The Filzbach bike park was launched in 2005 to much fanfare. Its proximity to the city of Zurich raised many hopes and initially generated good footfall. Filzbach temporarily became a magnet for freeriders, and the bike park was also used several times for test and customer events by bike manufacturers. Subsequently, however, there was a lack of commitment on the part of the local operators to keep mountain bike customers coming back. Due to a lack of investment (including in trail maintenance) and emerging competition, the Filzbach Bike Park increasingly fell behind. After six seasons, the Filzbach Bike Park is now finally over and will go down in the annals of biking as a short-lived episode.