Panorama Bike Park

Try something new this summer, load up and head out to explore Panorama Bike Park.

Tucked away in the Purcell Mountains about 3.5 hours from Calgary, Panorama Bike Park has a reputation for steep, rocky and rooty trails built into the natural environment. Because of the secluded mountain location you'll spend a lot less time in lift line-ups and a lot more time riding. You're likely to be relaxing in the T-bar or the slope-side swimming pools long before you have explored all of the bike trails.

Fun features and technical trails - Panorama Bike Park has machine groomed trails with jumps and fun berms, fast technical runs like Insanity - a Canadian DH Championship track, and flowy singletrack snaking through mountain forest.

Kootenays vibe - There isn't a fast-food chain or convenience store in sight. Just Rockies views and an atmosphere which is laid-back and friendly, as you'd expect in the Kootenays. The village has comfortable condo, hotel and townhouse accommodation, all located less than a couple of minutes ride from the lift. At the end of the day cool off in the slope-side swimming pools or take a run down one of the waterslides.

Great value accommodation and biking - Panorama's new ownership group is focused on providing value and this includes bike and bed packages. You can stay and ride at Panorama from just $67.00* per person per day and still be right in the heart of the village.

Check out the 'Let it Ride' package, named after the 'Let it Ride' trail, it's a great-value deal. The trail is ideal for learning to rail berms, taking on some easy wooden features and getting the feel for a downhill rig.

Bike Skills Park - This newly developed play area in the bike park is the perfect place for kids and beginners to practice and play. With small jumps and rolls as well as wooden features, this park is built for fun! Located right in the centre of the village, you can access this area anytime throughout the day - no lift access is required.

Don't miss this season

• Gatorade BC Cup (Cross Country) - July 2, 2011
• National Cycling Championships (Downhill) - July 21-24, 2011
• Gatorade Canada Cup (Cross Country) - July 30, 2011
• Canada Cup (Downhill) - July 31, 2011
• BC Cup (Downhill) - July 31, 2011

Riding the new Mad Trapper singletrack track

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Bike Park Attributes

2011 Operating Season and Daily Operating Hours

• Daily from July 1st to September 4th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
• Bonus weekend - June 25th & 26th open from 10:00am to 5:00pm

# of Gondola/chair lifts

1 high speed quad - The Mile 1, located right in the heart of the village

# of Trails/runs

17 marked trails + 1 secret trail - ask in resort for inside info
1 4X course
1 drop park
2 dirt jump trails
Downloadable Trail Map

Degree of Difficulty

14% Easy, 33% Intermediate, 20% Advanced, 33% Expert

Longest Run

Let It Ride
Length: 3.2km/1.98miles, Vertical: 380m/1246feet

Signature Runs

Insanity - a very challenging expert fall line trail, used for the 2010 Canadian National Championships and featuring the infamous 'Cliffs of Insanity' section

Rocking Horse - a newly rebuilt green with fun berms, woodwork and fast sections

Crazytrain - an expert fall line trail with numerous man-made features

Total Vertical

380m / 1246ft

New to DH?

Let it Ride package - Save over $70 and master the fundamentals of DH biking at Panorama Bike Park. Includes bike rental, armour, gloves, helmet, lift ticket and 3 hours of coaching from a local bike pro.

Rentals and Sales

Lusti's Mountain Outfitters
Kona full-suspension DH rigs
Full face helmets
Gloves
Leg and elbow armour
Bike mechanic and spares

Requirements

Helmets are mandatory, with full-face helmets recommended. Protective gear (elbows, shins, & gloves) not required, but strongly recommended. Protective gear is available for sale or rent at Lusti's Mountain Outfitters.