Video: Gee Atherton Rides Moab's Portal Trail

Dec 22, 2022 at 8:33
by Ed Spratt  

bigquotesOn board with Double World Champion Gee Atherton and Insta360 as he takes his Atherton Bikes AM.150 down the infamous Portal Trail in Moab.

The Portal Trail couldn’t be more different from Gee’s usual trail rides in the Dyfi but the AM.150 took everything in its stride. In places the trail is super-exposed, with a cliff immediately to the left of the trail plunging hundreds of feet, it’s narrow, it’s rocky, there’s dust everywhere and there is absolutely no room for mistakes.— The Athertons


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156 Comments

  • 70 1
 The portal trail is a classic for sure but the risky sections are really not worth riding. Those sections are not particularly interesting, they're just a couple of techy spots where a pedal strike results in instant death.
  • 14 15
 I believe some riders show up to ride that trail and die. Every year.
You can see those “oh shit” moments in this video.
Moab has a way of stalling you in place. In the case of this trail, hope you err to the uphill side!
  • 31 5
 @Untgrad: "I believe some riders show up to ride that trail and die. Every year" LOL that's not true at all.
  • 4 0
 Agreed, but when you have a GoPro strapped to your chest, it changes everything.
  • 4 0
 @scott-townes:
Might have been before the red signs flagged it. Back in the day. Hope I’m wrong. Hope it’s a big LOL!
  • 43 0
 @scott-townes: speak for yourself I die there every year
  • 94 0
 Oh please, you wouldn't die instantly from one little mistake, you'd free fall for about 10 seconds then you'd die.
  • 43 65
flag Monkeyass (Dec 29, 2022 at 6:51) (Below Threshold)
 But it’s American, would baby jesus not save you?
  • 33 2
 @Untgrad: People have died there, more likely will, though annually may be an exaggeration. I once pedal struck one of the numerous awkward ledge-level changes on Porcupine Rim, it sent me off the trail level ledge down about six to seven feet to within a few feet of the major drop into the Colorado River below. A painful adrenaline rush ensued after realizing I wasn't going over, meaning so much adrenaline it was biting tingling and instant nausea. Whew! At the time I had two children, now with four, and it forced me to rethink riding trails like Portal et al in Moab. I'm over it.
  • 2 2
 @psyfi:
Yeah, I guess there is some rumor involved. I’ve spent many a week riding/camping Moab. Portal is a legend in Durango, so the truth was probably stretched.
I’ve never come so close to dying on a bicycle as I have in Moab! Multiple times..
I got into a high speed bar swap on a sloping DH on Slickrock Trail. Thought it would be ugly, until I got to the bottom and realized I was about to do a 60mph cartwheel.
Didn’t start as a cliff, but it did end as one!
  • 8 0
 @Monkeyass:
If you’re going Ricky Bobby here, then I’d say there’s a better chance Tom Cruise would do a fly by and catch you just before you hit the ground..
  • 34 5
 Yeah honestly I kinda wish Gee hadn’t posted this. Seems likely to make more people think that riding all of Portal is a cool objective for their Insta feed, which seems likely to cause accidents. The location and views are what make Portal cool, and they’re best appreciated while NOT riding those sections.
  • 14 1
 @Drew-O:
Maybe I’m just getting old, but I’m 100% down with your statement here…
  • 4 1
 @Drew-O: It's really the only way down if you ride Mag 7.
  • 12 0
 atherton decides last years falling off a cliff was too sedate attempts new .....
  • 3 0
 @Compositepro:
LOL! That was my first thought!
  • 23 1
 I don't get the fascination with dangerous exposed trails.
  • 7 0
 @Drew-O: I don’t know. Gee’s “oh shit” moment doesn’t exactly make me want to ride it. In fact, the more I see footage of this trail, the more I’m like, “Forget it. I’ll stick to Ahab, Porcupine Rim, and whatever else.”
  • 8 6
 @TheR:
For terrain alone, Moab is the best in the country.
Bombing sand pits on Slickrock Trail is badass! Climbing crazy steep slickrock is nuts.. If you ever thought you could climb straight up a Mtn if you only had the traction, go to Moab! And it’s the most beautiful desert in the US.
  • 2 8
flag OnTheRivet (Dec 29, 2022 at 8:38) (Below Threshold)
