Ahh Squamish. Rainy Squamish.
Well, we gave it a shot, but it was REALLY wet.
Still fun, but REALLY wet.
Squamish
The ‘Other’ Thanksgiving
Well, I’m back on the bike again. Don’t really want to repeat that episode, let me tell ya. Bill is back again this weekend. He came up last fall too. Time to see how these Caifornia types can handle the snow then…..
This guy would be Super T. We ran into Dangerous Dan and some FlowRider types while we were out on the trail.
Steve was having a good day today too. A bit chilly, but pretty sweet all round conditions. Maybe a bit slippery in a few places.
Then Steve’s day turned for the worse. Always land with your wheels straight.
We kept running into girls all day on the mountain. I love my country.
Long time rider, first time hucker….
Had to make a little drive up to Squamish for a special occasion. It’s been TEN YEARS since I went to work for a small startup shop by the name of Tantalus bikes. Wow. Time sure flies when you’re broke. Congrats to Al, Lorraine, PeaNut, and the whole Squampton possee.
The Lawnmower Tour — Day 5
Another absolutely stellar day. You can sure tell that summer is over though. I forgot to mention how cold the mornings have been lately. Well below freezing, and the snow guns are running on Blackcomb already. I’d guess it was about -8C in the alpine the last few nights.
So we’ll go to Squamish where it’s warmer. Our first lap was some mellow XC-ish downhill in Alice Lakes.
A nice little change of pace from the wham-bam-bam of Whistler.
Oh……HELLO there………
Our man Ben likes the ladies, and for the most part I think I agree with him. If you’re going to ride in Squamish, you gotta check out the Eagle Run Coffee Shop. Trust me.
After lunch, it was up to 19th Hole.
We got into a new one called Cortez or something like that. It’s pretty cool, but it won’t last long. The construction is a little dodgy.
Hey, what’s brown and sticky?
A stick….get it?
Yeah, you don’t know from funny.
Lots of cool little moves made outta twigs is my point anyway. Nothing over a couple feet to worry about, and nice flow.
The best section had to have been Homebrew. Stefan was riding very good today, so I got him to follow me in there. It’s been a couple of years since I hit that one, but nothing has changed. We non-stopped the whole line and he was peaking. To hit that line at good speed with no idea of what’s coming up has got to be pretty intense. Of course, no pics ’cause we non-stopped it, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
We finished out on Deliverance. Man something was SO dead out near the top. I made the mistake of breathing through my nose and spent the next part of the trail trying not to hurl.
Unlike Christian and Holger, who were enjoying hurling themselves off of everything.
One more day, and that’s it for the big tours this year……..