is the US Open, open for spectators? [Archive]

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downhillbkr247

03-19-2007, 06:26 AM

i this would be my first year attending the US Open, but im not going to compete this year. I wanted to know if the Open was for spectating?

~downhillbkr247~

pinkshirtphotos

03-19-2007, 09:29 AM

hell yeah. bring your friends. bring some drinks. and dont forget your camera. have fun. hike around the mountain all day. and chill at the base after.

downhillbkr247

03-19-2007, 10:15 AM

Thanks! I already got some people coming with me, i just wish i had the gear to compete this year. im deff gonna bring my camcorder!, i wish that the other trails were open during the event so i could ride:disgust: next year i plan to be sponcered by at-least 1 company!

pinkshirtphotos

03-19-2007, 11:09 AM

all trails are open during the event. unless they run into the race course. that means most freeride trails will be open. Alpine, Ripper, Floom Drop, The Breakouts, and Dominions most likly will be open. Last year was my first time watching dh up close. It was a lot of fun. It was also the first event i took pictures of.

jcook90

03-24-2007, 10:52 AM

so if you go and don't qualify for the sunday finals you can still freeride on some parts of the mountain?

woof

03-24-2007, 11:06 AM

so if you go and don't qualify for the sunday finals you can still freeride on some parts of the mountain?

Yes you can. You will have to buy a lift ticket for Sunday if you don't qualify thou.

dirttastesgood

03-24-2007, 11:19 AM

so if you go and don't qualify for the sunday finals you can still freeride on some parts of the mountain?

i told you

pinkshirtphotos

03-24-2007, 01:55 PM

you can ride on saturday sunday and monday if you buy a lift ticket. you can ride any trail that dosent go into the race course. ie alpine domion ripper. If you do not qualify for the open (qualify is sat) you have to buy a lift ticket.

jcook90

03-24-2007, 03:04 PM

yeah makes sense.

tmoney727t

04-10-2007, 10:05 PM

US open ticket only gets u up the lifts fri/sat, u have to qualify to get a tick for sunday

jrfor0

04-10-2007, 10:17 PM

just as long as spectators are willing to hike up the mountain, it is free for them. if they want to take the lift then they need to pay. how much, i'm not sure.

skatetokil

04-11-2007, 10:35 AM

i watched last year and it was amazing.

pinkshirtphotos

04-11-2007, 10:47 AM

last year it was either 3 or 5 $ to get a lift ticket without a bike for the whole day

Instigatr

04-13-2007, 01:55 PM

Lift ticket for the day for spectators was $ 6. unless you wear a pink shirt. then its $12.

Lift up, hike down.
Last year I saw the first competitor at the top of the mountain, slowly hiked down, and the last rider (winner) go thru the bottom gate. Perfectly timed by me.

P.S. Bring chicks who flash boobs to throw off the racers...

Tmeyer

04-13-2007, 01:58 PM

Watch out for the poison ivy though, its all over the place at Diablo....

Hollywood

04-15-2007, 09:18 PM

Ok where is Floom Drop I haven't heard that one? I was riding diuring one of the US opens last year and there were a lot of spectators and when the race was over they all walked down the fire road leading to the lift because it was the easiest route out.

downhillbkr247

04-18-2007, 06:20 AM