 @Monkeyass: Meh, don't you have some environment to ruin with your fossil fuel exploitation?
  • 4 0
 @Drew-O: The same thing could be said about just about every shredit. Like, will watching riders hitting huge jumps inspire some people to attempt huge jumps and get hurt? Yeah, probably. But in this case, I kinda agree with you. Tho, if he had walked it, it'd have probably inspired more people to ride it so they could be like "yeah, I rode it, I'm braver than Gee!"
  • 2 0
 @tacklingdummy: Exposure can take a slow and mildly technical section of trail and turn it from boring into an adrenaline pump! Same reason going fast or or taking sketchy lines is fun. That said, this level of exposure is a bridge too far for me. Exposure also forces me to slow down and be very deliberate, it makes me concentrate 100%, which is something I'm not good at, so I kinda like it.
  • 3 0
 @Untgrad: Yeah, I’ve been to Moab dozens of times. Great riding, for sure. Never really been interested in Portal, and become less interested with each video I see.
  • 1 0
 @TheR:
It’s a universe of phenomenal trails and views! And now with the west end trails like EKG, it’s like nothing else.
  • 1 1
 @kcy4130:
All good points. Kinda wish he just picked a different Moab trail.
  • 2 1
 @Untgrad: I tried it, a) not interesting and b) exposure is stupid....spend time elsewhere
  • 2 0
 It's been a minute since I rode this, prob ~4ish years, but I didn't see where he rode the super sketchy part with the "your going to die" sign...
  • 1 3
 @kcy4130:
Gee was doing it right- you have to carry serious momentum on high consequence trails there.
I almost fell off a cliff on Whole Enchilada once because I came to a dead stop.
Better to just smash, and that takes real skill. And more than my old school Tallboy 100mm of shock travel!
  • 4 0
 @RadBartTaylor: He rode it. He jumped cut right after it. The camera makes it not look nearly as super sketchy / you are going to die. He rode it at 1:10-1:11. It looked smooth and way less death as real life.
  • 1 0
 @Ososmash: I remember it looking different than that. Thanks
  • 5 0
 @Drew-O: LOL yeah man, they should just shut down the entire trail because its too dangerous. good grief. I'm guessing you've never actually ridden to the TR of Portal, eh? Its pretty gnarly. Most who are that dumb/inexperienced will not make it that far and if they see it in person and try riding it, that's on them and no one else. Stop trying to blame everyone else if someone makes a stupid decision.
  • 2 1
 @ashlemon: I've taken the Poison Spider alternative a few times in the last couple of seasons. Much longer, but amazing views and much less death defying. Great place to leave the shuttle vehicle if you are riding un-E-assisted.
  • 2 0
 @RadBartTaylor:
The little red sign comes into view at 1:04-1:05.
  • 4 0
 @lbinegar: mag 7 doesn't allow eebs...
  • 1 3
 I agree! If that rock was a feature that at a trailhead or near a parking lot then go for it but no way if it’s gonna kill you. It’s not all that interesting and you’re not really a better rider for doing it. Just kinda something you happen to survive. Unpopular opinion but I think that rock should be removed and take away this low hanging forbidden fruit
  • 5 2
 @Kobeefton88: Or we leave the trail as is and you can skip the sketchy stuff if you want, or not ride the trail at all.
  • 1 0
 @scott-townes: I get you on that. But think about like this; it’s not that cool of a feature, it doesn’t take much skill to doit and the consequences are death. So how does add to the trail experience? Not much. I’ve lived in northern Arizona and been to Moab a bunch of times so sketchy rocky features aren’t foreign to me. I don’t believe in neutering trails in order to give more people access but this one is truly not worth it.
  • 1 1
 @Kobeefton88: They could leave the rock and put up a short fence.
  • 3 2
 @OnTheRivet: nop, we sell it all to you guys so you can choose to ruin it. Full renewable here, just like the baby jesus.
  • 3 1
 @Kobeefton88: yeah, that's my take on YouTubers riding it. It isn't hard. If it weren't 6 inches from permadeath, we'd all ride it and not really remark about it. The lower section of Portal, which has essentially no exposure, if far more challenging, unique, and fun.

