Video: Galbraith Winters With Jill Kintner, Katie Holden and Company

Jan 7, 2013 at 19:41
by Jasper Wesselman
 

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Winter. With few events, races, contests, and riding for that matter, mountain biking falls into a brief period of stagnation. With that, I had amassed a hunger to work on a new edit and particularly one with some new athletes. I contacted Jill Kintner and we began planning!

I needed the edit to qualify for a local contest put on by a Northwest based advocacy organization, the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. The only requirement was to be filmed on legal, Washington state trails. Jill came up with the excellent suggestion of Mt. Galbraith located on the outskirts of Bellingham. At the last minute I made the drive up and met with her and her close friend and fellow rider Katie Holden. We then continued on and at the trails met up with local Galbraith riders Jessica Serdowich and Tyler Earnheart. At the end of the day everyone was stoked and we came up with a great edit for everyone.

Chilling on one of the Galbraith s many access Roads.
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81 Comments

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flag Duthiesmyhome (Jan 7, 2013 at 20:18)
 legal, haha
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 22:06)
 Well this is as good as legal comes Yansma!
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:12)
 Looks like it was mostly shot on SST and Evo, so yeah, it's legal.
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flag davidwood (Jan 9, 2013 at 11:43)
 Technically it's SST & Golden Spike
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flag reverend (Jan 10, 2013 at 22:00)
 Who can tell? Trails names on Galbraith seem to change every couple of years, and with each new batch of riders. Seems that the Ridge is about the only one that has retained its original name in the 22+ years I've been riding up there. Regardless, I do love a good romp down SST and whatever comes after it. Bit harshed on after the dry summer, but a price performer as always. Nice edit.
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flag reverend (Jan 15, 2013 at 22:04)
 Showed this to my daughter... now we have the Of Monsters and Men album. I think I'll be able to get her back up on the trail soon as a result of both video and song.
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flag johnpierro13 (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:26)
 Sounds to me like they were using avid elixrs Razz
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:31)
 Jill was using XTR's but I believe there were new pads in there which would have done the trick.. But I know what you mean being a former elixir user.. My god those are loud. I have moved on to the new saints.
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flag Chaindriven (Jan 8, 2013 at 21:45)
 Hahaha aint that the truth. Saints... Ooooooooh nice.
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 22:05)
 I just recently purchased a fully "sainted" 2013 TR450 in that blue and black colorway... Needless to say it has lead to a lot of solid sessions in the bed...
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flag PHeller (Jan 10, 2013 at 6:50)
 I was actually going to mention something about the brakes. When I'm out riding, squealing brakes can totally ruin a ride, especially if I'm by myself and its a beautiful quiet day. Are squealing brakes a product of the pad, or more just brake design?
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 10, 2013 at 11:11)
 Pads usually. New pads tend to squeal as they break in or if the pads are wet they squeal until they are dry.
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flag uglyguy (Jan 9, 2013 at 5:39)
 Smoking pot on this trail is legal.
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flag rattpoison (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:16)
 SST! My favorite on Galbraith!(or almost anywhere)
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:13)
 Me too!
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flag raybonez1 (Jan 9, 2013 at 17:17)
 Heading up on Sunday, Dan.
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flag drop20 (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:37)
 Dude! They came local! I am so stoked to see Galbraith getting the PR that it deserves! I only wish that i could have been up there with them shreddin Big Grin
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flag vatosteve Plus (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:56)
 Walking up the hill at Galbi is like walking your skate board to the skate park. But nice riding down the hill and great edit.
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:14)
 ABSOLUTELY. That's my main gripe at Galby - the scores of kids in the mallrat uniforms, pushing DH sleds up the doubletrack. *Everything* is rideable there! Come on!
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flag C-Flash29er (Jan 9, 2013 at 14:43)
 Shred up and down the hill, come on!
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flag vatosteve Plus (Jan 9, 2013 at 17:37)
 I ride a bullit and there isn't a trail on galbi I don't ride up or down, I see those kids all the time and think what are they tired from to many video games?
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flag Freerideguy14 (Jan 10, 2013 at 18:58)
 I used to ride up on my Scratch, but after my demo it's honestly not worth it. My demo is a pain to ride up. I've got a six speed set-up and barely have a gear to pedal up. Why I have a demo and ride galbraith? Well I bought my demo knowing I ride mainly in shuttle areas with friends. Honestly, i'd love to have a second all mountain bike, but that isn't going to happen for a while sadly. And quite frankly, I love some of the galby trails even on my demo, sadly it's my only bike. And especially on days when none of my buds want to or can ride, galby is my only option, and not a bad option. I do try and pedal...but doesn't work out well Frown
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flag reverend (Jan 10, 2013 at 22:12)
 ... my biggest pet peeve is people calling Galbraith something that seems shorter or informal. Both words are two syllables, and while there are more phonemes in the formal name, I'll always prefer it.

