Winter Heli-Biking With Matt Hunter - Video

Dec 27, 2017
by Pinkbike Staff  

Watch Matt Hunter, Matty Miles, and the rest of the gang lay some first tracks on the snowy slopes of BC, Canada aboard the Demo 8.

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84 Comments
  • 43 4
 Just imagine how big they laugh when they are crashed on snow. So pump today after saw this video
  • 14 81
flag pinnityafairy (Dec 28, 2017 at 7:25) (Below Threshold)
 I'll take my bicycle scuba diving with me next time. See how much you like that. I can crash under the water and laugh about it. Cool story bro
  • 4 2
 A front fender would have been beneficial.
  • 1 1
 @danrowe: wouldn't..think about the mass of the snow(not like mud)...its ok without to have more clearence
  • 2 1
 @taifi: watch the snow roost off the front wheel and directly into their full face helmets! That's what I am referring to. :~>
  • 1 3
 @danrowe: yup, i see, my point was that with a fender upfront the quantity of snow blasted by the wheel has to go somewhere not to stop the front wheel
  • 14 6
 @properp: Dicks like you ruin this website.
  • 5 17
flag pinnityafairy (Dec 29, 2017 at 5:18) (Below Threshold)
 @MtbPanda: go ride your e road bike
  • 4 10
flag pinnityafairy (Dec 30, 2017 at 7:30) (Below Threshold)
 @MtbPanda: So if my opinion doses not agree with yours I have ruined the(website) internet? That's has to be the smartest post I have ever seen on here.
Next time I have a opinion I will run it by you first as not to post a bad one. I sure don't want to be responsible for ruining the whole interned. I sure hope I can sleep now.
  • 2 2
 @properp: don't give them any ideas haha
  • 2 1
 @properp: Cool Story Bro, I wasn't responding to your opinion, you didn't even state one, I was responding to your pointless comment being a dick to someone for no reason, you know the one were you have -60 props?
  • 23 0
 Thank you Specialized for making a bike advertisement less like one and more like a bunch of guys just having fun on bikes.
  • 5 2
 Snow heli-biking is the next e-biking, except even dumber.
  • 20 1
 Just saying. If you try snow riding, you're probably going to spend 90% of the time riding like at 1:30.
  • 7 0
 That segment totally cracked me up. Glad they posted some fails.
  • 2 0
 Thought that was Art for a second!
  • 2 0
 Wish they had included a POV from the 2nd riders perspective of the double otb... you know in the out takes after the credits or something.
  • 1 0
 Went riding in the snow today, can confirm.
  • 24 8
 When will someone finally stick some 5 inch rubber on a downhill bike and then go heli skiing with it?
  • 3 2
 don't know why this was downvoted.
  • 2 1
 Santa Cruz V10! Smile
  • 31 18
 Get a snowboard
  • 7 13
flag preach (Dec 27, 2017 at 16:29) (Below Threshold)
 No doubt.... it’s like someone saying “look this ski boat can totally tow me through the wake park on my bike”
  • 6 15
flag pinnityafairy (Dec 27, 2017 at 16:42) (Below Threshold)
 You beat me to it
  • 10 0
 @properp: all good ... pinkbike commenters would upvote someone scuba diving w a Mtn bike and be like “yaaaaahhhh real mtn biking”
  • 3 1
 Exactly. What a waste of jet a.
  • 7 1
 Lets see...Specialized said to Matty H. "Listen, we're gonna pay you to take a helo ride to the top of a virgin hill, and ride an S-Works D8 down several times.
Whadaya think?"
Nah, gimme a snowboard
  • 4 0
 I can’t work out which is more futile, this or sandboarding!
  • 4 11
flag pinnityafairy (Dec 28, 2017 at 7:22) (Below Threshold)
 @preach: PB site is full HATERS. If they don't like your opinion you're a total f****** idiot. Welcome to PB. Lol.
  • 13 3
 Silvia memories...always stoked to see M Hunter's videos!
  • 1 0
 Silviaaaaa
those videos got me through some rough and lonely winters back then
www.pinkbike.com/video/250332
www.pinkbike.com/video/361654

I still lurk the channel, hopefuly waiting for new edits. Posted something new after years of silence at the beggining of 2017...
Miss you Silvia
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  • 9 0
 'On the demo 8' Aggy riding his salmon operator in open defiance of god.
  • 8 1
 Timed it great boys! And some Frazey tunes to boot.
  • 1 0
 Frazey is the name of the artist? What's the song called? I loved it.
  • 3 0
 @kelpaso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GwAE1UatCg

