Bearclaw Invitational 2011 - Course Preview In Photos

Aug 4, 2011
by Julian Coffey  
Old-school start with an air into skinny bridge...more like old-school crazy this thing is 20ft in the air
Old-school start with an air onto skinny bridge... this thing is 20 feet off the ground.
The drop at the end of the skinny...and remember this is just the start of the Claw course. We think he s trying to scare the dirt jumpers
The drop at the end of the skinny...and remember, this is just the start of the Claw course. We think he's trying to scare the dirt jumpers!
After the skinny you face a drop into a dirt gap with bonar in the background.
Bird's-eye view of the landing from the end of the skinny bridge, this is where the real fun begins as riders head for a massive gap and then the boner log.
First dirt gap before the bonar log.
First dirt gap before the boner log.
Post bone you need to make it to dirt after sailing 30 feet through the air then it s air to dirt hip.
Post bone you need to make it to dirt after sailing 30 feet through the air, then it's air to dirt hip.
The Structure a simple yet effective step up step down. Nice and easy what are you waiting for
The Structure, a simple yet effective step up step down. Nice and easy, what are you waiting for?
The Structure
Another view of the beastly Structure
If you make it onto The Structure then you face a huge roll-off. Front flip or back flip Your call
If you make it onto The Structure, then you face a huge roll-off. Front flip or back flip? Your call!
After The Structure you face a sweet two-pack of dirt jumps.
After The Structure you face a sweet two-pack of jumps.
The final feature a monster dirt quarter pipe tombstone with wood ramp that is currently getting tweaked by Claw and crew.
The final feature, a monster dirt quarter pipe/tombstone with wood ramp.

Stay tuned for video course previews GoPro style, as well as some behind the scenes interviews and more!

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128 Comments
  • 79 1
 That is going to be INSANE!
  • 12 1
 Cant wait for saturday
  • 4 1
 this course is soo rad!
  • 7 21
flag BIGMITCH1 (Aug 4, 2011 at 14:15) (Below Threshold)
 YES THERES A BONAR LOG!!!!jk that course is EPIC!!!!
  • 7 1
 Will there be a rider list up anytime before the contest starts? Nice to see an actual skinny, not a 2 ft. wide one! Looks like a great course!
  • 12 2
 I pulled this fron Claw's site:
Darren Berrecloth
Cameron Mccaul
Tyler Mccaul
Greg Watts
Jamie Goldman
Paul Basagoitia
Andrew Taylor
Mike Montgomery
Cam Zink
Justin Wyper
Jordie Lunn
Sam Pilgrim
Grant Fielder
Kurt Sorge
Geoff Gulevich
Andreu Lacondeguy
Brandon Semenuk
Graham Aggasiz
Alex Pro
Ammir Kabbani
Casey Groves
Kyle Strait
Sam Dueck
Erick Lawrenuk
Sam Reynolds
Mitch Chubey
Yannick Granieri
Martin Soderstrom
Kelly McGarry
Bret Rheeder
Ryan Howard
  • 2 23
flag bryndickerson (Aug 4, 2011 at 15:07) (Below Threshold)
 No kelly?
  • 7 0
 damn, this is gonna be webcast right?
  • 7 0
 3rd from the bottom bro
  • 24 0
 5 bucks says someone will fall off the skinny lol
  • 7 0
 Andrea? I didn't know he had a sister?
  • 5 19
flag damienoates (Aug 4, 2011 at 15:33) (Below Threshold)
 oh a couple of half decent riders there aye.. should be an alright show... probably worth watching if nothing else is on haha..
  • 5 7
 Ah my bad =P, sorry boys.
  • 4 1
 'Looks for pilgrim'... Hmm... 'Goes to comment - Where's pilgrim?!'

Oh wait.. I found him Big Grin
  • 4 1
 I'm surprised the line-up hadn't been changed after Crankworx/Joyride, I think Messere proved he can hang with the big boys.
  • 3 0
 That's why he's in the line-up read the rest of the replies
  • 1 0
 damienoates, what do you mean with worth watching if nothing else is on? i hope you were sarcastic becouse this is the competition all the riders is looking forward to, probably the coolest competition this year!
  • 2 2
 Ten bucks says it's gonna be Andrew falling off the skinny lol
  • 1 0
 go greg watts!!
  • 1 0
 please vote down. its good for you.
  • 2 0
 Where´s my name on that list, man? lol
  • 6 1
 WTF WHERES ANTHONY MESSERE?!?!?!? :O
  • 2 3
 anthonys not invited becuase most off the riders dont like him!! hahahhah i speak the truth
  • 4 0
 Because he beats them ?
  • 1 0
 "Idk, maybe bearclaw was about to get laid in the shag shack at crankworx and messere cockblocked him."

