The Highmark Jump

Tristan, Tj, Ian, Cam, and Dylan all went out on Saturday and built the Highmark jump.  These are photos from the session that ensued after our behemoth creation was brought to life.  This jump spot is sick, it is a huge roller with a big steep landing.  But the jump is also notorious for being highmarked by snowmobilers, hence the name the "highmark jump."  On this particular day there was no highmark in the landing and it was ready to go.  We built the jump differently than normal, normal, being straight on.  But this time we decided to build it from the side and turn it into a giant hip landing. Check it out.

The Kicker

Tj Stoked

Dylan fs Rodeo 5

Tristan fs 540

Cam switch fs 720

Ian hiking for the goods

Cam ready to drop in.

Cam switch fs 360 tail

Cam taking a break, "that was sick."

Ian rides away clean from a fs cork 7

Tj finds a natural jump all ready to go

Tristan Backside 3 tail

Dylan bs 3 indy while Tj looks on

Tj underflip

Tj end of the day pow turns

Out Of Bounds Teaser #1

the new teaser from Seven Devils Films and the Underground Crew.

Canonball Run

What do you do on a windy gloomy spring day when the snow isn't good.  Well, my brother Cam and I (Dylan) decided to grab a case of beer and hit the trail up to Burgdorf hotsprings.  When we got out north about 20 miles the skies cleared slightly and it ended up being sunny up at the hotsprings.  We drank a beer every couple miles or so and by the time we reached Secesh summit I had a good buzz going.  We hung out on the Secesh river and then spent the rest of the day at the hotspings swimming.  The new staff is super chill and we were drinking beers in the hotsping.  They normally wouldn't allow this in previous years.  We had the whole place to ourselves and I healed up my sore bones in the hot pool.  All in all in was a great day and the trail home was scenic and relaxing.

The road to the summit.

The Secesh river.

Cam down by the green waters of the Secesh.

Ice Art

Arrival at Burgdorf

The main lodge

The pool, amazing hotspings

Long road home

Ready to roll home

Actually lets have another beer first

Beer me

 Sunset cruisin'

Blacktip

Clip of the Week

This is a shot from a couple of days ago.  Cam Holt sets off a small slide and rides away from it.  Nobody likes avalanches but they do make for good footage.

Open Season

It's spring time already?  Yup. But with the little amounts of snowfall coming our way and the nice weather the UGC has been out searching, and finding the goods to shred.  Its open season in the Idaho Backcountry and the charge is on to get the last of the pow before its all gone.

Powder Popcorn

Stoked, the snow stayed good.

Dylan Holt navigating through the trees.

The one on the left is like being shot out of a cannon, the one on the right, more like a big waterslide.

Hot damn boy

Lame

OH yeah, pushing 40+ degrees and still pow to be had.

Brandon Becker and Martin Campbell stuck.

Martin sending it, fs 540 indy.

Brandon Becker, photographer deluxe

Pillows Aren't Just For Sleeping

Went out with my bro and rode a bunch of crazy pillow lines.  This one spine pillow line was gnarly big, but fun.  The sun was out, the snow was deep and good and spirits were high.  The frost layer on the snow was amazing as well, little ice crystal sloughs would chase you down the pillow lines, it sounded like breaking glass.

 

The Snow was awesome

Cam scoping out the zone

Checking the line, good to go

 

Options

Cam Killing It

Dylan on the pillow spine 

Idaho Mountain Bluebird

After what seemed like an entire week of gray skies and misty fog in the mountains, the clouds parted and I awoke to the sun shining in through my window.  I knew that it was going to be an awesome day.  The crew decided to go up to a spot we call the "C Bowl."  We had cracked the trail into the zone with the sleds a week earlier, in a foot deep of fresh snow.  It took us all day and was some of the hardest riding I have ever done.  But since the trail was there we cruised up to the spot and found shade still on the face.  So we decided to venture up into some of the higher peaks and play around and eat lunch.  We later came back and ripped the C bowl to shreds.  It was an amazing day of bluebird skies, and good snow with the whole place to ourselves.

 

On top of the world

Lunch time, while Tristan fixes his sled

 The pull cord was toast

My sled

Lunch, mmmmmm

Pre-Shred

  

Choose a line

Martin Campbell

Max Ostermiller

Max sending it deep

Max charging

Max still charging

Max, yup, you guessed it... charging

Martin Campbell

Martin off the point

Martin Campbell, BS 720 Mute 

  

Post-Shred