This is the year I turned 50, and it's my first trip to Whistler Bike Park. Two trails were at the top of my list: ALine and Dirt Merchant. ALine is the world's most famous jump line, and I only have a few days to try and get comfortable on it. Dirt Merchant is the bigger and more intense Pro Line. I want to ride it, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to work up to it before my time in Whistler is up.

Fortunately, I connect up with @VanCan who guides me and coaches me.

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00:00 Whistler is the Mountain Bike Mecca
00:43 My goal is to ride ALine and Dirt Merchant
01:07 Trail: Crank It Up
01:36 First some tech.
02:14 My first taste of ALine
03:43 ALine. I've got work to do.
04:23 I'm not giving up.
04:57 Don't do anything dumb.
06:10 I've been humbled.
06:44 Meeting up with @VanCan
07:13 My first double black tech trail: In Deep
07:56 Gaining confidence on ALine
08:58 I made this happen?!
09:22 First time on the Pro Line: Dirt Merchant
11:43 Losing confidence and building it back up.
12:45 The immediate benefit on ALine.
13:45 How much of Dirt Merchant can I clear?

TRAIL LINKS
Dirt Merchant
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/dir...
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/dir...

ALine
https://www.trailforks.com/route/aline/
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/ali...
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/ali...


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