[Sandwich]

Since I'm seeing a distinct lack of whiteface news and I'm dying to hear something good....

anybody up for an endurance race at whiteface? strictly friendly and non-sanctioned, of course. Pick one trail and see who can make the most runs down it. Run it on the honor system. Start at 10am, end at 4 or 5, and just ride all day. I think it could be really fun and challenging. Then drink beer all night in any of the local campgrounds/hotels.

There was one trail (24, 23, 3, 5, 13) or something like that that was the most physically demanding trail I rode last year. My vote would be that one unless anybody has other requests.

Anybody up for it? Want to pick a weekend?

 

[Jim Mac]

I might be down for this - once did a handful of 24 hour team races, 2 right down the road from 'Face!

 

[DHBIKERPUNK]

wheres whiteface?

 

[Sandwich]

lake placid, NY. They don't have a ton of trails and there's a distinct lack of wooden stunts (YAY, seriously) but the trails are super long and super intense.

 

[DHBIKERPUNK]

wen do they open

 

[downhill mike]

Whiteface was the site of the 1980 winter Olympics. 2,476 feet of vertical and 27 very different trails.
Since our trails are not made out of wood some refer to these as "old school". Soil is very loamy and absorbs water like a big sponge.
We open on Friday June 22nd and have tons of stuff going on this year. 2 huge dh races (9-2-07 & 10-7-07) , womens clinic with Tara Llanes, race clinic with Fast Times Training, special discounted days (live music on 6-23-07 & an after dh party with free beer).

Whiteface Mountain is located in Wilmington N.Y. (12997) 10 miles from the village of Lake Placid, N.Y.(12946), and only 40 minutes off of interstate 87.

Also the mountain bike park is owned and operated privately by 2 downhillers.
This year we will have a pump track, dual slalom course, more wooden features, clinics, free ladies days, bike & stay packages, better x-c trails, on mountain kiosks so you can easily find everything on this very big mountain and more.

For all the information please visit:
www.downhillmike.com

Thanks and we'll see ya at the face
Downhill Mike
Whiteface Mountain
Size does matter!

 

[Sandwich]

Trust me, not having stunts is definately not a bad thing...i really, really like the trails at whiteface, just as they are.

 

[daisycutter]

downhill mike has made that place better every year. It downfall is that it is so far away from NYC area. Platty and diablo are closer but I will be there at least twice this year as it has the vertical I crave.

 

[dante]

Whiteface ROCKS! the *only* downside to it is that more people don't go and burn the trails in a bit more. overall it's got the vert, the steepness and actual lodging/civilization (cough cough, plattekill, cough cough) nearby. definitely thinking about heading up as sort of a "training session" before nationals.

 

[Sandwich]

so back to the topic...anybody want to do an enduro-dh?

 

[downhill mike]

I do. Especially if it's late in the year and I have 750,000 vertical in.

I was thinking about a future super d race using this course (in 2008).
Excuse the numbers we will have better and easier to remember names for the trails in the future.

23 to 24 then across the mountain to 3 (slickrock trail) to 5 (super steep and a cool jump over the pipes) then to the
stream crossing to 1 (service road), to trails 6 & 7. All downhill except 6 & 7 have 2 short but steep climbs. Other than that those 2 trails would add a couple of miles and are all downhill. I think that would be a 5 mile route and take an expert at least 20 minutes.
With a 12 minute gondola ride one could do almost 14 runs or 34,000+ vertical if there bike hold up?



I outlined the course on a trail map and scanned it. Having trouble attaching it to this reply?

 

[younger22]

wheres whiteface?

from upstate NY and don't know Whiteface???

 

[downhill mike]

downhill mike has made that place better every year. It downfall is that it is so far away from NYC area. Platty and diablo are closer but I will be there at least twice this year as it has the vertical I crave.

I should mention my friend Elias and his father Peter have done so much. I help them on the mountain and promote and stuff, but none of this, or whats to come would ever happen without these 2.

 

[davetrump]

definitely thinking about heading up as sort of a "training session" before nationals.

i was thinking of doing some weekends there too right after they open, just to do some really really really long runs

too bad they will not be open before the WC at St. Anne, as the terrain would be a great place to replicate the high speed and distance of the track

 

[Sandwich]

DH Mike, I agree with your course selection, but I like [what i think is] #13 at the bottom. It's a nice pine section that continues downhill but let's you off above the lodge. That's a good place to view people too, as you can see how many times they come down and make sure they hit 3-5-13. I don't have a date set, but the month of august is relatively free for me...maybe we have a $10 buy-in, which goes towards the purchase of beer for everybody and something special for the winner? like a grande meal at T-bell :-D

 

[Jim Mac]

from upstate NY and don't know Whiteface???

We were all young once...