Get out of the bike park! | Mountain biking in Whistler.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ต.ค. 2019
- Whistler is an icon of British Columbia, the promised land of mountain biking.
Most well known for its massive, beautifully sculpted, bike park. You know, the one you've seen in a hundred million other videos, so today, despite what it may seem so far, this isn't another Whistler Bike Park video, because Whistler has a lot more to offer. The bike park may bring you here, but if you don't venture beyond it, you'll be missing out on a lot.
Now, I don't want you to get the wrong idea, when I say venture beyond, I'm not telling you to skip the bike park completely, quite the contrary, in my view the pilgrimage is truly complete only when you've hit the trails in the whistler valley and the bike park as its the home to some of the most iconic trails in the world who's name you probably know, even if you've never been to B.C. Not only that, Whistler bike park is a progression paradise, offering tech and jump trails for all skill levels.
Now, if its your first time at Whistler there one extra expense you have to do, buy that extra pass to go ride top of the world. Hopefully you'll get better weather than we did to enjoy the view from the highest point in the bike park. But even if you don't get the best weather, the riding is phenomenal, and completely worth it, just be sure to bring your a-game since this trail in the rain, feels much harder than a single diamond, at least in my opinion. Venturing from the high alpine with rocky sections, down into the treeline with high speeds, and finally twisting and turning through loamy conditions all the way back into the main part of the bike park, top of the world is not one to miss out on.
The bike park only covers a tiny bit of the Whistler valley. The rest of the network, is all free to access and outside of the bike park. The community builds in a completely different way, remaining more natural and raw.
One of the great things about Whistler being so far north, is that the vegetation and scenery change significantly over the elevation profile of most climbs. Starting at around 2,000 ft. in the village, most climbs start you in lush forest, the more scenic ones like Lord of the Squirrels have a plethora of interesting spots... that you'll either want to bask in as you stroll through, or you'll want to stop completely for a well earned break.
Thankfully, there's a maxim that holds true no matter what. What goes up, must come down, and boy are you in for a treat here! The biggest problem of these descents, is that everything is so great you're always torn between going 100% out on your riding, or paying attention to the stunning landscapes, do you enjoy every single kicker, rock and berm, or do you look at the lakes, rock outcroppings, crazy green fields or do you just simply gaze out into the distance? I can tell you one thing though, in an absolutely fantastic way, its rather overwhelming to the senses. Anyhow, in a blink of an eye you'll have made your way down the final switchbacks and back on the road, in this ride, a good 5000+ vert feet later, but maybe all of this scenic stuff ins't your cup of tea, maybe you're looking for more tech and jank or maybe 5000 ft days just aren't your thing.
In any case, don't worry, there's always other trails like microclimate, and golden boner, which don't require nearly as much pedaling up, loose elevation much quicker and are much jankier. You will find some fast and flowy bermed sections, but since these are super steep, and despite the fact that gaining speed is super easy, the norm isn't these sections, there's enough tech to make you question everything. Unless you're particularly good at this type of terrain, the variability of rocks, roots, deep ruts and general raw feel of trails, will have you going a little slower as you spot you're way through. These are super steep trails with lots of suspensions upsetting features where managing traction is key as its very easy to overdo the brakes, especially on those days where there's still some humidity left on the trails and you choose to ride the rock rolls into roots.
In many ways, that is what makes Whistler so special, it captures fun on a mountain bike no matter what that means to you, aside from desert riding, Whistler virtually covers every style of trail, difficulty level, challenge type and physical fitness requirement that you can think of. So whenever you do decide to do the pilgrimage to the promised land of mountain biking, or if you go there regularly, for your next trip, remember to venture out past the bike park, there's a world of amazing adventures waiting for you.
Well guys, that's it for today, let me know what you think of this different style of video, I will see you for the next one and until then, happy riding!
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I always heard Whistler was amazing but this absolutely confirmed it!
Truly breathtaking place!
excellently narrated episode and one of the best about Whistler I've ever seen, you getting better not just with riding but also YT story telling, love it, thank you and cheers V!
Thanks so much Verdon! Really happy to hear you enjoyed and noticed the extra effort in story telling for this one. Cheers!
