Sunrise Park Resort | Arizona's Only Lift-Serviced MTB
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2024
- Today, May 27th, 2022 is opening day at Sunrise Park Resort in Northern Arizona. This White Mountain Apache owned bike park is Arizona's only lift-serviced mountain biking. They had Chris Boice and I out last week to check out the trails and we were highly impressed. Technical and raw, this definitely surprised and impressed us. If you are wondering what to do on this long holiday weekend, I highly recommend checking out Sunrise. Huge thanks to Brian Zongker, bike park manager, for inviting us to ride and for the shuttles. Big cheers to loc-dog, Jeffrey Reagan for showing us the tracks. DH is alive and well in AZ!
In addition to having trails for all abilities, this place is as raw and natural as I have ever seen a bike park. We truly enjoyed our time at Sunrise and will definitely put this place squarely on the radar when we are hanging in Sedona or Phoenix and need a change of pace.
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Today is opening day! Definitely put Sunrise on your list, this place is raw and rowdy. Much love!
They have had a MBAA enduro here in the past - some friends said it was a blast.
With Nate’s following, this might be a turning point for Sunrise. Was there years ago. Raw was describing it nicely. Back then it was unkept and poorly managed. Looks much better now. It has TONS of potential!! Let’s hope this video brings help to the cause. Thanks Nate for posting.
Unlimited potential up there currently. Thanks for watching 👊🏽
I grew up in AZ and skied here many times. I have fond memories. Stoked to see a bike park now!
ive been snowboarding sunrise for the last 15 years. i had no idea that the bike park was becoming so developed. its 2024 and i might have to go see for myself.
Rad video Nate! It was a great experience to watch you guys and help show you around Sunrise. You and Chris killed it! Super professional also. You need to come back and visit us in the fall.🤘🤙🏼
Thanks a ton for taking the time to show us around, it made all the difference! We would be stoked for a fall trip to check out some of that moist dirt and changing aspens. Good times friend!!
The footage,the editing, the sound almost perfect mtb videos from nate hills on the regular
Glad you like them!
This was like a strong cup of coffee this morning. Great ride Sir. Thank you for the great inspiring uploads . 💯👍
I am smashing coffee as we speak!
@@natehills9388 No doubt. 😳👍
Most beautiful trails!
This place is so sick, can't wait to get up there 🤘
Sunrise is lit.
Loved all the different angles in one Nate
We were missing all those rear shots. They are wild. We can appreciate the hard work needed to stay on the bike. Great place to show your skills.
Glad you enjoyed it
Was there last year and loved it. Definitely keeps you on your toes and we walked away better riders for having ridden there. Plus Greer AZ is a rad little town to chill in.
Definitely has its charm. I’ll have to check out Greer sometime.
Good luck.congratulations
Nicd film. Looks fabulous! Will put it on the list. Thanks!
Definitely worth a visit.
Can't wait to check out the new trails. It feels like Christmas.
Enjoy!
Awesome video Nate 🤩🤘🔥
Looks less like park trails and more like “some people went this way before”
So refreshing to see. Perfect contrast to the current trend of monotonous flow trails. We loved it.
Great comment I was kind of thinking the same looks like they were cutting their own trails 👍
Wow that’s some nasty chunk! Love it! Great video 😃
Surprisingly technical. We really enjoyed the place.
So glad you put out a video of this park. We are in the process of making a 3 part series of Sunrise Park, with one video already being out. We are Arizona locals and want to put this park on the map even more so.
Also hoping the park grows and succeeds. Such a fun place to ride!
@@natehills9388 Yes, it's one of my missions, to help put the park even more on the map; and since you did a video there, it certainly helps. I am hoping to take the baton and keep going with it. I know they have a small budget but hopefully with some more exposure they can improve a bit. Again, Thanks for putting your video of the park together.
This place looks amazing. Love the “Front Cam Friday” shots too.
Love to incorporate that angle when I can, it gives a super unique perspective.
@@natehills9388 it truly shows how fast you guys are going.
Great video! I can't wait to get back there. I was surprised too by how much I enjoyed this park. I think I liked it better than Mammoth.
A hidden gem for sure.
So cool to see you enjoying my local terrain. Hope you also got to see the secret trails and other awesome riding in the area.
Definitely enjoyed the area and got a proper tour of the trails.
Spettacolare video 🔝🔝greetings from Italy 🔥
This is so sick, we can't wait to ride there this summer! We own a ranch about an hr north of there, long term plan is to have all kinds of trails built on it.
I like where your head is at! The more trails the better.
Loving the extra shot angles 🤙🏼🤘🏼
Cheers!
I have yet to check out Sunrise and this video is definitely inspiring me to do so!
Definitely worth a visit.
You guys slayed nemesis!!!!!! Good job!!
Rowdy little section!
Awesome trails!
Glad you like them!
Sick!!!👊
That was my first bike park experience a few years ago. Then I stepped it up to stuff in CO. I was able to appreciate the hard work that goes into keeping bike parks up and running. Sunrise has potential and is very raw!
Unlimited potential up there, the future is bright.
Nice music.
Hey Nate you where out in sunrise awesome I'm from there. Keep up the awesome videos 🤘🤙
Thanks for watching Brody, we had really enjoyed the place.
