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The 2019 summer season is the 20th Anniversary of the Sun Peaks Bike Park. The park is a favorite in the Western
Canadian region according to the MTBparks.com Riders Choice Awards. The downhill Sun Peaks Bike Park and its
neighboring Altitude cross-country trails are both lift-accessed covering nearly 70 kilometers (43+ miles). Thus, there is
available terrain for all to experience. Ride through wild flower covered meadows, or fully pinned downhill single track
and other terrain. Additionally, the park is conveniently located at the base of the mountain in the European inspired
village of Sun Peaks. It is no wonder that it is so popular. photo courtesy of Sun Peaks Resort / Reuben Krabbe, photographer

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MTBparks 6th Annual Best Bike Park Awards
Build it and they will come! Developing mountain bike parks at ski resorts has been a top priority for bringing visitors to these towns
during the warmer months. The popularity of downhill biking, as well as establishing trails and paths at the lower elevations for those who
prefer flatter terrain has been a boon to these areas. Several entities have kept tabs on these resorts including MTBparks.com - the North
America's Mountain Bike Resort website. The resorts are sorted by region. For the past six years, the organization has gathered information
to determine the top five bike parks that bikers deem the best. Each year, the order may vary, however, many of the favorites continue to
remain on the lists. This is the list for 2018 just compiled. For details, enter MTBparks 6th Annual Riders' Choice Awards in the search bar.
August 9, 2019 / JACKSON, WY - The results are in for MTBparks' 6th Annual Best Bike Parks Riders Choice Awards crowning the best bike
parks in North America. For 2018, we changed the voting up by reaching out to an assortment of bike-park veterans with on-trail experience in their
respective regions and beyond. These are riders who frequently travel, or live on the road, allowing them the opportunity to sample a wide range of parks.
Each participant was asked to rank their picks for the top five parks in each region where they had experience riding. From there, we calculated the total
number of points each park received for each different ranking. First place received five points, second place received four points, and so on. The total number
of points for each bike park provided the results.*
Northeast U.S.
1. Thunder Mountain, MA
2. Killington, VT
3. Highland, NH
4. Burke, VT
5. Windham, NY

Mid-Atlantic/
Southeast U.S.
1. Snowshoe, WV
2. Mountain Creek, NJ

3. Bryce, VA
4. Blue Mountain, PA
5. Massanutten, VA

Rocky Mountain U.S. 3. Grand Targhee, WY Eastern Canada

1. Trestle, CO
(Winter Park)
2. Keystone, CO
Midwest U.S.
3. Crested Butte, CO
1. Spirit Mountain, MN
4. Snowmass, CO
2. Little Switzerland, WI
5. Steamboat, CO
3. Welch Village, MN
4. Boyne Highlands, MI Northwest U.S.
1. Big Sky, MT
5. Giant's Ridge, MN
2. Silver Mountain, ID

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4. Tamarack, ID
5. Whitefish, MT

Southwest U.S.
1. Angel Fire, NM
2. Mammoth, CA
3. Northstar, CA
4. Pajarito, NM
5. Snow Summit, CA

1. Sugar Loaf, NB
2. Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC
3. Blue Mountain, ON
4. Bromont, QC
5. Horseshoe, ON

Western Canada
1. Whistler, BC
2. Sun Peaks, BC
3. Silver Star, BC
4. Kicking Horse, BC
5. Big White, BC

*From the MTBparks.com website.
For a list of other ski resorts offering mountain
biking, see page 64-7.

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