The Bikes and Riders of Whistler Bike Park Opening Day 2015

May 2, 2015 at 20:39

by Sean St Denis

So it's 2015 and Whistler is just opening for riding...

Wait a minute... It's summer time!

That means, BEERS and BIKES!

Get your bike all tuned up, because...

Patrol has done their sweep, and it's time to open this mountain up!

Scan your pass. Oh yeah, new sweet system. Only bad part is, you will miss chatting with the scanner staff. Also you need a pocket, or I guess you can use it to stuff your underwear (though a sock would work better).

Load 'em up.

First riders up.

First riders down!

And now...The bikes, and their people. Here is Stephen Exley, Intense M9.

George Amos with his Zerode G2. Zero derailleurs.

Remi Gauvin with his Rocky Mountain. I have seen it, but would be shot if I tried to take a photo of it.

Tanya Crocker, a Rocky Mountain Flatline I am allowed to take a photo of.

Terry Hauk, Team Loudenterprise. Santa Cruz V-10.

The man himself. Jason Louden, with his amazing dog. And the muddy Canfield.

Laurie Citynski, Canfield Jedi.

Steve Wong, Canfield... I think that is all of the Canfields in Canada.

Maddie Leger, Giant Glory. This is Maddie's 1st-year riding! Martha Marquez, Specialized Demo.

Hannah Johnson, the bright yellow Knolly.

Michelle Weekly, Kona Supreme.

Paoca Ricci, Norco Aurum.

Will Snell, Transition TR450. Flat quickly repaired by Loudenterprise at the Pinkbike tent.

Jaci Hayden, slick green Pivot.

Kreuter Sylvain, Kona Supreme Operator. PHOTOBOMB!

Seth Sherlock, Intense M16.

This guy took off before I could get his name. So I will call him Fanny Pack Guy aka Judd de Vall.

Intermission....

Back to it! The Claw is stoked.

Georgius Minnius, "WHITE V-10 BABY

" (just as he wrote it).

Cody Jorgensen, Giant Trance. From Maple Ridge up to ride with his friend, Matthew Stein and his Santa Cruz from Whistler.

Alice Matthews, Devinci Frantik.

Rohan V., GT Fury.

Julie Bertrand, Norco Aurum.

Jack Iles, Norco Aurum.

Finn Iles, Lapierre. Got my fingers crossed that he can keep his Whistler Whip King title.

Ryan Armstrong, with his hand Sharpied Santa Cruz V-10.

Even the trail crew got out to enjoy their handiwork.

Jaclyn Delacroix, Muddbunnies, Giant Glory.

The Claw.

Team Cycles Devinci.

Drew and Jon Mozell made the quick trek from North Van to enjoy opening day.

Let's top it off with a little bit of riding.

Get all cleaned up and ready for the next day.

Looking forward to Tippie's video adventures of opening day.

MENTIONS: @WhistlerMountainBikePark, @devinci

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153 Comments

254 5

fercho25 (May 3, 2015 at 7:38)

Im i the only one who finds the after ride/messy hair look on girls to be stupidly sexy?

59 3

jiimmm4 (May 3, 2015 at 8:02)

I am proud to say.... no you aren't

45 1

blazekelly FL (May 3, 2015 at 9:20)

Probably harder to find a guy on here that doesn't like that look.

42 2

FrEeZa (May 3, 2015 at 11:24)

Am I the only one who thinks that girls who ride FR/DH are like unicorns and would do anything to wife one?

43 1

Pikasam (May 3, 2015 at 11:25)

Awww, you guys are precious! Because here's us girls, fretting over our helmet hair! At least it gives us an excuse to wear cute apres hats to the bar for beers :-)

AMGoran (May 3, 2015 at 12:09)

Nope not alone love messy hair

Lurch420 (May 3, 2015 at 13:27)

I just pulled one from your available supplies this morning, sorry bud! No hard feelings, right?

