Oh Snap, Garbonzo opens this weekend.

Hard work from the Trail Crew and a stretch of warm temperatures will allow Garbanzo Zone to open one full week ahead of schedule, this Saturday, June 13. Access to the zone will be via the Whistler Village Gondola only. Una Moss and Whiskey Jack will be the available trails from the top of the Gondola. The Garbanzo Express chairlift is slated to open as scheduled, the following Saturday, June 20.

 

Trail Crew are working in the area now and will update which trails will be available in the next couple of days, so stay tuned. LIVE TRAIL STATUS »

In the meantime, check out the latest report from Brian Finestone, Manager of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. PARK UPDATE »

In other good news, daily Extended Play also begins this Saturday, June 13, so you can ride the park 10am-8pm.

 

Garbanzo zone was brought on board in 2004 to complement the original Fitz zone, it raised the bar, literally to 2,700 feet of new vertical. Higher, steeper and more rugged than its predecessor. It may well be the perfect height – not too high to hit the thin air of the high alpine but high enough to keep summer temperatures cool and comfortable. The sweet spot on a hot summer day. From the tangled roots of single track on In Deep or Goat's Gully to the berms and jumps of Freight Train this zone is sure to thrill every intermediate to advanced rider.