3,100 ft
Distance
-560 ft
Descent
00:06:23
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Bender Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Panorama Mountain Resort
    Invermere, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #18232 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21966 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Panorama Mountain Resort

A trail of two halves which starts as a large jump line (30-40 ft tables) and then becomes fast, steep, flowy singletrack. The singletrack section is more single black with many optional double black wood features and drops. Bender to Hell's Bells is a great lap for those who like air time.

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bender mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -561 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,302 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,864 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,864 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,304 ft
  • Grade
    -18.1%
  • Grade max
    -43.7%
  • Grade min
    3%
  • Distance climb
    33 ft
  • Distance down
    3,054 ft
  • Distance flat
    16 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:38
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      Bender Trail Reports

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      Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:09am
      Sep 2, 2024
      Jun 8, 2024 @ 11:31am
      Jun 8, 2024
      Sep 18, 2023 @ 8:27am
      Sep 18, 2023
      		Closed for the 2023 season
      May 28, 2023 @ 3:52am
      May 28, 2023
      May 18, 2023 @ 8:29am
      May 18, 2023
      		 Trail cleared for opening preview weekend. Some wet, some dry, some snow patches with tunnels. Enjoy!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 131 rides
      • 33.0 km avg distance
      All
      • 942 rides
      • Last: Aug 23, 2024

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      Jun 6, 2017 @ 4:15pm
      Jun 6, 2017
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      Aug 4, 2013 @ 4:34am
      Aug 4, 2013
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      Jul 8, 2021 @ 11:23am
      Jul 8, 2021
      163 |
      Mar 2, 2020 @ 1:24pm
      Mar 2, 2020

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