Month: June 2007

Skunked

Posted on by Smoke

Well, we were SUPPOSED to be hitting a couple of days of heli runs, but the spring of 2007 had other ideas. Oh well, I haven’t hit the Squamish stuffin a while, wo we took the opportunity to nail some lines there.

That’s Crouching Monkey, Hidden Squirrel there, which was as close to ridig heli trails as I could get on this day.

After a bit of a pedalling session, we hit 19th Hole for a lap. Man, that new Knolly of mine is almost too quiet, as I damn near landed on a bear near HomeBrew. That makes 2 animals I’ve snuck up on in the past 2 weeks.

We were pretty beat after a day in the rain, so rather than brave the highway at night we headed up the the river to camp in the rain. Tarps, the saviour of outdoor life in BC.

Good times. Maybe in the fall we’ll try again.

Band of Bros – Redux Day 4

Posted on by Smoke

Last day, and the weather is bit iffy. So was the guides alertness factor, too for that matter. Something about driving half the night.

Luckily Gilliard wasn’t too far away, even if the landing on this stepdown was.

It took Matt to set the right line here.

Just a little damage…..

What trip to Gilliard would be complete without a session on Boss Hog?

The boys were making the most of the last day, even though the thunderclouds were threatening.

Gotta get that angle, you know?

Pft….that doesn’t look steep at all.

Well, guess again. That’s steep.

Some bermy bits…

Round two we hooked up with Johanna and Gwen, just to make sure the boys knew that Barb isn’t the only ripper chick on a bike out here.

Not that they needed much incentive.

We got slapped with a few hours of rain delay after a couple of Gilliard runs, but even though it was pissing out…

…we got a reprieve later and cracked off one more high speed lap in the grease of Builders Only.

As always, a killer trip. Check out some VIDEO too.