Sharon
06-03-2008, 06:50 PM
Pemberton Riding, Blackomb Skiing May 31 2008
Story and Photos by Sharon Bader or Lee Lau unless otherwise noted.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/
It is now the end of May. Riding
should be in full swing! For most it is! We rode in the Bike Park on Friday.
I was trying out the new Norco Atomic that I'll be riding there this year. People
have said it, now I believe it... more travel is good in the bike park! Lee
is still thinking of skiing so he planned some insane death march starting at 3:00am Saturday morning. We were also planning on riding Pemberton on Sunday.
While in the bike park I hooked up with some American friends who are a might
addicted to the downhill and with Dirt Merchant just opening up it would be
hard to get them away... So I promised hard fast Pemberton laps on Saturday
so they wouldn't have some lame excuse about not having time to ride Pemby since
they had to drive back home.
So I had a plan. I would go with
Thomas, Lance Canfield - a new Bike Park addict - and Eric Brown - an admitted
bike park addict and we would ride Pemberton Saturday AM and they would be back
at the park by 2:00 to ride into the night!
We'll, Lee's last minute insane ski
plans went awry and now HE wanted to ride with us! NO, I said. We have the right
amount of people for the right amount of cars for the right amount of shuttling!
So he offered to drive! OK THEN!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3037startofride.jpg
Thomas ready to Can-diggle and Lance being ONE.
Lee Drove us up to the road to Mosquito Lake turnoff and we head in to ride Cascade Creampuff
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3038lancecreampuff.jpg
Every shuttle needs a bit of climbing! Lance.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3043lancecreampuff.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3046thomascreampuff.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3055lancecreampuff.jpg
Lance on the exit move on Creampuff. What you can't see is the off camber left turn he just made that falls away about 5 feet into the woods, once you come across this rocky bench you just turn right and mach down!
Eric gets to the parking lot 15 minutes before we're back from riding Cream Puff. He thought we were
meeting in Whistler at 8:30, DUDE! Not if you want to maximize the Pemby runs
and get to the Bike Park by 2:00!
Round Two! We head up to ride Meat Grinder!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3660meatgrindersign.jpg
Meat Grinder! - photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3060ericmeatgrinder.jpg
Eric STYLIN' in his rhinestone yellow shirt!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3065thomasmeatgrinder.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3661sbmeatgrinder.jpg
Little Rock Roller on Meat Grinder- photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3078lancemeatgrinder.jpg
Climbing Canfield!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3081thomasmeatgrinder.jpg
Thomas going in the better direction...
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3086ericmeatgrinder.jpg
Eric with Mount Currie providing a nice contrast to the yellow rhinestones!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3670sbmeatgrinder.jpg
Sharon on the poseur rock face! - photo by Lance Canfield
Back down to the car, it is now time for Lee to test out the Can-Diggle! Thomas takes a turn driving the car. This run we ride Grumpy Grouse!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3681grumpygrousegroup.jpg
Run three for us starts off a bit more relaxed...- photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3088leegrumpygrouse.jpg
Lee
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3094lancegrumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3095lancegrumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3097ericgrumpygrouse.jpg Eric
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3104grumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3672grouppemby.jpg
Great Ride Guys! - photo by Lance Canfield
Turns out three runs is about enough! Even though it is a shuttle, there is some climbing to do and we have to get these guys back for their FIX!
Since Lee only did one run on the bike and he STILL hasn't gotten the ski bug out of him and quite disappointed in this friends who bailed on him, we decide to see what's happening on Blackcomb!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3107leeongondola.jpg
Different kind of attire on the Blackcomb Gondola
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3115excelerator.jpg
hmmm
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3124avichainsawridge.jpg
Spring Avi Cycle off Chainsaw Ridge!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3125leeemmaroadtoseventh.jpg
Down the road to Seventh Heaven
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3132leecloudnine.jpg
Avoiding more then moguls on this run!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3135emmacloudnine.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3137topofseventh.jpg
When I asked the patroller what the run of the day is... he replied... A-line...
yes.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3138fissileview.jpg
Lee pining for Fissile, until next year!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3143leechestdeepblowerpow.jpg
ooooo chest deep blower pow!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3145emmablowerpow.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3146sharonemmatopofseventh.jpg
View from the top of Seventh. Always stellar.
I think ski season is over.
