BLUE STEEL. A guide to Snow Summit's newest mountain biking trail!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- MTB ALAN Merch: teespring.com/stores/mtb-alan... Subscribe - ua-cam.com/users/alansangma?...
Blue Steel is Snow Summit's newest blue (intermediate) trail. Zoolander jokes aside, it's a rippin' little mountain bike trail.
Come along with me on a quick guide to this trail as well as for some good ol' fashion fun on Partywave to Westridge. We even get some lightnings strikes and weather drama.
My gear
kit.co/MTBALAN
TASCO Discount
tasco-mtb-referral-program.kc...
Where I get my music.
www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
The Path Bike Shop Ambassador
www.thepathbikeshop.com/
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:53 About Blue Steel
1:38 Stick around!
1:51 First ride on Blue Steel!
5:04 Beginner/Intermediate connection
5:42 A good beginner line
6:42 Turtle Trail
7:55 Partywave to Westridge!
10:46 Lightning and Thunder
Check out my OTB shirts!
teespring.com/stores/mtb-alan
Strava
/ strava
#mtb #snowsummitbikepark #newtrail - Спорт
Rode blue steel to westridge in the rain for our last run sunday before the park closed due to the thunder storm, absolutely epic conditions. One of the best days on my bike for sure.
Heck yeah!
It was great seeing you up there Alan! Unfortunately, I had to leave, but I'll come back one day and actually ride. Great video!
Likewise Alec! Next time.
I only been to snow summit one time a few weeks ago. Let me tell you I had a time of my life. I just want to say I love your videos and I'm a big fan. I didn't get to ride blue steel. But I will be going back in a few weeks. And thanks to your videos I know what to expect. Thanks...
Heck yeah! Let Snow Summit know! 👊🏾 Glad you dig the vids.
Awesome thank you for taking the time and making this video .
My pleasure!
Prime conditions - awesome looking trail! Nice documentary Alan!
Thanks Marinara! The conditions were indeed 😗👌🏽
Finally open! They put this trail on the map (as "under construction") towards the end of last season, so I've been patiently waiting almost a year for this! This trail is a godsend for us mere mortals who need to warm up and practice on something smaller before going full send on Westridge - _especially_ since they've omitted Average Joe's this year. Thx for the video and commentary, Alan!
I'm stoked on this trail for precisely those reasons.
Good to see you at Snow Summit Today 😊
Your videos were definitely helpful!
Yew! Glad to hear it. 👊🏾
Great video! Can't wait to try it!
Yew!
I think I'll be able to convince some beginners I know to finally hit some jumps!
Yew!
Beginner here with no jumping experience. I got at least 4 inches of air on Blue Steel would recommend
Nice.
Blue Steel looks like a trail I can do. I love that they give you a path to progress! Snow Summit is on my to do list👍🏻
💯 See you up there next season!
@@mtb_alan why did they close down already? Fires?
They are within the San Bernadino National Forest and the forest shut down due to the high levels of fire danger. Too risky to end up with grip of people stuck up in Big Bear surrounded by forest fires.
Awesome video , just watched during my lunch break ! 🤙🏽
Awesome! Thank you!
🥪
I was in Bear Bear this pass weekend. I was able to ride "blue steel" on Friday. It was my first time at a bike park. It was AWESOME! Can't wait to go back
HECK YEAH! So cool to hear. 🤘🏽
@@mtb_alanwish I could have meet up. We did get a voucher because of the rain. So I'll b going up the 1st week of September
Great vids! Huge help to having a blast at snow summit. Thank you!!
Sweet! Glad you dug it.
oh wow.... that looks SO fun...
Yeah dude! Y’all are gonna have to make it out some day.
Super rad episode!
🙏🏾
Always looks fun watching you ride dude. Your commentary is always filled with excitement hahaha.
Ha! Thanks, Justin!
@@mtb_alan hopefully soon I can get out to Sky Park. That place looks like a blast. I've wanted to go after seeing one of the videos you posted. Just gotta heal and then ill be back out there. Vegas Trails sucks haha
Hey thanks for guiding the newer riders and keep them on the right trails till they get there wings and can fly on party wave. Your a gentleman and a scholar
My pleasure. Better for everybody. 👊🏾
So psyched for this trail! I hope it's there on the 10th!
Same!
