Gillard Session

Posted on June 9, 2013June 13, 2013 by Smoke

Dave wanted to ride something different today, and since he was going to be in Kelowna we decided to go hit up Gillard.

Only one problem…too many Fags on the bridge.

Haven’t spent much time up in Gillard the past couple of seasons, but it’s looking great. Tons of work has been done up there. Hard to believe this network was essentially destroyed by fire. Here’s Dave on Dr. No, which has had a substantial rebuild this year.

Also finally had a look at the new Casino Royale (lots of pics of the build from Bert and Ernie…I mean Andrew and Brant..at that link). It’s an incredible trail. While there are a few really large moves, for the most part it’s more of a technical ride with some 5′ drops and some really, really cool lines. Highly recommended.

Oh, and thanks to Brooke for driving the shuttle today. That was awesome.

Day 3 Swiss Kids Peat Bog

Posted on June 6, 2013June 12, 2013 by Smoke

Hi Kristy! Thanks for shuttling!

Last day with Paul and Dani, and for an added bonus Darcy came out. This is Darcy’s first ride since he almost died last year from a ruptured aorta. Basically, one guy a year survives this condition. Greyballs lives!

However, one run was enough. We did a couple, and this is what they looked like:

The boys have been busy buffing up the Bog this spring. It’s got more flow now than it’s had in years. Lots of fun, and not too hard either.

Thanks to Troy for fixing up the gaps near the end. They used to be a bit jarring with different lips and oddball distances, but now they flow so sweet…

After a couple of Bog laps, it was time for the Thursday night shop ride. I think all the epic runs from the past couple of days finally caught up with Paul.

He got away with a little knock to the head, so nothing serious.

Ah yeah…. Thursday.

Good to see you again, Paul. Have a great time in BC.

Day 2 Kobau With Swiss Kids

Posted on June 5, 2013June 9, 2013 by Smoke

Yeah, he’s another old Cove guy, but he’s younger than me, hence…kids.

I thought I’d style the kids out with a banger on Kobau today. The snow is melting much faster this year, so we could get in much earlier than normal.

How exciting!

Too bad about the hundreds of trees down. Looks like there’s been a serious wind event at 5000′ this spring. We cleared the first mile of trail, but I ran outta gas. I guess I get to do another lap of Cawston Creek with the saw in a week or so.

Ah well, the lower half was spectacular. There were millions of lupins that were almost handlebar high in the middle meadows.