Floriane Pugin makes some pretty funny, out of breath, French commentary as she coasts through the Leogang IXS course in this video. Made me chuckle and remember hearing my own breathing on race runs wondering if it’s just me (glad it’s not!). Worth the watch!

-Leishner

This weekend was a blur. The Strength in Numbers premiere was mind blowing (and came with a surprise visit from my amazing cousin Carolann!) and e’ryone in town is here and super stoked…

Then…this got put together just in time for the bike park! Thanks Norco, Race Face, Fanatyk Co Whistler and Maxxis!

LOOK at this thing!

-Leishner

Got back on Sunday from one of the best road trips of my life. Moab, Utah is one amazing place. After years of traveling to different ski resorts and bike parks worldwide, I was almost convinced there isn’t a place that compares to the Sea to Sky. I now stand corrected. Moab was incredible – rides that went forever and ever, it seemed like you could never run out of trail! It was a great chance to get some riding in with good friends and prop up the pedaling strength a bit right in time for the bike park to open.

Porcupine Rim iphone shots. Cactus and a contender for the best trail ever.

I’m going back every year for the rest of my life! The Sight 1 and Gunner’s Sight got a ton of attention (they absolutely killed it out there) and Strand and I brought the sideshow with our matching outfits from day to day. We sure are so lucky to have such an amazing sport as a part of our lives.

Our week-long caravan of Strand's subaru with Strand, Tobias and Paulo and the Gunner and Sarah show in the Much Vibe. Not to mention the amazing trailheads.

We loved the 10, 000 vertical foot ride down Porcupine Rim (check out Coyote Shuttles at the Chile Pepper Bike Shop) so much that we did the shuttle twice – and of course, had an aim to shred it as fast as we could the second time around, stopping as seldom as possible. I think it might have been one of the best days I’ve ever had on a bike – and that is saying something!

Porcupine Rim hammer shred. We started near the top of those mountains and still had so much more to ride!

It sure was rad to go away for two weeks and come back to summer time in Whistler. Just did a lap on the west side on the trail bikes and the bike park opens tomorrow. The energy in town right now is awesome and tomorrow is the Strength in Numbers Whistler premiere! Stoked…

-Leishner