Satn69 (May 3, 2015 at 19:32)

Me like & u like

31 1

Boardlife69 (May 3, 2015 at 22:09)

Am I the only one who thinks TLD now makes clown outfits?

18 0

L0rdTom (May 3, 2015 at 22:22)

Treading the fine line between Pajama's and Clown Costumes isn't easy...

rstwosix (May 4, 2015 at 5:22)

They look rather ridiculous

ctmtb98 (May 4, 2015 at 8:27)

what helmet is berrecloth wearing?

cmi85 (May 4, 2015 at 10:41)

Can't confirm. I have no clue what "stupidly sexy" means.

jaycubzz (May 4, 2015 at 11:38)

@ctmtb98 iXS Metis

ctmtb98 (May 4, 2015 at 11:46)

thanks, I wonder why he chose it over the spesh dissident

injuryprone (May 5, 2015 at 5:03) (Below Threshold)

where were the hot girls? i must have missed them

blazekelly FL (May 5, 2015 at 21:36)

I don't know able you but I'd follow Hannah down the trail on that sexy knolly all day long.

WRCHDZ (May 6, 2015 at 19:34)

women look great at natural

CubanMTB (May 7, 2015 at 9:12)

Really sweet!!!

89 1

danob (May 3, 2015 at 8:35)

I'd love if Pinkbike did a feature similar to one they did a few years back, where over the course of a day, they checked 100 bikes, took down notes of all parts they found, and did up graphs showing the most common/popular bikes, forks, shocks, groupo, wheels etc. It made for interesting reading!

11 0

aly-14 FL (May 3, 2015 at 11:32)

Was thinking that myself. Would be really interesting to see the change from then to now

Hwulex FL (May 3, 2015 at 14:21)

Agreed, Pinkbike needs to do this again.

43 0

roseoakhill (May 3, 2015 at 23:08)

We did again this year, it will be up on the site soon

75 1

FernandoRV (May 3, 2015 at 7:27)

good to see Steve Smith back on his bike!

16 44

RedBurn (May 3, 2015 at 9:29) (Below Threshold)

yes, but for how long... Whistler is so "smooth" now with facelifts, in comparaison with WC tracks, lets hope his ankle is back at 100% !

10 3

CaliCol (May 3, 2015 at 17:12)

@RedBurn: I got what you are saying, and know you meant no bad ode, but you will offend the sensitivities of a lot of wankers (North American Type) on this web site with comments like that. Steve Smith will come back to WC racing when he is ready and will kick ass, so if he needs a bike park to hone is skills then good on him! I can't wait to have him back in the line-up, but there are those who feel that they have to defend his integrity even though they do not know him personally or professionally! To those 20 who neg propped RedBurn: How do you know that Mr. Smith disagrees with Mr RedBurn? If Steve Doesn't care, why do you?

medievalbiking (May 3, 2015 at 17:42)

There are tracks in Whistler that aren't A line. Steep tracks. scary tracks. tracks that make me wet my bed at night. Or so I've been told....

justincs (May 3, 2015 at 20:31)

Their are plenty of rough tracks at Whistler , enough to keep RedBurn happy if wants to visit!

L0rdTom (May 3, 2015 at 22:33)

There are for now, but even the likes of upper detroit and joyride have seen the filling in of holes, removing of roots, and where did that big wooden stepdown on lower Joyride go? That put a few hairs on my chest, and creaks in my knee..

70 3

ljwhitey (May 3, 2015 at 7:33)

So sick too see so many girls on the mtn shredding too

51 3

bishopsmike (May 3, 2015 at 8:41)

I belive PinkBike just captured every girl in Whistler.

10 2

couloir (May 3, 2015 at 8:56)

what he said and the photog only talked to ppl he knew and girls

zephxiii (May 3, 2015 at 9:45)

I didn't see Claire Buchar's smile

sevensixtwo (May 3, 2015 at 10:03)

You guys beat me to it. Whistler looks like a smoke show.

