Les 2 Alpes Top Moments, as Seen by the Crankworx Photographer

With the glacier in Les 2 Alpes melting away under an unusually hot summer sun, Crankworx Les 2 Alpes descends on the French Alps.

Dust would become a major part of the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes story as the riders and spectators got caught in a coating of baby powder-fine pow, riders washing out corners and deliver brown showers all the way down the mountain.

brett rheeder Photo by clint trahan crankworx Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Brett Rheeder, owner of first run at the Triple Crown of Slopestyle, arrives on site, throwing down a few practice runs and scoping the long Les 2 Alpes Slopestyle course from the base of the hill Friday night.

Bryn Dickerson of New Zealannd at the Official European Whip-Off Championship at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France. Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Bryn Dickerson, of New Zealand, shows the crowd how it's done in an Official European Whip-Off Championships filled to capacity. Competing against 150 participants, Bernardo Cruz goes on to win, with the Official World Whip-Off Champion, Finn Iles, in second.

Bernardo Cruz of Brazil whips his way to top spot at the Official European Whip-off Championship at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Brazilian Bernardo Cruz lays it sideways in the Official European Whip-off Championships, a shining moment of steeze in the fading light of the first day of Crankworx Les 2 Alpes.

Jackson Goldstone of Canada at the Official European Whip-Off Championship at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France. Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Straight out of Squamish, B.C., 10-year-old Jackson Goldstone earns himself a Most Amplitude Award in the Official European Whip-Off Championship; he is the youngest competitor to ever grace a Crankworx whip-off.

Julien Lukie 27 of france takes a spill at Les 2 Alpes Pump Track Challenge Presented by Rockshox during Crankworx. Photo by clint trahan crankworx

French BMX rider Julien Lukie takes a spill ing Les 2 Alpes Pump Track Challenge presented by RockShox.

Anneke Beerten 301 of the Netherlands and Anne Caro Chausson 304 of France at the Les Deux Alpes Pump Track Challenge Presented by Rockshox during Crankworx Photo by clint trahan crankworx

The Team World captain, Anneke Beerten, of the Netherlands, waits with French enduro star Anne Caroline Chausson to find out which of them would be named the winner of the Les 2 Alpes Pump Track Challenge presented by RockShox.

Anneke Beerten of the Netherlands at Les 2 Alpes Pump Track Challenge Presented by Rockshox during Crankworx. Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Anneke Beerten, of the Netherlands, learns she will take second in the pump track, after the timing equipment is checked to break her tie with A.C.C. by milliseconds.

Brett Rheeder of Canada on the Slopestyle course at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Brett Rheeder seizes his moment on the longest slopestyle course of the Crankworx World Tour, sets aside the nerves of a half-hour wind delay, and delivers the kind of run no one can touch.

The Triple Crown of Slopestyle lives in the aeronautic artistry of one man, Mount Albert, Ontario's Brett Rheeder, who captures the second slopestyle win of the Crankworx World Tour to keep the dream of a $75,000 prize pot alive.

Louis Reboul of France on the Slopestyle course at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France Photo by clint trahan crankworx

One of the key crowd pleasers for France, Louis Reboul embodies the je ne sais quoi of freeride, kicking up dust as he rockets to the moon on the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Slopestyle.

Sam Reynolds of Great Britain loses his grip in mid air above the Slopestyle course at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Great Britain's Sam Reynolds loses his grip mid-air above the slopestyle course at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes, in France.

Brandon Semenuk of Canada on the Slopestyle course at Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Canadian Brandon Semenuk, gravity mountain biking's most decorated rider, hangs his head in defeat in the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Slopestyle.

Myriam Nicole 106 at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Downhill presented by iXS Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Setting aside her recent collarbone break, Myriam Nicole lays it on the line in the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Downhill presented by iXS - European Downhill Cup and comes up the winner in a second hair's breath time differential for the women at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes.

Loic Bruni 1 at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Downhill presented by iXS Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Loic Bruni, Team Captain for France in the Crankworx France versus The World friendly challenge, shows the world how it's done, pinning it in the downhill for a four-second lead over his nearest competitor.

Bernard Kerr of Great Britain at DSS Crankworx Les Deux Alpes in France. Photo by clint trahan crankworx

Bernard Kerr, of Great Britain, secures the D.S.&S. win, his first time topping the podium at a Crankworx festival, but likely not his last; he is currently in the running to be named the first King of the Crankworx World Tour, in a neck-and-neck battle with Adrien Loron, of France, for the title.

Photo by Clint Trahan - Official Crankworx Photographer.

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Lornholio (Jul 13, 2015 at 7:40)

Holy photo-tilt Batman.

harrybel (Jul 13, 2015 at 11:36)

Who tilited the first photo 45 degrees? ;-)

kmayHD (Jul 13, 2015 at 22:51)

The Rheeder-bot is progressing nicely. Its and upgraded version of the Semenuk-bot, only it was designed to exhibit emotion and personality functions.

Bennnnnnnybike (Jul 13, 2015 at 7:30)

Gotta love the photo of Sam Reynolds

WAKIdesigns (Jul 13, 2015 at 10:48)

Oh no the glacier is melting away, save the planet, stop buying carbon bikes!