As much as I hate trail-neutering, I'd also be fine with working on those sections, since it would take out some of the traffic jam that forms on Portal.
  • 1 0
 My instanteous thought was: clipped or flat pedals? FLAT for sure. I had this kind of deathly experience in the Alps lastly and even with my clipped approved experience, I can tell you that I'm glad getting back on flats... just in case of Smile
  • 1 0
 @danstonQ:
Oh god! Now I remember, I couldn’t clip out, both times!
That’s why I crashed, to the happy side. Rather than plummet..
  • 2 0
 @Drew-O: I see your point, but I’ve got to point out any stupidity (from others, not you) and lack of what seems like pretty simple evaluation. I’ve ridden portal a bunch, and I always walk those exposed sections. Giddy giggling smashing down everywhere else. Gee is on another level. I’m not. Many content creators are also not… People should be able to make a smart decision to live vs. plummeting to death for some likes and bonus follows.
  • 1 0
 @scott-townes: I can't remember hearing about any deaths ... lots of exposure for sure.
  • 1 0
 @Drew-O: Nah, and it's hard to access for the common joe, and the rest of us know better.
  • 1 0
 @sanchofula:
The town of Moab doesn’t see it as bragging rights..
  • 1 2
 @ashlemon: no it isn't. There are plenty of other routes either before (Gemini jeep rd) or after Gold Bar (Poison Spider) to avoid Portal.
  • 1 1
 @b-boyben: If you do Gemini you miss Gold Bar Rim, Poison Spider is way longer and not very good I've heard. Those are the only two options - that's not plenty, brah.
  • 20 0
 The sound of tires on rocks in Moab is like friggin music
  • 1 0
 Totally. When you hear that low thud sound on the rocks, you can almost tell your suspension and tire pressure is dialed.
  • 20 3
 Amazing trail, but looks like a derailleur snatcher trail.
  • 18 0
 Its a soul snatching trail.
  • 7 0
 Every trail in Moab is a derailleur snatcher. If I actually lived there, I’m pretty sure I’d go poor replacing parts.
  • 4 1
 If only gearboxes
  • 3 0
 @TheR: the cost in exploded rims alone would bankrupt me.
  • 3 0
 Was thinking the same thing...how many derailleur hangers were sacrificed in the making of this video?
  • 1 0
 @briceps: One of my home trails is all rocks. Specialized and Fox do product testing there. But I have have had tons of pinch flats and a few exploded/cracked rims. I just learned to have my rear tire pressure jacked around 30psi. Lol.
  • 2 0
 @tacklingdummy: try inserts maybe
  • 2 0
 @speed10: Inserts help, but have heavy rotational weight and I like to climb.
  • 1 0
 @tacklingdummy: fair point. Have you considered heavier casing tires? I used to live in Colorado and I feel your frustration.
  • 2 0
 @speed10: Yeah use heavier casing tires, but the ride I'm talking about has really sharp edged rocks. Heavy DH casing tires have similar rotational mass to inserts and I do climb a lot.

I'm not frustrated. It is just the way it is if you ride really rocky trails aggressively. I could just not ride that ride.
  • 2 0
 it's one of the most fun here!
  • 14 0
 All the good trails in Moab are jank. That is what makes them so fun if you embrace that kind of riding. You definitely need to be realistic about your ability though, or you will get hurt.
  • 24 11
 Looks like that trail could use a bit of flattening out and some berms added. /s
  • 27 1
 You must work for JeffCO (Colorado) OSAC.
  • 4 1
 @lubes17319: case and point - new grade reversals on longhorn trail.
  • 1 0
 @sspiff: They put grade reversals on Longhorn? When did that happen? Last I rode it (late November), it was still mostly fall-line.
  • 5 0
 @bocomtb: it was in the last month. Now it climbs for a second just after the sharp right turn after the fast water bar doubles. No user of that trail is complaining about erosion... wish they'd just leave it alone!
  • 7 0
 It’s frightening how accurate you are, even if you are joking. Some weak ass riders are prying the embedded rocks out of one of the fun tech trails I ride in Colorado Springs, effectively turning challenging lines into sidewalks. Super sad that they have to do that because they don’t want to work on improving their skills.☹️
  • 4 0
 @ark1965: Also in the Springs here. I hate when people do this. Changing up lines I’ve taken for years in some cases. It also has the unintended effect of making the trails more dangerous in some cases, because they’ll add a rock or something to make the line easier, but they don’t put it in place securely, and you end up with a loose rock on top of something gnarly and it ends up being kicked into the middle of the trail. Or they will remove a key rock from a not-so-obvious line on the side and ruin it.
  • 7 0
 @ark1965: Caught and chastised a guy I found doing this on some very secret trails in north San Diego County.
  • 3 0
 @OnTheRivet: nice! Publicly shame that fool.
  • 5 0
 @TheR: right? I overheard a good rider complaining about the trails that I’m referencing being too rocky and he might hit his derailleur. Seriously? I must have a stealth derailleur because I never hit it, lol!
  • 2 1
 @sspiff: JeffCo wanted the exit to the right hander before opening up, the reversal was just a consequence of the following left hander no longer working. It's just a grassy bank, ride it where you want and it'll soon cut in. Don't mind it myself, the reversal is easily over come with decent corner speed and the section has greater exit speed than before.
  • 10 0
 This happened decades ago, but a dude fell off the crux cliffside section right in front of me. I was concentrating on my riding so I (thankfully) did not actually watch him dive to his death.

