Rainmaker

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Not Allowed

Features Downhill · Drops/Jumps · Wooden/Built Features

Rainmaker is a top-to-bottom 5-star line at Trestle. Enjoy loads of jumps that can be cleared with speed or rolled over, weave through perfectly sculpted berms, optional gaps with some ride arounds, and opportunities to go big for those who want it. Not a beginner trail, some of the features can have consequences if you come up short or miss your line, but overall it's great for practicing harder moves and getting longer hang time.

This route is in Trestle Bike Park and will need a lift pass. The bike park generally opens the 2nd or 3rd week of June.

To access Rainmaker, take the Gondola or the Explorer lift to top the top and continue straight toward the Shy Ann access trail. Stay left at the next junction and cross over to the road to the start of Rainmaker.

After the initial flat entrance that begins on a boardwalk through the woods, you'll hit the first intersection with Green World where riders often stop to queue up before dropping in. The first section of trail (Upper Rainmaker) consists of about 5 tabletop jumps, often with one higher lip on the side to maximize airtime. All of these jumps are rollable, but to clear them you'll need to let go of those brakes and get some speed.

After the first series of longer tabletops, there's a turn off to access Double Jeopardy and Cruel and Unusual. Stay left here to continue on Rainmaker and work your way through a series of smaller jumps. These last few jumps will lead you to the Hi-Lo intersection where you'll pop out on a road at the top of the High Lonesome lift. Head across the road and to your left to find the entrance to the next section of Rainmaker (Hi-lo).

Cross the road and drop back into Rainmaker. You'll immediately encounter two tabletops as you enter the woods, followed by a series of really nice berms. The trend of jumps inter-spliced with berms continues through the woods until you eventually pop out onto a ski run. The tabletops on Hi-Lo rain gradually increase in size as you continue down the trail, eventually consisting of some small gaps with knuckles that will kill your speed if you do not reach the landing. When the trail passes under the Explorer lift, there is a sizeable step down jump with a nice landing that has a ride around. You need some speed for this jump. so take the ride around if you aren't sure. After this jump, the trail mellows out with a series of smaller rollers until you pop out at 5 points.

From Five Points, continue up the hill to the start of Rainmaker 5-points. This recently-redone section of trail is now updated to a double-back rating due to the new larger features. The trail starts off with some smaller jumps, a step up, and then continue with some optional larger gaps off to the left of the trail, with easier options on the right. After the long fast straightaway, the trail bears left with a slightly angled hip jump before leading into the last and largest jump of this section. There's a few take offs for you to choose from on this extra-long table, so choose wisely, or scrub some speed to land on top. After this jump, you'll hit the last few berms before coming out at thee intersection of Long Trail.

From the Long trail junction, head right to continue on the newly re-done Rainmaker Kendrick section. This new section is buffed and smooth and contains slower speed sections that require a bit more technical jumping skills. There's wooden features, small gaps and doubles, but everything can still be safely rolled if you are still building up your skills.

As you roll through the next intersection, you'll be treated with a small wood table top to signal the start of Lower Rainmaker. The bottom portion of Rainmaker contains, you guessed it, more perfect jumps and buffed out trail. If you're new to jumps, this section of trail is the best place to start because it has some of the easiest tabletops on the line, linked together with beautiful flowing berms.

End at an intersection with Lower Long Trail and main dirt road. You can return to the top via Explorer lift from the Long Trail access.