^ That.

Also if you're struggling to find riders on the entry list - just hit CTRL+F (or CMD+F) - saves time on actually reading things!
  • 1 0
 Yea... idk, no messere? whats up with that?
  • 2 0
 He is on the updated list
  • 1 0
 Messere is there. He made the 'rider impressions' video. Should shred pretty hard.
  • 3 0
 Just for all the kids that gave me the neg props up top.....Kelly broke his collarbone in Whistler and wont be riding at the event....
  • 53 0
 Finally a legit Slopestyle course. Not just a bunch of dirt jumps on the side of the hill. Love the start of this thing. Best course of the year.
  • 33 1
 all the features are super sick... but it look like he was shit faced drunk when he built that on off
  • 4 1
 The bracing needs to be replaced by natural looking timber, dont ya think?
  • 5 0
 LOL the bracing on the step up step down is hilarious, it looks like the aftermath of a tornado.
  • 25 0
 If you want big, gnar - goto Chatel If you want a more rocky surface not the best for HT's with line choice - goto Whistler If you want dirt jumps - goto Colorado If you want old school with nice dirt - goto the Claw Invite Different styles in different places keeps the season so fresh and exciting. If you are the best rider, ride them all and do well at them all. I guess that is why the top boys are still at the top on all the courses above.
  • 4 0
 Exactly, a good rider will adapt and be able to milk any course for all it's worth.
  • 3 0
 AT showdown is also dirt jumps
  • 17 1
 This course is like a real life version of that stupid stick drawing bike track game.
  • 7 0
 the stupid stick drawing game is where i make all my ideas before i build them Big Grin
  • 12 0
 hopefully there are enough squirrel catchers to get rid of the half lid, one brake dirt jumpers. redbull joyride proved to be too much for them, and hopefully this course will be too!
  • 17 0
 I think this course is way more evolutionary then the joyride course too. The features are leaning to were Slopestyle should go; Big stunts that give riders Motocross style amplitude with BMX style tricks, all of it set in a Mountain Bike Environment.
  • 2 18
flag andrewgrant (Aug 4, 2011 at 13:22) (Below Threshold)
 seems one 15 year old half-lid one-braker stomped er' pretty good at JoyRide...this course is definitely gnarlier
  • 21 0
 umm he had a fully, full face helmet and two brakes.
  • 4 16
flag Chooched (Aug 4, 2011 at 14:15) (Below Threshold)
 you dont get it, the point is that he is a BMXer
  • 13 2
 He "was" a bmx'er
  • 33 1
 Maybe some people are forgetting, the claw was a bmx'er at one point too.
  • 8 1
 Pilgrim still scooters... That doesnt mean anything...
  • 2 0
 Im trying to say don't rip on bmx, cause a lot of good riders come from bmx. Simmons, Gracia, etc etc EDIT neg prop was supposed to be positive
  • 2 0
 And I was trying to say that you can do other things other than mountain biking lol
  • 1 0
 lol whoops
  • 12 0
 This'll have the dirt jumpers shakin' in the knees! Definitely a course for a true freerider!
  • 8 0
 It's rad how it's in the woods secluded, and not in the muddle of a bike park. Gives it an organic feel..
  • 3 4
 It still is in the middle of a bike park? You can see one of the runs in one of the pics. And the chairlift.
  • 1 0
 It's pretty much right splat in the middle of the bike park, between the Hawk and Green chairlifts I think. It's cool that it'll be there for future comps, although it'll most likely be closed off to the majority of the local rippers
  • 1 0
 that's why Chatel is so good... But my mate broke his leg :/
  • 7 0
 To bad Anthony Messere is not on the list.
  • 7 0
 he would frontflip that drop!
  • 13 0
 Hes a last minute addition to the riders list. I shot photos with him last night and he told me he was riding in the event
  • 4 0
 Nice. It's crazy what that kid can do.
  • 7 0
 I think I just **** myself
  • 7 1
 This course is so fine its giving ME a bonar log
  • 6 0
 its sucks so bad it isnt going to be live streamed......
  • 1 0
 This is one thing that "slopestyle" has been missing. Some comps are just a step down into 3 straight dj's, which is fine and all but its nice to see that claws taking it back to its roots. This is the stuff that got me into riding in the first place.
  • 3 1
 i got no artistic talentATALL jus got bored lol but here is the course made on freerider basic layout of berclaw 2011 just i did forget the step down before boner board
canvasrider.com/tracks/831148
  • 1 0
 Nice job buddy.
  • 1 0
 Ha, I just did a sick run on it. Backflip onto first platform, than ridiculous amounts of frontflips, 360s and even a double backflip. Hoping someone can replicate it in real life this weekend.
  • 5 0
 The kids of the guys who built that must have amazing tree houses.
  • 1 0
 Does anyone else think that the big step up/step down looks just veryyy sketchy. its like tonssss of 2x6's just nailed together Razz

