Trail Tales

Digging with Digger - 2010-03-16
"When I first started to build Air Supply over a decade ago I didn't have a clue how to use the natural..."

Coastal Crew Episode IV - 2010-03-15
"This trail showcased the blistering speed and fluidity with which Mike can rail his bike..."

Riding Yukon Style part II - 2010-03-07
Marsha Cameron and Sylvain Turcotte are bringing mtn bikers to the best place they didn’t know existed: Yukon Territory.

Coastal Crew Webisode 3 - 2010-03-01
"We felt that it was the perfect time to showcase Curtis’s talent for smashing corners, romping at excessive speeds..."

Okanagan Summer Sampler - 2010-02-25
"I will have to admit to being a little bit of a fan boy who has probably watched the Collective..."

Riding Yukon Style - 2010-02-24
"Whitehorse in my memory was surrounded by uninspiring hills and while I liked the place..."

Bro Vs. Mountain - 2010-02-23
Short film made in Nov/Dec of 2009, and featured in the 2010 Vancouver International Mtn Film Festival.

20 Questions With Charlie Kelly - 2010-02-21
"Very few people get to change the world, and few of those who do, actually improve it. I didn’t set out to do that..."

Digger is Back - 2010-02-15
"No trailbuilder on earth can match Todd's attention to detail, ingenuity, creativity - just ask him..."

Joe Schwartz Interview - 2010-02-09
Joe Schwartz is making the most of his second act now that he's not living the life of a sponsored pro...

Jamie Goldman's Whitestyle Report - 2010-02-03
It was amazing. Huge 40+ foot jumps with lips as tall as a house. Riding into them for the first time was simply scary...

Wade's Wisdom Stories - 2010-02-03
"Reading through all the stories got me thinking that we are truly lucky to have such a variety of terrain to ride..."

Urge Nepal - 2010-01-26
Nico Vouilloz, Fabien Barel and others are set to embark upon a Himalayan adventure in Nepal...

Wade's Wisdom Returns - 2010-01-19
"My memorable ride was a sweet 20-day trip mid-October last season to Moab, Bryce Canyon, St George..."

Okanagan Sampler 3 - 2010-01-18
Complicated, citrus flavour with a cloudy complexion. Hoots, Tinker and Harper + Video for more flavour!

Good-Bye 2009 - 2010-01-13
"These shoes embody the best moments of the busiest 365 days of my life. Then "real life" came knocking..."

Anthill On The Shore - 2010-01-07
"Sam doesn’t like coffee. He likes Monster energy drink. F-yeah I think to myself..."

India Pale Ale in Sicamous - 2010-01-05
Riding above Shuswap Lake - and then how about a little house boating?

Hip In Fernie - REDUX - 2010-01-02
"At this point I had come to the odd realization that the higher I went the more comfortable and familiar..."

Reluctant Adrenaline Junkie REDUX - 2010-01-01
"they started taking side bets about which bone I might break or how many times I’d bail..."

Anthill Films @ Whistler REDUX - 2009-12-31
"When the Anthill crew sat down to plan the Whistler segment for “Follow Me” we asked ourselves..."

The Middle Beckons REDUX - 2009-12-28
"It is the steep hill, or nasty creek bed, or loose corner that plagues your favorite trail, but on anabolics..."

Hound Doggin' REDUX - 2009-12-25
"Proper etiquette dictates you must say ‘see you at the bottom sucker’ on the way by..."

Rilor Wilderness - 2009-12-01
There may be no better place to ride than the Kootenays. Have a look at Rilor Wilderness and check yourself...

Okanagan Summer Mixer - 2009-11-24
"It would be easy for anyone at any level to have fun and be challenged at this mountain..."

Our Helicopter Shoot - 2009-11-16
"It was a wild 45 minutes of raging down the trail and then running back up as fast as we could..."

Anthill Films @ Whistler - 2009-11-12
"When the Anthill crew sat down to plan the Whistler segment for “Follow Me” we asked ourselves..."

Semenuk Riding and Driving - 2009-11-08
A couple of vids from the Coastal Crew with Brandon in both of his Subarus and on his hardtail...

DEDICATION - 2009-11-03
"It was key to nail this in order to keep his momentum up for the next feature..."