Story and Photos by Sharon Bader or Lee Lau unless otherwise noted.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/
It is now the end of May. Riding
should be in full swing! For most it is! We rode in the Bike Park on Friday.
I was trying out the new Norco Atomic that I'll be riding there this year. People
have said it, now I believe it... more travel is good in the bike park! Lee
is still thinking of skiing so he planned some insane death march starting at 3:00am Saturday morning. We were also planning on riding Pemberton on Sunday.
While in the bike park I hooked up with some American friends who are a might
addicted to the downhill and with Dirt Merchant just opening up it would be
hard to get them away... So I promised hard fast Pemberton laps on Saturday
so they wouldn't have some lame excuse about not having time to ride Pemby since
they had to drive back home.
So I had a plan. I would go with
Thomas, Lance Canfield - a new Bike Park addict - and Eric Brown - an admitted
bike park addict and we would ride Pemberton Saturday AM and they would be back
at the park by 2:00 to ride into the night!
We'll, Lee's last minute insane ski
plans went awry and now HE wanted to ride with us! NO, I said. We have the right
amount of people for the right amount of cars for the right amount of shuttling!
So he offered to drive! OK THEN!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3037startofride.jpg
Thomas ready to Can-diggle and Lance being ONE.
Lee Drove us up to the road to Mosquito Lake turnoff and we head in to ride Cascade Creampuff
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3038lancecreampuff.jpg
Every shuttle needs a bit of climbing! Lance.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3043lancecreampuff.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3046thomascreampuff.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3055lancecreampuff.jpg
Lance on the exit move on Creampuff. What you can't see is the off camber left turn he just made that falls away about 5 feet into the woods, once you come across this rocky bench you just turn right and mach down!
Eric gets to the parking lot 15 minutes before we're back from riding Cream Puff. He thought we were
meeting in Whistler at 8:30, DUDE! Not if you want to maximize the Pemby runs
and get to the Bike Park by 2:00!
Round Two! We head up to ride Meat Grinder!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3660meatgrindersign.jpg
Meat Grinder! - photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3060ericmeatgrinder.jpg
Eric STYLIN' in his rhinestone yellow shirt!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3065thomasmeatgrinder.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3661sbmeatgrinder.jpg
Little Rock Roller on Meat Grinder- photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3078lancemeatgrinder.jpg
Climbing Canfield!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3081thomasmeatgrinder.jpg
Thomas going in the better direction...
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3086ericmeatgrinder.jpg
Eric with Mount Currie providing a nice contrast to the yellow rhinestones!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3670sbmeatgrinder.jpg
Sharon on the poseur rock face! - photo by Lance Canfield
Back down to the car, it is now time for Lee to test out the Can-Diggle! Thomas takes a turn driving the car. This run we ride Grumpy Grouse!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3681grumpygrousegroup.jpg
Run three for us starts off a bit more relaxed...- photo by Lance Canfield
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3088leegrumpygrouse.jpg
Lee
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3094lancegrumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3095lancegrumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3097ericgrumpygrouse.jpg Eric
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3104grumpygrouse.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/DSCF3672grouppemby.jpg
Great Ride Guys! - photo by Lance Canfield
Turns out three runs is about enough! Even though it is a shuttle, there is some climbing to do and we have to get these guys back for their FIX!
Since Lee only did one run on the bike and he STILL hasn't gotten the ski bug out of him and quite disappointed in this friends who bailed on him, we decide to see what's happening on Blackcomb!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3107leeongondola.jpg
Different kind of attire on the Blackcomb Gondola
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3115excelerator.jpg
hmmm
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3124avichainsawridge.jpg
Spring Avi Cycle off Chainsaw Ridge!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3125leeemmaroadtoseventh.jpg
Down the road to Seventh Heaven
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3132leecloudnine.jpg
Avoiding more then moguls on this run!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3135emmacloudnine.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3137topofseventh.jpg
When I asked the patroller what the run of the day is... he replied... A-line...
yes.
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3138fissileview.jpg
Lee pining for Fissile, until next year!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3143leechestdeepblowerpow.jpg
ooooo chest deep blower pow!
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3145emmablowerpow.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2008/pemberton2008_05_31/IMG_3146sharonemmatopofseventh.jpg
View from the top of Seventh. Always stellar.
I think ski season is over.