Bike park action returns to Lenzerheide from the Ascent
The Bike Kingdom Park in Lenzerheide will start the 2022 summer season on Thursday, 26 May 2022 with weekend and holiday operations. The shape crew has been busy getting the park in shape since the beginning of May. Unlike in previous years, snow shoveling was not an issue due to the warm temperatures and relatively little snow. As a result, the various trails are well maintained and will start the new season with new obstacles.
In addition to the Rothorn 1 gondola lift, the Heidbüel panoramic lift will also start the new season with weekend and public holiday operations from Thursday, 26 May 2022. Just one weekend later, from Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Rothorn 1 gondola lift and the Tgantieni and Scalottas chairlifts will operate daily. Daily operation on all lifts will start in the Bike Kingdom on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Bigger, higher and more tracks
The Bike Kingdom Park offers a choice of six different downhill trails for bikers of all levels. Starting with the blue FLOWline with easy berms and tables for bike park newbies, through the popular PRIMEline with medium to large obstacles, where the new GRIZZLYline was opened last summer, to the STYLE and SHOREline, which were also rebuilt last year and equipped with new obstacles.
As a classic downhill course, the STRAIGHTline offers the highest level of difficulty, with many high-speed and technical passages. It is also the venue for the Bike Kingdom Games with the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup from July 8 to 10, 2022. A new section will be built on the STRAIGHTline for the downhill race in the coming weeks. The FLOWline and PRIMEline will also receive a facelift this summer in the form of new obstacles or even entire sections. The new trick jump called BIG DAISY at the Rothorn valley station is ready for the main season. The jumps with two levels of difficulty promise plenty of adrenaline - the higher jump is a whopping 3.2 meters high. Thanks to an additional ramp at the landing bag, even beginners can try out the trick jumps.
In addition to the new features in the park, Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG has also invested in the lift infrastructure. New additional gondolas increase the transport capacity of the feeder to the Bike Kingdom Park by a whopping 20 percent. This will also reduce waiting times, especially on peak days. The valley station has also been rebuilt, further improving access to the gondolas.
Anniversary celebrations for ten years of the bike park
The idea of a bike park on the Rothorn in Lenzerheide was put into practice ten years ago with the help of British downhill legend Steve Peat. The basic structure of the bike park, which opened back then under the name "Lenzerheide Bikepark", still exists today and has developed into a hotspot in the alpine bike park scene in the years since. For the anniversary year, various activities are planned in the Bike Kingdom Park as part of the "Late Shred".
During the main season from July 15 to August 14, 2022, the Bike Kingdom Park will be open daily until 9 pm. During this time, smaller events such as concerts, parties, jump shows and workshops will take place. The first dates have already been set:
- July 15/16 DJ & Shred in the Bike Kingdom Park
- July 22 / August 12 Photo workshop with Jan Cadosch
- July 30th Jump Session
- August 6 Adiletten Rave (day rave & session on the BIG DAISY)
Bike park fans with an annual pass or a TOPCARD benefit from the "Late Shred" upgrade free of charge. For all other bikers, a "Late Shred" ticket is available for CHF 28.00 in the webshop at bikekingdom.ch.
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