How much would you pay for a day pass at a shuttle-serviced bike park?

Big Bird wrote:

I've always wondered why no one does uplifts in the US? Instead of having to buy or lease from a ski mountain, an uplift park could...

I've always wondered why no one does uplifts in the US? Instead of having to buy or lease from a ski mountain, an uplift park could be way smaller. As long as the shuttle service can handle the load I figure I'd pay about half the price of a lift ticket at a ski mountain. Some family friends from long ago lived on a plot of land on Brown's Island, Washington that was a strip of land from the top of the island down to their own oyster bed. With a well engineered shuttle road it would be amazing.

bulletbass man wrote:

Liability. Resorts be sitting in a ton of a cash and are looking to keep guests spending money in their restaurants or grabbing rooms. The tiny...

Liability. Resorts be sitting in a ton of a cash and are looking to keep guests spending money in their restaurants or grabbing rooms.

The tiny mountain near me stopped doing mtb 100 percent because it was unsustainable without a local organizing several races to beat the overhead. The mountain never made a dime even with him doing so as it doesn’t have any amenities. Luckily we still have the trails and we just pedal up the service road.

bulletbass man wrote:

Liability. Resorts be sitting in a ton of a cash and are looking to keep guests spending money in their restaurants or grabbing rooms. The tiny...

Liability. Resorts be sitting in a ton of a cash and are looking to keep guests spending money in their restaurants or grabbing rooms.

The tiny mountain near me stopped doing mtb 100 percent because it was unsustainable without a local organizing several races to beat the overhead. The mountain never made a dime even with him doing so as it doesn’t have any amenities. Luckily we still have the trails and we just pedal up the service road.

Broken_spoke.photo wrote:

RIP spring. Never got to ride the lift there but I’m not too upset because it looks super sketch. Springs problem was also that they didn’t...

RIP spring. Never got to ride the lift there but I’m not too upset because it looks super sketch. Springs problem was also that they didn’t have any beginner trails. All of theirs were high risk endeavors where you were more likely to get hurt falling off a feature or crashing into a tree than actually falling off your bike. I’d totally pitch in $10 or $15 and split up the gas cost between the group for the day if they did shuttles. Sort of how Bailey in NC does it.
My biggest gripe with bike parks is that small, independent parks who focus on a certain riding style or terrain are unbelievably over priced. Like I would totally spend $50 at a park if it had a good variety of trails that took a while to get from the top down. But some places are a little pricey for only having 7-10 real working trails that aren’t maintained well or at all.
As far as non lift access parks, $20 max per day. Encourages more people to ride, covers operating fees, and can be lowered in the future once the park is established. Extra profit can be made from rentals, shop services and concessions. I know those all add up so $20 a day might be a little low but season passes shouldn’t be over $200.

Kind of off topic but I just don’t get paying the same prices for race registration at a lift access park and a regular public preserve or trail system. $85 for me to pedal my ass off all day and still have to climb 3k feet?!?!?
Ok. End rant.

jackhill wrote:

I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are for US bike park prices. How much would you feel comfortable paying for a day pass (10-5) at a shuttle-serviced...

I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are for US bike park prices.

How much would you feel comfortable paying for a day pass (10-5) at a shuttle-serviced park in the US? Let's say its 800 ft of elevation loss, 10 trails, and the quality is up there with Coast Gravity, plus solid DH bike oriented tracks similar to what you'd find at an NW Cup. If you were hustling and could get up to 15 or so runs per day.

How much for a summer season pass?

How much for a 7 month pass (if it's somewhere weather allows)?

Also, how far would you drive?

Just collecting some data, thanks everyone!

Big Bird wrote:

I've always wondered why no one does uplifts in the US? Instead of having to buy or lease from a ski mountain, an uplift park could...

I've always wondered why no one does uplifts in the US? Instead of having to buy or lease from a ski mountain, an uplift park could be way smaller. As long as the shuttle service can handle the load I figure I'd pay about half the price of a lift ticket at a ski mountain. Some family friends from long ago lived on a plot of land on Brown's Island, Washington that was a strip of land from the top of the island down to their own oyster bed. With a well engineered shuttle road it would be amazing.

jackhill wrote:

I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are for US bike park prices. How much would you feel comfortable paying for a day pass (10-5) at a shuttle-serviced...

I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are for US bike park prices.

How much would you feel comfortable paying for a day pass (10-5) at a shuttle-serviced park in the US? Let's say its 800 ft of elevation loss, 10 trails, and the quality is up there with Coast Gravity, plus solid DH bike oriented tracks similar to what you'd find at an NW Cup. If you were hustling and could get up to 15 or so runs per day.

How much for a summer season pass?

How much for a 7 month pass (if it's somewhere weather allows)?

Also, how far would you drive?

Just collecting some data, thanks everyone!

broccoli rob wrote:

Day Pass $30-$40 Summer Pass $200-$300 7 Month $400-$500 Drive time 1.5-2hrs Since you are in Eugene i'm guessing this is in reference to the announcement...

Day Pass $30-$40
Summer Pass $200-$300
7 Month $400-$500
Drive time 1.5-2hrs

Since you are in Eugene i'm guessing this is in reference to the announcement of the Bikepark announcement in PC. I'm in Portland area so I would drive from there no question. My prices may seem on the high end but considering Coast Gravity quality and a shuttle plus being a new endeavor I would gladly support it. Considering I paid $350 for a fusion pass at Timberline and Skibowl for less than 3 months riding and a 1.5hr drive each way.

jackhill wrote:

Thank you for the detailed reply. The pacific city stuff is going to be public- although I could see a shuttle service operating in the trail...

Thank you for the detailed reply. The pacific city stuff is going to be public- although I could see a shuttle service operating in the trail system. If there is a bike park going in it's news to me. Not exactly what I'm examining but sort of close. I'm thinking private land, private operators, with the only access to the trail system being a shuttle pass.

Big Bird wrote:

So just for the clarity of the topic. Shuttle services providing access to public trails and commercial bike parks using uplift vehicles instead of chairlifts are...

So just for the clarity of the topic. Shuttle services providing access to public trails and commercial bike parks using uplift vehicles instead of chairlifts are two very different things. Please continue...