First off, that’s awesome about the kids. I was amazed at the number of kids I saw riding the trails (likely part of the bike camp.)
CB definitely had fun runs and I thoroughly enjoyed my day there, so there was certainly no disappointment in the variety (if it came off that way). That said, there just weren’t many offshoot trails that branched off the main runs, and midway down the mountain most of the trails begin to merge down to a green runout and a black runout. So while there’s decent variety at the top, whatever you choose will have you riding the same couple of runouts for a good bit of your run. I compare that to places like Vail or Angel Fire, where you might have the same number of options at the top, but then there are short offshoot and transfer trails all throughout the runs and they all only merge once you near the very bottom. I will say, that double black diamond there (forget the name), looked insane. Rode everything else multiple times, but I probably wouldn’t even walk down that run! (Attached a pic of the visible part of that trail from the lift for others)
for a mtb specific trip (at least for us Texans making a road trip), I’d say Breckenridge area as a central location is a fun trip, and one I’ve done several times. Vail is an hour down the road, keystone is fun, and copper mtn has a new bike park that I haven’t been on yet but looks to be pretty good. And then there are some really good traditional trails right around Breckenridge that will challenge your lungs going up, and are a blast going down. Angel fire is another great one. And then there’s always Bentonville, where the Waltons have donated millions of dollars to build that area into a mtb Mecca. That’s a must-do for any dfw mtb-er, IMO, given the relatively close proximity to dfw (compared to driving out west).
We camped outside of Almont, up near the Taylor Reservoir and focused on the Taylor River. I plan to go back to that area and explore more of the Gunnison, but the fishing was just too good on the Taylor this trip. We caught a lot nice fish and lost some monsters, but the dry fly bite was phenomenal. If you haven’t ventured up that way, make the drive up to the catch and release area just below the reservoir and look over the bridge. It’s like looking down into an aquarium. Large trout stacked on top of each other. It’s unreal.