OFFICIAL Opening report!

[Nstar Live Wire]

Well, it’s official. The 2009 Northstar Bike Park season will begin in 3 days. It has been a very hectic 4 weeks putting the park back together after the winter. After a lot of hard work by the crew the park is looking better than ever. I can say with confidence that the trails are in excellent shape. The latest streak of rainy weather has made for excellent trail building conditions and even better riding conditions. Opening at 10am on Friday will be all 3 lifts. That’s right we will be fully open top to bottom on day 1. Day one will also be the first shifter Friday with extended hours of operation. That means the park will remain open until 7pm!
Here is a quick list of just a few trail upgrades.
Easy rider wall rides (16’ x 8’ and 24’ x 8’)
Lower Gypsy reroute. (800’ of brand new berm and jump riddled trail)
2Six Jump park irrigation system.
2Six jump park complete. (All take offs and landings have been fine tuned)
Brand new stadium Berm.
Completely reworked zone 7 of Live Wire.
New Hip to Berm feature in Zone 3 of Live Wire.
New Jumps in Zone 6 Live Wire.

We are all very excited for the upcoming season and look forward to seeing you all out on the hill. Be sure to check out the photos and park info below.

Operating Schedule
June 12 – June 28
Friday: Vista - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Gondola, Zephyr, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m
Saturday and Sunday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday: Closed

July 2 – September 7
Thursday: Gondola, Zephyr - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista* - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (including Labor Day): Gondola, Zephyr, Vista - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Wednesday: Closed

September 11 – October 18
Friday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista* - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday: Closed
*Vista Express will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Pass price - $229 ($199 for retuning pass holders)
Ticket Price - Adult $39

Race Schedule - Be sure to check out our NEW online race registration.

DH Race Dates and Courses
• Sunday, June 21
o All classes: upper to middle Karpiel.
o Expert / Pro: lower Dogbone (slabs), to bottom of Karpiel (vietnam), to stadium jump finish.
o Sport / Beginner: lower Phodogg, to stadium jump finish.
• Sunday, July 26
o All classes: Gypsy.
• Sunday, August 9
o Expert / Pro: Dogbone, top to bottom, to stadium jump finish.
o Sport / Beginner: upper Karpiel, to Speed Control, to Phodogg, to staduim jump finish.
• Sunday, September 20
o All classes: Boondocks, top to bottom.
• Sunday, October 4 - 3rd Annual Live Wire Classic
XC Race Dates
Every Thursday from July 2 through August 13, 2009.
• Thursday, July 2
• Thursday, July 9
• Thursday, July 16
• Thursday, July 23
• Thursday, July 30
• Thursday, August 6
• Thursday, August 13
Super D Race Dates
• Saturday, July 25
• Saturday, August 8
• Saturday, September 19

[Michael Town]

Lets not forget all the people that worked on the jump park. Kevin, Brooks, Miles, and a bunch of Truckee locals really put in a ton of work to make it awesome.

[GoinDH]

If Hacksaw had anything todo with the TwoSix park it has to be sick.

[Andrew]

the twitter alerts say that only two lifts will be open on friday. can you clear this up

[T-Bone]

Great work.... See you on Friday and Saturday....

[HAWK]

Sick wall rides