This is kind of an interesting thread for me since I just got back from
Whistler and they *did not* allow me to ride up the gondola/chairlifts
with my MUni. This was a surprise since I thought someone or other here
went to Whistler before and they allowed it.
I assured the guy I talked to that it is safe, etc, and he agreed with
me 100%, but said that their insurance will only cover a "bike", which
has a specific legal definition that doesn't include unicycles.
It wasn't a loss though, since he sympathized and gave me the local
inside info on the best non-chairlift trails in the area, which were
very technical and fun (and free). To be honest, I think I had a better
time on the regular trails than I would have on the downhill.
Anyways, if any of you ever go to Whistler, try out these runs: "A River
Runs Though It" (lots of logs, obstacles, skinnies, etc), Trainwreck
(There is actually a wrecked train along the trail that you can ride
on!).
If you are up for an epic challenge start the day early and try the
well-named "Comfortably Numb" also known as "Secret Trail", but be
prepared for a long technical ride.
I started Comfortably Numb looking at a map thinking that it is about
10km long with 600 feet of vertical. Yeah Right! The trail twists and
turns and goes up and down all over the place, and the whole thing is a
non-stop barrage of roots and rocks and logs, and where there aren't
natural obstacles there are man-made ones. Its kind of tough since I
kept coming out of drops in good pedal position only to find myself
immediately faced with rooted sections in bad pedal position.
I later talked to some mountain bikers on another trail and they said
that in reality Comfortably Numb is 24 km and does 5000 total feet of
vertical! (but you never actually go 600 feet higher than the start)
That sounds about right.
--
mazem - Department of Redundancy Dept.
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