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  • Trails open:

    17/22
  • Lifts open:

    2/2 1-2 T-bar/easyLOOP lift and 1 moving carpet
  • Weather:

    22 °C

Trail introduction

Drifter Open Trail type: Flow
Jumper Open Trail type: Flow
Snake Run Open Trail type: Flow
Ice Breaker Open Trail type: Flow
Daisy Closed Trail type: Flow
E-Laippa Open Trail type: Technical
Rabbit Run Open Trail type: Flow
Corner and road gaps closed 14.6.-15.6.
Savann Closed Trail type: Flow
Firestarter Open Trail type: Flow
Rattlesnake Bite Closed Trail rating: Technical
Drop Zone Open Trail type: Flow
East Way Open Trail type: Technical
S-line Open Trail rating: Technical
Fresh Cut Open Trail type: Technical
Rollercoaster Open Trail type: Flow
Supersonic Open Trail type: Flow
Double Trouble Open Trail type: Technical
Rock Garden Open Trail type: Technical
Safari Closed Trail type: Technical
Lemminkainen Closed Trail type: Flow
Only on DH-cup competition use 14.6-15.6.
Black DH Open Trail type: Technical
National Team Trail Open Trail type: Technical

Trail type

Flow

✓ A Flow trail is most often a wide bike park trail that has been has been mechanically built and leveled
✓ The features of the trail have been built in to it in a way that suits the desired difficulty level, average speed and character of the trail

Technical

✓ A technical trail is an uneven and possibly narrow natural bike park trail
✓ The trail is characterized by varying steepness and surfaces
✓ The trail features natural terrain and materials such as rocks and tree roots
✓ Weather conditions affect the ridability of a technical trail

Technical Difficulty

Green

Suitable for families with kids that are safely able to ride a bicycle.
No MTB specific experience required.

Required riding skills:
No special skills are required other than being able to safely ride a bicycle.

Blue

If you have taken a beginners course or have already equivalent bike experience you should be able to
try blue trails.

Required riding skills:
Correct body position and actively adapting it to the trail is required, as well as braking techniques on unpaved surfaces.

Basic cornering skills, good line choice and visual focus (knowing where to focus when looking ahead) are helpful.

Basic jumping skills will increase the fun.

Red

You should have finished an advanced riding skills course or equivalent bike experience and you have automated all basic riding skills before
trying out red trails.

Required riding skills:
Ability to constantly adapt your body position and confident brake control in steeper terrain and on varying trail surfaces is required.

Corners can become so narrow that accurate line choice and visual focus is needed.

Advanced and confident jumping and dropping skills are required.

Lifting the front and/or rear wheel will be helpful to overcome obstacles.

Black

One or more expert riding skills courses and/or a lot of experience are required to try riding a black trail. Typically, you love to play with the challenges of the terrain.

Required riding skills:
Constant and precise brake control are mandatory, as is the ability to quickly adapt your body position; excellent balance is a prerequisite.

Corners may be so tight that pivoting on the front wheel becomes necessary.

Jumps and drops can be much bigger and higher so expert skills and a very high level of confidence are required.

Obstacles may be so high that confident bunny hop and drop skills are helpful.