Official forecast for today.  Chance of showers in the morning.  Rain beginning near noon.  Chance of thundershowers.  Severe thunderstorms possible in the afternoon.  Showers, at times heavy, late afternoon.  Rain overnight to the morning.  Amounts 15-20mm.

Really.

Ah well, you know the drill.  HTFU.  It’ll probably be sunny at some point. Doug’s attitude?  “Bring it on!”

Although it was a very squidgey climb, it was actually pretty nice out this morning.  We took our time climbing Phat Bastard, and got some nice views near the start of Mushroom Head.

Part of the crew was a bit blown after yesterday, so they turned down Dem Bones while the rest of us continued up Lactic Ridge.  Some epic views up here, and even a bit of snow!

Which led to some hilarity while the Aussies tried to ride on it.

I think I know why they call it Lactic Ridge.   Yet another ridiculously steep climb, but at least this time there’s stuff to look at.

The boys practice their modeling poses.  I think they’re ready for the Sears underwear catalogue.

More snow shenanigans on the Stupid Traverse (which was awesome epic).

I thought the Stupid Traverse was actually the highlight trail of the day, but I found out later I was a bit lonesome in that opinion.  Some good exposure, a little technical, and huge views. 

The Slunt was why we were here though.  You can make up your own mind about what the name means.  For Doug, it’s just another reason for him to stick his tongue out.

The pleasant surprise of the day was Hedonism.  Yes, it has some wooden structures and stuff on it, but it also has some awesome flow.  Hands down the most fun trail we rode in Fernie.

The features are all a bit older and many are falling down, but a few like this one are still in good repair so we stopped and sessioned for some pics.

Not everyone was feeling the flow, but Chris still got into the swing of things here.

An old school logride also presented itself.  Here’s Rich figuring out how not to do it.

And Doug trying the other side.

Rich, being the determined type, conquered it easily on the second try.

There were a ton of fun moves on this trail, like this techy little log drop.

Unfortunately for Richard, this one didn’t go so well.  A little bit short of speed, and this ended with him upside down and with a hurt shoulder.  He could still ride, but shoulder injuries are a pain.  However, if there’s anyone who doesn’t need to HTFU, it’s this guy.  I think I would have packed ‘er in for the week after that one, myself.

Biggest surprise of the day?  There’s high quality sushi at a reasonable price in Fernie.  Who knew?