Rain

Looks like we are in for a bit of rain tonight; as of 11:16 am, WGAL's radar is showing a large storm system ranging from Canada to Tennessee that is heading east across the U.S. (and most importantly, PA) If this provides any significant amount of rain we should be able to finish the fifth downside and get the trails groomed for the rest of the season. I know many other PA trails are in need of moisture as well.

iPhone Edit

Lowery fired out this iPhone edit the other day and posted it on YouTube. This would be the first semi-official video to come out of the trails.

Photos on Orchid

Derek from Orchid Footwear picked up one of my photos from the most recent Catty Jam and posted it on his news feed. Stoked! Check it here: http://www.orchidfootwear.com/news/?p=4745

Fall Jam

Trails have been rolling the past month as much riding has gone down. The fifth downside is still incomplete and will probably remain so until we get some much needed rain.

We are planning to host a small jam in October which is tentatively dated for Saturday the second. We will probably have the grill fired up by 11:30 and then riding however long you desire. Stayed tuned for more info and details. Until then, check my Flickr on the right and below for some recent pics from the Catty Jam.

Fourth

Blap.

Apples

A bit has been happening at the trails over the past few weeks: much riding and a little digging. We finally got all four jumps grooved in with the fourth downside being finished about two weeks ago. Subsequently, sessions have been going down here and there with Alex 'apple eating' Steckler even throwing down some tuck no-handers over the fourth.

While the fourth has finally been finished, it was much to easy to clear and so last night, with the opportunity provided by yesterday's rain, Matt stacked the downside up another foot and I redid the lip making it a bit steeper. With the new revision, it has taken on the shape of a Pitney Woods jump, i.e. steeper and deeper. It will definitely set-up the fifth jump to be a bit more serious. Pics are on the way of this reformation. We are planning to put in some heavy work this weekend on the fifth double and will hopefully have something significant for a small Fall jam. Below is a recent sequence of Matt working his way through the section.