T2R Iconic Rides
This package will appeal to you, the mountain bike rider who enjoys a variety of riding styles. The Iconic Rides include guided riding on some of British Columbia’s best trails, many of which you will recognise from mountain bike movies such as The Collective, Roam and Seasons.
The Iconic Rides itinerary includes mountain biking in the world famous Whistler Bike Park and Whistler Valley, Pemberton, Squamish, the Chilcotin Mountains as well as a day’s vehicle assisted riding on Mount Seymour down on Vancouver’s North Shore.
This package also includes a Heli-drop at the peak of Rainbow Mountain, from where you embark on an awesome alpine adventure; riding down its snowy peak and through the alpine meadows, taking in technical descents along the way to link into the fast flowing singletrack trails of the valley. The ride concludes with a picnic lunch at Rainbow Lake and a swim for those who want to cool off.
‘The views up here were absolutely epic, a 3600 panorama of soaring snow capped peaks and verdant forests. The descent which can take up to two hours begins on snow of the glacier then gives way to a ribbon of fast flowing single track which threads its way through the rock peppered upper meadows with its dark rich soil….. The tree line fast approaches and spits you into a fusion of hairpins and steep chutes then back to the valley floor.’
Dirt Magazine, Issue 75.
The other signature element of this package is a two day float plane trip up to Tyax Lake Resort. Here, along with your bike, you will be flown from Tyaughton Lake up to Spruce Lake in a DeHavilland Beaver Floatplane. This is where the day ride begins, following an awesome trail that winds along a huge valley surrounded by massive mountains. The highlight of this ride is blazing through the epic alpine meadow on the ribbon of singletrack that was featured in The Collective movie. Once back at the Tyax Lake Resort, you can spend the night relaxing in the Tyax lodge, in preparation for a second day of riding in the Chilcotin Mountains.
‘It’s at this point I’d be remiss in not mentioning the undisputed highlight of the week - a single trip away that was a reason to make a trans-Atlantic crossing purely for the pleasure of being present: two days in Tyax’. Singletrack Magazine, January 2008.
The Iconic Rides package has been designed with a 14 day itinerary in mind, however, if you prefer, you can choose to book onto either week one or week two of this trip. As well as the guided riding with our experienced and qualified guides, this package comprises the same elements as the Basic Big Mountain package.
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