2009 Bike Update 5

Bike Rides This Season: 36

Bonneville Shoreline North, Salt Lake City, UT: 8
Bobsled, Salt Lake City, UT: 9
Squaw Peak, Uinta National Forest, UT: 4
Little Cottonwood, Sandy, UT: 6
South Mountain, Sandy, UT: 6
Deer Valley, Park City, UT: 3

South Mountain
I take off from nowhere

Dex goes flying by

Little Cottonwood Canyon
I eye my line with emo style
Weee
Silly Rock Jump
I almost land on Dex

More content to come soon!
Jake

Filed under: Bike Updates, Trip Reports

2009 Bike Update 4

Bike Rides This Season: 31

Bonneville Shoreline North, Salt Lake City, UT: 8
Bobsled, Salt Lake City, UT: 9
Squaw Peak, Uinta National Forest, UT: 4
Little Cottonwood, Sandy, UT: 3
South Mountain, Sandy, UT: 4
Deer Valley, Park City, UT: 3

8 Bikes 1 Car…

A broken drivetrain and constant rain has made it hard to get new content up. Hopefully it will be sunny and my bike will stop fighting me and there will be cool videos and confetti and rejoicing galore.

Struggling to get some new footage!
Jake

Filed under: Bike Updates

2009 Bike Update 3

Bike Rides This Season: 21

Bonneville Shoreline North, Salt Lake City, UT: 7
Bobsled, Salt Lake City, UT: 8
Squaw Peak, Uinta National Forest, UT: 4
Little Cottonwood, Sandy, UT: 2

Some photos from last Saturday’s Squaw Peak laps-

I skid out on corners

Kyle manuals some single track

I avoid the rocks

I cut my own trail

Kyle flies past some scenic vistas

B-Roll footage soon…
Jake

Filed under: Bike Updates, Trip Reports

HelmetCast 16

Date: May 16-19, 2009
Location: Twin Peaks, UT
Featuring: Me (Jake Kirshner), Kyle Wehmanen & Carston Oliver

High-Res Version: http://www.jakecast.com/helmetcast/helmetCast16.m4v
(right-click > save target/link as…)

Low-Res Vimeo Version:

Footage from three separate missions up Twin Peaks in mid-May in Little Cottonwood Canyon!

Enjoy =)
Jake

Filed under: Helmet Casts

08/09 Ski Update 31

Ski Days this season: 115

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 87
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 9
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1
Telluride, San Juan Mountains, CO: 3
Powder Mountain, Ogden, UT: 1
Taos Ski Valley, Taos, NM: 4
Ski Hesperus, Durango, CO: 1
Solitude, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Old Reliable, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Baldy Bowl, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Pipeline Chute, Twin Peaks, UT: 1

HelmetCast 16 is a mere hour away! OMY! Old Reliable footage AND Baldy Chutes footage AND Pipeline footage! It’s a slackcountry skiing blowout!

Sweet compilation photo I made of the journey down Pipeline!

Ullr! How about one more pow day this season for old time’s sake?
Jake

Filed under: Ski Updates