Silver Star is open

It is upon us! The bike park at Silver Star opened June 25 and I must say, I’m jacked. The snow is off the trails, they’re tacky, buffed, and just waiting for the Comet Express Six-Pack to start turning. The trail crew are busy putting the finishing touches on all the new sections of trail, including new sections on Rock Star and Double Dog.

Once that’s done, they’re re-walking all the trails to make sure the heavy rain last weekend didn’t leave any puddles to get your toes wet. As with every opening there may be the odd muddy spot, but for the most part, it’s going to be an amazing weekend.

Blowing the snow off the trails a couple weeks ago gave them time to dry out and allow us to make sure they’re in pristine condition. I had the fortunate task of laying my tires into a couple of the new sections of trail and I can say that once they harden up, they’re going to be a hit. All it’s going to take is one day of people in the park and a couple times down to figure out the line and life will be good.

The berm-to-berm transfers on the new sections of Rock Star worked out marvelously. Same for the rhythm of Pipe Dream — it kills. The new pump-track on Double Dog will have you dizzy with excitement. I will still be buffing the trails Thursday and Friday, so for all you lucky riders that are skipping work, I won’t see you in until Saturday. That is, unless you holler a hello as you go racing past.

On another note, we’ve got some fantastic specials for riders this year. July features Ladies Day every Monday. For every women’s full-day regular priced ticket purchased, Silver Star will offer another FREE lift ticket for a female rider. Sorry guys, we’re trying to build our female content.

In addition, every Monday through Thursday in July until the 23rd, we are offering one FREE kids lift ticket when an adult purchases a regular priced day pass Both of these programs require you download a coupon from our web site but the time an effort are worth it.

We’ve also got a number of great bike camps this summer for both the men and women and the kids. If you click on our summer home page and then head to the Bike Camps button in the centre of the page you can find the camp that best suits your needs.

Well, that’s enough selling. I’m going back to buffing some trails so I can enjoy my Saturday.

Cam Sorensen,
Silver Star Bike Park Director