The 2010 Remedy 9.9 Carbon - 2009-11-02
Slickrock, exposure and challenges of all shapes and sizes on Amasa Back, Rock Stacker and Jackson's...

Semenuk - NWD 10 - 2009-10-28
Semenuk's section involved big machine builds at the top of a mountain - and big riding to match...

Chilcotin Downhills - 2009-10-22
"These are completely unrepresentative of the effort required to get there..."

More Colorado for Eamo and Ian - 2009-10-20
"We finished our 12 day trip with nine hours of footage which will be condensed into 23 minutes..."

Life Cycles Keeps it Hip In Fernie - 2009-10-19
"At this point I had come to the odd realization that the higher I went the more comfortable and familiar..."

The Claw's First Commercial - 2009-10-18
"With the chopper blades spinning at my back and thousands of dollars worth of film rolling..."

Campfire Confessions - 2009-10-07
Full Boar Challenge for 2009...

El Salvador - 2009-10-05
Dave Watson, Matt Hunter, Steve Mitchell and Ian Hylands take on El Salvador...

AIRprentice Video - 2009-09-15
If you look carefully you may be able to see how Andrew 'Shrew' Sherry took the title...

Riding In Merritt B.C. - 2009-09-08
"These trails are steep, rocky and gnarly. Then they become fast and buff and end up..."

AIRprentice 09 - 2009-09-07
AIRprentice 09 was run with the precision of a fine German instrument - sort of...

Thunderstorms and Forest Fires - 2009-08-26
The B.C. Cup was a fight to the finish but the podium was lead by foreign faces at Sun Peaks...

Crankworx Slopestyle Photo Essay - 2009-08-19
The Slopestyle contest at Crankworx is the highlight of the event. But there's more going on than just sick tricks.

CWX Slopestyle Wrap - 2009-08-18
Was this the sickest Crankworx Slopestyle ever or did it fail to meet the previous standard? Read on...

Lillooet - Della downhill - 2009-07-22
"Della is a shuttle-able 1100m+ downhill near Lillooet that's in rare buff, fast shape..."

"Dis is the Island Mon..." - 2009-07-20
"We were all surprised at how good the trails were and the high level of trailbuilding the local crew displayed..."

Epic in Breckenridge - 2009-07-20
"Hyperventilation, fatigue, and constant headaches were the norm for the both of us..."

Semenuk Knighted - 2009-07-19
Three familiar faces on the podium and three of the smoothest final runs you'll ever see...

Semenuk and Stevie - 2009-07-16
"We’ve been looking forward to this segment because it puts two young riders together who represent..."

Reluctant Adrenaline Junkie - 2009-07-15
"they started taking side bets about which bone I might break or how many times I’d bail..."

Silver Star 2009 Trail Preview - 2009-07-13
The trails at Silver Star's bike park have been attracting riders for years, for good reason. Find out why - and why we're going there for AIRprentice.

Bombing Bolivia - 2009-07-10
Flow with Joe Schwartz down some amazingly scenic and diverse landscapes - along ridges, through canyons...

Word From Châtel - 2009-07-06
"We went up a couple chairlifts and shredded down. All of the sudden we were in Switzerland..."

Mitch Goes To Moab - 2009-07-06
Farther down the road the terrain changes. It goes from the grey sandy dirt you find in Green River...

The State of the Park - 2009-07-03
"Any rider who makes the pilgrimage to Whistler has A Line at the top of their list, for good reason..."

Kranked-ReJeKt: - 2009-06-30
A taste of Garrett Buehler's 'blistering' segment including his massive canyon gap and the crazy road gap hip...

Follow Me - Matt Hunter - 2009-06-29
Anthill Films has just finished putting together the first rider profile for our upcoming film FOLLOW ME...

Arduum Challenge 2009 - 2009-06-25
Dan Gronross reports on the slightly soggy Arduum Challenge DH race and Super 16" race

Mike Hopkins in the BC interior - 2009-06-23
"...a view of pristine old world British Columbia, transporting one to a time when vast wilderness dominated the landscape..."

Whistler Report - 2009-06-19
nsmb team rider Jerry Willows gives you the LD on the condition of the park and a look at the Boneyard...

