Trestle Bike Park Lessons, Trestle 101

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Chris

Trestle Bike Park 101

Team Winter Park Lodging Company had a chance to visit Trestle Bike Park this weekend and we were able to take a downhill biking 101 class. What a treat to have personal teacher to teach us the ins and outs of the downhill sport.

Winter Park Resort was nice enough to set us up with the 101 lesson and bike rentals for the day. Our instructor David Deveny was great! Kowledgeable, fun and talented; David knows Trestle Bike Park and downhill biking very well. He was safe, enlightening and a lot of fun.

The day started out as the Trestle Bike shop was opening its doors at 9am. We were quickly helped in line after filling our info out ob the resort computer kiosks. We were then sent over to the equipment fitting station and were on our way with gear in 10 min. Over to the bike area we went and we were fitted with some sweet Kona Stinky Bikes that would be our vehicle of fun for the day.

After little talk from David we were on our way up the Zephyr lift. Right outside Sunspot David gave all the instruction that we would use on this day in about half an hour (see David above instructing new WPLCo employee Bill). From there Sunspot we were onto the green run Greenworld. We then hit Long Trail (lue Run) and parts of Rainmaker (black run).

They day ended at around Noon and that was enough riding and instruction for the day. What a blast of a day and I can not stress how useful a Trestle 101 class is to learn the downhill sport safely.

Trestle Bike Park is open daily through September 25th. Get youy biking in while the weather is here.

Winter Park Lodging Company has special discounts for our guests for the Trestle 101 class:

This 2 1/2 hour lesson is one heck of a good deal, offering instruction on how to ride a downhill bike, a lift pass, a downhill bike rental and protective gear. Discount price is only $63.20 plus tax for Winter Park Lodging Company guests (regularly $79).

We also have discounts for downhill bike rentals through the Trest Bike Store.

Downhill Mountain Bike Rentals:
Select Trestle Bike Park Shop on the booking page to rent downhill bikes. Below are just a few package possibilities, click the online booking link to see all packages. The packages listed below include a full day lift pass, a full face helmet and protective body gear.

World Cup Downhill Mountain Bike
Full day rental: $143.99 weekdays / $159.99 weekends (normally $179/$199)
Half day rental:$111.99 weekdays/ $119.99 weekends (normally $139/$149)
Demo Downhill Mountain Bike
Full day rental: $111.99 weekdays / $119.99 weekends (normally $139/$149)
Half day rental: $79.99 weekdays / $87.99 weekends (normally $99/$109)
Standard Downhill Mountain Bike
Full day rental: $95.99 weekdays / $103.99 weekends (normally $119/$129)
Half day rental: $63.99 weekdays / $71.99 weekends (normally $79/$89)
JR Downhill Mountain Bike
Full day rental: $79.99 weekdays / $95.99 (normally $99/$119)
Half day rental: $55.99 weekdays / $63.99 (normally $69/$79)

Winter Park, CO 2010 Summer in Review

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Valarie

Sarah & Family's Horseback Ride & Cowboy Dinner with Sombrero Stables

: Amy & Family’s Visit to Rocky Mountain National Park

We’ve had another great summer in Winter Park this year, and it’s pleasantly lingering on into a beautiful Indian summer. We hope you had a chance to share it with us, but if not, we’ve compiled a few photos of some of the fun we’ve had. Click on the photos to see the full stories and try to make it up next year.

Chris Killin' it at Trestle Bike Park

Sarah on Mountain Bike Ride with Amy on Blue Sky Trail just 1 mile from downtown Winter Park

The Winter Park Lodging Crew in full downhill gear for a day at Trestle Bike Park

Val at the Blues from the Top Festival with friends

Sarah and Chris took their boys Nicholas & Willem for $1 ice cream cones in Grand Lake

Rachel took a ride with Adventures in Whitewater and saw some cliff jumping in the Colorado River

: Labor Day Mountain Bike Pond Crossing at Winter Park Resort

Trestle Bike Park at Winter Park Resort

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Chris

Colorado Downhill Mountain Biking

Trestle Bike Park, the fastest growing bike park in the US, is opening for the 2010 bike season on June 12th. This coming year promises to be Winter Park’s and Trestle Bike Park’s biggest and best mountain bike season year with more trail bigger jumps and better biking equipment available.

More trails, bigger rental fleet, more features, expanded high-end demo fleet, more jumps, additional extended hours, and did we mention more trails? This season, Trestle will continue to buff out the 8 new trails constructed last summer, plus they will keep building additional trails to give all riders a complete bike park experience.

Never heard of or seen gravity fed downhill mountain biking? No problem. At Trestle this year there will be a top to bottom beginner trail (over 5 miles long) along with great deals on equipment and lessons to get you hooked. And hooked you will be! Or your young ones will be, especially if they are fun seeking kids and want a to have a great day.

As stated above there are eight new trails that will be available this year that were built last year and finished this spring. There are also new trails that will be completed this year.

Hours of Operation:*
9:30am-5pm daily, Mid-June – Early September
9:30am-7pm on Freeride Fridays, July & August
9:30am-5pm weekends in September

Trestle Bike Park Specials:

Downhill mountain biking is all the rage in the Pacific Northwest, especially around Vancouver, Canada. Whistler Bike Park is the worlds biggest and best bike park and according to legend where the grand sport of gravity fed downhill mountain biking was originated. Trestle Bike Park is being built to replicate Whistler Bike Park and things are looking good.

Trestle can be ridden with your everyday mountain bike but is is definitely preferable to be done with a specifically designed downhill mountain bike. The downhill bikes have bigger shocks for more clearance , better and lower center of gravity that the trails and jumps demand. Full face helmets and body armor will guarantee a fun and safe riding experience. There is not much riding uphill with these bikes as they weigh more than 50 lbs and have big shocks that make them a little squishy. The comparison can be made as to taking an old 10 speed road bike on a cross country mountain bike ride is like taking a CC mountain bike on a downhill mountain bike course. It can be done but why would you do it?

You may be asking, “is it a workout downhill mountain biking?” Yes it is. Definitely different that a cross country bike ride but it may be even more tiring on the body while working arms, legs and core muscles.

Winter Park Lodging Company will offer deals on Trestle Bike Park tickets and bike rentals. Come up for Trestle or make sure to reserve a day to spend on the Winter Park hills in the park.

So Trestle Bike Park opens for the 2010 year this June 12th. Get out and enjoy the high country and spend a very fun, exciting, physical day at the Trestle Bike Park.