1.1 miles
Distance
22 ft
Climb
-1,132 ft
Descent
00:18:22
Avg time

Hey Bud Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blackcomb
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (7 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    May-October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Roller Coaster, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #1969 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #24089 in Trail Running
    • #50289 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 35 in Hiking

Steep trail with lots of roots and some jump features. This trail is one of the most technical ones in the area.

Access Info

Climb up Backcomb access road passing Roam in The Loam and staying right at the next road junction. Look for the trailhead to the left at the next switchback.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hey Bud mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,110 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,414 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,524 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,524 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,414 ft
  • Grade
    -19.626%
  • Grade max
    -56.427%
  • Grade min
    14.472%
  • Distance climb
    297 ft
  • Distance down
    5,103 ft
  • Distance flat
    254 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:01
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Status:
on Oct 9, 2021
Wet
Avg: 4.75 (33 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Hey Bud Trail Reports

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      Oct 9, 2021 @ 10:50am
      Oct 9, 2021
      		 Tree down near the bottom.
      Oct 6, 2021 @ 3:31am
      Oct 6, 2021
      Rebuilt berm, detrenched rock and realigned entrance to create a round corner that better uses natural rock feature.
      Sep 28, 2021 @ 7:45am
      Sep 28, 2021
      Bridge replaced and trail tidying in the area.
      Jul 18, 2021 @ 1:22pm
      Jul 18, 2021
      		 Slightly on the dry side of Ideal.
      Jul 1, 2021 @ 10:51am
      Jul 1, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 272 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,025 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

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      110 |
      Aug 17, 2019 @ 12:35am
      Aug 17, 2019
      119 |
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 7:05pm
      Jun 3, 2019
      85 |
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 7:05pm
      Jun 3, 2019
      96 |
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 7:05pm
      Jun 3, 2019

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      9 Reviews & Comments

      • - 1
      ikestar (May 22, 2015 at 18:12)
       This is a single black diamond, not a double black!! Especially the new variation. Go hit Gargamel or Upper PHD if you want a real double black.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      amyertel (Dec 6, 2017 at 13:31)
       .
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      v102013 (Jun 1, 2018 at 15:40)
       Good Trail but I have to agree with the other guy here in my opinion it's a hard Single Black not Double Black good fun though!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      davecheng (Jul 27, 2018 at 11:52)
       I agree with the above commenters about the difficulty. Please remember that difficulty ratings are relative to the region. Hey Bud has ride arounds for the senders (rock, creek gap) and the remaining steep chutes are easier than, say, the ones found on Crazy Train next door to it.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      rideonmyhandlebars (Jun 8, 2019 at 12:39)
       Tree down just after new section starts, couldnt move on my own, otherwise riding primo!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Annfred (Jun 19, 2019 at 17:21)
       That tree is still there!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      nash89 (Jul 21, 2019 at 21:28)
       Tree down about halfway down the trail. Need someone with a saw to cut it up
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      longliveenduro MTB - Augsburg (Sep 21, 2019 at 14:27)
       Awesome trail. Canadian Single black for sure. Much better than Microclimate
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      andrecharland (May 11, 2020 at 19:50)
       There’s 2 trees down on the new lower section. It’s probably 2ft in diameter so too big for my karate chop. The trial is otherwise snow free!
      [Reply]

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      Videos

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