Meteoride is a raw, rocky tech line that "is a hand-built natural surface technical trail that incorporates natural terrain features," said Joe Hazel, Trail Coordinator for Flagstaff Biking Organization. Meteoride is a realignment of the historic double black downhill trail known as Ginger. The rebuilt trail has lent new life to this line, as the historic trail had fallen out of use due to its unsustainable grade even before the fire completely destroyed it.
"The new trail completed in April 2024 starts off with a filter or squirrel catcher composed of two steep rock rolls," said Hazel. "It then contours across the large Ginger drainage on the south side of Dry Lake Hills with big grade reversals and several rock rolls and booters before ducking into the trees. It makes a technical turn on a stacked rock sequence informally called the 'dragon's back' before then diving down into the 'playground' section characterized by a steep berm leading into a rock drop with a short gap to jump followed by a large rock slab roll (aka the 'Tongue') and finishing on some smaller features." In total, this burly tech line drops 943 vertical feet over 1.5 miles.
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