Good runs dude! Thanks for showing us Blue Steel. I’m definitely hitting that next time I go up there.
My pleasure. It's a fun one!
Going here this weekend and I’m so hyped
Yew!
Super fun trail
Great addition for summit
Your homies whips are the goal
Snow Summit nailed it. I hope it's a sign of things to come.
And yeah...Ian's air bending is so good! Maybe one day I'll have like 15% of that. 😆
Really fun looking trail. Really long, as well. Thank you for the video.
Yeah! It was longer than I expected. They really made use of the elevation.
Dang, that trail looks incredible. Can't wait to give it a go soon...
Yeah man! It's pretty fun. Kinna low/medium speed fun little jumps and really good flow.
Awesome video and info, thanks!
Glad you dug it!
I was there Friday and they opened the Blue steel.. We were the first group to try the trail and it was great. I hope they extend it.. awesome video by the way.
Yeah! I hope we see more of that kinna thing at Summit. 🤘🏽
Hey Alan, it was nice riding with you last weekend at summit. We ran blue steel and then you and your boy led me down partywave for my first time. Nice videos my man
Hey Aaron! Good riding ya. 👊🏾
Thanks!
Rode it yesterday and loved it!
Yew!
Looks like a to of fun. Thanks for the preview! I aspire to hit those jumps like you.
It's a blast! Man...I've been a slow learner on jumps. It's taken me a long time to not just hit them but to hit them safely.
@@mtb_alan Thats the key man! Safely!
Alan well prior to the rain the trails looked to be in great condition!! No dust tighter packed!! Rad vid again!! 💯👊🏼🙌🏻
You got that right!
This looks rad!
So fun!
Can't believe how much speed you keep through Westridge.. that's awesome! Can't wait to go back up to hit Blue Steel!
Ha! Well...I’ve been practicing. Blue Steel is so fun!
Makes me stoked to hit that trail.
Yew! Do it!
Another awesome video , i think you've found your stride
Thanks!
Sick video watching from the lift yew🤟🤟
🤘🏽
I love this video, especially when the music starts playing at the beginning of party wave. I'm more of an intermediate rider, just did turtle and green on my first bike park trip in august and then some of the whistler blues last month. Hoping to try Blue steel and maybe Miracle on closing weekend. Probably will stay off PWW until next season.
Heck yeah! Closing weekend will probably be busy, but I'm still looking forward to spending the weekend up there!
Dude you make it look so easy. 👍🏻
It's a pretty forgiving trail. 👍🏽
Oh man, you got me pumped for Blue Steel! Both the trail and 1989 action thriller starring Jamie Lee Curtis! Can’t wait to hit it this Friday and experience 650B: The Return. ✌🏼🤟🏼
LOL! Wow...now that's a reference.
The trail looks absolutely sick, I’m not a huge jumper but this looks totally doable
It's a great trail to start learning on.
Another keeper Alan. After some cross country in the morning on Thursday (8/20), then Turtle Trail couple times , I was going For Blue Steel but the whole lightning waiting game happened again for a long while until I decided to pack it in. Next time. Thanks for the great content as always...yes, I dug it!
Oh dang. Sorry to hear. That’s funny... I went straight for Blue Steel that day. Took no risks. 😁 Thanks.
Hey Alan,
That looks like a great trail for guys like me who are just learning to corner and clear small jumps. Sorry the rain cut things short.
Btw, you might no remember me but I met you at Skypark on a Saturday and followed you and your crew down upper Arrow.
I'm the old grey haired guy with a grey helmet on the blue giant E-bike.
It was fun meeting you in person.
Definitely. It fills that gap between Turtle and Partywave. I think I remember ya! 👊🏾
Yessss nice vid
🤘🏽
Who’s giving thumbs down!?????? Great video Alan! Got to ride today! And your video was dead on!
Yew! Sweet! Ha...I’m pretty sure I gotta group of haters that show up every week just to 👎🏽. It’s cute. 😁
While it was 100°f at my house it was thunder and lightning storm up there. Wild
The mountains are definitely their own thing.
Haven’t been to Snow Summit yet looks rad!
It is. 🤘🏾
Oh man I hit that trail last week after hitting party wave and west ridge...Safe to say I shouldve went here first lololol Keep them awesome trail guides coming man!