This is the only Whistler video that made us really want to visit! It's so nice to see the awesome adventures outside of the park, they look way better than the in park trails!! keep the videos coming and come to Durango again so we can ride!!
Really happy to hear you feel that way. Put a ton of effort into this video, so its rewarding to hear it was liked.
I'm dying to get back to Durango, it still one of my favorite spots in the US.
@@BlindstuffMTB just let us know, man! You got a place to stay and friends when you get here!
@@ShiftMTB greatly appreciated!
That was awesome mate, loved this style of video, i agree that you should always look beyond the bike park , 100th like :)
Happy to hear you liked it, it didn't get as much traction as I would have wanted, but it was a lot of fun to make.
Wow this place is awsome!! This is one of thee best videos of this place I've ever seen, well put together and very informative I like me some long days on the saddle this place would be a bucket list destination for sure. Great job brothah"
Thanks so much! Absolutely phenomenal destination. You can spend weeks just there riding amazing stuff without touching the car.
Great storytelling and riding. Great video all around 👍
Thanks! Happy you dig it. 🤘
I loved the phrase "pilgrimage to the promised land of mountain biking" haha. My wife and I have been finishing our basement as an apartment in our newly-built house, so we can rent it and offset the mortgage (Utah housing is crazy expensive), so I haven't been able to go riding for months. I likewise haven't watched any of your videos for months, so I'm catching up. Looks like you took a break from making videos too--glad to see new content coming in.
Like always, this video was fantastic. I can't wait to get back on my bike. I need to install my new grippy pedals and new drop post first though :)
Happy to hear you're catching up on the videos, but more importantly, hope you get out on the bike soon. Gotta be out there. Good luck with the apartment, housing is always a major undertaking.
Great video, Stefano! Liked the new format, I’d just make it a bit longer. We had such a good time! Still can’t recover from the withdrawals. We should start planning the next trip 🤘
Thanks so much Ricardo! Happy to hear you enjoyed it and and thanks for the follow cam, third person, etc etc that helped make this video possible. Don't know where we are going but something is happening summer 2020.
One of your best videos for sure!
Thanks so much, this one was a ton of work to edit for sure.
Great video. Definitively need to get back to Whistler and definitely need to venture outside the Park more this time. Bit riskier when you're there by yourself though.
Completely get how riding alone could be tricky. Maybe there's some guiding alternative that isn't too crazy.
awesome, i hope to one day explore trails outside of florida. some pretty amazing views and trails there for sure!
The US is amazing, so much to explore, NC is not a long drive from FL and the riding is world class!
What an amazing trip!
The PNW blew me away, I had high expectations, but I never imagined it would be so great. Knowing what I know now I'd even add a few more stops in the road trip.
Possibly your best video yet, Stefano! The location, photography, editing (you're a Google Earth master!), info ("why do we do those things?" haha!). Just complete, comprehensive, inspiring motivation to get out of the park!
3 Qs: chin cam? Where did you guys fly into? (you didn't drive, right?). And for how long?
Thanks for the great work! - Chuck
Thanks Chuck! Really appreciate the kind words.
I used two cameras for this video, a chesty/gimbal/hero4 and a chinbar/hero7. Flew into seattle and then drove (a lot!). Got 9 continuous days of riding in.
Cheers!
Excellent Whistler video! Makes me want to just bring my bike and not ride the park next time. .....except, i'm totally a park rat now. haha Great video!
Thanks Joe! If it were up to me, next trip should be a month long, so we can get to explore all of the bike park + the valley, how to make that happen is another thing... lol
Looks amazing!!
Thank you CJ!
Brought back some of my best memories of this year! Can't wait to go back!!
You rode some crazy stuff there for sure. Thanks for the footage to get the video together. We shall ride there again!
A place where MTB dreams come true.
Couldn't have said it better!
Good vid. In sep 2018 I did exactly what he said, a day in the bike park then 4 days in the surrounding trails. REI adventures has a very reasonably priced package trip that includes 2 guides which I highly recommend. And...I’ve never been so scared on what we rode and somehow survived. Never ridden more wood features, both uphill and downhill tech and even a 45 min hike a bike to get to a famous downhill run. Sweating just thinking about it. Haha
Sounds like you had the full experience!
