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Top of the World is OPEN this weekend! NSMB Team scoped it this week...

July 26, 2012, 11:45 p.m.
morgman
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Mason Mashon and Mark Matthews got an early pass to Whistler Bike Park's new alpine trail, Top of the World.

**[Check out Mason's photos and Mark's riding here...

](http://nsmb.com/5424)**

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July 27, 2012, 12:10 a.m.
C.Lee
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how much is tix for this?

July 27, 2012, 12:19 a.m.
gotham
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$15.

This trip to Kelowna was definately an undertaking - Liam and I had been planning this project for 24 hours. We worked really hard to pull out all the stops in this video. We had slo-mo goggle shots; time lapses; pedal flips; outrageous product shots; unloading and loading the bike; walking through the field with your hand in wheat. At the end of the day this trip was all about just getting out and riding with all my friends.

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July 27, 2012, 12:39 a.m.
sheffy
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Wow looks SICK!!!

July 27, 2012, 2:24 a.m.
Cheez1ts
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Beautiful!

July 27, 2012, 7:48 a.m.
Sharon
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Easy alpine access is one of the great things W/B offers. Nice to see they're making it official for bikes!

The alpine is special. I'd highly recommend everyone take advantage of this!

Its a breathtaking experience, as the photos touch on…

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July 27, 2012, 8:16 a.m.
stevens
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Awesome photos boys. Pity about the view. Great to have you on the team Mark.

July 27, 2012, 8:29 a.m.
pete@nsmb.com
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Great job, boys, it looks amazing. One banger after another in there.

July 27, 2012, 10:14 a.m.
stephenmatthews
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Great shots Mason and Mark! Looks like a pretty fantastic descent to me. A big thanks to the boys who built this trail!

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July 27, 2012, 1 p.m.
Bikesnale
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Amazing photos. Looks like an awesome trail.

But there must be some more steep, technical lines for that to be a double black though, no? Based on the pictures, that looks like a high altitude Bobsled trail.:???:

July 27, 2012, 1:08 p.m.
Bull_Dozer
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Amazing photos. Looks like an awesome trail.

But there must be some more steep, technical lines for that to be a double black though, no? Based on the pictures, that looks like a high altitude Bobsled trail.:???:

Trail looks kind of exposed… maybe thats the reason?

July 27, 2012, 1:15 p.m.
Mmatthews
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Exposed but an easy ride, everything is built very well. I agree it should probably only be a single black or blue.

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July 27, 2012, 1:36 p.m.
morgman
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The amount of vertical covered probably bumps it up a notch. Looks awesome though… I don't care what classification the trail has, Ima gonna shred it!

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July 27, 2012, 2:11 p.m.
Bikesnale
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Exposed but an easy ride, everything is built very well. I agree it should probably only be a single black or blue.

I looked at the Peak zone on the WBP map and it's marked as a single black.
http://media.intrawest.com/whistler/bike/map/WB_BP12_garbo.pdf

Maybe its not so bad being marked as a double. Might keep traffic off it. :D

July 27, 2012, 5:04 p.m.
inshane
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Maybe its marked as a single black because of all the rocks and that the trails are on the side of the mountain? If you crash is there a chance you could tumble down the hillside and off drops or onto rocks? Kind of hard for me to tell from the pictures but looks like if you have a fall, alot of bad things can happen.

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