Day two of the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour Spring Training brought more familiar faces to lift line. Chase joined the crew and after banging off a few downhill runs with Sorge and T-Mac the boys met up with the rest of the Spring Trainers on the slope course. Like last year Rheeder and Gilding headed straight for Freebird and made the 40′ moto booter gap look easy.
Rain shut down the session, jumps were trapped, the Ayr Bag was deflated. No worries though, days like this are what the Highland Training Center was built for. Off to the dome we went and the session continued through the evening.
Dustin Gilding boosts Freebird as Kurt Sorge looks on
Highland Style
Double trouble, Rheeder and Gilding tag team the moto booter
Rain can’t hold a brother down
Big ‘ol back flip tail whip, classic Rheeder steez
…and then it rained
Party in the back
The crew seeks refuge under the Highland porch
Muddy but not deterred… rinse and ready for the HTC
Mike Kent alley-oop
Kent’s flip whips are starting to look pretty buttery
Rainy day entertainment
Climbing to the queue
The usual suspects, left to right, Kyle Jamison, Swiss Chris, Kurt Sorge, T-Mac, Carson Storch, and Mr. Mitch Chubey
Carson practicing his truck into the foam pit
The veteran
… in action
Sorge three whip
Spring Training Mastermind Dave Smutok
Pro biker yes, skater… not so much
Words and images, Ryan Thibault
