Thought I would share some photos of our Winter Park Mountain bike ride up in Rendezvous and Idlewild . What great trail are up there. Kinda rolling hills with some old jeep trail and some decent uphill if you want and some great downhill. We usually start up Meadow trail then turn on to Ditch trail and do the Burnout loop. There is a great ranch house back there that is really cool. The owner of that place has a one cool pad, see below. Not sure how they get into and out of the place but what a cool secluded retreat.
This is the best time of year for mountain biking up here in Winter Park so get out while you can. There are so many mountain bike trails here it is incredible. Stop in at Grand Sports and Dan the owner has some maps and lots of knowledge about biking the area.
As for getting to the sweet mountain biking in Rendezvous take the main entrance into the Rendezvous development from US Highway 40 and go all the way up and turn right on Friendship Drive. At the point you ar forced to go left or right take a left and fifty yards up there is the Meadows trail head on your right.
I have been told that the Rendezvous sales office has some maps of the trails up in the area.
September is the time of year up here for mountain biking. Come on up and see how amazing Winter Park is in the fall.
Get your Winter Park Lodging today!
We have another discount partner here in Winter Park, Colorado. Grand Sports is teaming up with the Winter Park Lodging Company to offer 20% of all services and products to all Winter Park Lodging Company guests. Dan the owner is a very friendly, knowledgeable bike man. They have good products in the shop and have everthing you would need in the way of biking. Stop by Grand Sports Shop for all you biking needs when you are up in Winter Park.
Don’t miss this event in Winter Park. There will be more “cruisers” than you’ve ever seen in one place. Saturday, July 18th, is a big day for all bikes, cruisers and mountain bikes alike. Fat Tire Beer and the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a great summer fun day at Hideaway Park, downtown WP and at the Winter Park base. Up at the Winter Park Base, you will find hundreds, 800 to be exact, mountain bikers amped up to take on the mountain and each other. 
The 18th Annual Fat Tire Downhill Mountain Bike Race will benefit the American Red Cross and the National Sports Center for the Disabled. Registration /check in is open from 6-9am. Find out the winners at the awards ceremony that night in Hideaway Park at 6:30pm.
If you aren’t out to test your endurance with a race, you’ll still have a blast at the festivities in Hideaway Park. Watch the stunt teams at 2pm and 4pm in the stunt park. Be sure to find a good spot to watch the cruiser bike parade at 3pm. But why sit on the side of the action when you can enter your decorated bike and travel in the parade yourself. Around 4:30pm get ready to dance until 6pm. You can rest your legs while the Fat Tire awards are given out at 6pm and rev it up again until 8pm with more live music. For more information contact the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce 970 726 4118.
Don’t know if any Y’all have seen but Colorado is again the least fat state in this obese country of ours. Is it because of our skiing or our mountain biking here in the great Rocky Mountains? I’m thinking these are the specific reasons we are so fit here in Colorado.
Well if you want to get some of the best this great state has to offer come on up to Winter Park! We have ove 600 miles of the best mountain biking around and the most snowfall of all the destination resorts in Colorado! Come on up and stay fit and have some fun in Winter Park, Colorado.
Check this out, new Freeride Fridays are keeping things interesting this summer at Trestle Bike Park at Winter Park Resort, with extended hours on the bike lift, live music & free outdoor movies. Now you can keep on riding the lift to jam out a few more rides on the downhill trails, until 7pm! Plus, there are live bands performing from 4:30pm to 7pm and free outdoor movies starting at sunset. Denver residents can head on up in the late afternoon, get here at 4pm and get a bike lift pass, downhill bike rental and protective gear for only $29. That stuff altogether usually sells for about $70 bucks.
Crankworx Colorado Freeride Mountain Bike Festival is back for the third year. You’ll be amazed by what these pro and semi-pro mountain bikers can do (or even dare to)! The events start on Thursday, July 30th and continue for four entire days. Go to the Crankworx Colorado website for more information and to check out great pictures from last year’s events.
This is a great event for the whole family especially those teenagers who think they can hotdog it on a bike!
The 2009 Crankworx Colorado festival will include Slopestyle, Big Air, Cross Country and Super Downhill competitions, with more events to be named as we approach the event. Originating at Whistler Blackcomb, Crankworx Mountain Bike Festivals feature the best freeride mountain bikers from around the world. Known for its close proximity to Denver, Winter Park Resort is Mountain Bike Capital, USA™ and also home to over 50 miles of lift accessible mountain bike trails.
Come on up to Winter Park to see some amazing biking. Get your Winter Park Crankworx lodging now!
July 16th 2009 – July 19th 2009
This is the first time the national championships have been held in Colorado. The USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships will see thousands of professional and amateur racers compete in cross country, downhill, single speed, super downhill, mountain cross and short track races. The weekend-long national event will determine the United States National Mountain Bike Champions in amateur and pro divisions. Qualifying competitors will test their speed and endurance on SolVista’s world-class trails. The Championships will be hosted at the Sol Vista Bike Park at Granby Ranch.
Mention you saw Winter Park Lodging by Owners USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships blog and receive 15% off your lodging.
Mountain bikers, check this out! After years of seeking permission from the US Forest Service, Trestle Bike Park finally received authorization last fall to start building new, improved and sustainable trails at Winter Park Resort. Crews started immediately after the go-ahead in September, and the first of the new trails will debut on June 13th for opening day.
Expect smoother, bigger, and healthier trails that will please cross-country riders, freeriders and big air riders alike. Check out this video for more information on the plans for a better Trestle Bike Park at Winter Park Resort.
Just a reminder to Y’all that the 18th annual Fat Tire Classic is coming upon us soon. If you are thinking of biking this event you should register now at http://www.nscd.org/fattireclassic/. Lodging is filling up so you should also book your lodging now. Dates for the Fat Tire Mountain Bike Classic are 7/17/2009 to 7/19/2009. This is a great way to enjoy the Colorado Rocky Mountians on a bike with some very fun mountain biking. The people at Red Cross and The National Sports Center For The Disabled (NSCD) do the weekend right. There is food, beer and live music and it is a great time.
Get 15% off your lodging if you book by the end of May with Winter Park Lodging by Owner (WPLBO). Beat the Denver heat and come on up Winter Park for some mountain biking fun!
Hey Ladies, Devils Thumb Ranch is putting on a Mountain Bike clinic/festival/celebration on July 12, 2009. Women, Wheels and Wine (or Whine?) sounds like a great day with instruction from Women’s Quest, Devil’s Thumb staff and the Chipotle-Titus Women’s Mountain Bike team.
The Devil’s Thumb Ranch and Spa is located just outside of Winter Park in Tabernash (or Tabertrash as we call it, as that is where we live).
To see a full schedule of activities go to the Winter Park/Fraser Chamber of Commerce.
Cost is $95 for the day and that includes lunch at Devils Thumb Ranch.
Come on ladies this sound like a great way to get your inner mountain bike fanatic going!
This is the best time of year for mountain biking up here in Winter Park so get out while you can. There are so many mountain bike trails here it is incredible. Stop in at Grand Sports and Dan the owner has some maps and lots of knowledge about biking the area.
Mountain Biking | chrisb | 
September 1, 2009 3:18 pm | 
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