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Q-BURKE BIKE PARK REPORT CARD |
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KEY INFORMATION: |
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Total Vertical: |
1,970 ft |
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Number of Lifts: |
2 |
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Type of uplift: |
A 4-man chairlift plus a vehicle to the peak. |
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Bike Attachment: |
Hooks on the back, or a trailer! |
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Number of Trails: |
17 |
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Guides available: |
Only in the context of a private lesson. |
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Lessons available: |
Yes |
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TRAILS: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Beginner Trails: |
A great beginner trail and others that represent a small step up. Almost too smooth. Burke needs a skills area.
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Intermediate Trails: |
A very good intermediate jump trail in"Jester." Beware: some of the jump landings have knuckles. |
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Advanced Trails: |
Mostly on the upper mountain which requires a shuttle van and extra expense, but you get to ride a true triple-black-diamond-trail! |
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Technical trails: |
Again, mainly on the upper mountain, but they are definitely technical! |
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Flow/jump trails: |
A couple of crackers. "Knight Slayer" & "Jester" are dope trails. What they have is great, but there are only just the two trails named above. |
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Trail variety: |
To experience all the variety of trails at Burke, you need to ride the lift and be willing take the shuttle van and/or drive yourself to the top for the advanced tech-gnar terrain. |
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Trail Conditions: |
Well built and well groomed. |
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Trail signposting: |
Great in most places - only real problem is right at the top of the lift, where it's tricky to spot the actual trail starting points! |
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Other trails in area: |
Most definitely yes - Kingdom Trails! |
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PRACTICALITIES: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Day Pass Value for money: |
Very good especially with the special deals. |
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Ease of parking to lift: |
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Lift lines: |
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Quality of rental fleet: |
Norco Aurums with Dorado forks no less! |
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On-site Bike Shop: |
Minimal stock - more for rentals. |
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Lunch options: |
Just the one place at the base but it's good. |
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Water by the lifts (yes/no): |
There's a jug with cups at the top. At the bottom: you have to walk into the Tamarack Lodge to get water. |
Yes |
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Lockers available (yes/no): |
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No |
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Camping/RV park (yes/no): |
Burke campsite is actually connected by official MTB trails! |
Yes |
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VIBE: |
COMMENTS: |
RATING: |
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Staff friendliness: |
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Family-friendly: |
As a riding destination yes, but not much else in the immediate area. |
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Restaurants: |
Great Pub & Grill at the base, otherwise you have to go in to Burke. |
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Nightlife: |
Only if you consider East Burke Village. |
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Random: |
As this report card goes to press, Q-Burke has built a pumptrack. |