As for walking up, true there is little on the hill that one cannot pedal up. These riders were, I assume, sessioning sections of SST and the shots of them pushing, were them getting back up to ride it again. SST is, as locals know, a directional trail. Nobody rides up it. (Ok, I recognize that there might be some who ride up, but that's asking for trouble, and messing with the flow of someone who's already put in the work to get up there.) These riders probably rode to the trailhead as many of us do.
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 10, 2013 at 22:13)
 @reverend you have it right... I shot the walking shots as the riders were sessioning.
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flag Shuey (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:03)
 Awesome video with a really good song. Anyone else notice that this song sounds eerily similar to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes's Home?
  • + 2
flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:12)
 A lil bit!
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flag PNWFreedom (Jan 8, 2013 at 22:31)
 I thought it was that song, but I've never heard the intro
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flag dickturd-jnr94 (Jan 9, 2013 at 1:02)
 The song is: Of Monsters And Men - Dirty Paws
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flag fergusor000 (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:20)
 great to see Galbraith on the home page
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flag magnetmedia (Jan 8, 2013 at 21:29)
 Great edit and super flow riding! This video has inspired me to ride there! Fortunately I am only an hour away! Bought my map from the WMBC site and can't wait to check it out!
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flag dhkitten (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:45)
 Nice one Jasper and the PNW Crew!!
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:53)
 Thanks KSweet!
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flag caryandreg (Jan 10, 2013 at 6:06)
 Galby is good, so much great stuff in the Ham. Trim and the crew do a nice job on that trail, takes a shit ton of time to build/maintain something like that. Big props to the WMBC and the trail builders in Whatcom County!
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:18)
 Great edit - I don't recall ever seeing a legit video of SST. This was awesome. I saw some stills on Katie's i-gram feed and I'm glad I caught this. Now time to fill the tank and head back to Galby.
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flag Flyxaos (Jan 9, 2013 at 12:46)
 Cool edit, fun trails for sure. Here is a "legit" edit, search here for "Trevor Parson: All Style" The first half of the vid is the same trails.
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flag NastyCanasta (Jan 9, 2013 at 8:27)
 I lived for years about a block away from the entrance to Galbraith...now it's a freakin 3-hour drive. You never know what you had until it's gone...
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 9, 2013 at 8:36)
 Oh I know what its like.. I am 2 hours south!
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flag reverend (Jan 15, 2013 at 22:00)
 @nasty, it is not gone, you are. Bummer for sure, but it will wait for your return!
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flag Liberty555 (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:36)
 There was no credit to the music... who was it and what was it called? Awesome edit.
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flag Liberty555 (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:40)
 Thanks to google...

