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Snow Ride 101
by thelmm
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
A story about our "snow ride" up on Vedder Mountain. One local overcomes his fears by hitting the well known "40" footer in the snow.
It was cold, that's pretty much the best way to describe Vedder Mountain on Sunday(January 27th). Justin and I headed up Vedder Mountain in Chilliwack to ride the trail "Dilemma" in the snow.
It was cold, that's pretty much the best way to describe Vedder Mountain on Sunday(January 27th). Justin and I headed up Vedder Mountain in Chilliwack to ride the trail "Dilemma" in the snow.
We picked Justin up from his house and headed straight to Vedder. My father was a little less than optimistic about driving up Vedder Mountain's unpaved forest road in 5 cm of untouched powder. Look up the word rough in the dictionary and you will see a little picture of the road up Vedder Mountain. Add any amount of snow and it becomes tough to get up that road. On our way up our 4by4 Chevy truck started sliding and nearly went off the road. So Justin and I grabbed our bikes and started to hike up.
We got to the trail:
Justin was riding his newly purchased bike off of Ben Boyko:
And I was riding my little hardtail with street tires mostly because I was shooting the stills.
We started down the trail. Riding in snow is completely different terrain. The trail is hard to follow, the corners are greasy and the ladders are slick. Just adds more challenge and therefore more fun. Justin charged right off the bat and started hitting everything he normally hits on a run but in about 2-5 centimeters of snow, depending upon where you are on the trail.
After lots of shooting we finally arrived at the "40" footer. I know what a lot of you Pinkbiker's are saying. "Oh that gap isn't 40 feet, I can see on the picture." Well, looks are deceiving people. The gap size MEASURED to tranny officially is 36 and a half feet.
So with that said Justin knew he wanted to hit it, but I didn't know what problem the snow would cause. Justin tells me at the top of the run in, "Get your camera out, we'll see what happens" So I get setup and yell at him it's clear. Justin hits the first jump into the "40", pedals and drifts across the normally rocky berm, pedals a few strokes in, and right before take off his bike skips, but luckily doesn't cause a problem.
Here's what it looked like:
I know it may not seem overly exciting to you, but I have never seen such a crazy stunt hit in the snow. The jump would be considered unrideable for most. But Justin bravely sent the gap. It proves that you can hit anything you put your mind too. As long as you are using you head. So get out there with your mountain bike and try a snow ride.
Here are some of the other shots we took during our snow ride.
Check out my album if you want more.
Have fun riding this winter and keep the rubber side down.
LMM
We got to the trail:
Justin was riding his newly purchased bike off of Ben Boyko:
And I was riding my little hardtail with street tires mostly because I was shooting the stills.
We started down the trail. Riding in snow is completely different terrain. The trail is hard to follow, the corners are greasy and the ladders are slick. Just adds more challenge and therefore more fun. Justin charged right off the bat and started hitting everything he normally hits on a run but in about 2-5 centimeters of snow, depending upon where you are on the trail.
After lots of shooting we finally arrived at the "40" footer. I know what a lot of you Pinkbiker's are saying. "Oh that gap isn't 40 feet, I can see on the picture." Well, looks are deceiving people. The gap size MEASURED to tranny officially is 36 and a half feet.
So with that said Justin knew he wanted to hit it, but I didn't know what problem the snow would cause. Justin tells me at the top of the run in, "Get your camera out, we'll see what happens" So I get setup and yell at him it's clear. Justin hits the first jump into the "40", pedals and drifts across the normally rocky berm, pedals a few strokes in, and right before take off his bike skips, but luckily doesn't cause a problem.
Here's what it looked like:
I know it may not seem overly exciting to you, but I have never seen such a crazy stunt hit in the snow. The jump would be considered unrideable for most. But Justin bravely sent the gap. It proves that you can hit anything you put your mind too. As long as you are using you head. So get out there with your mountain bike and try a snow ride.
Here are some of the other shots we took during our snow ride.
Check out my album if you want more.
Have fun riding this winter and keep the rubber side down.
LMM
40 Comments
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Truvativ21
(Feb 7, 2008 at 2:53)
Looks like fun!!
thats cool, i have a 40 foot gap and i call it the 40. i don't call it the 45 cause the gap is only 40.
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i tryed snow riding on a hardtail and i found it really hard as whenever i hit a root i would get thrwon in the air and slide out but i want to try it on my stinky, great photo's guys 
man thats nuts, i was up at vedder the other day and riding in pow too.. I am amazed you hit that gap alone, nevermind doing it in the snow. Props man.
Nice, too bad here in Quebec our trails are covered in 2' of snow, otherwise, I'd be doing the same.
5 cm of white, are you serious ? Lame sauce.
But ya, good snow ride you guys, snowy winter props to you.
But ya, good snow ride you guys, snowy winter props to you.
If it inspires ppl to ride in snow cool but id laugh if your rag got caught in your spokes and your vehicle was stuck than you would say yeah snow kinda sucks ass for biking and where is my snowboard
don't complain about having 5 cm of snow to ride through. we have about 2 feet where i ride. put a couple studs in your tires and all the slippery ladders and roots will disapear. it looks like you guys had a good time. but in my mind a snow ride invovles at least 20cm of the stuff. what you did is just go for a slippery bike ride.
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JASON114 - Interesting, I looked at the photos on your profile. Nothing but still shots of your bike in your LIVING ROOM. So in addition to the fact that your comment is juvenile, disrespectful and hurtful, it probably stems from the fact that Justin currently outrides you so much that you can only knock him for throwin' down and killin' it.
So, instead of insulting people, why don't you go ride your bike with your peers and try earning the respect back you lose every time you say something like that.
Justin/LMM - Wicked article and great pix!
So, instead of insulting people, why don't you go ride your bike with your peers and try earning the respect back you lose every time you say something like that.
Justin/LMM - Wicked article and great pix!
Thanks for sticking up. But he's kind of our buddy, not a typical PB flamer. But awesome response. We need more people like you on here.
cool,we've barely ever got enough snow here in winter to ride, maybe there'l be some but halfway down the hill it'l be dry lol. good stuff
omg i love ridin on snow,it teaches you so much,everything happens so much faster with less control it all equals up to a fun shetchfest
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after i saw this i went out and did a winter ride fun as hell thanks for getting me on my bike in the winter
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two and a half feet! that's nothing we've had over 30 feet here in Steamboat Springs, CO. I still ride my bike to work everyday.
whats with the blue bandana on the right side? come on get it right its either red on the right or blue on the left...
dude it looks so warm...I can't remember the last time I was able to walk outside with only a hoodie and jeans on. And 5cm of snow?? that's not even classified as snow, that's like.....loose dirt or something
it wasnt hard to ride cause of the snow...it was super sketchy cause of all the ice under the snow and the rocks and roots
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