It's nice the Snow Summit now has this trail to accommodate those riders who could use something between Turtle and Partywave/Westridge.
@@mtb_alan oh yeah forsure. Turtle was fun but party wave/westridge was a bit too much for me 😅 Would def keep hitting blue steel 👍 thanks for sharing man!
You were really ripping in this video, especially near the end!
Yew! Yeah Westridge trail speed is a lot faster than Blue Steel.
Awesome trail and video @mtbalan who the hell would give this a thumbs down...what a jack ass! Keep up the great content. 🤙🏼
Thanks! Ha...I am pretty sure I have 3 consistent haters that show up every week just to hit the 👎🏽. But UA-cam treats it pretty much the same as a 👍🏽, so it's good for the video either way. 😆
I wish I could have made it up there last weekend to check it out. Maybe next weekend
Probably good you didn't go last weekend. Lift was shut down due to the lightning a fair bit of both days.
Well done
👊🏽
Those goggles tho! 🤘🤘
😆 #fashion
Glad to see more trails being built there. I know Snow Summit doesn't have a lot of trails, but the ones they have are supposed to be really good. Also good to see a progression jump line put in. Trestle, the bike park I usually go to in Winter Park, CO has it's flagship black jump line Rainmaker, but has 2 blue trails called Spicy Chicken and Paper Boy, and a Blue/Black called Happier camper that are designed to let you progress your jumping skill for Rainmaker. And they are set up so you can lap them over and over again from the same lift without having to go all the way down the mountain.
Dang...a mid-mountain bike lift would be rad, but Snow Summit doesn't have that yet.
Looks like a good one for progression laps for those of us still working on getting into the air. And I think you are right, a few wooden features in the long empty stretch would be good. If you have any pull up there, as for a drop progression structure.
Yeah man. A drop progression feature would be rad.
Really appreciate the video for noobs like myself, otherwise, I am not certain which trail suits my entry level riding skills (other than Going Green). I'm not skilled/confident at jumping (yet!) but I am not afraid of rock gardens or berms. I reference your guide videos when I hit Snow Summit, so thank you.
Glad these vids are helpful. Try out Blue Steel to Turtle. The jumps are all totally rollable and the berms are good fun!
Yeehaw!
Yew!
Was this on Saturday? I was over at Skypark/campgrounds and it didn't rain but it was crazy hot and humid. Can't wait to try out Blue Steel
This was indeed Saturday.
Really ni e video!
🙏🏾
Dude, i went up yesterday and the same thing happened. 80 degrees in the morning then thunder, lightning, pouring rain and then finally hail but i had the best ever run of my life with the rain.
Ha! Same. I hung out and sessioned Muscle Beach while the lifts were shut down. Turned out to be a pretty fun day!
MTB ALAN it was sick
Dude love the channel!!!
Have you done a video of the gear you wear when park riding? I had a big crash 3 months ago and have been picking up gear for when I can get back on and ride!
Much thanks
Dang...hope you're recovering all right. I haven't done a vid on my gear yet. Good idea. But in the meantime, you can see what gear I use here: kit.co/MTBALAN/
Yeah man over shot a 20 foot tabletop and when the suspension bottomed out the bracket that holds the derailer cable broke and the cable pulled and grabbed the rear tire, locking it up. Still a sore neck had some mild concussion symptoms.
Yikes.
I’m pretty sure I was there when you were but I left at around 2 right before there was rain
Yup! I think I took off around 2:30.
You surely would have heard the abundance of YEWS
I saw you at the cafe that day when it started raining but couldn't say hi cuz I got rushed out cuz of the rain.
Yonatan Kahn ah! Too bad. Next time. 👊🏾
I was there to on Saturday
We were under the higher lift with you and the other kids, The dad and the 2 kids
Nice. Somebody said the lift eventually started running again. Do you know if that's true?
Was that Saturday with the rain? We made the last lift up before they shut it down for good and just stayed up top for a few hours sessioning parts of blue steel and party wave until it got real bad! Dope video can’t wait to go back for more blue steel!
Thanks. Yeah this was Saturday. I did the same thing as you but when I came back on Sunday.