Of Monsters & Men - Dirty Paws
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flag JesseMelamed (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:45)
 Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men
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flag BIGD11 (Jan 8, 2013 at 19:39)
 Great song for that edit!
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flag blackdawg (Jan 8, 2013 at 22:35)
 Wish I could rip sst half as hard as these four. Great vid. Way to rep Galby
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flag RpedalNgoGOGO (Jan 10, 2013 at 16:25)
 good god that is a beautiful video. i gotta hit up that forest over there on the other side of the US sometime
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flag reverend (Jan 10, 2013 at 22:18)
 Watch out. Several others from NC have ridden here and never left! Locals with a twang.
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flag RpedalNgoGOGO (Jan 15, 2013 at 13:52)
 well... haha
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flag VanillaBean (Jan 8, 2013 at 23:21)
 Does anyone know what song that is? I love it! Great riding - makes me want to hit the trails!
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flag DuthieRider (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:58)
 NW=Canada without the snow
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flag Bikeordie1 (Jan 9, 2013 at 7:12)
 Replaced with months of rain 24/7. But hey, trying to manual down half of galby to avoid standing water improves ones skills Smile
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:16)
 Agreed, @bikeordie1. It pays off in the summer months!
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flag Duthiesmyhome (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:42)
 Jasper! Front page again! Its like ur a professional or something
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flag cascadiacollective (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:43)
 Smile
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flag drop20 (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:38)
 a banger edit by the way! You guys know how to rip!
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flag Tanner751 (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:20)
 Rode there this summer, it was great!
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flag mtnryder56 (Jan 8, 2013 at 21:29)
 Great edit. Love the fast trail riding shots.
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flag omtimasprime (Jan 9, 2013 at 17:19)
 those trails look pretty sweet
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flag AuburnBikeCompany Plus (Jan 9, 2013 at 21:58)
 I love the muud! Especially flowy jumps in the muud
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flag MOLDTRUTH (Jan 12, 2013 at 20:34)
 Friends dont let friends wear open face helmets!!!
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flag Jammins (Jan 10, 2013 at 14:33)
 girl. red jacket......... Ripper!
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flag reverend (Jan 11, 2013 at 23:31)
 Yes, she can ride. www.pinkbike.com/photo/8247055 ...and if I'm not mistaken, the flag on her left sleeve represents the fact that she's the US National Champion.
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flag baftijari (Jan 8, 2013 at 18:23)
 great job girls Smile nice video!
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flag Worm-Burner (Jan 9, 2013 at 14:32)
 Gorgeous video and lovely song...and Jill Kintner, you're a top sheila!
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flag c4mtb (Jan 9, 2013 at 17:55)
 such beautiful and fluid riding.
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flag chumba17 (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:12)
 Which 2 girls are in the front? They rip way harder
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flag chumba17 (Jan 8, 2013 at 20:14)
 Dumb question after readjng the article haha
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flag parisgore Plus (Jan 8, 2013 at 21:21)
 Katie Holden rips hard, she was in #3. They were pretty much hitting everything blind for the camera.
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flag Luke-VTT (Jan 9, 2013 at 0:16)
 Trail looks nice as does the riding. Great!
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flag jamielee1 (Jan 8, 2013 at 23:52)
 Winter? We have wetter summers. That was awesome.
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flag pigman65 (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:56)
 Ahh, the standard UK gripe ! You beat me to it ,lol !
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flag reverend (Jan 10, 2013 at 22:24)
 Go figure, the PNW, BC and GBR sit on the Eastern edge of oceans in the Northern Hemisphere whose currents run clockwise and the jet stream brings weather off those chilly waters working down from the arctic. Makes some sense that their climates are somewhat similar.
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flag spiritofthewolf (Jan 7, 2013 at 19:45)
 NW Rippers
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flag FLY21 (Jan 9, 2013 at 7:39)
 This video, is my dream
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flag Lixchen123 (Jan 9, 2013 at 1:32)
 Jill looks really fast!!!
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:17)
 No doubt - it's cool to see her ripping the fast lines. Having ridden there a lot, it's revealing to me how much quicker she is than the average rider.
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flag mark4 (Jan 9, 2013 at 3:55)
 sick video to wake up to
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flag ingridbrasil (Jan 9, 2013 at 5:14)
 Awesome video!!!
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flag winterdude80 (Jan 9, 2013 at 5:13)
 These girls can rip it
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flag trimakas (Jan 12, 2013 at 7:21)
 And guy. Tyler shreds!
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flag conv3rt (Jan 12, 2013 at 21:06)
 I was going to say "hey blue jacket. Get out of Jill's way." But he shreds it hard so...
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flag CatRider (Jan 9, 2013 at 10:50)
 nice video!
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flag vw4ever (Jan 9, 2013 at 22:22)
 Very cool!
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