The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners gave the thumbs-down Tuesday to a Conifer downhill bike park that proposed 16 miles of winding trails descending an 830-foot vertical drop. All of it wou…
A sign protesting the proposed Shadow Mountain Bike Park sits near the corner of Shadow Mountain Drive and South Warhawk Road in Conifer in December 2021. The Jefferson County commissioners voted down the downhill mountain bike park 2-1 on Tuesday. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners gave the thumbs-down Tuesday to a Conifer downhill bike park that proposed 16 miles of winding trails descending an 830-foot vertical drop — all of it served by a chairlift.
Barbara Moss Murphy, founder of opposition group Stop the Bike Park, said the rejection of Shadow Mountain Bike Park was “a wonderful feeling.” Neighbors have complained since 2021 that the proposed park would funnel too much traffic onto narrow and winding Shadow Mountain Drive in Conifer and would negatively impact wildlife in the area.
“If expansion of recreation in Jefferson County is going to be evaluated against land use recommendations from 2011, people better get used to overcrowded trails and not expect anything new,” Shadow Mountain Bike Park co-founder Phil Bouchard said after the vote Tuesday. “But ultimately I hope people watching this process don’t get discouraged from pursuing their passions.
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