I had come across the Gold Bar rim and this guy came up Porcupine just in front of me. He started down Portal maybe 100 feet in front of me. I watched him approach the crux, then I was focused on my front wheel for a few moments, I heard a clanging noise and he was gone. I didn't initially realize he wasn't still in front of me, but when I got off the cliff edge part of the trail onto the big angled ramp I couldn't see him anywhere. Again, initially I thought, "Wow, that guy must be flyin!". After a while I realized he must have gone somewhere else, still not believing he'd died right in front of me. After I rode back to town I talked to a cop and he set me straight on there being no possible alternate route.

I saw a day later on the news they'd recovered his body. He fell roughly 400 feet to the talus. And no, I didn't even try to ride the crux, taking it to be an unacceptable risk.

After watching this video now I'm wondering about the trail. The cliffside part looked like it was smoother and less gnarly than I remember, but the part of it on the ramp looked much more difficult. Was it rerouted at some point? I'll admit it has been a while since I did it, but my recollection of the ramp was that it was straightforward. I know I only walked the cliff crux, I didn't put my feet down anywhere else. In the video it seemed the hardest riding was all on the ramp.

Am I correct, or is it just early onset alzheimers kicking in?
  • 2 0
 Actually, I said Porcupine, but of course I meant Poison . That's the alzheimers, oh yeah...
  • 1 1
 That's hard to say. I first rode this trail in '99, was on a short travel Kona, walked the crux, and ripped down the ramp. Nowadays, modern bikes have made the riding easier but erosion has changed the trail ever so slightly. Still my favorite trail in town, just wish the descent was longer, feel that way about all of Moabs trails.
  • 2 0
 I was new to the sport in early 90s and rode Portal on a raw aluminum Cannondale SM 800 HT with a Judy XL (2.5") fork. My friend was on a Kelly Blue M1 Stumpy. I was like, OK, so THIS is MTBing!! I think we only got off and flailed in a couple spots. Miss that stuff. Nowadays in Moab I'd want to 50/50 MTB and wheeling. We stayed in the John Wayne suite at the Apache Motel. I had brought the tools the steal a Highway 666 sign on the way back to CA (we went thru 4 Corners) but was too hungover curled up in the back seat to pull it off.Carpe Diem, kids!
  • 7 0
 Portal is a rad trail. Decent exposure in a couple spots; the most dangerous bit is right before the first hard cut in the vid. You see a red sign (it says "GET OFF YOUR BIKE NOW", ha). I actually think the lower, unexposed part of the trail is the harder bit- you see him high side a hard left, stall, mutter something like "ohmygaawd" and then roll it. Just a bunch of really tough moves in steep-but slow jank.

One other thing that makes portal "harder" than most trails is that you have a solid pedal just to GET to it. I can't remember that stats of the top of my head, but it is a solid mornings' ride (couple hours plus) with decent elevation gain on Moab-blue trails (meaning ledgy, punchy, fun) just to get to the top- then you have a solid bit of blue/black on Gold Bar, which if you choose the black adventure, has some solid moves- and then you finish the day with Portal. So unless you have good fitness, most of the people that ride portal are already beat to sh*t and tired before they start it.

All that said it's on the whole one of the best days you can spend on a bike.
  • 4 10
flag a-prince (Dec 29, 2022 at 9:58) (Below Threshold)
 Full Mag 7 / Portal takes me 2.5 hours. It ain’t too bad, but it does destroy some people.
  • 1 0
 @a-prince: almost destroyed me last June. Adrenaline kicks back in at portal, but the climb to get there in the heat is like nothing else. Took us just under 3h.
  • 1 0
 @a-prince: you can do gold bar portal as a loop from gemini bridges rd and skip the shuttle mag7 warm up
  • 1 0
 Can’t wait to go back with the eBike. That climb is brutal
  • 1 0
 @OriginalSquidy: no ebikes allowed on that trail currently.
  • 7 0
 I’ve ridden this trail but walked all the dangerous bits. I was too scared trying not to die that I did not take a moment to enjoy the views. This was before videos were common so I had no idea what what I was getting into except that 2 riders had recently fallen to their death.

