Best Day Ever

Well, that is a bold statement... #followcamfriday buckets of loam in Whistler situation with Ariel and Matty. 

I am not big on claiming best anything.... Best wheel size, best country, best tires for the front range....Best anything. The term "Best" is very subjective. People ask me all the time what the best ( insert thing) is, and I rarely know what to say. Which is the best Yeti??? Well, I have no idea.... They are all sweet. 

So, what makes the best day ever? It's a combo situation. The people, the bikes, the trails, the vibes. My "best day" can never be your "best day".  Again, highly subjective. Any time I am riding with Ariel Lindsley and Matty Ryan, the probability of BDE definitely exists. 

So, what made this day so special? This day was the perfect storm of squad, moisture levels, and trail selection. And how about the trail selection? We rode the Whistler classic "Kashmir", into a trail that didn't officially exist yet, and back into the park for some flow. Any time you get the privilege of being one of the first people down a fresh bit of trail, you are right where you want to be. When loam passes you as you descend, levels are on fleek. 

Loam is a drug. When people say "loam to the dome", they actually aren't riding loam, they are riding loose gravel in Colorado and spouting off about how epic it was. When organic material is hitting you in the back and passing you in the air, you are riding loam. When you are shaking at the bottom and all you want is another lap, you are an addict. Now you understand me better. 

I have been saving this one for the day when "Line Of Control" was made official. I am not in a position to be posting unsanctioned, hidden trails, so this one had to wait. Now that LOC is official, it will be ridden into the ground and undoubtedly be a pile of loamless dust by the middle of next summer. And the cycle continues. By the time I make it back to Whistler next summer, this one will be unrecognizable. But, I will forever remember, bouncing down the hill on the squishy carpet of green, and shaking and twitching at the bottom. I am a addict, check me into the clinic. 

Squad goals. Loam laps off of the chair. The only thing I can compare this to is a 3ft powder day. Except, you ski the same line all day and it doesn't really get skied out. Free refills. Double overhead loam barrels all day. The levels were right where they needed to be. Best day ever.