Nevis Range Blog

Well its pretty amazing to see what these folks can do with an engine under the seat !
Tracks now back in full swing with the RED having a nice smooth new bottom bit to let the arms relax ! and the orange as gnarly as ever -have fun !

There’s been a bit of filming going at Nevis recently and as it was a blue skies day yesterday, I took the opportunity to sneak up in the helichopper to take a couple of (hundred) pics.  For the skiers and snowboarders, there’s a shot of the last remaining bit of snow, the hill with no snow (check the gully down the goose) + you can see the new fencing that’s going in right now.  For the bikers, you can see the DH and the Nevis Red XC trails pretty clearly.  And for the climbers, we went over the back and you can see some routes.  Enjoy.  I certainly did

The helicopter drops were a success, the red run has been smoothened out in places and will be smoothed further lower down, to make it a bit easier and flow beter which is awesome.

The heli drops on the downhil track have also gone good some bits have been smoothed out with holes filled in and rocks have been added else where, we also have lots of imported rock and lije to build some new stuff, which will be comencing from tomorow. My self and James also rebuilt the hip jump on the motorway yesterday so it is now a  few meters longer which will hopefully stop the overshooting of it and make it ride a bit nicer and faster.

On another note, the endurance downhill was a success and was enjoyed by all despite the rain and sore arms and sore bikes.

The overall winner was James Shirley. Veteran winner was Alistair Maclennan who was also third overall behind James and Chris Hutchens who took the overall 2nd. Junior winner was James Scott, with local rider Rory Maclennan in 2nd. Female winner was Naomi Williamson, while Jesse Wigman took the hardtail win in an amazing 10th place overall.

Full results can bee found at http://www.nofussevents.co.uk/userfiles/File/resultsv09.xls

Just finished putting down skips on the Red track to iron out a few problem sections…. Going for a cup of tea then to shovel, rake and whack everything into place…. Will get some before and after photos…

Track Closures…

• DH track will be closed on Thursday 30th July due to helicopter work. 

 

• Red Route will also be closed Thursday 30th July due to helicopter work.

 

• A 50m section of DH track (from pinball to first big berm) will be closed Tuesday 4th August - Wednesday 5th August for major reconstruction. The rest of the track will be open with a walking diversion around this section.

Gravel is being helicoptered to the Red Route sort a few rock sections and for the four tight corners up the top. Rocks and gravel are  being flowen to the DH track to rebuild a few sections and to iron out some roughness and holes.  Expect some photos of on going work over the next few weeks…

The downhill track packed down nicely with the rain and the water troughs that formed with the heavy rain on tuesday/wednesday have been filled in and smoothed over and lots of the braking bumps were fixed this morning so the track is looking awesome.

The red is roughening up a bit and we are getting the helicopter back to get materials up to the corners up top.

There have been a few injurys in the past week so get well soon to those people, and everyone else please try to stay on and have good times!

Liam and Calum

Both red and downhill tracks looking good, red has been busy since the opening, hearing lots of positive reviews! Some (welcome) rain this morning and afternoon will help to pack down the really dry and dusty corners. A successful NPS race at the weekend saw some fast riding on a bone-dry track. Good stuff.

Red Route Open! Perfect weather for the grand opening of Nevis Range Red Route…. Expect a full length helmet cam video before the end of the day.

The ‘river has fully dried up today and the downhill track is running sweet, and really fast. All the sections which were badly damaged by the rain have been fixed up and the world cup woods reopened after being quite badly affected by the rain. the new woods section from the most recent world cup is still quite wet as quite a lot of water runs in this part of the forest howeever it dries quickly and some work will be done in the drainage here, this section was reopened again this afternoon and will remain open providing it holds up well to riding in the wet.

The sign posting and marking out on the red route is now complete and a few helicopter drops off material will be happening on tuesday to sort out a few little bits before the grand opening on wednesday which should be awesome.

On another note, there is a round of the british national downhill series, the nps, here next weekend. There should be some really good riding and its definately worth getting out to watch some of the action.

DH Track is slowly turning into a river today, may be open for kayaking in the near future… On a serious note, track is closed today due to very high winds and torrential rain… Red route has reached completion and will be open on Wednesday 24th, in the mean time a few photos to keep y’all eager!