go to pinkbike.com photo section, search for mt. 7 there are tons of pics. the trail is so steep at the top it's rediculous, super tech fun stuff. it evens out a bit in the middle with some nice drops/skinnies, followed by smooth fast bermy stuff. one of my favorites!
go to pinkbike.com photo section, search for mt. 7 there are tons of pics. the trail is so steep at the top it's rediculous, super tech fun stuff. it evens out a bit in the middle with some nice drops/skinnies, followed by smooth fast bermy stuff. one of my favorites!
Good info Formica and Zdfg.
The picture is quite cool. I got to get back out to the Kootenays for riding.
(I know telebiker was talking about the ride but right now he skiing near Golden for 2 weeks............must be nice!!!!)
Yep, the one with the title of "shang-ri-la". I picked up Kootenay Mountain Culture mag at a shop in West Bank last summer. It's really well done (Mitchell Scott is one of the editors) and further fueled my desire for a Rossland / Nelson roadtrip next summer.
My wife and I just did a 2-week road trip in the Kootenays. We went to Rossland twice because the riding was so good and the people were so friendly. I agree with jubilee about Revolution Cycle, the place to get local scoop on trails and also to arrange a shuttle for the Seven Summits Trail. The owner marked out a trail, The Full Monte, that hadn't made it onto the newest trail map. A more technical offshoot from Techno Grind that looped back to Milky Way, it was a good test for our "skinny bikes" as the locals called them. XC race bikes are apparently a rare sight in the Kootenays.
We were lucky to ride the Summits on a good weather day, just enough cloud cover to keep us from burning and to make the photos interesting. Wifey and I have been fortunate enough to ride in some of the primo MTB areas in Western N.A. and I can say that the 7 Summits is easily one of the top 5 trails we've ridden. Rough and rocky downhills, tough climbs, and amazing scenery along 36kms of singletrack. Mountain bike heaven!
Put this one on top of your "must ride before I die" list.
Good info. Just got back from surfing the pow near Golden. Not a whole lot of coverage, but the snow was light and cold. The chopper flew right over Mt 7 trail....nice!
EB, I picked up a copy of the winter edition of the Kootenay Mountain Culture mag. Great work by Mitchell Scott and crew. Sort of what BIKE was in it's inception
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