Wetter Than An Otter's Pocket

Jake and I found out quickly why this Queenstown NZ classic is named "Slip Saddle" Wet as bro #followcamfriday

Slip Saddle is accessed off of Coronet Peak after a 20 minute climb. It then descends to Arrowtown where coffee and ice cream await. We raced this track as part of the Trans NZ enduro a few days prior. Conditions were moody and foggy. Perfect.

Fellow Yeti athlete Jake Paddon is on the hunt. Look for him smashing EWS races this season. When he is not eating ice cream of course. This section of the track was very steep and technical. I was definitely balling him up here. 

Stream crossing number 37. Not really sure how my camera gear survived any of this. The lower part of this track reminds me of Agate Creek on Monarch Pass in Colorado. It's basically a trail that runs next to a river in a valley, that can't decide which side it should be on. My shoes are still wet. 

Always scandi around trees. This is proper turn initiation technique. Please pay attention. You have been doing it wrong for all of these years. If you want your bike to drop into a turn, set it up opposite of where you are trying to go...

We rode this a couple of days after Trans NZ ended, knowing full-well that we were still throttled from the race. The only thing motivating us was the reward if ice cream at Patagonia in Arrowtown. Ice Cream for breakfast, yes please.