I'd heard a lot of work has been done in there in the last year or so. I haven't ridden it in over a year, so will have to get up there to check it out again.Roasted said:
back from Whistler (long recap, w/ pics) ;)
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That was a great recap. So, you did the Manager but thought N.D. slab was scary? I hardly hesitated the first time last year with NDS but I have not yet been able to roll into the manager. What's wrong with me?
Definately. Same with River. Both have tonnes of new stuff. Train is still considered a blue trail but if you hit ANY of the big stuff that obviously isn't true. Lots of money being dumped in the valley this year.CraigH said:
The manager was nuts. I did it once and that was enough. Everyone that did it had their rear tire come off the ground an inch or two. I rolled it with no brakes and went waaay to fast into the small drop afterwards and slid out on the rocks.
I liked Garbonzo but our trails here in Kalispell are a lot like it but not as long. Now Garbonzo wet was another story.... The last day we were there it rained. Wow, now that was some fun!
Im trying to plan another trip back in Aug.
I still think the North Shore was the sheeeet. We stayed in a dive motel called the Lynnwood. I do reccommend it to anyone trying to save some money. It was $89 a night for a 2 bed room and $69 a night for a single. If you pay American they give you a 25% rate.. Plus they let us keep the bikes in the rooms. Has anyone stayed at the Lynnwood before??? It was a real dive but it fit the budget after Whistler.
I liked Garbonzo but our trails here in Kalispell are a lot like it but not as long. Now Garbonzo wet was another story.... The last day we were there it rained. Wow, now that was some fun!
Im trying to plan another trip back in Aug.
I still think the North Shore was the sheeeet. We stayed in a dive motel called the Lynnwood. I do reccommend it to anyone trying to save some money. It was $89 a night for a 2 bed room and $69 a night for a single. If you pay American they give you a 25% rate.. Plus they let us keep the bikes in the rooms. Has anyone stayed at the Lynnwood before??? It was a real dive but it fit the budget after Whistler.
werd...my next trip I'm not even gonna touch Whistler. All Shore. That or Golden/Nelson.Kanter said:
rolling that thing looks sketch. i manual off the top - if you dont go too fast you land on the tranny & its pretty smooth, & you avoid doing a nose manny down the steep part.- seb said:According to the guys who watched me do it I was the best they'd seen, apparantly I managed to keep the wheels on the rock. Which was nice
any pics of the manager? sounds like a mangler.
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nah, i'd say that looks pretty gnar-core.
"Jay Hoots on Goats Gully"
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ya...isn't Goat's Gully on "Original Sin"? Right after that big hipper?- seb said:
I love that section as well. I think the fact that it's so narrow makes it feel like you are going faster than you are. There is a shortcut some people take past the first corner so if I'm riding with friends and one of them tries to shortcut around me I'll just keep it pinned through those first few corners to make sure I stay ahead of them and every time I feel like I am just flying through there, pinballing my way through sometimes smacking my shoulders off of trees and using that to help me hold the line through the corner- seb said:Addendum for people who know Whistler:
My favourite section on the hillside is (rather embarrassingly) the first 4 corners of Hornet. I swear I could hit that as fast as any pro racer, certainly felt that way - what an ego boost I got whenever I rode that bit
I also dig that section...so much fun!crashing_sux said:sometimes smacking my shoulders off of trees and using that to help me hold the line through the corner
tell me about smacking trees - Last Saturday while riding with MMike, we're coming down that little straight away (parallel to the fireroad) right before entering that section. I don't know what the hell I did, but really wasn't paying attention and smacked that first tree on the left hand side with my hand and shoulder - sending me down the hillside. That hurt!
snowshoe and diablo, both will not disapoint- seb said:
I know this is an old thread - we're at Whistler right now and can't seem to find "The Manager" on any of the trails. Anyone know where it's at?Acadian said:another
i think they blocked it off last year. i recall being up on one of the garbonzo runs and seeing the security tape blocking it.
it's still there, I've ridden it a number of times int he past week and a half......remember, when and if you ride it, go slow, think slow, do it slow.....there's no need to try and do it quick, you'll probably end up smeared all over the bridge if you try and do it fast....
"The manager" is on the left just when you start riding into duffman. Just remember to go slooooowww.
Oh man, 10 days to go until i get on a 4am flight. woooo.
Thanks man - we'll check it out today.PoserNewbie said:
If its the first pictures from Seb I am sure they are gone - look how old the thread is.
i can see the pic.
I totally remember that but not the trail name, that is on one of the very first garbanzo trails. I leave in 7 days, cant wait.:love:
do the pictures not work for anyone else?
they wont show up at all for me and i'd like to check them out.
they wont show up at all for me and i'd like to check them out.
That's cos this thread is 2 years old man. They've been taken down since.
