The nights are getting longer, most sensible animals have gone into hibernation and there's nothing left for mountain bikers to do other than to take to the snow-covered trails and ride. Whether its ski-bashed slopes or deep pow, we've put together our top ten videos on Pinkbike of riders in action on the white stuff to keep you entertained.
10. LA BLANCHELudo May makes carving through deep pow so damn easy.
9. SNOWEEKENDWhat's better than riding on your lonesome in deep pow? Yep, it's riding against your rivals on the slopes! Back in 2013, Châtel hosted its 'Snoweekend' where everything and anything took to the mountains to see who could get down fastest. Looks like a lot of fun.
8. FULL RACE CHAOS AT THE MOUNTAIN OF HELLNot just a bit of chaos but full blown epic chaos from start to finish for the guys in the UR Team. You've got to have the ultimate bike set-up to shred the snow at the top and then the dirt further down. The Mountain of Hell is sure on the Bucket List.
7. WHITE BALANCESo it's pretty cold, everything is covered in snow and you want to ride your bike. Sounds good... but you want to trick everything else too?! Six-times World Trials Champion Marco Hösel does just that in this neat video.
6. FROSTBIKEBrett Tippie takes control of the mic for the coverage of Silver Star's annual FrostBike weekend and Max-grom gets behind the camera to capture all the thrills and spills from the downhill race.
5. WINTER HOT LAPS AT THE FARMAll the snow in France won't stop the Giromagny Enduro Team in this video. The B-roll footage at the end is worth a watch as it goes to show how much effort is involved in filming in tough conditions like these.
4. WINTER TRAILSMatt Hunter cuts some fresh lines in the snow - in the day and night - over in Kamloops.
3. SNOW SHREDDINGRiding in the snow... tick. Riding in the dark in the snow... tick. Max Schumann goes for a night ride and flight in Samerberg, Bavaria.
2. ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SICKYou have to be pretty serious to pull yourself away from the warmth to go out and ride in the freezing cold for hours on end. Matt Hunter grabs his homemade snow-tyres, a few mates and rides his thermal socks off in this classic video.
1. AN ENDINGAdmit it, deep down everyone wants to make a snow riding edit. Unfortunately for everyone, Dan Barham created 'An Ending' which is the ultimate snow-shredit. It features Dylan Sherrard gliding through the snow like some kind of possessed snow-owl on the hunt for tasty trails. Simply sublime.Cover photo:
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I think this should be on the list too: www.pinkbike.com/video/300002
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