3,632 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-312 ft
Descent
00:03:02
Avg time

Crank It Up - Upper Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whistler Mountain Bike Park
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Upper Crank It Up
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    May - October
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Wallride
  • Global Ranking
    #5 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    Whistler Blackcomb

Long freeride trail in the Fitzsimmons area of the Bike Park. Rated between Heart of Darkness and Playground on Whistler's freeride progression chart, in the top half of the blues. Heavily used flowy, bermy trail. Big air or roll over – your speed will determine which.

Access Info

Start at the Trail Hub above the Gondola Midstation, a short ride over from the top of the Fitzsimons Express.

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Crank It Up - Upper mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -309 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,042 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,351 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,351 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,041 ft
  • Grade
    -8.5%
  • Grade max
    -48.9%
  • Grade min
    4.6%
  • Distance climb
    262 ft
  • Distance down
    2,690 ft
  • Distance flat
    564 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:02
  • Avg reverse time
    02:36:14
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Status:
on Sep 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (154 votes)
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      Crank It Up - Upper Trail Reports

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      Sep 6, 2024 @ 11:52am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 400 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 7,935 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
      All
      • 39,456 rides
      • Last: Sep 8, 2024

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      Feb 22, 2016 @ 12:01pm
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      Sep 15, 2015 @ 12:41am
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      Aug 15, 2023 @ 5:15am
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      Jul 10, 2023 @ 12:25pm
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