With Colorado ski areas shifting into summer operations, resorts are opening trails to mountain biking — or will do so any day.
Many utilize their chairlifts for “bike hauls,” requiring the purchase of trail passes for access. Copper Mountain allows free mountain biking but charges for bike hauls. Trail access is free at Arapahoe Basin, where there is no lift-assisted biking. Most of the resorts with mountain biking operations also offer rentals, lessons and clinics.
Purgatory will host a major competitive and spectator event this weekend when the Big Mountain Enduro national race series visits July 8-9. Purgatory is the only Colorado resort hosting that tour this year.Officials say they hope to open The Legend for mountain biking next weekend. A-Basin will offer riding from the base area at 10,780 feet to the summit at 12,456 feet, utilizing five trails. There are no beginner trails and no rentals.
Mountain bikers take in a sunrise over the Tenmile Range at Copper Mountain last summer. Copper has 20 miles of trails, and biking is free for those who choose to do their climbing under their own power. Bike haul passes using ski lifts for uphill travel cost $49 for the day. Mountain biking is free for riders willing to climb the mountain by pedal power. Lift access is via the Woodward Express out of West Village, priced at $49 for the day.
The Keystone Bike Park has more than 30 trails of lift-served single-track. A single-day pass costs $70. An Enduro race for abilities ranging from first-timers to pros will be held Aug. 12-13.There is no mountain biking at the ski area, but last year the ski area’s owners acquired the Monarch Crest tourist area at the top of Monarch Pass, where there is a scenic tramway. There also is a trailhead for the Monarch Crest Trail, which follows a segment of the Continental Divide trail.
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