DOUBLE DOWNHILL 2011

The biggest event of the Rossland /June mountain bike social calendar went off without a hitch. Twenty-six riders showed up for a downhill single track extravaganza, including Jono and Ben Foulger from Nelson. We are so fortunate to have these young guys show up every year with their talent and enthusiasm. They never fail to entertain the crowd.

Every year the Holy Wow Gang hosts the Annual Double Downhill as close to the summer solstice as possible. This gives us the opportunity to squeeze two rides into one evening. The two rides are possible because(I am sure you have all figured it out already) it is close to the longest daylight of the year. Can you imagine that the days are going to start getting shorter already? Anyway, the rain held off and the trails were tacky. We did our fair share of up and were rewarded with plenty of excellent down.

The 26 riders warmed up on Cemetery and the nostalgic Old Rubber Head before heading up Malde Creek (no shuttle assistance) to ride SMDLB(Super Mega Death Lightening Bolt). This trail lived up to it's name, shocking the new to SMDLB riders, into laughter and screams of delight with it's banked corners and trail surface features. SMDLB is a long ride too. Those of us who had ridden it once before, enjoyed it even more, knowing the trail and it's features.

Check out some pictures.

We did shuttle up from Patterson. Enough climbing for the night. Arriving at Greener's to find the sausages already on the barbecue (thanks girls) and the refreshments cold. Lawn chairs were spread out drinks were readied and the celebration began. Awesome single-track, good friends, fabulous food, cold drinks, and a warm fire, does it get any better? LG!!! HOLY WOW!!!

My venture into YouTube. Enjoy. Maybe one day I can get a pro with a camera to join us.