Coastal Crew Ep.10 – Time For a Change
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If you are not yet aware of the Coastal Crew featuring Knolly Rider Curtis Robinson – check out their latest post below and then check out their site www.thecoastalcrew.com
The Blackbox Labs van, The Coastal Crew’s diesel fueled, human filled bike transporter became the only solid home that our six-man troop knew for two weeks. We started, after driving east for an eternity to Fernie, BC, then west through Rossland and finally finishing off with Silver Star. To say the least we are stoked with what we’d accomplished. All of that can be seen in the road trip video put together by The crew, but for now, enjoy a narrative taste of our journey to three of BC’s primary riding destinations.
While the behemoths of the mountain bike park industry draw all of the attention and crowds, a morsel of mountain bike cheese remains uneaten by the down hilling masses. Do you remember the trails, often remote or impossible to find, that incur a collective yearning amongst the group for more? Often these ribbons of dirt prompt calls for lift access because they are pure, they are unencumbered by clumsy incumbents who are responsible for the alteration of trails to suit the mountain bike park mold. Fernie Alpine Resort does not fit that casting; it is everything other parks are missing, and everything other parks wish they had.
Fernie is the premier bike park of the most infamous North American mountain range: The Rockies. The trails that string their sinuous selves around the mountain’s peaks vary in every imaginable category. There are a collection of rocky, steep, technical trails that feed into strips of forested loam and finish with wide open berms and jumps, which are quite possibly the most decadent of mountain biking’s many joys. It is an irrefutable truth that Fernie is a DH and a free ride heaven.
For the rest of the article by David Peacock and some awesome photos by Nic Teichrob go to www.thecoastalcrew.com
Knolly Endorphin – POV
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Knolly Endorphin – POV
Squampton – A photo essay!
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Squampton
The locals call it Squampton. The rest of us call it Squamish. It’s situated between Whistler and Vancouver, and the trails hold their own next to Whistler’s DH wonderland and Vancouver’s ever-evolving gnarland.
Pictures to drool over inside,
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| If you look close, you can see two people paddling on the river, one person climbing on the big rock, and two kids having their first drink behind the school…and Squamish. |
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| In Squamish, if you don’t bike, hike, climb, paddle, ski, snowboard, moto…you’re up to no good, and should probably think about relocating. The sport’os are winning, and it’s starting to show. Shit, Semenuk just bought a place in Squamish. |
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| With the addition of the Half Nelson trail, Squamish can now say it has it all in terms of trails. From pump… |
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| …to gnar. |
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| Old Man’s Beard. Weird. |
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| What’s going on here? Looks like a BMX track to me. |
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| Al Crisp dropping into 19th Hole. A Squamish classic since before the invention of the term: Freeride. |
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| Let’s follow Al and Curtis down 19th, and see what the fuss is about. |
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| Chayse Marshall’s hair joined us for a spin down Half Nelson. |
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| One, two, three Knolly riders…ha ha ha ha ha. |
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| Curtis Robinson, rocking Half Nelson backwards. |
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| Al and Chayse. |
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| Curtis, leading the parade. |
Knolly Team Riding in Squamish
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Knolly Team Riding in Squamish
Video, pictures and story inside,
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