Quickly approaching its first anniversary this April, Spider Mountain Bike Park is the first year-round, lift-accessed bike park in North America. Located about an hour’s drive northwest of Austin, Texas, the humble little hill only has a claimed 350-vert of elevation, and currently just offers a handful of trails to choose from. That said, they’ve done an excellent job with what the Texas Hill Country has given them to work with, as most top-to-bottom trail options traverse enough between steep little technical sections, stunts, and jumps to take at least a couple of minutes.
It’s not going to be for the rider looking to explore new trails all day by any means, but is a fantastic option for those looking to dial in their skills by way of getting laps in on familiar trails. For product reviewers like myself that are snowed in back home, the park offered a perfect opportunity to put a lot more descending miles in on a few bits that had been collecting dust on the bench as the local trails collected the white stuff.
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