I didn't know they had one, thanks for the info!!👍🤘
I didn't either, haha. Flying under the radar.
Great 😍🚲
I always forget there are places in AZ with trees that are not Flagstaff
Definitely doesn't feel like typical AZ riding.
@@natehills9388 looks dope!
My kinda stuff... trails that don't look made for mountain bikes in some areas. That drop in at the beginning was sick! Nice and raw for a bike park. Kinda like Purgatory in Durango.
Definitely more natural and less "park". So refreshing to see in today's world of creating sidewalks through the woods and calling them "trails".
@@natehills9388 100%. I only ride hiking trails anymore. The mtb trails are crowded, which is good overall, but not much of an escape from society.
I am all for the growth of the sport ultimately. The trail access we have now compared to 30 years ago was once unimaginable in many parts of the country...it is worth getting annoyed by crowds. I will always have my "secret" trails too.
Badass terrain
We were pleasantly surprised. Definitely not what we expected from AZ.
Steep. Tech. Oh yeah, gotta get me some of that!
Sunrise delivers!
Nice 👍
Looks like a good time, heck of a wreck Chris had there! Glad he got up from that.
Surprised you didnt go to angelfire for opening day haha, was gonna go but I know the traffic is going to be insane, so ill hold off going for a week or 2. Might take a trip here this weekend instead, looks far less busy🤘
Sunrise is a nice change from the crowd at AF on opening weekend. Love that place too, but it will be a zoo this weekend.
Just imagine if they actually tried to make some features there.
Sunrise is slept on. I went last summer and didn’t see a single other mtber my entire day out there…
I had never heard of it before this trip! It's amazing.
Well, hope you took advantage of that. Great trails, and all the mountain for yourself. Amazing.
They'll have to step it up a notch or 2. Snobowl is getting trail put in....
Lot of downed trees can be used to make features and build up berms.
you are incredible at running backwards with a camera
Just getting lucky 😂
Did not expect it to be this gnarly. Some of those trails are way more advanced than I would ride. Looks sick! Would love to get up there but it's too far from Tucson for a 1 day trip 😥
It's actually pretty close to Tucson. Definitely check it out.
I'm in yuma and I don't mind the drive, if there's camping spots it would be nice weekend for camping and biking
Nicely done! Do they have any green and blue trails for us old MTB guys with knee replacements?
Trails for all abilities up there. Check it out!
Sweet potatoes.🥳 Hammerheads..
Man had a blast up there during the MBAA Sunrise Enduro. Would like to get back there and get some redemption on Sticks and Stones. Chutes and Ladders was my favorite trail there. Was was the crew's favorites Nate?
Yup, sticks and chutes are fun for sure. We also enjoyed Slippery Rocks and Technical.
First place I ever snow skied, 1978.
Nice, I need to check this place out in the winter at some point as well.
Another one
Awesome video! When you were filming from the front and looking back where did you place the go pro? I like that shot its much better then following when you are the one in front.
I am wearing my gimbal rig backwards.
Great video. We'll be up there in July. Looking forward for my first ride at Sunrise ski park. What did you use to film the video?
Enjoy your time up there.
Is that today? Looks awesome
We shot this last weekend.
Very nice episode FREERIDAY
Awesome video!!! What kind of camera mount are you using to get those rear view shots?
Running my normal rig, just upside down and backwards on my back.
@@natehills9388 Thanks!
I ride many miles in the White Mountains of AZ ... Trails are "natural" and mostly used by deer, elk, mountain lion, and bear. 😉
Good as it gets. The animals know the lines.
How long it took you from start to finish?
Apache's Revenge, Bone Rattler I have more names for the trails.
is this Mt. Lemmon? knarley either way....
Nate, why do you ride without gloves? A lot of great riders do it, and I'm wondering why? Better trail feel?
I much prefer the feel. Connection to the bike is everything in my world.
He also wears retro Adidas. It must be for the same reason.
Where's a good place to crash out there, I was thinking about doing a ride on my break from summer class to fall class, but I'm on a college budget and it's about 4 and a half hours drive
There's a whole lot of bone rattling going on!
Rough as it gets.
Sound changed (to a better) between 7:49 and 8:41? How come?
I’m not really sure what happened there. GoPro things.
So… it’s a little rugged.
I would never downhill without sturdy gloves. In a crash, most people put their hands out before impacting the ground.
Don't crash.
Looks like some nice trails. I went to their website to look around. For only fifteen trails, $159 for the season isn't terrible but not great. $35/night for DRY RV camping is nuts; for that I would at the very least expect access to fresh water and a dump station. The location isn't bad... about 3.5 hours from the Phoenix area. I'm generally not a fan of Indian-owned businesses, because they usually funnel that money into anti-American activist causes like shutting down our public lands, but some Googling suggests these aren't doing that (yet).
it also goes to feeding poor reservation kids
Ya I disagree with that whole last sentence. Incredibly dumb reason to not like Indian reservations
@@theGiver3 you disagree with not liking indians because they want to close down our public lands?
"our public lands"....lol
NOT, A BIKE PARK! MORMON/NATIONAL/HAWES AT 10,000+ FEET!
It's a very good easy trak, for begiiner_rider, for me, i wanted going in this trak.
Sunrise has stacks for all abilities and is building more as we speak.