I would not ride it again.
  • 9 0
 The hardest part is getting to it, the trail itself is amazing. Really only one spot where you should walk it.
  • 1 0
 @ashlemon: agreed. Many are gassed after getting through Blue Dot
  • 8 1
 You know the trail is sick when Gee Atherton says in the opening few seconds “This is so gnarly”.

Very sick riding.
  • 4 0
 I'm okay with neeeever riding that ridge section. I'm also okay with not booking a discount skydiving experience, or surfing where sharks are at all a possibility. *shrug*
  • 2 0
 I been to Moab 3 times and ridden the Portal all 3 times. I take no chances and walk the sketchy bit. I love the trail as I'm a big fan of chunky difficult descents and switchbacks. Mag7 - Gold Bar - Portal, maybe my favourite ride ever! Do it in the fall when fitness is high!
  • 5 0
 This some type of ptsd treatment?
  • 3 0
 Yes.
  • 4 0
 I think the Blue Dot trail is a lot more interesting and has plenty of "No Fall Zones" where I usually walk !
  • 1 0
 I'm sure that it's more obvious when you're actually there but so many Moab and Sedona videos have me so focused on scanning for the correct line that I end up watching a second time to take in everything else I missed the first time.
  • 1 0
 i moved to moab 4 years ago, it took a while before everything started making sense, now that i know things it all just flows now, well, for moab, sedona is more punch than here. i grew up riding northeast jank, i stink think northeast jank is harder, but the exposure here is on another level
  • 1 0
 @pockets-the-coyote I do the same thing. These vids are so good they really do make you spot lines. I can’t watch it without doing that. Hell I can’t even take a hike without looking at everything through the lens of;“what’s the best line here?” Non riders must see it completely differently.
  • 2 0
 Rode Portal in October, walked the part where the death sign is of course. What I couldn't believe was all the pedal/chain ring strikes there are on the rocks in that section.
  • 5 1
 Whole Enchilada is the any man's epic shuttle. Mag 7 with a Portal finish is the mountain biker's epic shuttle.
  • 1 0
 That trail is utterly overrated. You simply have to ride it since it is the only reasonable exit after riding Gold Bar (which is awesome). Except for being bloody dangerous in the upper sections this trail has nothing special to offer, at least in comparison to the alternatives in Moab.
  • 6 1
 800mm bars..?
  • 2 0
 they will kill ya on this trail
  • 4 0
 One of the scariest trails in the lower 48.
  • 2 0
 Even watching the gopro this trail makes me nervous.
  • 2 0
 I agree with everyone that this is super-scary, nausea-inducing, terrifying and makes me want to barf. What IS up with these insta360 cameras and their terrible footage?
  • 4 0
 Those Continental tyres hooking up quite nicely. - Rachel A.
  • 4 0
 Oh that's right, now I remember why I don't want to ride Moab....
  • 9 5
 That's not a trail!
  • 1 0
 "There's a trail"...
  • 2 0
 Wow, that just shows how great an all-round rider he is! Mag Seven is amazing
  • 2 0
 This is sooo tame. I've walked my bike down Horsethief Bench. That was gnarly! :-)
  • 3 0
 Best views of town!
  • 2 0
 The landscape there is just so incredible. Awesome trail!!
  • 2 0
 Looks like a Tomb Rider level from 1998
  • 14 12
 That trail looks like it has about 10-15% fun sections, rest is jank.
  • 4 1
 I’ve been to Moab dozens of times, but I’ve never ridden this trail. The more footage I see of it, the more I’m inclined to agree with you. Not sure why you have any downvotes here.
  • 3 0
 @TheR: Mag 7 is an iconic Moab ride - right behind Whole Enchilada. The first 6 are absolutely worth walking through the scary bits on Portal. You are missing out on some great trails.
  • 5 1
 @ashlemon: I see it the opposite. The bottom of portal (after death spot) is the only part of Mag 7 that’s any good lol. It’s classic Moab stuff…it’s a must do once (whole Mag 7) but there is no reason to do it again.
  • 5 1
 If you've got the technical chops, it's a wonderful trail to ride. There's not much else like it in the world. There are one or two extra tricky sections that weren't featured in this video, so it gets even spicier than what was shown here. I recommend riding within your limits and knowing when to walk.
  • 2 0
 @wolftwenty1: I think it's worth doing multiple times just to go up onto Gold Bar Rim.
  • 1 0
 @ashlemon: I’ve ridden parts of Mag 7 individually. Just never did Portal. Is Poison Spider part of Mag 7? I know it’s in the area. But I’ve never heard anything good about that one, either. Just complaints about the sand.
  • 1 0
 @TheR: Never done Poison Spider, I think it's more of a 4x4 trail, but you could get down that way. Portal is not that bad, just be prepared to get off your bike and don't try to be a hero - same goes for Moab in general. Portal is #7 of the magnificent 7.
  • 1 0
 @ashlemon: woof. Gold bar. That shit is a slog. Classic desert riding no doubt about it. TWE takes the cake over Mag 7 any day though.
  • 2 1
 @nateb that's a curious thing to say considering you're from Vancouver. The Portal has a lot of slow speed, medium speed highly technical sections where you have to ride in very precise fashion to clean them. Somewhat like Vancouver trails.

