Looks like I have a day off. What should I do?  I know!  I’ll go heli Disneyland with some guys, like Connor!

And Wade!

Yeah, we crammed everyone and bikes into one load.  It was sort of cramped, but we got there.  Haven’t been up here since 2008, and honestly I didn’t think I’d ever be coming back.  Since I was here last the area has been logged and burned, and it’s just not like it was.

I’ll tell you this much…it’s still super gnarly.  After 18 years and roughly 60 laps in here, it’s just as terrifying as ever.  Looks like the Britannia Trials guys have been doing lots of hours keeping it going.  If you’re riding out that way, you might want to consider throwing them a bone.  They’re kind of grumpy about bikes out there, but they like beer and gas money just as much as anyone.  Can’t spend all your cash on helicopters…

Here’s Max figuring out how to ride on snow with a huge pack.

“What do you mean?  You’re on the other side!”

Connor still hasn’t figured out the big pack riding on dirt (and he got a pretty good raspberry on the knee from this one…).

Anyone need to check their white balance?

Connor finds some flow down on the Lion’s Back.   Although lots of the area has been logged, this zone is still OK…for now.

In between the arduous ups and the insane downs, there’s vistas like this to blow your mind.

Here’s one of those insane downs now.

Hard to believe that after all this time, this sucker is still the king.  We actually filmed this particular little adventure for a little Crankworx project.  I hope it doesn’t look too lame.  After all, this kind of riding just isn’t that popular anymore.  Sure is fun, though.