Northstar Opening Weekend

Northstar Bike Park * June 17th-19th, 2011

Only the lower trails are open right now …

2011 Northstar races and events at the Northstar site

3 Minute Gaps Premier at Northstar

Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort and Giant Bicycles have come together along with the Ride Giant / Ride Northstar mountain bike sponsorship program to host the USA movie premiere of 3 MINUTE GAPS on Saturday, June 18, 2011. The event will be a kickoff to summer celebration with the bike park grand opening, a BBQ, a fantastic raffle and more.

For the movie premiere and kickoff to summer celebration on Saturday, June 18, Northstar-at-Tahoe will also be extending its mountain bike park hours till 6:00 p.m. that day. The party will start at 5:30 p.m. on the Lodge at Big Springs Deck with a BBQ at Chill Peppers, with the movie and raffle following.

The movie is free to the public and will take place in the upper level of the Day Lodge. The gondola will continue to run at 5:30 p.m. for free to guests without bikes and will run until 9:00 p.m. that evening.

For two years the crew of 3 MINUTE GAPS have followed the world’s best mountain bike racers around the globe documenting them as they trained, prepared, rode, ate, traveled, raced, celebrated, commiserated, and made sacrifices simply because of the weight of ambition to be the fastest. There is no truer, more accurate and intimate depiction of the hallowed worlds of the very best World Cup rider’s than 3 MINUTE GAPS.

Filmed in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, and every round of the 2009 and 2010 World Cup Series and World Championships.

Director Clay Porter has traveled the world capturing a story of triumph and struggle.

For More Information

• 3 MINUTE GAPS Facebook Page
• RSVP for Event on Facebook
• Official Movie Trailer on Ride Giant / Ride Northstar Blog
• 3 MINUTE GAPS Official Website

Northstar Bike Park Update

Tunnel on Gypsy!  April 9th, 2011

Cristy Gott says: “One week before, you couldn’t see it at all.  Everyone get your shoveling skills tuned up.”

Northstar Bike Park Info

2010 Days/Hours of Operation

June 11 – July 1, 2010
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: Closed
July 2 – September 6, 2010
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(only Gondola Express and Tahoe Zephyr Express on Monday – Thursday)
September 7 – October 17, 2010
Friday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Plaza Bike Shop is open 30 minutes earlier and later than the Mountain Bike Park.

2010 Mountain Bike Season Pass Rates

Mountain Bike Season Pass	On or Before April 18	After April 18
Adult (13+) Unlimited Pass	$249	$279
Adult (13+) Unlimited Pass with 2010.11 Double Whammy Season discount	$229	$259

2010 Mountain Bike Lift Ticket Rates

Mountain Bike Lift Tickets	All Day
Adult (13+)	$42
Children (8 – 12)*	$27

Rippin’ Livewire in the Snow

Downhill Coaching with Greg Minnaar at Northstar

August 14th-16th, 2009  * Northstar Bike Park Truckee, California

Downhill Coaching Sessions with World Champion Greg Minnaar!  3 days of coaching,  cost: $699

As of this date/time 6 of 12 spots still open. Last years camp with Greg Minnaar sold out in 6 days (it included Yeti’s Joey Schusler and World Cup Pro Chris Canfield).  Multiple dhReno riders are already signed up! Guaranteed to improve your riding or your money back!

For more info and to sign up see:  http://www.betterride.net

Northstar opening weekend

Everyone had a great time at N* this weekend. The trails are in great shape and there were no crowds!

A few of the local riders that were up there this weekend:  Wil, Cierra, Bill, Jarred, Sean, Randy, Steve, Super Dave, Greg, Lil Greg, Jasen, Brandon, Kevin, Hacksaw,PH and many more ….

Northstar Opening 2009

From Tahoe Mountain Biking: Well, it’s official. The 2009 Northstar Bike Park season will begin in tomorrow 6/12/09. It has been a very hectic 4 weeks putting the park back together after the winter. After a lot of hard work by the crew the park is looking better than ever. I can say with confidence that the trails are in excellent shape. The latest streak of rainy weather has made for excellent trail building conditions and even better riding conditions. Opening at 10am on Friday will be all 3 lifts. That’s right we will be fully open top to bottom on day 1. Day one will also be the first shifter Friday with extended hours of operation. That means the park will remain open until 7pm!

Here is a quick list of just a few trail upgrades.

• Easy rider wall rides (16’ x 8’ and 24’ x 8’)
• Lower Gypsy reroute. (800’ of brand new berm and jump riddled trail)
• 2Six Jump park irrigation system.
• 2Six jump park complete. (All take offs and landings have been fine tuned)
• Brand new stadium Berm.
• Completely reworked zone 7 of Live Wire.
• New Hip to Berm feature in Zone 3 of Live Wire.
• New Jumps in Zone 6 Live Wire.

Operating Schedule

June 12 – June 28
Friday: Vista – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Gondola, Zephyr, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m
Saturday and Sunday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: Closed

July 2 – September 7
Thursday: Gondola, Zephyr – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista* – 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (including Labor Day): Gondola, Zephyr, Vista – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Wednesday: Closed

September 11 – October 18
Friday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista* – 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: Closed
*Vista Express will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Pass price - $229 ($199 for retuning pass holders)

Ticket Price – Adult $39

*For more pics and race schedule check: Tahoe Mountain Biking

Northstar 2009 Update

Live from the N* webcam – watch the snow melt!  Northstar Bike Park opens Friday June 12th, 2009!

New: Interactive bike park map

http://www.northstarattahoe.com/summer/bike_map/bike_map.asp

Northstar Season Pass Discount

“Check us out at Sea Otter. We will have a season pass special going. Buy your regularly priced $229 season pass for $209!  April 16-19. See you there.” Kyle

2009 Northstar Bike Park Operating Schedule

June 11th – June 28th
Fridays: Gondola, Zephyr – 10 AM to 7 PM
Saturdays and Sundays: Gondola, Zephyr, Vista – 10 AM to 5 PM
Mondays-Thursdays- Closed

July 2nd – September 7th
Thursdays: Gondola and Zephyr – 10 AM to 5 PM
Fridays: Gondola, Zephyr, and Vista – 10 AM to 7 PM
Saturdays and Sundays (including Labor Day): Gondola, Zephyr, and Vista – 10 AM to 5 PM
Mondays-Wednesdays – Closed

September 11th – October 18th
Fridays: Gondola, Zephyr, and Vista – 10 AM to 7 PM
Saturdays and Sundays: Gondola, Zephyr, and Vista – 10 AM to 5 PM
Mondays-Thursdays: No Lift Operations

Foot passenger access will cost $5 with kids (12 and Under) able to ride for FREE. Bike rates to be determined.

Daylodge will be open on the Fridays-Sundays (and Labor Day) when lifts are operating.

Prices:
Season Pass = $229
Daily Lift Ticket = $39

NOTE: Hours and days of operation are dependent on weather and conditions, and subject to change without notice.

2008 Northstar Bike Park

Matt Robison’s new helmet/seat cam video starring Curtis Opperman. Karpiel to Speed Control to Pho Dog. This is 4 weeks to the day since Matt broke his collarbone!

Have you seen these guys at N*?

Intense weekend at N*

The weather was perfect for a great weekend of riding at Northstar. The Tahoe Zepher lift was operating giving access to Livewire, Gypsy and Boondocks! All these trails are in great shape with lots of trail improvements.

Deric, Jason and Brandon show their awesome Intense M6 downhill machines on Sunday.

Opening Day at N*

From Mad Cat Bicycles.

Video preview of Boondocks and Livewire here: http://tahoemountainbiking.ning.com/video