In few days, our three week trip to Whistler will be coming to an end.
It could be a while before I’ll be able take any trips like this, and soon I’ll
be returning home to a daunting, but exciting list of endless projects.
So today, we’ll have a look at some of my favorite moments from this trip, or at least
the ones I was able to document.
The first moment was when Alexander cleared A Line.
He had never been to Whistler before, so we spent the first few days getting him up to
speed so he could get this infamous trail in the bag.
It only took a few laps before he was clearing everything, except the moonbooter and the
final step up.
He just needed a pep talk.
Once Alex cleared A Line, we could advance together, to the new Dirt Merchant, which
you saw in the last video.
Getting that trail in the bag was of course a huge moment for the both of us.
The second drop and step up were among the biggest features either of us had ridden.
But Alexander wasn’t the only person I rode with.
I did spend an afternoon riding a bunch of loam and tech trails with my friend Mike.
He always shows me things I’ve never seen before like this proline feature called the
manager.
I don’t even know why I’m showing this, as it is the best example of GoPro effect
I have ever seen.
There were also the little things, like seeing the progress on the slopestyle course as the
weeks passed and the grass grew in.
Also, watching the black bears.
We have plenty of bears at home, but the Canadian bears at Whistler are—more polite, and most
definitely a fixture out on the mountain.
Into our final week, Scott came to visit.
In the video we shot last summer he came to Whistler to ride a mountain bike for his first
time.
While he picked up on the jumps almost immediately, Scott could not ride technical trails to save
his life.
My, how he has progressed over the winter.
This year he was riding double black rock rolls.
It was awesome to see Scott truly embracing different aspects of mountain biking, and
it’s crazy to think that last summer he had never used brakes, gears, or suspension
before.
But this trip wasn’t all sunshine and roses.
I suffered my fair share of setbacks.
It all started with those crashes and close calls in the last video, and continued on.
It finally all came to a head when I dropped into a rock rock roll I had ridden a half
dozen times before.
I came in way too hot, and kind of went blank.
That stuff I’m picking up fell out of my pack which I had left unzipped before dropping
in.
To say that I was preoccupied and distracted is a massive understatement, and it was at
this moment that I truly called it for the rest of the trip.
But my bad luck continued, as I woke up the following morning with three spider bites
on my arm.
It eventually swelled up completely and just added to all the cuts and bruises I was dealing
with.
But I still decided to drag myself out on the mountain and spend some time behind the
camera.
Jordan came out on Tuesday, and although I wasn’t riding, I was on a bike and having
a good time with him, Scott, and Alexander.
Someone wise once said, If you’re outside on a bike, it’s a good day.
And that’s about how I ended my trip, outside, breathing fresh Canadian air, amongst friends
and bikes.
I hope you enjoyed these moments from our Whistler trip, and despite the setbacks it
was absolutely full of good memories.
The Pacific Northwest is a place I hope to return to next summer, although that’s unlikely
given the massive changes that are about to happen.
Things are about to get crazy in a very good way.
Thanks for riding with me today and I’ll see you next time.