13/14 Tahoe Thread -- Raddest Thread On The Internets!!!

[Ottime]

I've never seen KW anything but dry. So, how are they doing tickets there for the MTB these days? Can you still ride for free if you are not using the lift serve? Do they scan or have paper tix? And try riding Dangberg Trail from the top o Dangberg. It was killer last summer. By far the best trail on the hill. Pretty much all cross country until you pass under 6, but fun and tacky through te old growth.

[TahoeBC]

Take Danberg to the Sentinel trail and that up to the Thunder Mountain trail then head down to Horse Canyon, it's one Bitch'n trail, you can then loop back up to Thunder Mountain & down Sentinel. I ridden the Kirkwood trails a few times but never when the lifts were running.

From two weeks ago








As a side note, snow in the hills around Tahoe is quickly becoming an endangered species

[TahoeJ]

Good stuff right there.

[Fish Rider]

Only 1 and 2 are lift served weekends only till 9.1. No scanning. Just ticket on handlebars. Everything else is cross country and up to you whether you pay to ride kw or not.

[The Dad]

Left Alpine at 5am to drive downhill. Fog had filled the Donner Lake Basin like a cauldron. Wish I'd had time to stop and snap a photo.

[BGnight]

I Mtn. bike on occasion and I've never understood the appeal of ascending or descending rocky trails. To me it's exactly the same as snowboarding down icy moguls or breakable crust. As far as technial uphills that's the same as going up a booted out, icy skin track...just don't get it. There's 0 fun factor in my eyes.

And why do a lot of mountain bikers I come across act douchy and/or condescending compared to the opposite reaction I get from backcountry skiers???

[climberevan]

Did I see you out there TahoeBC? I was on my moto going down Horse Canyon. It's a great trail both directions on a moto. For reference I do it in about 50 mins round trip...wish it were longer!

Trails are in all time condition right now, for pedals or premix. The Meyers festival has great timing this year.

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[TahoeJ]

I Mtn. bike on occasion and I've never understood the appeal of ascending or descending rocky trails. To me it's exactly the same as snowboarding down icy moguls or breakable crust. As far as technial uphills that's the same as going up a booted out, icy skin track...just don't get it. There's 0 fun factor in my eyes.

And why do a lot of mountain bikers I come across act douchy and/or condescending compared to the opposite reaction I get from backcountry skiers???

I like mtb trails with some variety - technical rock sections can be challenging and rewarding. If everything was smooth and flowy it would still be fun but it would get kind of boring eventually. I'd compare it to skiing on groomers vs. off piste.

And yeah, there's definitely more douches in biking than BC skiing (note: not resort skiing), probably because it's easier for anyone to take a bike out on a trail vs. everything you need (or should have) to be out there in the backcountry in the winter. I think the added difficulty / preparation needed weeds a lot of those types out.

[Huck Pitueee]

Here's why bikes are using thru axles in the rear more. http://vimeo.com/102986519. Gotta love chunk riding!

[SchralphMacchio]

QR forever!!!!! Or at least until I convince myself that I'd rather not spend money on another 2-3 season's worth of snow tools (like a split and 2 pairs of skis) and have a bike instead. Or until my shit falls apart like that video.

[Huck Pitueee]

Hey! I have a nice snow board mold to give away in Truckeee. Full rocker.

[~mikey b]

Will be working at KW week of Aug 18. Looking for guidance on easy mtb trails.

[TahoeBC]

[QUOTE=climberevan;4289793]Did I see you out there TahoeBC? I was on my moto going down Horse Canyon./QUOTE]

It's possible, that day near the wilderness Boundary I stopped an asked a moto guy who had just climbed up if they had any more buds heading up, before we descended, you?

[TahoeBC]

I Mtn. bike on occasion and I've never understood the appeal of ascending or descending rocky trails. To me it's exactly the same as snowboarding down icy moguls or breakable crust. As far as technial uphills that's the same as going up a booted out, icy skin track...just don't get it. There's 0 fun factor in my eyes.

