Thursday, May 6, 2010
Diablo Gravity Series this Weekend!
Season Passholders save up to 45%!
Whether you are a seasoned race veteran or a newcomer to the sport of downhill racing, the Diablo Gravity Series is grass roots racing at its finest!
The Giant Slalom discipline takes place on Saturday and this event is an excellent opportunity for riders looking to try gravity racing on a unique and fun slalom course that is not as technically demanding as our downhill courses. Prizes are awarded to the top 3 racers in each category!
The Downhill discipline will take place on Sunday and will be located on existing trails such as Asylum, Victory and Frog Pond. Racers will tackle some of Diablo's famed technical terrain and battle for huge cash and prizes!
Not interested in racing? Have no fear! Diablo Freeride Park is ALWAYS open during event weekends and the race courses are designed to have very little impact on the trail network. Most trails, including popular lines such as Dominion, Alpine, Greenhorn, Tempest among many others remain open and uninterupted!
Diablo is the place to be this weekend! See you on Saturday!
Event Schedule:
| Saturday | Giant Slalom | |||
| 8:30am - 11:30am | Last Call for Giant Slalom Registration / Giant Slalom Practice Session | |||
| 8:30am - 2:00pm | Downhill Registration | |||
| 9:00am - 4:00pm | Downhill Practice | |||
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Riders Meeting / Start times announced (GS) | |||
| 12:45pm - 3:30pm | Giant Slalom Race (best of 2 run format) | |||
| 4:00pm | Giant Slalom Awards | |||
| Sunday | Downhill | |||
| 9:00am - 11:30am | Last call for Downhill Registration / Downhill Practice Session | |||
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Riders Meeting / Start times announced (DH) | |||
| 12:45pm - 3:30pm | Downhill Race | |||
| 4:00pm | Downhill Awards | |||
For more event information: click here
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Trail Update: U.S. Open 'Chute' Area
With the 2010 U.S. Open three weeks away it can only mean one thing...Course preparation has begun!
Pictured here is the new and improved USO step-up which will lead to a new, and improved USO Chute. The new step-up is much larger than the first gen and will definitely be a great vantage point for spectating. Higher speeds, bigger air and the potential to gap the entire flat spot.
We are way ahead of schedule, but please note this area will not be open for this weekend (May 8th and 9th). The anticipated opening of this area will be the following weekend and will allow you some pre-U.S. Open sessions which will help get the new line burned in.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Opening day is finally here!
It has been 5 1/2 weeks since we first began our pre-season maintenance and trail building campaign. The ParkLogic crew has been putting in some incredibly long days to get the park dialed just in time for opening day! As you can see by some of the posts here in the blog we have made some great progress and have rationed our time wisely by improving existing trails, while adding some new features and lines here and there.
It has been a fun five weeks and we have accomplished most of the projects we set out to tackle. On the flipside, there are a few projects that are not quite complete for opening day and we wanted to give you the heads up. As follows:
-U.S. Open Chute - As most of you know, this fun little section was eliminated in order to accommodate a very important ski trail project last fall. We have a solid plan in place to re-establish this area but we are going to need 7-10 before we can finalize and revamp this section. Very worst case, this area will be reopened the week prior to the U.S. Open (and remain open the entire season). We've rerouted the mid section of Asylum to avoid the chute.
-New section of Ego Trip - this relatively short section will be open this weekend, however it is not 100% complete. There will be 1-2 features added within the next two weeks so if the section doesn't quite make sense yet... now you know. There was a delay in our metal shipment which caused us to fall behind on this new-ish intermediate section.
-There are still quite a few features and trail sections that are on our wishlist and we are going to squeeze-in as many projects prior to the U.S. Open as possible. In addition we have an all-new trail called Revelation slated for early summer. Revelation will replace 'Evil Bob' and take advantage of some epic natural terrain.
It is going to be a great season and we look forward to seeing you at the park!
General Manager & Marketing Director: Shawn Orecchio
Trail Update: Battleship
More progress on the mountain today! The ParkLogic crew is putting the finishing touches on recent projects and we are pleased with recent progress. Most projects are on schedule, but we have a few loose ends we need to close next week.
Trail Update: Flume Drop lives!
Flume drop returns! The classic Flume drop has been tweaked from its original meager and mild stature and is now perched nearly 10feet above its new landing.
Be sure to scope this line out before attempting... it has changed a lot since you last hit this feature!
Trail Update: Tempest / IndyCross/ Pipeline
Tempest, Pipeline and Indycross trails have been revamped and buffed-out. In addition we have added to the end of Tempest what we are calling the "Tombstone" kicker (pictured 2nd).
Trail Update: Lower Greenhorn
We've spent the last week rerouting what was the former 'domboo' trail. The trail has been extensively rerouted and was designed to complete a more forgiving 'easiest way down'. This newly revamped section is now called Lower Greenhorn and it is a great way for novice level riders to become familiar with riding tame rock gardens, switchbaks and mellow wooden bridges.
This newly revamped Greenhorn top-to-bottom line is geared for novice riders so please make sure they have the right of way at all times!
Greenhorn or bust!
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