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scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
3,212
6,957
11 runs at Thunder Mtn. today. Was fucking hot. Oof. Fill up collapsing bottle with icewater at the bottom. Drink on the lift ride up.

Very much liked some of their new stuff!

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Trillium
Badger
Juggernaut
Winetree
Loamstar
Schist
Too Easy
Loamstar/Cliff Clavin combo
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Badger
 
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mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,486
4,212
sw ontario canada
11 runs at Thunder Mtn. today. Oof. Fill up collapsing bottle with icewater at the bottom. Drink on the lift ride up.

Very much liked some of their new stuff!

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Gronk
Trillium
Badger
Juggernaut
Winetree
Loamstar
Schist
Too Easy
Loamstar/Cliff Clavin combo
Gronk
Badger

No Fort Hill?

Weak.
































:busted:.

A buddy dropped by and rode Thunder when on a work related trip. Now on our Road Trip List for after teh Covid shenanigans end.
 

scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
3,212
6,957
No Fort Hill?

Weak.

:busted:.

A buddy dropped by and rode Thunder when on a work related trip. Now on our Road Trip List for after teh Covid shenanigans end.
I'm a shitty enough jumper without wadding myself into the dirt on that. Can pretty much clear everything on Gronkbut a Hawleywood run is a waste for me!
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,850
9,888
Crawlorado
I'm a shitty enough jumper without wadding myself into the dirt on that. Can pretty much clear everything on Gronkbut a Hawleywood run is a waste for me!
I should really try to make it to Thunder before the little one comes. It would just be an expensive day factoring in the bike rental.
 

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
13,158
4,992
Copenhagen, Denmark
11 runs at Thunder Mtn. today. Was fucking hot. Oof. Fill up collapsing bottle with icewater at the bottom. Drink on the lift ride up.

Very much liked some of their new stuff!

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Gronk
Trillium
Badger
Juggernaut
Winetree
Loamstar
Schist
Too Easy
Loamstar/Cliff Clavin combo
Gronk
Badger
I really do not miss the East Coast heat and humidity. I do miss some bigger mountains but not easy to get it all.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,974
21,491
Canaderp
Some bigass storms are rolling through. Rode a short loop and was going to go swimming, but probably not the smartest idea when it's thundering.
 

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,486
4,212
sw ontario canada
Some bigass storms are rolling through. Rode a short loop and was going to go swimming, but probably not the smartest idea when it's thundering.
Did you get the torrential sideways rain too?
Clouds were black and moving in some interesting ways.
No green though.
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,470
5,108
Added an errand onto the ride this am. Construction is bad everywhere it seems. Amazing breccia marble on a facade downtown, Leonard painting up close, etc.
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canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,974
21,491
Canaderp
Did you get the torrential sideways rain too?
Clouds were black and moving in some interesting ways.
No green though.
My house got none of that, just a whole lot of rain and sun showers. Looked gnarly all around us though....


Hoping for good conditions at Horseshoe tomorrow and Friday :cheers:
 

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,486
4,212
sw ontario canada
My house got none of that, just a whole lot of rain and sun showers. Looked gnarly all around us though....


Hoping for good conditions at Horseshoe tomorrow and Friday :cheers:

This weather is playing havoc with my head, but I am supposed to be up on Friday if all goes well. If the gods smile, rain tomorrow (sorry :busted: ) to help pack that damn sand. A couple light ones on Friday would not hurt my feelings either.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,974
21,491
Canaderp
This weather is playing havoc with my head, but I am supposed to be up on Friday if all goes well. If the gods smile, rain tomorrow (sorry :busted: ) to help pack that damn sand. A couple light ones on Friday would not hurt my feelings either.
No rain yet...I wouldn't complain.

Trails in the woods actually have some moisture. The open sections, eh not so much. :busted:

I should be up here tomorrow, hope your head is good for the trip! And see ya in line. Speaking of which, absolutely no lines today so tomorrow should be prime as well.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,974
21,491
Canaderp
Had some fun today. No lines at the lift, even though it's a holiday.

Maybe see @mykel tomorrow?

Do lifts come any shorter than this? Lol




Lady friend did well. She was feeling off today, but still managed to ride some of the steep stuff she has trouble on.


This new trail is shaping up nicely. They just need to remove some of the stupid stumps from when they cut the trail in...ugh...


And kitty tax
 

OGRipper

back alley ripper
Feb 3, 2004
10,735
1,247
NORCAL is the hizzle
It was 102 degrees in Downieville on the last day of a 10-day riding trip in the Lost Sierra. Decided it would be fun to do a nasty ride with tons of steep loose climbing, but got a little help from the GOAT. (Sierra Buttes way over there in the background.)

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Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
20,140
10,686
AK
Had some fun today. No lines at the lift, even though it's a holiday.

Maybe see @mykel tomorrow?

Do lifts come any shorter than this? Lol
Looks a lot like our city hill. Although the lift goes on about 3x past the rise, it doesn't really gain much more vertical.

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The cool part though is they're putting in a bike park right now. You don't need tons of vert for some fun bike runs and it'll be smack-dab in the middle of the DH trails we built a few years ago.


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mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,486
4,212
sw ontario canada
Hey @canadmos
Sorry I missed you yesterday. Kept looking but no see.
Yup, very very raw at this point, the 6" stumps were a ball-ache. The one benched off camber section was a bit sketch in places, especially the 6" wide catch rut.
However, this thing has serious potential when it gets bedded in.

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Dopey looking guy in grey is me.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,223
14,691
I think this lady with friend on their rentals might have been moving house the size of the backpack she was carrying to go DHing...

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dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,470
5,108
Little guy asked me to build him a ramp, so we did that today. I had grand plans to build something with a landing, but this was quick and did the trick. I was going to make it three boards high, but he said he only wanted two :) After two jumps he got the hang of holding his front wheel up to land both wheels at the same time. I didn’t say peep, but I’m impressed! Fun was had. Now he wants to go jumping before breakfast tomorrow.

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