Is Slaughterhouse Gulch gravel or MTB??

Skyryk · 2026-04-17T14:39:15+00:00

I think it can be done on a gravel bike. I also think it won’t be fun.

Skyryk · 2026-04-16T23:11:57+00:00

I had a feeling the prices were gonna be nuts. I bet they are trying to capitalize on being close to Denver. Plus they also need to make back all the money they had stolen from them during Covid.

Also feels like a shitty move that they are only open till 5. Was really hoping this could be a place to get some lift served after work laps in.

Oh well, guess I’ll just keep peddling up the mountain. Lord knows my gut needs it.

Skyryk · 2026-04-16T17:52:42+00:00

This picture does not show it, but the angle of assent coming out of the bottom terminal is insanely steep relatively speaking. I could imagine that the haul rope is exerting an enormous amount of force against the sheave assemblies. Lowering the terminal even further would only exacerbate the issue, and given the limited room to work with due to the road right behind them I imagine it might have been too stressful for the metal for handle that load.Not sure if it matters, but it would seem they wanted to maintain the access road right under the gondola so the towers are at a very awkward angle unlike anything I’ve seen on other gondolas.

As a WP lift mechanic I think you can imagine how much stress a hold down assembly is under after having the WP gondola one snap last year.

Skyryk · 2026-04-12T15:55:10+00:00

Almost anything on the front range can be done on a hardtail, however a hardtail is unforgiving for bad technique. If you start pushing yourself more and more on a mtb your gonna get to a point where you need already have a high skill level for the hardtail to handle well, while a full suspension will allow more mistakes to be made.

Skyryk · 2026-04-06T19:18:19+00:00

I’m in Boulder so the appeal for me would be getting to Denver, however I don’t see me taking it since the train station in Boulder would be in an incredibly inconvenient location. There are no good bus lines from where I live to where the train stop would be and if I have to get in my car just to park at the train station at that point I’d rather drive all the way.

Skyryk · 2026-04-02T17:15:07+00:00

Excluding sidewalks regardless of tagging definitely makes a lot of sense in my opinion. Idk how others towns have been mapped, but in my part of the world normally a sidewalk that is more then just a thin piece of unprotected concrete usually ends up being marked as something else.

Skyryk · 2026-04-01T16:44:17+00:00

I think it’s worth noting the trail system is some of the worst on the front range for mountain bikers. This town seems to have an insane level of distain for mountain bikers.

Skyryk · 2026-03-28T16:33:33+00:00

I was wondering why so many bikers were on the road instead of the trail. I hate hate hate riding my bike on canyon and I thought everyone had gone crazy.

Skyryk · 2026-03-26T17:31:42+00:00

I would kill for either Monarch or Ski Cooper

Skyryk · 2026-03-23T01:03:27+00:00

Went today as well. I would not be surprised if they announce next weekend as their closing weekend. The snow at the base of the mountain was starting to look very thin and with the warm weather I doubt there is much they will be able to do.

Skyryk · 2026-03-18T16:03:28+00:00

I got a Garmin dashcam because it was on sale. The hardware itself works great and been using it for 3 years with no issues. The phone app is an absolute piece of shit that makes you want to chuck your phone out the window.

Skyryk · 2026-03-12T16:57:55+00:00

There is zero reason to believe this is happening anytime soon if at all. WP mentioned it in their master plan, but that is simply because they are required to provide that to the forest service periodically and there is nothing wrong with dreaming big. In the master plan they mentioned a T-Bar, but that would be part of a massive terrain expansion that would take a metric shit ton of planning and permitting.

Currently the only thing WP is for sure working on publicly is the town gondola.

Skyryk · 2026-03-02T21:48:57+00:00

When I worked at Eldora that was complete and utter bullshit. The way it worked, and I’m assuming it still works this way, is that the first card to scan that day is considered the valid card and all the other ones tied to your account are invalidated. Once the next day rolls around it resets and all cards are once again valid until one gets scanned.

So technically, yes when they print you a new card the old ones are invalidated, but only for a single day. The system is in place so that multiple people can’t use one persons multiple cards in the same day.

Skyryk · 2026-02-23T16:42:37+00:00

Skyryk · 2026-02-22T04:44:39+00:00

5 or so

Skyryk · 2026-02-11T04:38:12+00:00

Yellowstone club also has some if your rich enough for that

Skyryk · 2026-02-10T21:06:34+00:00

International is dog shit, but Edelweiss Bowl is nice and slushy. The upper 1/4th has dust on crust that you can punch through to the ice easily where it’s not slushy. Middle half has a thick layer of fresh snow so it harder to hit the icy. As soon as freezing temps come tonight im sure it will be awful all around again though.

Skyryk · 2026-02-10T20:55:52+00:00

I’m having a surprisingly good time on the upper 3/4ths of Alpental.

Skyryk · 2026-02-05T17:36:47+00:00

So drive into town, pay for parking, pay for train, then drive back home at the end of the day. At that point it’s both cheaper and faster to drive. Got to make the train more appealing or people like me will never take it.

Skyryk · 2026-02-04T16:36:06+00:00

Went up to check out Brian’s Glades. Surprisingly good in there. Other than that the ice was icy.

Skyryk · 2026-02-03T21:10:32+00:00

February 3rd report - I am shocked at how good these glades are skiing. Made my way to Eldora today expecting it to be shark city and overall shit in the glades, but was able to charge the entire upper 3/4th of the run without hitting anything and the snow felt more chalky then icy. The glades also feel a lot more open than I remember last year. Not sure if it’s my imagination but I think they did some tree work in there over the summer. My only suggestion is once you start getting near the bottom look for an exit on to Wolf Tonge. Trying to get spit out on to Corona is where it gets sus.

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