Stick to flow trails then, personally I love the challenge and think it's fun as shit, filmed this recently.

Will be working at KW week of Aug 18. Looking for guidance on easy mtb trails.

Just go online to Kirkwoods webpage and grab there mountain bike map, Ive ridden up and down most of these, nothing to difficult

[Fish Rider]

Is that the "trail" to kyburz?

[~mikey b]

nothing too difficult...

Sounds good to me. I'm not very good.

[Huck Pitueee]

Stick to flow trails then, personally I love the challenge and think it's fun as shit, filmed this recently.



Just go online to Kirkwoods webpage and grab there mountain bike map, Ive ridden up and down most of these, nothing to difficult

Great trail! Rode it a week ago and can't wait to go back!!

[TahoeBC]

Is that the "trail" to kyburz?

No I think you’re talking about the Pony Express trail the runs from Echo Summit to Silverfork, although has a few rocky sections it’s more run of the mill trail through a forest. As I’m sure Huck knows the builder of the trail in the video for various reasons does not what the location advertised on the internet but I will say it’s not in the greater Tahoe area.

nothing too difficult...

Sounds good to me. I'm not very good.

Just can get a little loose, so use caution, a couple like sentinels are tough climbers, Dangberg is pretty mellow.

[Ottime]

No I think you’re talking about the Pony Express trail the runs from Echo Summit to Silverfork, although has a few rocky sections it’s more run of the mill trail through a forest. As I’m sure Huck knows the builder of the trail in the video for various reasons does not what the location advertised on the internet but I will say it’s not in the greater Tahoe area.



Just can get a little loose, so use caution, a couple like sentinels are tough climbers, Dangberg is pretty mellow.

Top of Dangberg over to 6 an down a blue square. I think it is called sidewinder. Pretty tacky and mellow. From there you can climb to top of 1 and through Devils Corral. The single tracks down Whiskey can be fun,but not super mellow.

[Huck Pitueee]

No one who loves it wants it advertised. There's many acres of fun granite on Donner summit to create some routs on. All around Lake Angela and to the pct trail. Easy access.

[daffes]

Guys, I'm looking forward joining a ski lease close to Squaw with a buddy. Most of my friends are staying on South Lake this season or will only start a lease on January, pm me if you're looking for members to complete your lease. Thanks.

[powdork]

No one who loves it wants it advertised. There's many acres of fun granite on Donner summit to create some routs on. All around Lake Angela and to the pct trail. Easy access.

Don't get TahoeBC started on the pct...

[Huck Pitueee]

Ok but any trail that allows horses and no bikes is fud up. My horse says Ibis on the side.

[~mikey b]

I get it you guys. I know the Donner Summit terrain very well. I used to be the FS trail crew leader out of Truckee. PCT always a bone of contention. Should be open to bikes but it's not.

I was curious about other mtb options towards Tahoe or even Markleeville. Working 9 hour days so KW trails most likely, but I'm open to other options.

[TahoeBC]

Mike

It's hard to recommend a trail since you say your not that good of a rider as most of the stuff in the area you are talking about is really more advanced riding and sometimes if you want to make an interesting loop you need to be willing to stretch the rules a bit.

You might try just poking around in the Schneider camp area, you can roll up the fire road, there are single tracks off of it but they can be on the tough side to climb and loops are for the more hardy.

This would probably be a good loop for you:
You can start down in the hope valley area, check out a map, there is a fireroad you can take up to Scotts lake, drop the Scotts lake trail down to Big Meadows, cross 89 and start to climb the TRT towards toads for a couple miles at the first right take that down to grass lake, burn a couple miles of pavement to the top of Luther where you park for the true Waterhouse skin just before the Luther summit sign, go through the big rocks and take the old 89 down a couple 100 yards watching carefully for a trail on the right (not on any maps), this will take you back to the fireroad you climbed up to Scotts to close the loop.