I'm very jealous of your trip. Seems like it was pretty incredible. Top of the World is a bucket list trail for me.
Production value on this video was great. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks so much Dan, happy to hear the effort in production was noticeable.
Took me a few years to make this trip happen, but it was totally worth it, when you do put it together, just make sure to give yourself enough days to really enjoy the PNW. Its a massive place with so much to do.
Awesome video!
Thanks Franklin!
Dude...that was AMAZING!
From the thumbnail, the voiceover, story telling, all the shots!!!
Something like this would be taken me a month to edit! 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼
Thanks so much, Sheyn!
I didn't get to a month, but it took me easily 4 or 5 times my regular time to edit, happy to hear the effort was noticeable.
Great video! I really like the story telling format. You’ve got a new follower from Canary Islands.
Mil gracias! Really happy you enjoyed the video.
I've head so many good things about riding in La Palma. Hope to make it over some day.
BlindstuffMTB La Palma is a riding paradise, if you have the chance, come and enjoy it! But you have a lot of biking paradises closer. I still can remember the month I spent at Whistler back in 2010 😌
Dude what a great video man, it deserves waaay more views! Glad you made it there. I would like to go there some day and put that on my channel. Bucket list destination for sure. I love jumps for sure but that single track you rode, oh man. I might crash a few times looking at it all. Thats truly a soul feeding ride no doubt. I watched this video like three times.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Really happy to hear you enjoyed it. I have to admit I'm kinda bummed it didn't get much traction, I feel like it was one of my better videos and didn't make it to my regular number of views, but hey, that's youtube.
@@BlindstuffMTB Being a new youtuber myself, I'm trying to figure it out with my channel. Its like, how can a video like yours not be at the 20,000 marker or more? Great work no doubt.
Great video dude! Looks so nice up there.
Thanks Danny! Its unreal, took me a ton of time to make that trip happen since I first heard of Whistler, but it was totally worth the wait.
@@BlindstuffMTB Based of this video and I'm sure more to come I can tell the trip was worth it. Some of the views you showcased were breath taking.
Great video and awesome locations!! I just came back from my trip to Pisgah and Dupont and totally agree with you about how nice is to ride out of a bike park and venture into a forest. Thanks for the advice about Pisgah and Dupont...
Thanks Domingo! Happy to hear you enjoyed western north carolina, still one of my favorite places anywhere. There's just something that's hard to put into words about hanging out in the forest.
Great video. My only complaint is it was too short lol.
Thanks Diego. It was actually hard to bring it down to 10 minutes lol. I have hours and hours of video.
Nice job man! I'm jealous.. What a trip! This video was great. I'm surprised it doesn't have more views. You coming up to do the Pisgah Endurp again this year?
Where's the heli video?
Thanks Zach! Definitely planning to do the Pisgah Enduro again. Was a super fun experience.
Had some hard drive issues with footage. Still not sure I can pull off the heli video :(
@@BlindstuffMTB No way! That sucks man. I bet that was a sick ass experience though. I'm excited for the Pisgah Enduro again this year. See you there!
One day !!!!
Gotta try it eventually!
Looks amazing . If you want crazy trail grading ie Blues should be a Black you need to head to the Alps in Europe ! Mental trails !!
I've yet to ride in Europe. Definitely want to tour the Alps soon, its just such a big undertaking to plan.
@@BlindstuffMTB likewise for me for trying to get to North America. Both places are amazing !
Man such a good video!! I like the chin mount too that's cool. What kind of gopro are you using here? Thanks!
Thanks David! Its a Hero 7. The chin mount has its pros and cons, but when the weather is doubtful its been great to me.
@@BlindstuffMTB Sweet thanks man. What would you say are the pros and cons if you don't mind me asking?
@@dlaps9975 Super simple to carry, lightweight and you can point it with your head. Its a bit more immersive because you see what the rider sees, but, its harder to get the up and down alignment right (you may get too much handlebars or not enough) and its flattens out the trail vs the chest mount so everything looks easier.