2009 Mega Avalanche Entry now open

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2009 Mega Avalanche Entry now open
Conor
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Go here and enter. Pricey this year!

https://www.activeeurope.com/Events/index.cfm?AC=EventDetails&E=72929

Posted 15 years ago

MikeAyles
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I’ve got my entry in. Gold pack with Megadust 4.

Posted 15 years ago

grumm
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Hmm – what do all the different options mean?

Posted 15 years ago

Conor
Free Member

basically number of days you get a lift pass for and platinum includes the DH race on the wednesday.

I’m doing Bronze this year (thurs-sunday) as I’ll probably spend mon-wed at les duex alps anyway.

Posted 15 years ago

marionheck
Free Member

me and the missus have joined – does anyone else think this is a stupid way of spending our honeymoon!!!!!????

Posted 15 years ago

Taz
Full Member

Very jealous

Won’t be going this year. Mrs Taz s 40 on teh FRiday of Qualifying. Seems that she does not think taht would be a good way to spend her 40th celebrations 😥

Will be back in 2010 hopefully

Posted 15 years ago

lunge
Full Member

Before i enter, is it possible to it on a hardtail (a small tough one) and how much DH experience do you need to ensure you don’t die?

Posted 15 years ago

Diawl
Free Member

Yes and not a lot.

Posted 15 years ago

Conor
Free Member

Lunge, yeah, HT is OK but it’s a really long DH track with the odd climb or flat bit so will be painful. I’d only attempt it on a HT if you are very confident and ride DH a bit on a HT. It’s really tough on the arms, but not that technically difficult.

Third year in a row for me 🙂

Posted 15 years ago

wheelz
Free Member

Right, that’s me entered for my showdown with our gobby ex-MotoGP rider.

If I get to the bottom with no broken bones then I’ll count that as a victory!

Posted 15 years ago

twohats
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I couldn’t think of anything worse than riding down a mountain with hundreds of mincers in the way…

Posted 15 years ago

Conor
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You enter early, get at the front of the qualifying heat and just pass the mincers.

Posted 15 years ago

twohats
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You have to qualify to get to the front.

Posted 15 years ago

psychle
Free Member

Nice vid Conor, some interesting line choices you took in order to get some overtaking opportunities!

Doesn’t look as hairy as I thought it’d be… maybe I’ll give it a shot 🙂

Posted 15 years ago

wheelz
Free Member

I can’t think of anything worse than mincing down a hill being overtaken by hundreds of riders 😀

But I’m still going to give it a go.

Posted 15 years ago

mboy
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wheelz – Member

Right, that’s me entered for my showdown with our gobby ex-MotoGP rider.

If I get to the bottom with no broken bones then I’ll count that as a victory!

Eh? Who?

Regarding riding it on a hardtail, well, it’s been done! That said it wouldn’t be my weapon of choice personally. Something like the Lapierre Spicy (these were everywhere last year!) would be ideal I reckon, 160mm both ends and close to 30lb all up weight.

Posted 15 years ago

grumm
Free Member

It keeps saying an error has occurred when I try to register – oh well its probably for the best in terms of my future health.

Posted 15 years ago

MikeAyles
Free Member

Great video’s Conor!

that dodgy music, it certainly raises hairs after last year!

Posted 15 years ago

wheelz
Free Member

mboy – Member

Eh? Who?

Anthony West, who had a lucky escape this year when he signed for Stiggy Honda.

Posted 15 years ago

grumm
Free Member

I’ve just entered – uh oh! Time to get in training – never actually been on a dh course yet 😛

Posted 15 years ago