This week in the Feed – Crafts & Cranks if finally here, some much-needed maintenance in the Park, and Blue Line construction is complete.

Our Trail Crew has been busy rebuilding berms, shaping jump lips, and knocking down chatter bumps each morning before the Park opens in order to keep our core trails in top condition without having to close them during riding hours. You’ll no doubt notice the difference on your next ride.

Since the Pro Line was put in, the Skill Builder Park has been buzzing with high-flying activity. This week the Crew finished construction on a scaled down version of the Pro Line – the Blue Line – designed to help intermediate riders improve their skills and get a feel for the elements in the more advanced Pro Line.

Make plans to be here this weekend for Crafts & Cranks, our annual bike and brew fest, featuring 40 beers on tap, live music, and $40,000 in prize money. The fun kicks off on Friday with stage one of the Endro race and Pump Track and Pro Line qualifying and continues through Sunday. Click here to register online, or come enjoy samples for 20 SoCal breweries and family-friendly fun like carnival rides, face painting, and our Basecamp activities (climbing wall, zip line, Eurobungy, QUICKjump).
 
Admission to the Summit base area is free and includes live performances by The Curly Wolf, Buck-O-Nine, Unwritten Law, and more, so grab your tasting and activity tickets today and we’ll see you on the dirt …
 

Join us Saturday, July 22, at 8:15 p.m. in the Snow Summit base area for the screening of Blood Road presented by Red Bull. Admission is free with concessions available at Bighorn Smokehouse. Seating available on first-come, first-served basis. Folding camping chairs and blankets are permitted. Outside food and beverages are not allowed.

Blood Road follows the journey of ultra-endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese riding partner, Huyen Nguyen, as they pedal 1,200 miles along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail through the dense jungles of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Their goal: to reach the site where Rebecca’s father, a U.S. Air Force pilot, was shot down in Laos more than 40 years earlier. During this poignant voyage of self discovery, the women push their bodies to the limit, while learning more about the historic ‘Blood Road’ and how the Vietnam War shaped their lives in different ways.

For more information, visit the official Crafts & Cranks event page.

New Retail Shop Now Open in the Heart of Big Bear Lake

Next time you’re enjoying the shopping, dining, and entertainment at The Village in Big Bear be sure to stop by the Big Bear Mountain Resort shop – located next to The Copper Q, between Pine Knot Avenue and Knickerbocker Road.

At the Village Shop, you can purchase Bike Park and Scenic Sky Chair tickets, grab some BBMR gear, book tee times for Bear Mountain Golf Course, or rent bikes and ride over to Snow Summit or cruise around the lake.

The shop is also a designated stop for the Big Bear Trolley, so you can make your way to/from The Village before or after a fun-filled day at Snow Summit or Bear Mountain.

Address: 645 ½ Pine Knot Ave., Suite B, Big Bear Lake, CA, 92315
Phone Number: 909.866.0339
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday - Sunday & Holidays: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Crafts & Cranks is only a week away (July 22-23), and our Trail Crew has been busy putting the finishing touches on the Pro Line with the Mulch Jump and Wall Ride additions.

This year’s multi-discipline bike competition and brew fest features some new, spectator-friendly events in the base area – Pro Line, Pump Track, and High Air – in addition to the traditional Downhill, Cross-Country, and Enduro races, so register today and get ready to compete for $40,000 in prize money.

Note – Pump Track and Pro Line qualifying is Friday, July 21, so plan accordingly. Register here.

If you’d rather sit back and take it all in with a tall, cold beer, 1- and 2-Day tasting tickets are now on sale. Come sample 40+ craft beers from 20 SoCal breweries, including Ballast Point, Pizza Port, and Mammoth Brewing Company, score some swag in the vendor village, check out the carnival rides, and enjoy FREE performances by Buck-O-Nine, Unwritten Law, and more while you’re here.

On the hill, the Crew is prepping for next weekend by visiting every trail in the Park and wrapping up construction on the Blue Line in the Skill Builder Park.

