All

missed that Laurie Greenland is on the start list

It started at like 1am and is still going. Sounds loud on the roof here in the village lol. No doubt it was bone dry before though!

That wasn’t rain. On the west coast if it doesn’t wake you up it doesn’t count. It’s been so dry up here that it’ll get soaked into the dirt. Roots and rocks will be greasy until they dry out

Didn’t read the fine print about the shuttle with parking. Wonder if it’s different then one they are running for everybody. That one was slow at Crankworx and it’s faster to walk up and down

Psst. NSMB as an article up from walking the Hardline track a few weeks ago.

Hey Stud Beef Pile, That rock garden will be THE busiest and best spot to spectate. The crowd there will be mental. It's roughly half way down the track. If you have a lift ticket, walk down the access trails or bushwhack down the B Zone from the top of the Gondola. If you're walking down the access trails, the trail goes very close to, but not directly by this spot. If you're bushwhacking down the B Zone, you'll end up right there. Either way it's hard to miss. If you're walking up from the bottom, follow the access trails...

we are also getting suitably pumped!

Entry list (may differ from actual quali start list) PDF

A bit of rain in the forecast for Whistler during the race window. The GFS for our area is notoriously wetter than reality, so I'll be waiting until I see it on the NAM before I believe it, but a bit of moisture looks to be in the cards. (15mm is about half an inch in freedom units)

Speaking of phrasing, I thought soaking meant something different in Utah haha.

Live update from Midway. Also, excellent choice of words from my boots on the ground.

Sorry, Dad.

Yeah it would mainly be used for diagnosing issues or validating a retune - In theory a dialed team would have tunes worked out in advance or have shocks ready to go, and you should have processes refined enough that you don't need to check that a rebuild worked properly. You wouldn't/shouldn't be experimenting with big changes on a race weekend but if you were someone that worked on a range of products for a wider range of people, or taking it to dedicated test weekends then it is something that could be super useful. I've occasionally had to set...

if you're referring to the cost to watch, its about $11 USD. it's buried in the PDF, i had to look for it too. based on the athletes currently on the roster, i'm inclined to say it would likely be worth it. i hope they secure some good commentators to go with it

SQUUUEEEEEEEEEE🥰

Strong 1st announcement.

The Bruni interview I read the other day (in an ancient technology, paper magazine) sounded like hoping to be back by Les Gets was very optimistic compared to doctors opinions, and that this season being ruined made him consider retiring later than planned