2,796 ft
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-487 ft
Descent
00:10:15
Avg time

Pura Vida Details

  • Riding area
    Westside
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    May-Oct
  • Ride in rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #194
  • Year Opened
    2011

Opened only a few seasons ago, Pura Vida is probably the flowiest trail on Westside being continuous singletrack with no major features (drops, rockfaces etc) to be aware of. It has seen its fair share of traffic since the Four Kings and Enduro World Series raced through over the last couple seasons so is not as soft and loamy as it once was, but always an enjoyable ride.

Access Info

Accessed via the flank trail. If climbing from Function, it will be the first major trail entrance on your right once you've climbed beyond Industrial Disease. From the other direction, continue past Cheap Thrills and High Society, beyond a rock lookout toward Tantalus, over a wooden bridge, then start to descent a little. Entrance should be obvious on your left.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Pura Vida mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -473 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,698 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,171 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,171 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,698 ft
  • Grade
    -16.909%
  • Grade max
    -49.988%
  • Grade min
    11.514%
  • Distance climb
    172 ft
  • Distance down
    2,513 ft
  • Distance flat
    111 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:15
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Status:
on May 23, 2017
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Avg: 4.7 (14 votes)

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Pura Vida Trail Reports

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May 23, 2017 @ 9:23pm
May 23, 2017
 Trail clear. Just a couple of soft corners. Stream crossing mid trail is running high.
May 17, 2017 @ 8:02pm
May 17, 2017
Trail entrance to river crossing is clear, hike-a-bike in the middle third, end is clear.
Apr 2, 2017 @ 4:07pm
Apr 2, 2017
Oct 1, 2016 @ 9:49pm
Oct 1, 2016
 Pretty rutted out, but overall fun and challenging trail.
Apr 27, 2016 @ 7:09pm
Apr 27, 2016
 All clear
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Oct 19, 2015 @ 9:15am
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Pura Vida, Whistler
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Sep 10, 2015 @ 10:11am
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Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:36pm
Aug 27, 2015
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Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:35pm
Aug 27, 2015
Pura Vida, Whistler

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1 Review & Comments

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flag flipfantasia WORCA (Nov 19, 2014 at 16:33)
 this trail has been around way more than a couple seasons, it's at least 7-8 years old
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