38 0

easythereWill (May 3, 2015 at 7:52)

Thank the lord that Rocky Mountain is redesigning the flatline. Long overdue.

mammal (May 3, 2015 at 9:35)

#notaflatline

14 0

src248 (May 3, 2015 at 9:52)

That prototype has been around for ages, though.

mammal (May 3, 2015 at 12:57)

^Not the carbonium one though... things are in the works.

EllioMoose (May 3, 2015 at 13:31)

They are taking their sweet time with it. Going on 3 years.... It better be kick ass when it finally does arrive.

maxhajdu23 (May 4, 2015 at 14:30)

The thing is if they have a carbon bike that means it's ready for production because carbon molds can reach 50 000 dollars so carbon frames are the final angles for the bike so I wonder why it's taking so long

mammal (May 4, 2015 at 14:35)

^How long have you been seeing the carbon model around for? Not long, I'm guessing.

36 1

FlyingHigher (May 3, 2015 at 8:55)

let the jealousy and Remy Metailler videos begin....

27 2

TheLongMan (May 3, 2015 at 7:30)

How cool is it to be called ROHAN and ride with FURY?
One does not simply ride into Mordor jokes come on ahahaha

13 0

Jakeus (May 3, 2015 at 12:03)

Its not even a fury its a force haha, the fury is the DH and that is the enduro type one

Narro2 (May 4, 2015 at 10:45)

named Rohan, ridding a Force for enduro and a canfield Jedi for DH, that would be cool...I'll show myself out

23 1

h82crash (May 3, 2015 at 7:25)

That sharpied Santa cruz is awesome.

VPS13 (May 3, 2015 at 8:40)

Ya that was quite an eye catcher. Love those older v10s.

SoniX89 (May 4, 2015 at 19:53)

cheers dawg, thats my beast

22 2

todesengel (May 3, 2015 at 13:57)

No offence but that tld camo kit is fugly. Wouldn't even wear it if i got it for free.

12 2

AllMountin (May 3, 2015 at 21:04)

Rather ride in skinny jeans. And I fuckin' hate skinny jeans.

FrEeZa (May 8, 2015 at 1:56)

Hey, jeans don't have to be skinny, just a pair of slim jeans so that you get no bite marks, that's all

P.S. I get it

21 1

TBrandt (May 3, 2015 at 7:36)

The Claw has never had a bike that didn't look sexy.

14 0

madmon (May 3, 2015 at 8:39)

and a plaid shirt

35 17

sethsherlock (May 3, 2015 at 7:50)

Thanks for the photo, but first of all, my name is Seth Sherlock. Second of all, it's an m16, not an m6. Thanks PB, great photo

110 21

tetonlarry (May 3, 2015 at 8:50)

Check your tone son.

23 5

sethsherlock (May 3, 2015 at 8:53)

Thanks Pinkbike for fixing it! Pumped to be on the list!

11 5

shom1 (May 3, 2015 at 9:16)

How did u get an m16 already

36 8

haallinson (May 3, 2015 at 10:51)

Cuts his daddy loves him lots and lots

12 3

pooler (May 3, 2015 at 11:39)

or because Seth is an absolute shredder. Check him out in the new Builder movie or here. www.pinkbike.com/news/seth-sherlock-welcome-to-utah-video-2015.html

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tetonlarry (May 3, 2015 at 12:40) (Below Threshold)

Good follow up post Seth. That's the right attitude. I don't hate you for having an M16 at such a young age regardless of how you got it. I hope to give my son the same opportunities you have been given. I don't care if I have to take the bus to work, nothing is more important than the bike my son rides.

10 38

Sweaty (May 3, 2015 at 12:46) (Below Threshold)

Yeah, I'd be a f*cking pro rider too, if my dad has bought me 10k DH rig at the age of 12...

44 1

andytheaussie (May 3, 2015 at 13:38)

No. You probably wouldn't.

31 3

natbrown (May 3, 2015 at 13:48)

There is nothing wrong with the tone. He wrote thanks twice and matter-of-factly pointed out 2 errors.