Snakes-Bender-Wind - 2009-06-17
"Bender showed up out of the blue and hucked himself 90ft off a porta-booter with a few buddies..."

Blissed Out in Switzerland II - 2009-06-16
sitting on a beach just isn't as appealing to me as the possibility of sitting on my bike at the top of a far off mountain...

Smackdown DH Photo Essay - 2009-06-14
Dave Mackie had his lenses trained on the DH crew all weekend - and he was paying attention to the action as well...

Race The Ranch - 2009-06-14
"The dust was eating riders alive. It was so thick and so deep that when a rider crashed..."

Mike Hopkins In Utah - 2009-06-11
"I luckily went through my leggy suspension without breaking both of my ankles, but my knees impacted..."

Chainsaw Massacre - 2009-06-09
"Digger came into On Top rambling on frantically about chainsaws and ripping things down ..."

Blissed Out In Switzerland - 2009-06-08
“After my first trip to Switzerland, I knew that I needed to come at least once a year...”

Off to Ride in the Yukon - 2009-06-03
"Sylvain met a mom and 3 cubs twice and then raced a moose - we now call him the animal whisperer..."

Mike Hopkins At Rampage - 2009-05-29
Tam Ford worked with Mike Hopkins to put together an epic video of his first experience at the Red Bull Rampage...

Shooting on the Shore - 2009-05-27
"Every move on this short steep trail was sniper so I was a pretty nervous as I've been mainly pinning..."

Kranked Revolve - 2009-05-24
"Aspiring pros wanting pointers in work ethic they need look no further than Dylan, Curtis and the Kyles..."

Ride Guide in Maui - 2009-05-21
"Makawao forest has in my opinion one of the most fun non-bike park trails in the world..."

Fresh Air - 2009-05-14
The back yard of Jordie's mom's house was an amazing setting for the fourth installment...

Fresh Air Report - 2009-05-12
Was it worth seeing Jordie Lunn naked? Did the Claw prevail Did Semenuk rule?

Squamish Trails - 2009-05-06
Squamish is one of the very best places on the planet to ride a mountain bike...

Mike Hopkins Interview - 2009-04-30
"I was standing at the top of a pretty decent sized cliff when a guy popped out of the woods behind me..."

Curtis Robinson At Sea Otter - 2009-04-29
"In a matter of seconds I'm out of the game an on the bench..."

Stubs in Cali - 2009-04-29
Brandon Semenuk, Kyle Strait, Racing action and sweet photos from Monterey...

The Middle Beckons - 2009-04-28
"It is the steep hill, or nasty creek bed, or loose corner that plagues your favorite trail, but on anabolics..."

By the Wayside - 2009-04-20
"He looked at me like a dog does when it doesn’t understand, slightly tilting his head, raising his brow..."

Big Trail Building Summer Part 3 - 2009-04-14
"Sam Brown’s trail, ‘The Monster’ in Kaslo, is the best example of this I know of..."

The Bicycle Café heads to Costa Rica - 2009-03-26
With an elevation of nearly 11,000 feet we were expecting 2.5 hours of continuous downhill...

Snow Day on the SSC - 2009-03-19
"All around was blanketed with snow, my truck was stuck and I wasn't going anywhere."

Dear Pedro - 2009-03-12
"I shell out my hard-earned cash to go on the Big Mountain Costa Rica trip, you waltz in..."

Californication - 2009-03-12
Riding, digging and going behind bars at Alcatraz...

Tyax II - Riding the Force - 2009-03-11
"We stopped at an old homestead site called the ‘Potato patch’ and had our lunch, which was perfect timing..."

Kevin Landry Vid - 2009-03-06
A glimpse into Kevin's 2008 riding season with sessions all through the Sea to Sky corridor...

Shaking out the Cobwebs - 2009-03-03
"Each of us had professed that this was going to be an easy ride..."

Urge Kenya Part II - 2009-02-23
"What Fabien was unable to tell them is that he made a mistake and went off track..."

Urge Kenya Report - 2009-02-20
Everyone was looking for moral support except our Canadian “lumberjacks,” Simmons and Berrecloth...

Cali Part III - 2009-02-18
A lost blog emerges along with Dylan's sick filming and editing skills...

Berrecloth in Africa - 2009-02-12
"The trail down? Well let me tell you it was one of the raddest trails I've ever done..."