We can't wait for Crafts & Cranks, but until then we’ll see you on the dirt ...

Join us for the 3rd annual Crafts & Cranks – July 22-23 at Snow Summit. Part bike race, part beer festival, with live music and a few carnival rides mixed in for fun, Crafts & Cranks is a one-of-a-kind event for mountain bikers, craft brew aficionados, and outdoor enthusiasts at Snow Summit - aka the mountain biking Mecca of Southern California.

Tasting Tickets and Activity Passes are on sale now. Get yours today before this event is sold out!

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This week the Pro Line is ready to ride for anyone brave enough to send it while the Blue and Green lines are taking shape. We also have a couple events this weekend; Summit Series #2 (Pump Track) and a FOX women’s session with pro riders Claire Buchar and Katrina Strand.

If you've been up the past couple weeks you’ve no doubt seen the Pro Line progress from the chair, and this weekend you can finally give it a spin. This year’s Pro Line features a container drop-in and epic gap jump, which gives the Skill Builder Park a whole new look and feel. This week the Crew will also work on finishing the Green and Blue Lines to complete our base area Skill Builder features.

The Pump Track competition goes down on Saturday, July 8, with registration in the base area and races from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. We'll be racing on our new mirrored Pump Track – located on the east end of the base area, between Chairs 4 and 10 – with the winning female and top three male riders qualifying for the Crafts & Cranks competition on July 22 in addition to taking home a Bike Park season pass. For more information, click here.

The women’s sessions (July 8-9) are free for the first 20 female riders who sign up before 9 a.m. each day and will feature How-To demos and a Q&A session with Claire and Katrina, with participants receiving discounted lift tickets and prize giveaways.

It looks like we may see a shower or two late this week, so make tracks for the mountain. We'll see you on the dirt...

Join us Saturday, July 29, at 8:00 p.m. in the Snow Summit base area for the second screening in our free Movies in the Meadow summer series, Walt Disney Studios "Wreck-It Ralph," featuring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Mindy Kaling.

This Academy Award-nominated film features video game villain Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by Reilly), who longs to be as beloved as his game's good guy, Fix-It Felix. So when a new, first-person shooter game arrives Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism, but soon wrecks everything and accidentally unleashes an enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (Silverman), a troublemaking "glitch," who might be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a good guy before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade.

MPAA Rating: PG
Run time: 101 minutes
Release date: November 2012
Category(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy
 

Movies in the Meadow continues on August 12 (The Goonies) and September 2 (TBD). Admission is free with concessions available at Bighorn Smokehouse. Seating available on first-come, first-served basis. Folding camping chairs and blankets are permitted. Outside food and beverages are not allowed. For more information call 844.GO2.BEAR.

We've Added More Fun to Your Summer

The closes thing to flying without getting your pilot’s license or growing a pair of wings. Soar through the air safely and securely while your friends and family watch from below on the zip line. Or, experience the thrill of free falling before coming to a controlled stop and softly landing on the ground with a QUICKjump Free Fall.

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Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This week the dual pump track is officially open for business and the Pro Line is almost ready to ride.

With the dual pump track open for head-to-head racing, now is the time to take some practice laps and get your technique dialed in before the Summit Series Pump Track competition on July 8. Participants will compete in a bracketed, head-to-head format, with the fastest times advancing to the next round and the overall winners scoring some sweet swag. Just sign up in the base area on the day of the event.
 
If that sounds like your idea of a good time we’ll have another Pump Track competition at this year’s Crafts & Cranks – July 22-23 – with $2,000 in cold hard cash up for grabs. Registration and qualifying is Friday, July 21, with the finals on Saturday, July 22.

For our female riders, we’ll be hosting Fox Women's Sessions on July 8-9, featuring free “How-To” clinics, BBQ lunch, and Q&A session with pro riders Katrina Strand and Claire Buchar. Improve your skills and learn more about proper bike set up, mental preparation, and the bike industry in general. The sessions are open to the first 20 female riders that register on-site before 9:00 a.m. each day, with participants receiving 10% off bike and equipment rentals, $20 Bike Park lift tickets, and a chance to win some awesome prizes from Fox and BBMR. See the full weekend schedule here.

