Vid/Story - Capturing Depleted Time

The Last Morsels

Words by Stephen Matthews. Photos by Dylan Forbes and Reuben Krabbe.
Date: 2011-10-25

To me, it’s funny seeing the frantic scamper for content in the waning days of our bike season. September 15th hit and despite the successfully busy season, I felt as if I was missing out on something.  To squeeze that last juice out of the season, the key was to somehow find a unique way to document the waning days. Despite the fact that I’ve taken lots of time to shoot and write content, I still felt as if I could pump out another edit, and just 4 or 5 more photographs.

stephen matthews, airprentice, 2012 demo 8, nsmb, team nsmb
  Black Velvet meanders down through the Unsanctioned Glades and it successfully linked the flow all the way down to Expressway.

stephen matthews, airprentice, 2012 demo 8, nsmb, team nsmb
  The speed you’re going after the Whistler DH fade away is incredible. It’s been there forever, and it’s still one of my favourite sections of trail!

It’s not necessarily a bad thing either. The amount of quality content that comes out in the fall well exceeds the summer repetition. Constantly reading about the same World Cup results on every site, I find I crave fresh and unique content. Whistler resident’s Mitch Gulliver and Dylan Forbes ran The Summer of Summit project for Summit Sports this season, and it’s a site dedicated to producing video content of local riders that share their passion for mountain biking.

stephen matthews, airprentice, 2012 demo 8, nsmb, team nsmb
  Scrubbing speed coming into the re-worked section of Schleyer always keeps my eyes wide!

stephen matthews, airprentice, 2012 demo 8, nsmb, team nsmb
  The trails in Pemberton are among my favourite in the Sea to Sky corridor. Photo by Reuben Krabbe

Mitch and Dylan are Newfoundlander’s who have that Atlantic Canada charm. They’ll never leave their drink empty long, and they’ll be the first one up in the morning ready to work and seize the trails. We managed to capture some shots in the park that I like to ride, along with a couple of my favourite trails in Pemberton. It’s nice to shoot with people who share a similar vision and commitment, where all we’re really looking for is to capture the fun we have every day.

stephen matthews, airprentice, 2012 demo 8, nsmb, team nsmb
  Not quite as distinguished as last month. I need my duster back.

Seeing people put in the effort to produce something that exemplifies them is what I like to see. There are so many good riders, all who have a unique outlook, personality, and riding styles. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a fresh video as the days get shorter, and rides get colder!

 

I loved every morsel of that. You? The video was the best minute I've spent in front of my computer in a long time. Point it below.

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Posted by Kever at 10:28 PM on 10-25-2011
Woah, I've never seen a rider fishtail like that before. That was mind blowing.
Posted by semaj at 10:30 PM on 10-25-2011
All the pics are the same?!?
Posted by Matt D at 10:44 PM on 10-25-2011
Duuuude that was sick. Steezy Steezen. I deem this his new name.
Posted by stevens at 10:50 PM on 10-25-2011
That was awesome. No drawn out artsy intro, no soul searching music. No screwing around. Just pure shredding. Stephen rips! Stoked that he is on the team. Nice work buddy!
Posted by nortonwhis at 10:15 AM on 10-26-2011
That was insane. I want to go ride again so bad right now.
Nice to see all bangers and no filler, something like that could have easily been drawn out to be 3 minutes long.

oh and Kever you should go ride pemby. its all like that.
Posted by morgman at 10:23 AM on 10-26-2011
3 Inches of Blood!
Posted by Kever at 10:27 AM on 10-26-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by nortonwhis (Post 2581798)
That was insane. I want to go ride again so bad right now.
Nice to see all bangers and no filler, something like that could have easily been drawn out to be 3 minutes long.

oh and Kever you should go ride pemby. its all like that.
I have ridden pemby. Unfortunately I hit corners at a reasonable rate of speed and look nothing like that guy. How do you do 3 big cutties in 3 seconds?
Posted by boomforeal at 11:42 AM on 10-26-2011
very nice! bang:buck = muy high
Posted by ryant at 02:27 PM on 10-26-2011
could be a dumb question but @ 30 sec. where is that drop? Did I miss something in the park?
Posted by shirk at 05:54 PM on 10-26-2011
All killer no filler.
Posted by partswhore at 05:56 PM on 10-26-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by ryant (Post 2581979)
could be a dumb question but @ 30 sec. where is that drop? Did I miss something in the park?
Pretty sure that is on the new trail that veers left off Whistler Downhill. It was closed when I went up there but I had a peek.
Posted by stephenmatthews at 06:14 PM on 10-26-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by ryant (Post 2581979)
could be a dumb question but @ 30 sec. where is that drop? Did I miss something in the park?
Yea after the Whistler DH Fadeaway bang a left off of a new step-up line. You'll then enter another group of trees and that's where it is. Right above Afternoon Delight/Crack Addict.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! We had a lot of fun picking out some favorite lines in the valley!
Posted by coldawg at 03:39 PM on 10-27-2011
fast!!! wow
Posted by Woodro at 06:54 PM on 10-27-2011
Keep shredding Mathews!
Easy on the raclette.
Sick vid. Braaaaap!
Posted by Mic at 02:27 PM on 10-28-2011
Thanks for that one! Super sick riding! Now I wanna go fast tomorrow in my "home office lunch time break".