CaliCol (May 3, 2015 at 16:01)

@sethsherlock I hope my son has the opportunities that you have had I just need to find my way out of TX and back to CO!

dirtkitten (May 4, 2015 at 0:20)

@pooler thanks for the link. This kid's skill set is the only thing enviable here, good for him. I think he made his correction politely enough. Keep on slaying, Seth!

blackthorne (May 4, 2015 at 11:14)

Was going to comment on how you can afford a bike I could never afford, and I'm 32... :-(. But you deserve to shred now before wife and family duties take over muahahahah

dirtkitten (May 4, 2015 at 13:59)

Looks like Seths "daddy" is Intense Cycles, and since he is one of their sponsored riders, I guess he doesn't have to afford it...

21 0

sethsherlock (May 4, 2015 at 18:04)

Sorry, I meant no disrespect in my response. I love Pinkbike and all they have done for me. I was simply correcting the facts that my name is not Sam, it is Seth, and my bike is not an M6, it is the brand new M16. My father did not buy me the bike, I am sponsored by Intense Cycles and have been for 2 years. Thanks to Intense for sending me the bike, it rides amazingly and I love it!

19 1

omelettedufromage (May 3, 2015 at 8:55)

So zerode means zero derailleur...MIND FREAK

18 1

mnorris122 (May 3, 2015 at 7:37)

Claw still has an old Demo, interesting

28 1

Massini64 (May 3, 2015 at 8:19)

Im guessing he prefers the 26" bike for freeride antics

17 3

hampsteadbandit (May 3, 2015 at 12:30)

the Claw just rides...like Chuck Norris...he is not worrying about wheel sizes

19 2

mrgourd (May 3, 2015 at 8:56)

Tippie photobomb was hilarious!

13 0

NorcoRida244 (May 3, 2015 at 10:39)

That GT force is not a Fury I'm sorry to say...

15 2

gollub01 (May 3, 2015 at 7:19)

Yea Canfield!

Nyson098 (May 3, 2015 at 9:39)

Don't worry canfield and everyone else, I have built up a 2015 jedi, and planning to head to silverstar opening weekend!

Tmackstab (May 3, 2015 at 17:01)

2 Canfield were busy racing the Sunshine Coast Enduro today

deepo1 (May 3, 2015 at 8:42)

I have a hard time believing this place exists in the real world sometimes.

hampsteadbandit (May 3, 2015 at 12:31)

@deepo1

the place is f*cking rad, I've had the privilege of taking 3 vacations in Whistler

10 1

brncr6 (May 3, 2015 at 11:09)

No hardtails?

zixs (May 4, 2015 at 2:01)

Nice topic, but there`s something which i don`t like a bit... Why so many riders are overweight even from a young age... that is no good people, get out and get fit, eat clean, be healthy.. And stay away from the fast foods...

FrEeZa (May 8, 2015 at 1:59)

I believe the correct term is Нерез.

kperras (May 2, 2015 at 21:20)

Fanny pack guy is Judd Duval, owner operator of Alpine Bike Parks.

taskmgr (May 3, 2015 at 8:54)

+ 1 and fast as f*ck. Good day up there guy? Recovering ok?

bikebike69 (May 3, 2015 at 7:46)

You mean... M16

Jordoclements (May 3, 2015 at 7:23)

Sooo wishing I was in whistler right now

unclesomebody (May 3, 2015 at 12:19)

Has that drop in several photos changed dramatically? Didn't it used to have quite a gap and be further?

justincs (May 3, 2015 at 13:03)

I now refer to it as the GLC wheelchair ramp......mind you the GLC legal liabilty waiver has a nice ring to it!

fatenduro (May 3, 2015 at 15:58)

Might be a liability thing for big wheel rental bikes. The rear wheel doesn't roll off the edge as soon as you'd expect if you're used to 26s. So to keep everyone happy there's an anti endo ramp

tmcp1127 (May 4, 2015 at 0:11)

