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Originally Posted by 240glt
^ COP is a bit of a joke compared to our river valley.... but yes the ski hills should be running lifts in the summer to shuttle bikers to the top (I did not know they were not doing this... seems like a no brainer to me) I do this almost every year at Silver Star... almost feel guilty doing it... it's all the fun and none of the work
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COP is a short ,,,,short DH ride. When I raced I barely got warmed up before you were finished. They had to create quite a few elements to make it fun. Besides Whistler, Kamloops and Vernon have the best riding. The early DH run at the Nordic Centre was better than COP.
Problem with running the lift during the summer is the load factors and cost of manning and operating the facility for a few that would use it. The BC resorts are all Summer Winter facilities. Closest we have is Nakiska. And Nakiska has some wicked riding. The first Official DH Only race in Alberta was at Nak in the early 90's. It was a one off because of the injuries. We’ve learned a lot about ride DH since then. We were all still riding modified Cross country bikes.
Haven’t road Silver Star but Nordegg was always good for some riding and The Hinton Nordic Centre had my favorite DH course.
At the Level I was racing DH at was tough, you were bagged at the end of a day.
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