Zipper Apocalypse – 1

Some return business for the next couple of days, with Devin and Nick who were here last year. Oh, and also a couple more Albertan riders.  They seem stoked…

They should be with the weather like this.  We got our huck on early with some top to bottom action on the Kessel Run.

After lunch is was time to sort out some more State of Mine/Guitar Solo laps.

Yeah, that’s a helluva hike, but it’s worth it.

Some postcard alpine shots for ya…

It’s hard to keep the pace up when the view is so distracting.  We’re looking at a solid 4k’ descent from this point.

Guitar Solo was running great, so we had to do a little photo sesh on Arnold Burminator (or is this Robert Bermiro?).

Yeah, this is a photo heavy entry, but this is a pretty nice day to be in the mountains.  Gotta take advantage of it while you can, eh?

Another solid day out there with over 14k’ of descending.  Tomorrow I think we’ll have to make the assault on Reco Peak and get the full pull.  Can’t wait…

Last Call 3

Great birthday, and we were thrashed enough after 14’k of gnarly DH yesterday that the partying last night was kept to a dull roar.  So we can do some more snow laps today…

I think this is the final run on the Kessel this year though.

Mr. Bear got first tracks today.

Some blue skies for a change let us see the freshies in all their glory.

Yo Terry, you aren’t allowed to wear white…

We cracked off a few of these low level Kessels this morning.

The rest of the gang went over to hit the Monster.  I have a date to teach a clinic in Williams Lake, so with a massive drive and not a lot of rest this week I bugged out mid-afternoon to make the 900km trek to the Cariboo.

Sick season, and so many good times with the Retallack Army.  See you in the winter for some pow!

Last Call – 1

After that last crew, I had a couple of chillout days (and I mean chilly…) to rest and regroup.  While it rained that whole time, it was tough to tell what was happening at higher elevation.

Until it cleared up.  It sure didn’t rain off. More like it accumulated.  That’s OK, this crew is used to it.  Some of the usual Thursday night gang from Freedom made it out for the final trip of the year.

We got the ball rolling with a few Kessel Runs and some Choices laps.  Here’s Kinrade getting some entirely inappropriate Rampage training in.

Also Footie…

Terry…

And Kurt (on the 2014 glory no less).

Nice to be out killin’ it with the usual crew today.  Lots of vert in some seriously greasy conditions.

Almost forgot, Voegli showed up too.  Not that he’s a Thursday night regular, but he seems to be around at least once a season.

Well, tomorrow is Thursday (and also my birthday, but don’t get excited.  It was actually a week ago.  I’m just behind on the updates).  I’m sure we’ll get up to no good.

In the meantime, Nageln.