That TLD camo kit is one of the ugliest things I have ever seen.

streetfighter848 (May 4, 2015 at 6:07)

I've been going to the wrong bike park all along...I have never seen that many women riders at Big Bear in one entire season...

marshie (May 3, 2015 at 7:34)

Id really like to see those rocky mountain prototypes release soon

wookwookington (May 3, 2015 at 10:11)

I got a pretty good look at them and they are definitely sexy machines

CircusMaximus (May 3, 2015 at 14:05)

Beautiful ladies on bikes. It just doesn't get better.

jrocksdh (May 3, 2015 at 16:16)

Well, the ladies on the beach at newport were ballin pretty hard today...what else is new

chinaboy (May 3, 2015 at 23:55)

Trail report day 2....blue skies, 19 degrees. Dirt merchant is at its best. No braking bumps, super smooth and tacky. All the takeoffs and trannies are dialled in. Best I have ever seen it. Ever. Aline closed all day. Angry pirate is wicked. Never ridden it in such amazing condition. Super tight, flowy and techy. Top of crank it up was closed for maintenance. New RFID pass system works great! Thanks whistler for opening up early!!

zixs (May 16, 2015 at 4:51)

Correct me if i am wrong, but Whistler isn`t opening a bit late every year? Isn`t there still a lot of snow? Here we can`t open our regular bike resorts because there`s still a plenty of snow, 3metres at some places in the mountain and we are not able even to get close to the trails. How was the winter season in Whistler this year?.

fat-boyfat (May 3, 2015 at 7:19)

OH! I wanna see the Tippie's video

1partatatime (May 3, 2015 at 8:50)

Is that one kid in camo hip waders?

MaxAlary (May 3, 2015 at 11:06)

Anyone noticed the rear end on the Wilsons of the Devinci crew? Does not look like a finished product.

quickstix (May 3, 2015 at 19:48)

Am i the ONLY one that has picked it.

Kreuter Sylvain - in a one of a kind, auction ONLY, TLD PINK fundraiser Sam Hill Fort Bill kit from a few years back?????

obee1 (May 3, 2015 at 21:22)

He won that shit? Jesus, it looks more like he lost a bet and had to wear that clown suit as the consequence

Filbo (May 3, 2015 at 11:31)

So I guess the best choice to ride in park is downhill bike? How would handle the terrain bikes with shorter suspension...not to say enduro bikes

CaliCol (May 3, 2015 at 12:23)

Stoked to see the season kicking off. I am currently living in TX but have a trip to Angel Fire New Mexico planned for the 22-25 May. I need a rocky Mountain fix and can't wait! I will make it to Whistler one day.

BinChaser (May 3, 2015 at 17:17)

So cool to see some Canfield bikes out there, especially the Balance, just like mine, yeehaw!

sexley FL (May 2, 2015 at 20:48)

Great shots of some great times! More tomorrow!!

ambatt (May 3, 2015 at 9:00)

Holy shit, so many rad chicks on bikes! LOVE seeing that! Also: that hand-sharpied V10 is sweet. #limitededitionbro

stuiewarrior (May 3, 2015 at 9:35)

There's always some arse who puts their pass under their innersole of their shoe and puts there foot against the scanner leaving loads of crap on it.....

experthucker FL (May 4, 2015 at 2:04)

Yeh that was me every year in morzine sorry bro

GumptionZA FL (May 3, 2015 at 12:33)

that canfield balance is sexy, very, very sexy

cool3 FL (May 3, 2015 at 14:05)

This is a great thing when you can call Whistler your backyard! Enjoy the trails, guys!

dthomp325 (May 3, 2015 at 20:10)

Does Whistler normally open this early, or did they just have an abismal ski season?

Fires are going to be bad this year

bikebasher FL (May 4, 2015 at 16:46)

Sad to see the lawyers from the lower 48 seem to have finally invaded Canada.
Is this the beginning of no more gnar™ for Whistler?

