Newry, ME – Sunday River’s mountain bike park will open for the summer this Friday. New this year at the western Maine ski and snowboard resort, downhill dirt chasers can expect two new trails, bigger pump tracks, a new skills park and a lengthened jump line.n“Riders will be most excited by the improvements,” said Steve Boulanger, director of the Sunday River Mountain Bike Park. “Each one speaks to a different ability level. We’ve worked hard to provide something for every rider to test out, learn on and advance to.”

New trails this summer include Tango and Crash, an intermediate trail and Not Trail, a single track top-to-bottom expert trail. Riders can access both trails off of the resort’s Chondola lift and bike transport system.

Beginner bikers will benefit from Easy Tiger, a trail built at the end of last summer that spreads over nearly half a mile and features a gradual pitch and hand-sculpted turns.

Sunday River’s jump line, also known as Keep it Going, will undergo continued construction to lengthen the trail by 50 percent. Upon completion the jump line will run over half a mile in length and boast twice as many features.

During construction on Keep it Going, riders can work on their technique in the resort’s new skills park or on two bigger pump tracks, both of which are located near the base of South Ridge Lodge. The park features boxes from the resort’s winter terrain park adapted for summer use plus a teeter totter and elements similar to those found on trails.

The Sunday River Mountain Bike Park is open Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prices for the 2010 summer season range from $28 for an adult all day lift ticket to $16 for those 12 years and younger. Trail access without a lift pass costs $10. Full-suspension ($80) and front-suspension ($40) mountain bike rentals are also available. Mountain Bike Season Passes are sold for $269 for adults and $125 for juniors.