In the third episode of Yoann Barelli's trail guide series, he takes a run down the double black diamond trail cheap thrills in Whistler. Accompanied by his trail dog Jaxon, Yoann uses his skills as an EWS racer to give his perspective on the best line choice.
Entertaining and awesome line analysis as always, thanks for putting these together Yoann. Trail recommendations for a descent from the flank after finishing LOTS? Did pura vida last year and loved it. Thanks!!!
This was my first trail in Whistler, it was heavy raining and I was a bit suprised as it started so smooth and then the big rockface in the beginning just poped in front of me...ended in Chromag shop later the guys there assured me it probably wasn´t so cheap in that mud. I love westside trails
Great trail. I just rode that whole area this past weekend, so neat timing on seeing this video. I did a lap of Cheap Thills followed up by Rockwork, Korokova, and Wizards. Probably one of my favourite zones to ride. Usually very little traffic and fantastic views across the valley.
Yoann seems to have nailed how to convey the steepness and sketchiness of the trail to the home audience. I'd watch this any day over the 4K gimballed faux-tan footage so common these days.
So slab newbie question here....when he says "let go of your breaks" when things are steep, does that mean completely? On that kind of granite should you not even feather? Struggled to get traction and hold lines on things like that in squamish last year and not sure if I'm doing it wrong? Should be l be letting go and just letting rip/riding it out a little more?
I would not say completely off the brakes and honestly I've never ridden such a grippy rocks like around Whistler, come to Alps, what's rocky is slippery af, this is like a tarmac
I think he meant completely. That's how i would do it anyway, i've never ridden that trail but i think that rock face is a very bad place to have a wheel slipping.