Blue Velvet into Crank It Up - Garbo chairlift to Whistler

Mountain biking trails

Canada

British Columbia

Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy)

Blue Velvet into Crank It Up - Garbo chairlift to Whistler

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Blue Velvet into Crank It Up - Garbo chairlift to Whistler

00:32

9.82km

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Last updated: September 21, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 164 m for 2.26 km

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After 2.48 km for 2.79 km

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After 5.58 km for 4.25 km

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Waypoints

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Garbanzo Express (Garbo) Starting Point

Highlight • MTB Park

The Garbanzo Express or Garbo Chair gives quick access to some awesome trails, straight out of Whistler. Blue Velvet (Blue, obviously), Original Sin (Black) and Freight Train (Black) all start here, several other trails branch off from these lower down.

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4.45 km

Blue Velvet

Highlight • Trail

Blue Velvet is a progressive MTB trail that runs from the Garbo Chair down to Whistler. It's graded blue and fairly stiff for the grade with some steeper sections which …

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5.89 km

Crank It Up

Highlight • Trail

Crank It Up is a blue graded trail that links several other trails to run back into Whistler. It’s pretty standard for the grade with progressive jump opportunities but nothing very scary.

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9.82 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.44 km

357 m

Surfaces

9.44 km

255 m

102 m

Elevation