|   New Moab Freeride Terrain Park | hfly
Jan 21, 2003 7:39 AM | | This week has witnessed abundant good news here in Moab. The fellow who purchased the Moab Rim Chairlift, which came complete with 60 something acres of prime, downsloped Kayenta Sandstone along the upper half of the Moab Rim Trail, has decided to convert the operation into a full-scale freeride terrain park. He has hired a full-time trailbuilder who plans to create an abundance of bridge-and-boulder fusion routes graded anywhere from moderate to extreme. The first several routes should be done in time for the Spring DH Race on the Rim.
I'm ecstatic, since my occasional early-morning commutes up the Moab Rim and across to Hidden Valley will carry me through this very terrain park. Though I'm personally the type of rider who likes to begin a good descent with a long climb, I unabashedly think it's a good idea to have a concentrated terrain park in Moab where the lift-access crowd can bomb down freeridish trails all day long to their hearts' content. This will be on private land, so the impact implications of the affected acreage will not fall victim to any land management agency.
hfly |
| That may bring me back to Moab. | Kitchenware
Jan 21, 2003 7:48 AM | | It's hard to drive past Fruita, but I may have to this summer to give that a whirl. Keep us updated if you hear anything else.
Jim |
| Screw the summer | kristian
Jan 21, 2003 9:05 AM | | That sounds like a place to hit before Keystone opens or after it is closed (and the temperature is cool enough to wear the proper protective gear).
Count me in on any late spring/early fall road trips. |
| Cool! | Kitchenware
Jan 21, 2003 9:24 AM | | Yeah, going out there usually doesn't cross my mind in the fall/spring. Guess it should though. :) I'll be anxious to hear more about what's going on. |
| Excellent Idea | J.D.
Jan 21, 2003 6:14 PM | | It will have good impact implications if those who would ride off-trail will go there instead. |
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