Let's see those new A-Line speed bumps!

angus-owen (May 3, 2015 at 7:30)

Love this.

poah (May 3, 2015 at 7:37)

and I'm sat at home with a broken collar bone

sfrucian (May 3, 2015 at 8:07)

me too bro! it heals fast tho - we'll be back at it before we know it

poah (May 3, 2015 at 8:44)

I just broke mine so I'll probably miss the whole of the summer with it

sfrucian (May 4, 2015 at 5:26)

really? i've heard from my doc its 3 months maximum - not long at all brotha

poah (May 4, 2015 at 5:53)

I only did mine on the 23rd so end of july will be 3 months.

bOObdesign (May 3, 2015 at 7:41)

haha.... i want Sam Sherlock to ride a 29er

dirtdoctor (May 3, 2015 at 8:08)

His name is actually Seth, XC is not his game bro google it.

10 1

martis (May 3, 2015 at 8:18)

Rohan V appears to be on a GT Force. not a Fury.

src248 (May 3, 2015 at 9:55)

Definitely not a Fury

BrightBulbPhoto (May 3, 2015 at 9:33)

SO ... MUCH....FUN....Looking....Dammit!!! Still snow here.

shuwukong (May 3, 2015 at 9:41)

Have not seen the Claw ripping a dh bike for months

tingmax (May 3, 2015 at 14:27)

v10.2 => awesome bike...

EmmettS (May 3, 2015 at 20:31)

I never thought id see my old bike ever again! (with picture) that demo used to be mine

siderealwall2 (May 4, 2015 at 6:51)

Actually not stoked for folks in the first pic... I hope top of the w. still has something left...

cmi85 (May 4, 2015 at 10:43)

I see quite a few big fellas rompin' around in those pics. Time to shed the winter coat, dudes!

bpaliwoda (May 5, 2015 at 13:50)

And guess who got hurt and is out for the entire summer? That's me... Get some!!!

freeride-forever (May 10, 2015 at 15:11)

All the Canfields in Canada & I'm guessing just about all the broads that ride too? I need to move to Whistler.

leess (May 3, 2015 at 17:07)

That fury is so much light!!!!

jimmywei (May 8, 2015 at 20:37)

looking good,i hope join then when someday

Tomahawk990 (May 3, 2015 at 7:43)

I'm getting the jitters waiting for my turn in June.

kdstones (May 3, 2015 at 9:14)

Must be a hard job being the Patrol. Ensuring safety on the mountain whilst riding world-famous trails all day long... Sign me up!

guigui333 (May 3, 2015 at 9:56)

oh well, MSA only opens in 5 weeks

Coolwinner05 FL (May 3, 2015 at 15:30)

You are also riding at Mont-Sainte-Anne??
Nice!

guigui333 (May 3, 2015 at 17:03)

yeah, well, i try.... when they're open

AJ420 (May 3, 2015 at 10:06)

Nooo a hose. Ahhhhhh "runs away"

WillCoates (May 3, 2015 at 11:59)

DAS NOT A FURY!!!

bicitechmtb (May 4, 2015 at 19:04)

Hannah Johnson marry me!!!

Avenged616 (May 3, 2015 at 9:16)

Cool to see Jackson Goldstone asleep with his dog haha

boomerbaird (May 3, 2015 at 20:55)

Where's Timmy?

hollowing2000 (May 3, 2015 at 7:43)

Ey Sherlock I think you have the best looking bike (M6) in this group.

RedBurn (May 3, 2015 at 9:29)

hannah johnson is great!

AZRyder (May 3, 2015 at 10:54)

Where was the hype!?

gouty (May 3, 2015 at 11:35)

Not one new demo to look at?

lurch710 (May 3, 2015 at 18:04)

Terry's a big guy

CubanMTB (May 7, 2015 at 9:11)

Sweet and lovely!!!

JMHPB (May 3, 2015 at 11:12)

GLC "drop" looking MENACING! Lol

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