Fans of Winter Park Resort’s downhill mountain bike scene have a new website to turn to for the latest information on the resort’s recently renamed downhill mountain bike park — Trestle Bike Park. Log on to for information on trail updates, ticket and pass pricing, events, safety information, maps of the park’s 28 miles of trail and the latest updates on potential future terrain expansion.
During the past two years, Winter Park Resort’s Trestle Bike Park crew has worked to upgrade the resort’s trail system. Pending U.S. Forest Service approval, Trestle Bike Park stands to gain 20 new trail segments over the next three years, totaling 9 1/2 miles of new trail. With riders eager for more information, offers a single place to visit for the latest construction and approval updates.
“Trestle Bike Park continues to evolve with the potential for new trails and big mountain bike events like Crankworx Colorado,” said Bob Holme, bike park and youth marketing manager.
is now live. Trestle Bike Park is scheduled to open Saturday, June 14, Winter Park Resort’s official opening day for summer.
Davenport completes Alps descents.
The Chris Davenport show is going global. The pro skier and alpinist from Aspen who skied all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks last year recently completed his quest to ski four of the highest and most famous peaks in the Alps: Mont Blanc (15,781 feet), the Matterhorn (14,692), Monte Rosa (15,203) and the Eiger (13,025). Davenport completed his European quest from May 5 to May 14.
“These are some of the most famous mountains in the world. It’s where modern mountaineering was born over 200 years ago,” Davenport said. “It was an honor, a challenge and a thrill to ski from the summit of these peaks, and I think this project will help progress high-performance skiing in the biggest mountains.”
Davenport was joined on his climbs and ski descents by fellow pro skier Stian Hagen and photographer Christian Pondella, while pro photographer Peter Mathis and a film crew from Matchstick Productions documented the descents from a variety of dramatic angles for their upcoming film, “CLAIM.”
X Games Brazil confirmed for 2009.
Based on the great success of the first edition of X Games Brazil, ESPN and Reunion Sports & Marketing have agreed to host the event for a second consecutive year in 2009. More than 43,000 people gathered for the first ESPN X Games Brazil in Sao Paulo. Official dates, sport categories, scheduled athletes and other details will be forthcoming on for the public and for media.
