Jiminy Peak

[narlus]

first time on the DH bike this year for me, and it was a fun one...spent two days @ one of my favorite places to ride, Jiminy Peak. day one was spent w/ a couple of local friends, DP and Stork, and we pretty much had the mountain to ourselves. some rain/thunder/lightning stopped the lift for a while (esp after a rain-slicked alpine slide track f'd up some poor woman, who had no brakes and slammed into the barrier at the end of the track), but then we had the place to ourselves until we called it a day at 7PM. fun stuff, but the rain-slicked roots made it a bit of a challenge.

the next day, it dried out quite a bit and the rain held off (though i think it did rain a bit overnight). met up w/ some old NJ friends from mtbr, and also had the pleasure of meeting and riding w/ Jim Mac for the first time. the main lift was in operation, so we bombed down the mountain a bunch of times. found some new to us stuff too; #15 to #16 was a blast!

enough blabbing, here are a few photos taken w/ my aging and now falling apart G2:

DP, following the instructions on his shirt:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p843371652-3.jpg

stork on the birch drop:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p916264793-4.jpg

scenic berkshires:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p604880935-4.jpg

Jim Mac, tearing it up:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1030516251-4.jpg

chris, as seen from a ladder which was strapped to a tree:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1048930541-4.jpg

chris, on a drop much bigger than it looks (depending on the speed you get, i'd say it's comparable to the phantom drop @ diablo, albeit w/ far less margin for error):
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p912766386-4.jpg

stork, same drop:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p621536183-4.jpg

stork on the gap, tail end of the 'condo run' trail:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p812735399-4.jpg

my camera and i got soaked on this one, but it was worth it:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p656348662-4.jpg

where he'd go?
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p939624616-4.jpg

end of a successful day, time for food and beer:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p816761240-4.jpg

a few more can be seen here:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/p517896442/

[GravityFreakTJ]

the "where'd he go " pic is awesome. nice pics

[Ashley123]

Great pictures, haha that where'd he go one is great!

[skinny mike]

i noticed in your other pics that they put a bridge transition in to smooth out the landing of that drop that you pulled a massive headbang off of when i was there with you(i think that was almost 2 years ago now).

[narlus]

yeah, you are in the air for about 0.0002 seconds now. they should build a kicker at the top, a bit farther back.

[I Are Baboon]

Sweet. Looks like a fun time. Good thing you are not going this weekend...it'll be swamped with Pedro's bikers.

[McGRP01]

I'll be there this Sunday! :thumb:

[Jim Mac]

Saturday was a nice day, until I overshot that drop on #15 and bottomed out (and then crashed into a tree)!

Where is that drop in your pics, Narlus? Is that the white rock drop or somewhere else? I don't seem to remember that one!

[narlus]

we found it later in the day...if you are coming down the trail from the main lift to the lower lift, instead of going straight and riding down that rock face, stay right as normal. but....be looking on your left for a new spur - it will take you right to that ledge.

[MMcG]

Nice photos Narlus! :thumb:

[TreeSaw]

I'll be there this Sunday! :thumb:

Sunday huh? :think: Perhaps I will be bringing 2 bikes with me to Pedros :lighten:

[McGRP01]

Sunday huh? :think: Perhaps I will be bringing 2 bikes with me to Pedros :lighten:


Bring the ASX!!! :monkeydance:

[TreeSaw]

Bring the ASX!!! :monkeydance:

What time are you going to be there? I might be able to sneak out and do some runs :thumb:

[Forest_biker]

Awsome water splash photo!