, is that on the glade near the little whiteface lift? It looks very familiar. By the way mike, I think I saw you that day right after the big snowfall at the base lodge, youre a snowboarder right? Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:19 pm downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y Good eye. That's used in the winter to launch off of. And yep I'm a snowboarder too. _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:16 am dojur13 Toy   Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 19 great job mike, the improvements look mint. I cant wait till the races later in the year. definately the best race of all last year. I will be attending Plattsburgh in the fall so i look forward to riding face' alot in the fall. Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:59 pm downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y trail update: new pictures just added to photo album on www.downhillmike.com. Check out the pics on the last page (page 7) _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:44 pm downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y update 6-10-07: I can't seem to upload some new pics I took today of the new Faceshot drop we just finished. So http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=3174960#post3174960 _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:19 pm schofell84 Bomber   Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 66 Location: ogdensburg, NY any changes to the park? i took a trip up whiteface last summer on the gondola, but didnt bring the bike along. thats about all i got to check out besides the trails going down the ski slopes ... man i bet those are fast as shiz. _________________ "What up wid it vanilla face?" Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:49 am downhillmike All-City   Joined: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 681 Location: Lake PLacid, N.Y You came to Whiteface last year without your bike? What were you thinking? Most of our trails are on the woods. From the gondola you really can't see any of the trails. Tons of new hits, some new jumps, better flow, improved x-c trails, new signage and on mountain kiosks saying "you are here" and numerous projects that we thought about all winter. One trail from the top does start out on the ski run "Approach". It is super fast and you get going around 40 mph or so. Even though I am a singletrack snob, starting out on that run is so fun! Downhill Mike www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! _________________ Whiteface Mountain Bike Park www.downhillmike.com Size does matter! Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:33 am schofell84 Bomber   Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 66 Location: ogdensburg, NY yeahhhhh my bud got his bike tuned up and brought his wifey along for some dinner and such. i didnt have the bike even close to finished at that point ... its been a year in the works pretty much. _________________ "What up wid it vanilla face?"