3,341 ft
Distance
73 ft
Climb
-572 ft
Descent
00:15:24
Avg time
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High Society Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Westside - Sproatt
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #1539 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

High Society is a trail that descends steeply from the Flank trail, offering some great views. The trail could be considered a double-black, but is more accurately rated a hard black. Several rooty and rocky drops line the route along with rockfaces, including High Society's signature. High Society is a great trail with great views.

Access Info

The trail descends off the Flank trail in between Working Class and [L=https://www.trailforks.com/trails/legalize-it/Legalize It[/L]. There are a couple of options for accessing the Flank: either ride up the normal entrance from Function or 21 Mile Creek, or more directly via Stonebridge Drive. For the latter, ride up Stonebridge Drive and turn left on Stonebridge Place. At the end of this road, follow an access road up a steep climb. At a water tower veer right onto single track and climb relentlessly until to hit the Flank trail.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for High Society bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -499 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,739 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,238 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,238 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,739 ft
  • Grade
    -14.946%
  • Grade max
    -45.701%
  • Grade min
    22.651%
  • Distance climb
    630 ft
  • Distance down
    2,576 ft
  • Distance flat
    135 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:24
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:39
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Status:
on Sep 2, 2019
Very Dry
Avg: 4.25 (22 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      High Society Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Sep 2, 2019 @ 9:01am
      Sep 2, 2019
      Aug 12, 2019 @ 10:29am
      Aug 12, 2019
      Jul 12, 2019 @ 1:25pm
      Jul 12, 2019
      		 Running well.
      Jul 6, 2019 @ 10:20pm
      Jul 6, 2019
      Jun 23, 2019 @ 10:36am
      Jun 23, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 193 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 781 rides
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      Photos

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      Nov 5, 2018 @ 12:55pm
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      Nov 27, 2017 @ 3:31pm
      Nov 27, 2017
      256 |
      May 24, 2017 @ 8:30pm
      May 24, 2017
      467 |
      Dec 3, 2016 @ 9:14pm
      Dec 3, 2016

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

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      Lord of the Squirrels Loop (Function)
      		17 miles
      The Arbutus Routes - Working Class, Beaver Pass Loop (Advanced)
      		13 miles
      First Time Visitor - Day 3
      		19 miles
      Whistler 2018 Day 6
      		3 miles

      Trail Products

      4 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag v102013 (Jun 27, 2018 at 16:20)
       Not really a fan of this Trail it has some good Rock roll sections but really lacks any type of flow. I would pick Pure Vida over this Trail every time.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag NovemberCharlie (Jul 19, 2018 at 21:52)
       A very challenging trail with some wicked rock roll sections including “The Signature” roll which is best described as three levels of pucker! Not a ton of flow given the amount of climbing required to access but I’m looking forward to riding the sister trails in this area for comparison.
      [Reply]
      • - 1
      flag adrenalinejunkieHN (Jun 30, 2019 at 17:09)
       If you are looking for a steady gnarly descent, this IS NOT your trail. The techy bits don't make up for all the traversing and climbing. Legalize it is a far better option. you could ride this trail when there's nothing left to ride, maybe. Pura Vida and Moose Knuckles are your best choice on that side of the Valley.
      [Reply]
      • + 5
      flag abethune (Jul 2, 2019 at 15:52)
       Haha you fellas are on the wrong side of town
      [Reply]

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