It looks just a little worrysome to me Smile but eh. what do i know Smile i ride dh
  • 3 0
 Cannot wait to see what people do on this, it's a real deal course, nothing perfectly sculpted and manicured about this!
  • 3 0
 Can someone please tell me if it will stream LIVE!!!!!!!!!
  • 2 5
 nope.
  • 1 0
 r u positive?
  • 19 4
 HIV positive
  • 1 0
 Oh what!? It is!
  • 1 0
 Why not? I want to see the gnar in live form!!
  • 2 0
 Ouch! Falling off the start would be abit of a bummer Razz
But nice how they've used wood for most of it and all Smile
  • 3 1
 This looks so awesome and scary! I would not try this, I would kill my self! Big Grin
  • 4 1
 Nice blend of old school new school. I like it.
  • 1 0
 I agree.
  • 2 0
 I bet Gullevich will do well on this, it's probably what he rides on a daily basis in north van
  • 2 0
 Oh my god. That is beautiful
  • 1 0
 Ohh si! muy buenas fotos! viendo estas fotos me dan ganas de probar este bikepark
  • 1 0
 this is going to be one amazing comp, soo bummed that its not streaming live Frown
  • 2 0
 better and gnarlier course then crankworx
  • 2 0
 awesome!!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 nice
  • 1 0
 the step up looks just a little sketchy hahaha
  • 1 0
 @dhbeano
you just might be retarded
  • 1 0
 haha that ladder looks super gnarly.
  • 1 0
 s anthony going to ride it
  • 1 0
 so sweet. gonna be a great competition.
  • 2 0
 best course ever!
  • 1 0
 Best ever. So much variety.
  • 1 0
 Stoked to see what goes down.
  • 2 0
 pojebało ???
  • 1 0
 OH. MY. GOD! Big Grin Thats looks so fun!! cant wait
  • 1 0
 Insane , killer course for the real freeriders ! Big Grin
  • 1 0
 sick!!!!!!!! he just designed it!
  • 1 0
 The weather is looking great for the weekend. cya there Wink
  • 1 0
 will this comp be live on pb??
  • 1 0
 This is what the evolution of our riding should be.
  • 1 0
 looks freakin nuts!! that skinny looks so scary :O
  • 1 0
 Awesome build. One of the best courses I've seen this year!!
  • 1 0
 such a sick looking course
  • 1 0
 LETS GO RIDERS ! let the vag attack
  • 1 0
 Circuit very crazy !!!
  • 1 0
 can't wait!
  • 1 0
 AWESOME right there..
  • 1 0
 nuts
  • 1 0
 LOL @ bonar log. xD
  • 1 0
 Soo stoked!
  • 1 0
 sooo sweet!
  • 1 0
 love it
  • 1 0
 Just wow!
  • 1 0
 i love the island!
  • 1 0
 I can't wait.
  • 1 0
 That is a lot of wood
  • 1 0
 Dam that steezey!
  • 1 0
 Bonar?
  • 1 0
 i put my bucks to Zink
  • 1 1
 i am scared
  • 1 0
 Oh wah buddy,whats your house made of? unless you live in a dirt hut stfu...
  • 1 0
 the course is so sick....dude once ya drop off you better be wearing your big boy pants or book an ambulance
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