Which parks are worth the drive?

[Transfer]

Assuming one has a weekend to do some DH this summer, which parks are worth it to drive to? I'm sure Snowshoe must be but which others? I'm of course new'ish here but didn't get to do any DH last season.

Places I'm thinking of are:
Snowshoe, Wintergreen, Diablo, Plattekill... others?

[wannabeabonedoc]

I've never been, but I heard wisp is cool.

[bballboy388]

I think wisp is only open for that one race but i donno. I went to snowshoe last year for the first time at a park and it was like a dream came true plus more it was AWSOME. But i havnt been to anyother parks to compare.

[DHanamal]

I've never been, but I heard wisp is cool.

Eh, Wisp is pretty weak, the mountain is barely 600 ft of vertical, and the lift is extremely slow.

If you're gonna ride anywhere, go Snowshoe or Diablo.

[wannabeabonedoc]

Oh....I guess I heard wrong. Nevermind about Wish man.

[metalMTB]

worth the drive? snowshoe.

[skatetokil]

yeah, snowshoe rocks my world. there are no easy trails though. i took a noob friend out there last summer having never been myself. we asked where the beginner **** was at the shop. . . the guy just laughed and rented him a suit of armor.

[mindlessfr]

snowshoe is definitly worth the drive

[corey_rideDC]

diablo is also definitely worth the drive. and the fact that the lift will be running during the week ... +10 diablo!

[yellowrake]

Wisp has expanded terrain this year and the vertical is now over 900feet. Also heard they're building a park this year.

[HotButterToppin]

Snowshoe was my first ski resort experience last year and it's definitely worth the 4.5 hours from northern virginia. Good stuff.

Diablo looks quite good and I've heard good things about Plattekil and Whiteface up in Lake Placid are supposed to be worth it. I don't know where I heard about Whiteface though, so it could be an unreliable source...plus it's a bit of a trek to get up there.

[Bearmntpicnic]

yeah, snowshoe rocks my world. there are no easy trails though. i took a noob friend out there last summer having never been myself. we asked where the beginner **** was at the shop. . . the guy just laughed and rented him a suit of armor.

there is some easy stuff there on the dh side I mean I hit everything my first time there and it was my first dh experiance and it was Gnar Gnar tits to the max rad shazzzalishous

[Castle]

www.ride.snowshoemtn.com

[BIRDMAN111]

where is diablo?

[AV]

Diablo is in NJ

www.diablofreeridepark.com

[whale]

Diablo is in NJ

www.diablofreeridepark.com

diablo gets my :thumb: :thumb:

fast lift and good use of the mountain with lots of variety for riding preferences (stunts, rocky gnarl, and jumps). diablo also drains very well. i'm looking forward to a season full of trips to diablo and snowshoe both about 4-4.5 hours from DC depending on how fast and when you drive.

[metalMTB]

whistler

[whale]

whistler

i'm not so sure that's easy to do from DC on a weekend drive?

i hope to make it there this summer though (by plane)... :weee:

[DamienC]

whistler

I'd have to say so far Diablo is the closest to the Whistler experience as far as the feel and variety of the trail offerings. Now that they will be operating 7 days a week during the peak of the season this will probably be more true this season. If/when they built up more of a village at Mountain Creek it would be a pretty good approximation to the grand-daddy of all mountain bike parks...

http://damien.chooah.com/pics/bikepark_pano_2005_thmb.jpg (http://damien.chooah.com/pics/bikepark_pano_2005_sm.jpg)

I think the riding at Snowshoe is of equal caliber as Diablo but just with a different vibe.

[skatetokil]

and a crapload of rocks.

[metalMTB]

and mud and steepness and def. more gnar

[Transfer]

whistler
Until last July I was a 3 hour drive away. :banghead:

Don't remind me.