Kootenay Triple Part II - 2009-02-05
"We rode the slab into a gap jump, so familiar with the section we didn't need light to conquer it..."

Kootenay Triple Crown - 2009-02-04
"There is that gnar-gnar jagger bowling-alley granite trench ride..."

Curtis and Dylan in Cali - 2009-02-03
The boys get busy with Semenuk and Spangler on some of the best jumps you've ever seen...

Sun Sets On Family Guy - 2009-01-26
"Trying to carve a nose manual into the first rock roll and making the bridge after the rock drop..."

Andreu And Lance - 2009-01-23
A round up of Andreu's footage and Timo and Lance McDermott

Snowfall Warning - 2009-01-22
"If the drive to Cypress was an indication of what we were in for, we would have surely been doomed."

Secret Vid - Wade Training for Kenya - 2009-01-20
With no bike to ride Simmons has taken to trudging up the local hills...

Snow Shoeing the Shore - 2009-01-08
"I usually take a few diggers when my shoes skate under me and then..."

Building In The Snow - 2009-01-06
A new feature here, a little dirt there and you suddenly have a new line to shred...

Team nsmb 2008 - 2008-12-31
Teaser

Family Guy Doomed - 2008-12-23
Slated for clearing early in the New Year - last chance to ride it now...

Late Season Push - 2008-12-22
"All that stops you from bailing into a baby head graveyard is a row of pathetic looking shrubs..."

Let It Snow... - 2008-12-19
"Most of the woodwork was rideable if we could get our head around..."

Slippery Canoe - 2008-12-15
Dansition? Minimizer? Add your own Shore-specific vocabulary to our dictionary thread.

Hound Doggin' - 2008-12-03
"Proper etiquette dictates you must say ‘see you at the bottom sucker’ on the way by..."

Wade Simmons - 2008-11-28
"Digger sings, Wade digs and gives Digger a hard time and in there somewhere..."

Pingu Trail Day Report - 2008-11-27
"Pingu: A Swiss animated TV series about a family of penguins who live at the South Pole"

Ripping in the French Alps - 2008-11-24
"Instead of the dirty look riders often get here in North America..."

Rampage seen by Red Bull - 2008-11-19
The legacy, the benchmark and the future of freeride mountain biking...

What I learned about Mountain Biking - 2008-11-17
"Steve became concerned when I didn’t jump up after the crash like we usually do..."

Adidas Slopestyle 08 Vid - 2008-11-06
See the whole show with all the top runs - including the winners

The Richie Schley Chronicles - 2008-11-05
"Schley hired Darcy Whitenburg and Colin Jones, two of the crew that produced Roam and The Collective..."

Two Elk Creek - 2008-11-04
When see your old riding buddies once a year there is a certain pressure to make the ride unforgettable

Riding Euro Style - 2008-10-30
"I don’t know if there is an Italian translation for ‘baby heads’..."

Chasing Summer - 2008-10-29
Ken and Strahan couldn’t stop talking about it. Truth be told, I take everything with a grain of salt but when we laid eyes on...

Rampage In Photos - 2008-10-28
Twenty Seven images to test your service provider and your modem...

Big Trail Building Part 2 - 2008-10-27
"When Elora heads out of sight on the quad and I’m left up there with 5,000 odd feet of descending..."

Builders' Comp Winners - 2008-10-21
Two winners of Shimano Saint branded Dakine Builder's Packs and custom shovels...

Earth, Wind and Saint Eamonn’s Fire - 2008-10-16
team nsmb.com just about gets blown off Greenstone Mountain...

Rampage Finals Wrap - 2008-10-13
"He cased hard with his rear wheel – so hard it was amazing he stayed on his bike..."

Rampage Wrap - Part 1 - 2008-10-09
"Before any results were known or the qualifier was even finished, the ever-confident Cedric Gracia..."

Brandon Semenuk King of Rampage - 2008-10-06
"What the f*** is wrong with everyone?"

Rampage Day 2 Video - 2008-10-05
Bender and his Canadian bride, Fergs and Red Bull girls, more riding, more bikes and some sweet video

Day 2 Practice @ Rampage - 2008-10-04
Big Mountain riders dominate on the last day of practice...

