Retallack

Cat Sass 2012 – 1

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Hey Ladies!  Get funky….

Time for another round of shredder chicks at Retallack Lodge, and what better way to get the ball rolling than a set of brand new tires for everyone compliments of Specialized.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

This is one of those skills camps, so the morning was spent in a skills session, getting everyone centered.  After lunch, it was time to check out the new and improved trails off of Robb Ridge.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Improved they are.  There’s a full 3000’ drop right out of the back of the lodge, and it’s got plenty of cool goods to shred.  Here’s Lorraine demo’ing a drop in with her custom spec Specialized Demo.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Inspired, Gen takes a run at the same.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Lorraine’s sister Sarah demonstrates how radness runs in the family.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Mallory from Clif Bars was first to shred the berms.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Followed by Suzanne,

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Gen,

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Sarah,

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

…and of course the incomparable Lindsey Voreis, who always NAILS the shot.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Sweet lineup (or pileup) of riders for this weekend.  Looks like a great time to Occupy Bike Trails.

Cat Sass Retallack 2012 - Day 1

Retallack Training 2

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Nothing like some real blood to get you in 1st Aid mode.

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

Linden may have earned the mountain bike porn name of “Shifty Drifter” for that particular move.  It was an impressive drift, too bad it was a bit too slick on the moss to pull back out of it.

Meanwhile…further down the hill.. AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

Just kidding, we’re just practicing the stuff we all read about in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

Don’t think of this as a free pass to ride like an idiot out there, but it’s cool to know that there’s so many dialled folks at Retallack.  It’s a new standard for training in our fledgling industry, and it’s right up there.  Pretty rad.

Retallack Training – 1

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Time to get this Kootenay party rolling.  While we have some intense training to undertake for the next couple of days, lets have a look around and see what the crew is up to.

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

Hmmmm….looks like they’re up to about 3000’ above the lodge at this point. 

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

Or looking at it another way, up to a few meters off the deck. 

Retallack Lodge Guides Training

6 miles of trail out of the lodge now, and more coming every day.  Get in on this one now, because spots at this lodge are gonna be rarer than hens teeth and harder to find in a couple of years.

Retallack Lodge Guides Training