1 miles
Distance
129 ft
Climb
-1,117 ft
Descent
00:07:51
Avg time

Blue Velvet - Lower Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whistler Mountain Bike Park
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Lower Blue Velvet, Black Velvet
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, Adaptive MTB
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Global Ranking
    #21 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Manager
    Whistler Blackcomb

Blue Velvet lives on the upper part of Whistler Mountain in the Garbonzo zone. It’s like Crank It Up’s younger brother that’s hip, fresh, and more likely to style-out on the slopes. The first true intermediate trail on the upper mountain, Blue Velvet has established itself as one of the longest trails as well, especially, since it swallowed up the section that was once called Black Velvet. Standout features include a wooden bridge that can be gapped, both wood & rock wall-rides, a couple of sizeable rock drops, hipped step-ups, and multiple big-flow senders throughout. - See more at: http://www.worldbikeparks.com/whistler-bike-park/news/top-10-trails-at-whistler-bike-park#sthash.kr2iOfHV.dpuf

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More Stats for Blue Velvet - Lower bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -988 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,438 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,426 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,426 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,438 ft
  • Grade
    -13.305%
  • Grade max
    -41.23%
  • Grade min
    31.426%
  • Distance climb
    1,114 ft
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    247 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:51
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Status:
on Dec 17, 2019
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.4 (79 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Groomed
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  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
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      Blue Velvet - Lower Trail Reports

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      Dec 17, 2019 @ 6:00pm
      Dec 17, 2019
      		 Closed for the season, see you in 2020! :)
      Oct 12, 2019 @ 12:09pm
      Oct 12, 2019
      Sep 21, 2019 @ 1:42pm
      Sep 21, 2019
      Sep 21, 2019 @ 10:15am
      Sep 21, 2019
      Sep 3, 2019 @ 9:57am
      Sep 3, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1,459 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,077 rides
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      Photos

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      53 |
      Jul 31, 2019 @ 8:06pm
      Jul 31, 2019
      137 |
      Jan 8, 2019 @ 11:35am
      Jan 8, 2019
      5,148 |
      Oct 6, 2017 @ 12:32pm
      Oct 6, 2017
      | 6 comments
      156 |
      Feb 12, 2017 @ 4:02pm
      Feb 12, 2017
      | 2 comments

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag cimaovest (Aug 16, 2015 at 16:54)
       The GPS track on this is incorrect. It should zig zag across Tokum at the top instead of going down the right side.
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