Ride Report Wintertime in Kernville: snowy= slick, wet and action packed!!!

Headed up to Kernville on Sunday for some snowfilled riding action. We figure the weather had been nice and there was a chance we could make it down AGTO without too much snow. We were right and had a blast!!! With near 70 degree temps, one could stand a little wetness!

The line up: Bro JFSH, Uncle Salt Dog, Other Brother from another mother Dannophoto, and camera man Ashermmd13!

We drove the Truck up Sawmill rd as high as we could and slogged the rest of the way through icy snow patches. With some pedelling and some hike-a-bike, really no change for me, we got to the top of the trail and dropped in for some fun. At the top, All North facing slopes still had snow and going was tough, but it all paid off in the end. As we made our way down it only got better.

We hit some new stuff, Jfsh had made some new hits like the new double called "The Pokey", and I had never hit "The Wave." Both turn out to be set up great, what else would you expect, and were a blast to hit. I do believe I witnessed the first scratch put on the new bike by Jfsh off the big roller at the top and Dannophoto liked the dirt so much he tried his best to eat some off "The Wave.":clap:

Hope you enjoy the footage!!

Andy

[vimeo]18904812[/vimeo]

 

Nice camera work....and sound tract, grasshopper.

 

Nice video! That trail looks awesome!

 

Nice playground...looks like a ton of fun.

 

What a great start to the day! I had to stop the video so many times and replay each stunt...damn that was good!
Thanks!

 

Awesome footage. Good thing you guys switched those SD cards. The crash footage is awlays good to see. I don't remember jumping off of the bike like that. I had my ass handed to me twice on that ride. The second crash didn't get filmed but it hurt a lot more. Note to self, don't do a jump that lands in the snow. Dano's crash looks brutal. I knew rolling in that he didn't have enough speed. He just held on to it too long.

I have some good pictures. I will post them this evening.

 

Great!! Like I was sitting on the handlebars!

 

that was awesome. thanks for sharing!

 

Nice editing Andy. I like the new entrance to the Wave. I keep saying I'm going to hit it next time and never do. Maybe now. Note to self: more speed than Danno :lol:

 

Very nice Any...thanks!

Dean

 

Here are some of my pictures.

We drove up as far as we dared and suited up.


Scotty got an official trail marker for a trail he built.


Some snow at the top.


Everything South facing was clear of snow.








It was an awesome day, perfect weather.




Time to play on some granite.








Dano pulls this roller off for the first time. This is the same one I ate crap on in the video.


Cool rock.


This was the first test of a new double. It worked out great.




Scotty on a steep roller. This is one of my favorite pictures of the day.


That is the first batch. More pictures to come soon.

 

Is that a new trailmarker on Wagy Ridge that Scotty is pointing at?

Dean

 

Yup! It is new. The trail is now official. Pretty cool.

 

I rode Keysville on Sunday with my dad and it was close to 70 degrees and sunny, unlike bako which was hazy and cold. Video looks like lots of fun.

 

More pictures.
Andy and Dano riding up the rollercoster.




The wave from a different angle.






Here you can tell that Dano is going to slow because of how upright he is.


Then things start to go South.


In a hurry




Luckily he was not hurt. When you exit off of the wave you should look more like this.


Scotty looking smooth on the big drop.


A few more shots down lower on the trail.














I'm sure Dano and Scotty have some more pictures. Lets see if Dan-No-Photo lives up to his name.

 

Awesome! It was great to see you before and the huge grins afterwards! I wish we could have ridden with you, but we were on a mission (accomplished!).

We had a great day, and it's really obvious you did too! Cheers!

 

Holy smokes. That trail just keeps getting more interesting. Great report guys. So full of win. So full of jealousy.

 

Great Video Andy, Nice Photos Jeff. Here's a few photos I took during our ride...

Andy staying out of some of the ruts


Jeff rolling of some granite


Andy rolling some steeper granite


The exact moment Jeff put his first good scratch on his new bike...


Scott showing us how it's done...


The lake view from up top


Jeff launching one of the latest features


Andy hitting the same feature-different perspective.


Scotty on the same feature


The Sherms rolling together...


Scotty making "the wave" look easy. I currently call it "the backhand," it's kicked my @ss a couple times now!


Scotty hits one of the big drops


The Sherm Bros. following each other off the big drop.


It was a great day even though I did do some dirt sampling. Great Ride Boyzzzz!!!

 

okay heres mine...[video=vimeo;18943485]http://vimeo.com/18943485[/video]

 

More good stuff. Thanks for the stoke, guys.