Highland Mountain FMB Spring Training - Day 2 Photos

Day two of the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour Spring Training brought more familiar faces to the 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

Mike Kent pops off another buttery flip whip

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

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briceps (Jun 14, 2013 at 10:41)

That blonde girl under the porch is straight wifey material.

RatHunter83 (Jun 14, 2013 at 11:02)

Looks like she's not wearing any pants! Ill keep an eye out next time I'm up there.

Icculus19425 (Jun 14, 2013 at 13:02)

She was not wearing any pants...kangfirmed

mitzkal (Jun 14, 2013 at 18:26)

PAWG!

ReilShiftMedia (Jun 14, 2013 at 20:36)

I scrolled down after seeing that picture just to read the pervert comments.

dirtman04 (Jun 14, 2013 at 23:17)

the man in picture 7 needs to be arrested

mlr428 (Jun 16, 2013 at 5:32)

That was Lauren Daney

barreau57 (Jun 14, 2013 at 11:36)

Gilding just stylish as all ways!

Weezy78 (Jun 14, 2013 at 10:39)

Nice Haircut Dude ! Its a Classic

bikeaddict123 (Jun 14, 2013 at 14:31)

that is one of the grimmest mullets i have ever seen

Joebohobo FL (Jun 14, 2013 at 11:22)

Pretty sick place, last picture looks like the guy in the bottom right is being hanged/hung

VPS13 (Jun 14, 2013 at 13:53)

Joe Dirt would be seriously jealous of that mullet

frankenstein3 (Jun 14, 2013 at 18:39)

wow. just wow. i mean, who still rocks a mullet?

RatHunter83 (Jun 14, 2013 at 11:00)

Glad to see Chase made it.

Icculus19425 (Jun 14, 2013 at 13:05)

Sorge whipping a Giant Trance?

Joelrider (Jun 14, 2013 at 17:07)

Ya, I think so. I don´' know why he uses it in a indor, surely he is training with that bike bike he will use it in the contest but I think a stp is lightier to use in a indor, and the STP is a lot light.

RitzKrakerz13 (Jun 14, 2013 at 14:33)

I wish there was some pictures of Rheeder

live2bikebike2live (Jun 14, 2013 at 14:45)

what cam does rheeder have

bikerofestacada (Jun 14, 2013 at 16:18)

Sony action cam

live2bikebike2live (Jun 16, 2013 at 9:41)

thanks

live2bikebike2live (Jun 16, 2013 at 9:43)

i want mitch chubeys bike on pic 14