MTB ALAN awesome! We must have just missed you up there, lol me and my buddy kept saying, “wonder if MTB Alan is up here today”
LIT
💡
Can't wait to hit this one...I wonder what the risk is for the spot it merges with Party?? Can both parties easily see each other. Sometimes hard to look sideways (to check) when riding fast, especially if it's choppy. What are your thoughts? I haven't seen it in person yet so I could be completely off base. I suppose it's no more risky than the alternate lines on Party Wave and where they come back together. Looks fun and "it's something new, possibly something I've never seen before." 🤣
😁 You’re gonna dig it. The merge is a bit tense. People still figuring it out. I wanted to show the proper route around Muscle Beach but we got stuck at the bottom with the lightning hold.
I was there that day also for my first time! Blue Steel beat me up lol
Wut?! How did it beat you up?
MTB ALAN It was my first time at a bike park and 3rd time riding a mountain bike. Went on Blue Steel and was surprisingly able to do the jumps but towards the end I guess it turns into party wave and One of the jumps goes into a turn and I freaked out and went OTB. Lol
Oh damn. Yeah...I suggest most beginner and intermediate riders skip Muscle Beach (the series of five jumps) and use the split to the right and then go under the bridge to Turtle. Hope you're all right!
MTB ALAN yeah I will definitely do that next time! And yeah I’m good. Walked off with a few scuffs and a sore wrist. I’ll be uploading a video of it in a bit. Check it out so you can see where I ate it lol.
Saw you running to your car Saturday haha
🏃🏾♂️ 😆
so wide and smooth.. might as well ride road bike on asphalt ;))
Let's see footy of you riding it on a road bike. 🤘🏾
I almost went to Snow Summit this past weekend to escape the heat in East County San Diego. I ended up in Mammoth instead riding some trails outside of the bike park.
Man that elevation difference between San Diego and Mammoth showed me quickly how out of shape I am.
You mean living at sea level doesn't prep you for 8K ft? 😆
Not at all
Apparently snowboarding all winter doesn't prepare you for riding up trails either 🤣
Looks Like an actual flow trail with Jumps Nice!! would be fun on a Hard tail even.. seams less likely to develop brake bumps then does Turtle.? thank you for Sharing Alan lol people always spell my Name like yours you get that Problem any One spell your Name Allen.?
It's pretty fun. We'll see about the braking bumps. And yeah...I do sometimes get the "Allen" spelling. 😆
Can you please give a review on Sapwi Bike Park in Thousand Oaks, CA. It’s a really well made park that has amazing features, you would really enjoy it
Thanks for the suggestion!
I was there two days ago
Yew!
Hey question so at 12:44 there was a sign that showed turtle and something else what was that black diamond?
I'm guessing you mean 6:44? That black diamond trail is Miracle Mile.
imagne not getting a response but getting a heart haha couldnt be me
🤔
This trail is super nice and makes me wanna go. But do mountain bikers still do any climbing these days or has it all become about downhill?
Go ride your bike. 🤘🏾
Was just there Saturday for the first time from NorCal and got 1.5 runs in until weather shit it down...smh
Dang Brian. I was there Saturday too. I was fortunate enough to get up top when the lifts started running again and before the lightning shut it down again. I stopped at Muscle Beach and sessioned it while the lifts were stopped.
@@mtb_alan guess I'm going to have to make a trip back in a couple weeks...
yeaaahhhh imma have to get a better helmet for dis one...
Ha! You'll need a lid for all of 'em. 😆
I need to get up there to Summit. Have you ever biked 215 trail in Menifee? It is famous for Mountain Biking.
You mean Greer?
@@mtb_alan I have hear of Greer Ranch but haven't located it yet. There is a trail called the 215 Trail. And i am craving to come. I wanted to come tomorrow but can't. Maybe i will go to Bear on Wednesday.
Oh...I guess I don't know that trail.
@@mtb_alan I was coming today until some stupid idiot decided to explode an explosive in dry brush for a gender party! Freakinnning sucks
Note. Snow summit is closed due to snow in the months of November to march
It’s like they use the bike park as a ski resort in the winter or something. 🤔
Wassup alan?!
Yo Eric!
Hey Alan. How big are the jumps on blue steel as compared to Nederland jumpline at skypark.
Good question. They're smaller than the middle set of jumps after the bridge drop on Neverland. They're a little bigger than the ones on Upper Arrow.
But overall, they're a lot easier to hit because the trail is so wide and the sight-lines are really clear.
Hope that helps.