For many riders that would be considered "fun".
  • 1 0
 @TheR: Poison Spider trail is separate from Mag7 or Blue Dot or other trails in the area. It's a trail by itself
  • 2 0
 @leelau: who’s from Vancouver?
  • 1 1
 @nateb: doh. My bad. But with respect to jank and this trail or Moab trails generally, different strokes for different folks right?
  • 2 0
 @hardtailparty: Yeah he skipped the hard parts!!! So title should say Gee walks and rides parts of Portal trail.
  • 1 0
 @MOLDTRUTH: Totally. There are two 20' long sections I haven't cleaned, and I was hoping to see how he rode them.
  • 2 0
 nah i reckon too high a risk of scratching my cranks
  • 2 0
 There's no way Gee is actually human.
  • 1 0
 After all Gee’s crazy crashes, I thought if anyone goes over the edge on camera, it would be him.
  • 1 0
 Awesome trail. Just make sure to walk the couple of penalty for failure is death spots.
  • 2 0
 Good to see Gee taking it easy after his crash.
  • 1 0
 He walked the hard part.
  • 3 5
 It’s sad how smooth that trail is now. If you can’t ride it, piss off and find something easier. There’s literally only a couple spots where you-fall-you-die. It’s easy to see where they are and just choose to walk…not because you can’t do it, but because it isn’t worth it to you. Any day now, some jacka$$ crybaby will lever the problem boulders away in the middle of the night.

Which is the real problem: all the spots where you-fall-you-break-your-collarbone have already been turned into handicap ramps. No one actually seems to want to ride a mountain bike anymore—it’s all about how fast you can get down a polished trail.
  • 6 9
 Nice video, great riding and love Gee but people in general and pros in particular shouldn’t tempt others by showing a the feature that has already taken too many lives… it says dismount, it should also add, turn your Gopro/Insta off.
  • 2 0
 I know better then to try anything that Gee finds "gnarly" - It won't be wise to attempt that level of riding.
  • 6 0
 I think they had the same dismount signs at rampage this year too
  • 6 0
 if you're dumb enough to copy this stuff it's only fair to deal with the consequences
  • 4 0
 There is a sign and the obvious cliff right there, let's not make others change their actions because a select few are unfortunately not smart enough to take head of their self preservation instincts and logical thinking.
  • 2 0
 @NicolaZesty314: right...let Natural Selection do it's thing...
  • 1 1
 To be fair, that rock has killed 1 person, back in the 90's I think. The exposure is still there... but maybe not as scary as it's made out to be? Regardless, I still walk over it.
  • 1 0
 Hell of a run you never forget riding that one
  • 1 0
 Nw guy here, could someone tell what all that stufff is on the trail?
  • 1 0
 He cut out the parts he walked.
  • 1 0
 Dingleberry Kris!
  • 5 5
 Lame trail with a chance of death. Fun!
  • 1 0
 Frighteningly technical.
  • 1 1
 Abajoes are where it’s at.
  • 4 5
 Rumor is one more death on that trail and they are shutting it.
  • 5 1
 Then dont die and we're all ok.
  • 3 0
 Three people have died as far as I have heard. All were quite a few years back. Base jumpers die every year though. I'll keep shredding though. One of the funnest high speed DH trails we gave.
  • 1 2
 Rockstackerland!
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