1.1 miles
Distance
63 ft
Climb
-573 ft
Descent
00:05:29
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Party Wave Trail

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    Land Manager

Party Wave Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Snow Summit Bike Park
    Big Bear, California
  • AKA
    Cruiser
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    May-Sept
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Wallride, Other
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #918 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner

A fun jump trail that has a few technical dh sections at the top.

Access Info

Chair 2 or Chair 4

Bike Park

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Party Wave mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -510 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,548 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,059 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,059 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,548 ft
  • Grade
    -8.77%
  • Grade max
    -34.909%
  • Grade min
    22.601%
  • Distance climb
    734 ft
  • Distance down
    4,968 ft
  • Distance flat
    117 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:32
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on Sep 29, 2024
Avg: 4.38 (15 votes)
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Party Wave Trail Reports

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      Sep 29, 2024 @ 10:08am
      Sep 29, 2024
      Closed for 2024
      Sep 11, 2024 @ 9:59am
      Sep 11, 2024
      Closed indefinitely due to Line Fire
      Jun 23, 2024 @ 2:13am
      Jun 23, 2024
      Oct 10, 2023 @ 6:28am
      Oct 10, 2023
      Bike park closed for the season.
      Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:09am
      Oct 1, 2023
      Opened, then closed due to slick wood. 5 crashes on the wood berms in under 10 minutes
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1,142 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      All
      • 10,035 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2024

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      Aug 18, 2016 @ 12:03pm
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      Sep 16, 2023 @ 6:10pm
      Sep 16, 2023
      34 |
      Aug 6, 2023 @ 9:06am
      Aug 6, 2023
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      Apr 20, 2023 @ 3:47pm
      Apr 20, 2023

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      youtuber We rode the HARD trails then this happened.
      10:07 | 196 | Aug 16, 2022 , Big Bear
      youtuber 2024 Snow Summit Bike Park's Main Jump Line -...
      6:28 | 76 | Jun 10, 2024 , Big Bear
      youtuber Party Wave to Westridge 2022 Trail Updates -...
      6:45 | 221 | Jul 7, 2022 , Big Bear
      youtuber [ Full-Pull ] Judged on a Party Wave to...
      8:52 | 158 | Jul 7, 2021 , Big Bear

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