@@mtb_alan heck yea. They sound like the perfect size for where I'm at in skill thanks for the insight
Hey Alan! Curious, now that you're pushing it at summit and the park opening in 5 days. Will you be getting a DH bike?
Good question. I won't be getting a DH bike any time soon. I am currently a 1-bike guy. That's why I got the Nomad because it's still good for pedaling but will handle Summit better than the Bronson did.
@@mtb_alan yeah I hear ya! Nothing wrong with that! It's crazy cuz all my enduro friends demo the new DH bikes and are blown away but how much more buttery they are at speed and in the air. See ya there big diggity dog!
Totally. Though at Summit, 10Ply is probably the only trail that you really need a DH bike on. With enduro and super-enduro bikes being what they are now, I know a number of riders who no longer take their DH bikes to Summit unless their doing a DH race.
See up there!
I broke my back in two places yesterday 8-17-20 on blue steel at 3:23.
T12 and L2 crushed when my bike inexplicably did an endo off the extension/kicker (on the right side) of that jump.
In air, my bike turned into an arrow pointing straight towards the ground and I did a header/headstand with my back “scorpioning” backwards enough to crack in two places.
I’m an experienced rider, full armor gear, proper DH set up and prepped watching many videos, it was my 4th run down Blue Steel...first (and last)time going full beans when I crashed.
I have idea why my back tire kicked up so high in flight! The extra speed or ???
That jump should defn be redone/ used with caution as 2 guys doing that Blue Steel run have wiped out riders at the same 3:23 jump spot where I crashed(which is more like 1:13... on their videos).
In the ER, I overheard the nurses and doctors talking about Blue Steel..... I butted-in on their conversation and learned that there were several riders seriously injured on Blue Steel over the weekend. I’m sure Summit will get it fixed as they are a great park, and take safety and overall experience of the riders seriously.
Thanks for your great videos... they are defn the best on summit’s runs!
In a couple months, I’ll be healed up and back riding again... in the mean time I’ll just have to ride vicariously through others videos.. so keep up the great work!
Now that I look at the spot in slow mo it looks like that jump actually has a gap/hump you have to clear.
In slo-mo I see there is a step up ... or hump that must be cleared on the landing area. My guess is that my back kicked up enough for me to not clear that landing bump.
Damn. Sorry to hear this. Hope you heal up well. 👊🏽
I think I have a very unpopular opinion. The lips were not molded correctly and seemed to kick my rear wheel over or send me too far on every table. I love Party wave because the lips are so perfect and it flows so well, but Blue Steel requires continuous attention to speed and technique when taking off the lips. Rad vid!
I didn't find the lips to be kicky. I did find that they work better at slower speeds though. Like if I came out of a turn smoothly, I was generally at the right speed for the upcoming jump...but if I put in a buncha pedals, I would overjump.
@@mtb_alan odd, I would just cruise through and still over clear. I wonder why that is.
You're just got too much BOOST!
@@mtb_alan 😆🤙
I think one reason that you can’t whip is because I’m not certain on this but it may be because you only ride trails and not screw around
I'm happily married.
Alan! Love the videos. What knee and elbow pads do you wear?
Thanks! You can see all my gear here: kit.co/MTBALAN
What type of set up for filming do you use?
I got an episode on it. Check it: ua-cam.com/video/bH68ci2I9yY/v-deo.html
i was there today
Yew!
MTB ALAN and of course broke a derailer hanger for the 4th time on the same bike
@@mylessagan27 Quit doing that. 😁
lol you mean Ben Stiller?
LOL. No...I'm pretty sure it was Ben N. Jerry.
Try to find a comment without a hart from him lol.
Here’s one.
Ben Aflac? 😭
😂
i thought i was watching kelly for a second with the way you scream like a girl. lmao
Ha! Well, Kelly actually just chuckles like Beavis. 😆
Just posted a video of blue steel go checkout CA MTB
Why you spamming, Luke?
Yo awesome vid Alan. I saw you up there this past weekend when we got rained out. Bummer. But anyhow man I’m just starting my channel out and trying to grow into something like yours hopefully one day. 😂 but yeah man if you could check out my vids and subscribe that would be totally awesome but not only that could you also critique my content and maybe give me some pointers on what you think I can do to make it better?? That a would be huge for me bro.
Thanks! My advice is simple: create.