Vid and Photos From Rampage - 2008-10-03
"Some riders are stoked and scared and some are just f#$%ing scared..."

Rampage Course Photos - 2008-10-02
A closer look at some of the built features on the course in Virgin Utah...

Rampage This Weekend - 2008-10-01
A primer for this year's event and some history of the Red Bull Rampage

The Dreaded Season Hoots Report - 2008-09-18
Spreading the love of riding all around the globe - and ripping too...

Ultimate Road Trip 2008 - 2008-09-05
Jeff and Dave were overheard on more than few occasions saying, “best runs ever...”

Tom Pro's Bike Park Report - 2008-09-04
Gravity Logic is travelling the world and spreading riding magic...

Big Trail Building Summer - 2008-09-03
"From the helicopter everything looks so easy and obvious but once you’re on the ground..."

Ripper Triple Crown Wrap - 2008-07-23
I don't think the Shuttlewhores had any intention...

Unsung Heroes - 2008-06-18
Ever wonder who does the heavy lifting so we can ride the best bike park in the world?

A First Timer at the Rat Race - 2008-06-10
'I do remember hearing something along the lines of, “Pedal, Pedal, Pedal… you fatty!”'

Wade's Excellent Adventure Wrap - 2008-05-30
I was thinking "Shit no one's gonna come out to my event, it's gonna be a bust"

Suck It Up Princess - 2008-05-20
"Walking away from a serious crash unscathed can f@&k with your brain chemistry..."

2008 Ripper Super D Wrap - 2008-05-09
"They strolled up in white pantsuits for the ladies and white skirts for the men..."

Seventh Ripper Wrap - 2008-04-22
Snow in the city at the end of April? What was I to do? What was I to ride and what do I wear?

The Ultimate B.C. Epic - Part 2 - 2008-01-13
The continuing saga of a 12-day epic tour of eastern B.C. with Sacred Rides

The Ultimate B.C. Tour Teaser - 2007-07-19
The first sampling of a 12-day epic tour of eastern B.C. with Sacred Rides

Downhiller Gone Touring - Part 2 - 2007-07-02
After a day of touring Victoria dealers, I headed up the island to Naniamo.

Full Boar Challenge - 2007-06-28
10 years for the Challenge

Tyax, tires & trails - 2007-06-21
The morning was growing late and we were hurtling down the logging road anxious to get our journey underway.

Peru Part One - 2007-05-09
Late. Midnight. Arrive in Lima. Watch every piece of luggage come off the belt.

Richard Juryn - 2007-04-10
Trip was amazing, incredible, fantastic... tough to find the words to describe it.

Cold, Muddy, and Sometimes Fun - 2007-01-03
A west coast native finds some mtb harmony in the Belgian winter

Pemby British Style - 2006-10-26
Sometimes the least organised rides are the best ones, 9:30am phone calls the morning after the night before, no plans, some season old bikes(that means one set of working gears between the lot of us) and plenty of sunshine.

In the footsteps of Ryan Leech - 2006-04-27
It may be old, but Kranked III is still my favourite mountain biking video.

Idaho Peak - 2006-04-12
While the trails in Nelson (and to a lesser extent, Rossland) get all the press time and exposure in the mountain bike world, New Denver and Silverton in the Slocan Valley boast a network of trails that rival the best the Kootenays has to offer.

Trail Karma - 2003-07-17
A day of maintenance with the NSMBA.

Yo Hoots Jay - 2003-04-09
The elusive bunny hop

Mosquitos and beer - 2002-02-14
Summer riding in the Territories, where the sun never sets

Cougar Angie - 2002-02-13
Dig out your lights and waterproof socks, Vancouver's winter is here!

The Shores Collide - 2001-02-08
Right after the Bike Expo at BC Place I bailed on Vancouver and headed off to Hawaii for a much needed rest.

Bike Thieves - 2001-02-08
Lately, there's been a whole lot on TV about all sorts of bad people in the world.

Views from a Couch - 2000-12-31
It is pouring rain outside which has given me time to reflect on what a great year 2000 was.

It's the Shore Baby (part II) - 2000-09-12
A by no means perfect or complete overview on the North Shore

What it's About - 2000-06-14
I'm no tough guy - I get misty watching the Simpson's - but I love riding the shore.

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