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Riding the other trails at Whistler
For many mountain bikers, the name ‘Whistler‘ is synonymous with the Whistler Bike Park, a lift-accessed playground with over 200km of biking trails and over 1200 meters of vertical gain / loss (depending on your point of view).
Every August, Intrawest hosts the Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival, an event that draws the attention of plenty of industry folks, racers, and spectators. What’s often forgotten in the mix is the fact that Whistler and its surrounding area is studded with other world-class trails like Comfortably Numb and A River Runs Through It.
Anyways, Marla Streb — who took first place in her category at the Garbonzo Enduro DH held during Crankworx — just posted an entry on her site about riding some of Whistler’s ‘other trails’. Check it out because it’s well worth the read and it gives those of you who aren’t locals a better idea about what riding in this place called British Columbia is like.