Frazey Ford "September Fields"
  • 6 0
 That looked like fun, but also thought it would be more fun aboard the arbor
  • 3 0
 You mean a Never Summer. Arbor boards do look cool though, as wall art.
  • 1 0
 @Boardlife69: Yeah, but Never Summer doesn't sound like a something, a mountain biker would like
  • 8 1
 Can't wait for the ebike version of this video where they go up.
  • 4 6
 If you have something that flies and Common Sense you fly your bicycle to somewhere where it's warm and ride. Who takes flight to dump their bike off in knee-deep snow? Idiocracy
  • 5 2
 @properp: @properp: It's called 'fun'. Maybe partake in some of that once in a while and you wouldn't be such a f*cking killjoy sat at the internet all day
  • 2 3
 @TombPhoto: I definitely took a snowboard and looked back and laughed. Cya!
  • 1 0
 @properp: "I know shit is getting bad we are running out of French fries and burrito coverings"
  • 5 0
 Damn, and here I thought Canadians just listened to Rush on repeat. Good tune.
  • 8 2
 Looks like a fun Session. Gettin old huh!
  • 1 0
 Looks like a Session, ????
  • 7 1
 Forget the skis. This would make much more sense on a fattie.
  • 7 2
 But I want to ski it too!
  • 6 1
 Don't give the Demo 8 all the credit! I spy a Kona at 1:20! @konaworld
  • 4 3
 This promotion is probably mostly aimed at people who do not have a lot of experience combining bikes and snow. The window where you could actually ride a dh bike on powder snow would be so limited that it would mostly just be frustrating. A fatbike gives more flotation and would widen the window some but still the combination of slope and depth of snow would be pretty narrow. (you would need a very steep slope, a limited amount of snow and professional level skills to stay up even for a short time - or not a lot of snow at all - it would probably be pretty fun on the right terrain if there wasn't enough snow to ski yet) In any substantial amount of snow skis or a board would make way more sense except as advertising.
  • 1 0
 Looks like these guys are having far too much fun to be concerned with whether or not the PB critics approve, think it’s feasible, think they should have brought fat-bikes, skis, snowboards or that the grade of the mountain and consistency of the snow was conducive to riding a bike in it effectively.
  • 5 1
 Everyone in send mode? ;-)
  • 3 0
 Sick edit !! Well done lads. Great inspiration for the boards or your wheels - get outside and make some noise. Thank you.
  • 2 0
 What the hell are some of you complaining about? Some guys having fun on bikes? I don't understand. Live and let live. More power to anyone having fun while doing no harm.
  • 3 0
 Two wheel drifts and that roost. Awesome Video!
  • 1 0
 So rad! Met Matty once at coast gravity. He, Hunter, and all those boys are so nice and such shredders. Ride on boys, another dope vid!
  • 2 1
 Well once again the pinkbike hater brigade strikes! Great edit, It make me want to go have fun instead of going to work. Crushing pow on anything is fun. DIE WHINEY TROLLS!
  • 2 0
 Fun music with what seemed like a fun time. Matt’s l a nature adventure architect.
  • 2 0
 If they try a snowscoot maybe they will find out how much more fun on the snow it is compared to a normal DH bike.
  • 6 3
 That was neat
  • 1 1
 Whenever I see biking in snow I am getting same feeling as when I see skiing on dirt... Smile )))
BTW, where are your ABS, probes and beacons?
  • 2 0
 Aaaaand this is why high end bikes cost the same as motorcycles.
  • 2 0
 I think it is time to include a snowy race in the Downhill circuit.
  • 1 0
 2:23...someone's vibrating...
  • 1 0
 Does anybody notice that shotgun in the tent? At 02:59
  • 1 0
 Those are cool fat bikes, lol, DH for everything!!!
  • 7 6
 nice job specialized
  • 2 2
 not really... they should chose fatties...
  • 1 1
 Wanna see Demo 8 6 Fattie
  • 1 0
 all BC boys.
  • 1 0
 Song ?
  • 2 0
 Song is September Fields by Frazey Ford
  • 4 4
 What a waste of perfectly good pow.
  • 1 0
 aggy not even mentioned
  • 4 5
 Do you think any of these guys are worried about trump ?
  • 2 4
 Might as well ride in the pool too. Geez
  • 1 4
 Still waiting to see them hit an c x games slopestylencourae
  • 2 5
 Heli-bike does not belong to MTB #globalwarming # maketheplanetgreatzgain
  • 3 0
 Tu as raison mais tu vas te manger des dislikes de tous les ricains et canadiens dans les parages
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