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These are always cool to look at and even better if you've got the skills to
ride them. Realistically though, these kind of trails have fallen out of favor
because of the liability issues and as mentioned so few people can actually
ride them. Stuff like that then falls into disrepair and becomes and eyesore
in the forest. There are bits and pieces of previous Northshore-esque stuff
all over the US and now it all lies by the trail side rotting away. I am not a
huge fan of "flow" trails, rather I like the the trails to remain natural.
This includes naturally difficult with the only intervention being to clear
erosion problems. These efforts when done with some creativity not only solve
drainage/trail migration issues, but allow for some fun trail features as
well. As for the trails in the video, that area is covered with snow for half
the year.
Nov. 10, 2014, 7:06 a.m. - Raymond Epstein
#!markdown These are always cool to look at and even better if you've got the skills to ride them. Realistically though, these kind of trails have fallen out of favor because of the liability issues and as mentioned so few people can actually ride them. Stuff like that then falls into disrepair and becomes and eyesore in the forest. There are bits and pieces of previous Northshore-esque stuff all over the US and now it all lies by the trail side rotting away. I am not a huge fan of "flow" trails, rather I like the the trails to remain natural. This includes naturally difficult with the only intervention being to clear erosion problems. These efforts when done with some creativity not only solve drainage/trail migration issues, but allow for some fun trail features as well. As for the trails in the video, that area is covered with snow for half the year.