In trail news, the Crew did some work on Globo Jim and rebuilt a berm on Turtle Trail this week with Party Wave and Westridge getting some love too.

Check back next week for a recap on the opening of the Pro Line, an update on the Blue Jump Line, and the latest on our Adort-A-Trail program with the National Forest Service.
 
Until then, we'll see you on the dirt...

Did you know that as a 2017/18 Passholder, you can ride our Scenic Sky Chair free of charge?

All 2017/18 BBMR Season Passholders are eligible to ride our Scenic Sky Chair free of charge during summer operating hours. So, make time for nine and then swing by the scenic sky chair for a mountain top lunch or a pleasant hike. Bring the kids along too, each ticketed adult may bring two kids on the sky chair free as well.

Take in views of the San Gorgonio Mountains while dining on BBQ at a picnic table or choose from countless hikes of all distances and ability levels. Put that pass to use and hop on the Scenic Sky Chair; your trail starts here.

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This week our Trail Crew’s primary focus is on building out more base area fun.

Come enjoy the Park, now open daily, and check out the progress on the mirrored Pump Track and Pro Line in the Skill Builder Park. Things are taking shape, with the Crew moving dirt, placing containers, and setting up scaffolding as quickly as possible.

Got some hikers in your group? The Log Chute hiking trail got a little love this week, which means the 1.5 mile, hiking only trail will be in great shape for the weekend.

Next week will see the return of the Mulch Jump and addition of new features to the Skill Builder Park. Later this summer, we'll be adding to our Adopt-A-Trail program with the National Forest Service.

Plans are in place to revamp a bike trail called Dickey's – not to be confused with our ski trail. The trail, which is named after Summit founder Dick Kuhn, who helped develop and rode the trail back in the day, will be accessed from our Mountain Top Trailhead and drop riders onto Going Green to return to Basecamp.

Stay tuned to Gravity Feed for updates on this and other projects in the Park this summer. We'll see you on the dirt ...

Our Trail Crew continues to tackle projects across the Park, with Turtle Trail getting a touch up, and the Pro Line and the dual Pump Track under construction.

Basecamp will be buzzing soon with the return of the Pro Line to the Skill Builder Park. The Crew has designed four new jumps for this line, including two mulch jumps and two jumps for the line itself.

Last week a lot of young riders were on the new Junior Pump Track. This weekend our Crankworks-style Pump Track for more advanced riders will be under construction, with a mirrored layout so riders can compete head-to-head. Located by the drive of Chair 4, the new track hosts our second Summit Series event on July 8. Don't miss it.

On the hill, the guys are re-building, sweeping, and replacing pavers on Turtle Trail. With over 50 berms from top to bottom, the trail must essentially be re-built every year due to its location.

On the flip-side, our beginner trail – Going Green – spent the winter under a blanket of snow so it feels like a well-seasoned trail, even though it’s only one season old. Come ride it and see.

Check back with us next week for an update on our Adopt-A-Trail program and the Skill Builder Park. Until then, we'll see you on the dirt...

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Welcome back to your weekly Gravity Feed where you'll find all of the very latest on what's happening at the Summit Bike Park.

The word on the dirt is everyone enjoyed some smooth racing during the Kenda Cup last weekend. Throughout the downtime at the Park this week, construction is in full swing.

Our Trail Crew continues in "Divide & Conquer" mode this week. While half the team returns to the core of the Park, half hangs in the Base Area to bring back our Pump Tracks, Skill Builder Parks and Pro-Lines after a year-long absence. With the Park closed midweek, our Crew has to take advantage of the lack of traffic and get on the well ridden, core trails to patch berms and provide the smoothest product possible. These boys have broad shoulders, though. The remainder of the Crew is installing the Jr Pump track, for riding this weekend, and beginning design of the mirrored Pump Tracks for head-to-head racing and