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JonnyKHow big are the trees in your property? I am trying to build a ski trail at my house and I have to cut all the trees into firewood which is a ton of work. If you don't have any heavy equipment (bulldozers ect.) you are going to have to work a lot harder.
Also the optimal ski trail is going to be a lot steeper than the optimal bike trail. But if you do clear for a ski trail it will be much easier to make a bike trail there next summer.
Beetle_KillIn my general experience, bike trails make awful ski trails. Bike trails are far too narrow, and the fall line for a DH bike is far less direct than the preferred fall line for skiing.
You will probably have heavily glade something that is a minimum of 4 meters wide, to get a half decent run. You could run a bike trail that cris-crosses that fall line if you are so inclined.
Old-schooler.^*Fully clearing*^
Old-schooler.Thanks for the input
I'm taking a guess and saying that it's at a 30 40 and 50/55degree incline depending on the exact zone with spacing in-between. Lots of small rocks and little boulders. Might take awhile to move out of the way. I'm thinking that filling clearing the trail may cause erosion. So I'm a bit iffy on it.
A_Burgerif its really that steep definitely put in water bars. even a glade would probably erode pretty bad.
cool_namemake sure you are actually allowed to do it, just because a tree is on your property doesn't mean you can just go cut it down
caucasian_chadYes you fucking can! This is the dumbest thing I've read today.
caucasian_chadYes you fucking can! This is the dumbest thing I've read today.
cool_namelol you are a fucking idiot, you are not allowed to just go cut down a tree on your property , just like you are not allowed to just tear down and build a new house.
Huck_NorrisGood one!
Anyways, OP take out the bare minimum and go from there. You can always take some more out, but you can't put it back.
Old-schooler.I'm thinking about building a trail on my property, *lots of forested land* but I've never done anything like that before. If anyone has any insight or tips about this I'd love to hear from you. Also stuff about building bike trails because I'm sure that if I just built a ski trail it would be interchangeable as a bike trail in the summer and vice versa.
gnarballsianmI am really confused with what you mean by "trail," are you talking about a section of your property that you can ski on? It would be sick, but getting trees cut is not a fun process and if you live in WA like I do then it is even harder because the gov. is always in your business about that stuff. I have built trails in the past for riding my mt bike and that is a very tough process because of undergrowth like ivy, ferns, roots, and bad dirt.unless you have heavy machinery I would not suggest it.
