1.3 miles
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-471 ft
Descent
00:03:18
Avg time

Blue Steel Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Snow Summit Bike Park
    Big Bear, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #1765 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1599 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2020

Blue Steel is the newest trail in Snow Summit Bike Park in Big Bear CA. It is designed to replace Globo Gym and Average Joes. Blue Steel is an intermediate Trail packed full of tight jumps and Berms. It offers a wall ride and the opportunity to hit a few tombstones.

Bike Park

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Blue Steel mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -467 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,567 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,034 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,034 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,569 ft
  • Grade
    -7.1%
  • Grade max
    -21.1%
  • Grade min
    5.5%
  • Distance climb
    79 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    236 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:28:33
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Status:
on Jun 19, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 5 (5 votes)
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      Blue Steel Trail Reports

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      Jun 19, 2022 @ 9:10am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Jun 10, 2022 @ 9:54am
      Jun 10, 2022
      		 Good trail conditions. fast and smooth all the way
      Jun 9, 2022 @ 10:47am
      Jun 9, 2022
      		 Nothing surprising this year
      Oct 1, 2021 @ 9:56am
      Oct 1, 2021
      Oct 1, 2021 @ 9:56am
      Oct 1, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 147 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 750 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,095 rides
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      Videos

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      youtuber The BIGGEST JUMP I've ever hit! Snow Summit's...
      10:01 | 19 | Jun 17, 2022 , Big Bear
      youtuber Is Blue Steel still fun when it's crowded? MTB...
      8:14 | 16 | Jun 30, 2022 , Big Bear
      youtuber Blue Steel MTB Trail | Snow Summit Bike Park 2020
      14:18 | 239 | Aug 26, 2020 , Big Bear
      Snow Summit - Blue Steel - 06.26.22
      3:34 | 19 | Jun 26, 2022 , Big Bear

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