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Extreme Snowmobile jump training. Kids learn to jump their sleds as part of drug prevention program by X-life.ca
Film Makers: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Alpine Motorport will be hosting the 'Alpine Ride' on Boulder Mountain in Revelstoke on February 23, 2008. EVERYBODY WELCOME! You don't have to ride a turbo to join in on the fun and action. Come watch or play as some crazy chutes will be pulled by the best in the business.
For more information... http://www.alpinemotorsport.ca
Film Makers: Friday, October 19, 2007
“2 Stroke Cold Smoke 10” (2SCSX)
The tenth film in the series. This is a must have. Our best Film to date. For Ten years Frontier Films has been working with some of the best riders in the world. 2SCSX is no EXCEPTION! Featuring Ross Mercer’s World Distance Record Jump! The deepest powder of the winter from Canada to Alaska! Rob Alford dropping Cliffs and powder descents that will give you the chills. Nothing but solid snowmobile riding by the craziest most talented riders in the world. Starring; Dan Phillips, Cody Borchers, Geoff Kyle,Ross Mercer, Christoph von Alvensleben, Randy Sherman, Kyle Armbrust and many more. SWEDE DANIEL BODIN GOES HUGE UPSIDE DOWN. Sections from the X-games. WATCH QUINLAN AND FRISBY THROW NO HANDED BACKFLIPS.Chris Burandt takes gold. Sweden,Alaska, British Columbia and more secret spots! Shot on 16mm film, HD and DV. Running time approximately 45 minutes with over 30 minutes of bonus features. Rocking Soundtrack.
Click on the link below to check out our new website along with the new teaser.
WWW.FRONTIERFILMS.COM .
Film Makers: Sunday, October 14, 2007
SLEDJUNKIES II - Dependence
We're headed to Edmonton for the Edmonton Snowmobile Show on Oct 19th to 21st. We will be premiering the new film Friday night, and you can see clips throughout the show on the big screens all weekend. We will be located beside the bar/restaurant with a box full of DVDs and a whole new line of clothing. Stop by when you're there. We'd love to meet some fellow SledClub members.
Members: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Braaap Films is pleased to announce the release of “Braaap 7 – Lucky Seven”. It was a record winter for snow in beautiful British Columbia, and Braaap Films was on location for some of the most epic deep powder riding to date. First line descents, jumps, whips, flips, drops, and new this year to our regular line up of insanity -- some of the sickest lines ever climbed. Features mind boggling wonderboys who dare to conquer mother nature’s unforgiving mountains. Riders include Geoff Kyle, Jeremy Hanke, Ray Archer, Morgan Gamache, Rob Alford, Cody Borchers, Jimmy Blaze, Heath Frisby, Justin Hoyer, Terry Provencher, Kurt Tilbury, Andrew Milley, Matt Tingstad, Justin Middletstadt and lots more pros and new faces. Two soundtracks to complement awesome images round out this year’s film. Special features include an in depth ride with snowmobiling’s original back country rider, Waldy Piotrowski. 45 minute feature plus 30 minutes of bonus segments. Fun for the whole family. Teaser
SledClub.com: Saturday, June 16, 2007
Hey every one, its Thacker here checking in from Whistler BC. Myself, Cody Borchers , Cory Davis , Randy Sherman , Ross Mercer and Chris Brown on the Camera have been tearin it up here in Beautiful British Columbia. Our weather has not been the greatest but that has definitely not slowed down our good times! We have been ripping dirt bikes, rallying the mountain bikes on the downhill course and there is no shortage for night life even in the off season of the crazy ski town. We have only had a couple of days of actual filming but when we have gotten to it’s been unreal. There is so much snow left here I can’t believe it! It is the middle of June and we are still riding sleds! Totally living the dream! Ha! Yesterday was our best day with Ross and Cody crushing the 180 reentries and even myself getting in there a bit! Cory and I crushed the Monster gap jump with Cory killing it even more with some nice no footed can cans There was definitely no shortage of big air, style, Monster Energy drink and fun with some of the most talented riders in the biz! Until next time! Peace and keep it rubber side down!
SledClub.com: Monday, June 04, 2007
Cody Borchers
Age: 29 Calgary, ABSponsors:
What got you into sledding and how long have you been doing it for?
My buddy Pat and his family. I use to live in Sherwood Park, AB and I Then my My brother and I worked to save up enough We met a couple guy's in a local riding area Now here I am.
What kind of sled/s did you ride this year and what mods did you do to it/ them?
I have 2 sleds this season and they are 07 Race chassis' with 800 Ski-doo
You had an early season injury. What happened?
I broke my Rt Radius and wrist. I had a plate and 8 screws put in. That was This started your season off on a bad note. Were you still able to reach all your goals for the year?
Yes it was hard to take, I love all times of the winter and I missed out on
DomG Photo
You just finished sledding in Whistler. Who where there with and how did that go for you?
Whistler was awesome this year, I got to ride with Rob Alford, Geoff Kyle,
What videos can we look out for in seeing you in this year?
Slednecks 10, Frontier Films, maybe Matchstick and maybe On The Pipe, we’ll
Where did you get to sled this winter?
Revelstoke BC, Whistler BC and Colorado.
Do you stay at Rob Alfords bed and breakfast when you’re in Revy?
Oh for sure, it’s a really nice place to stay. Rob always invites me.
I hear he can cook a pretty mean breakfast. Is this true?
Rob cooks a mean one. Then I have to clean up the mess....Haha. Robby makes
What would you pick if you could only choose one; Deep pow descents, big drops or huge booters?
Oh man. I love it all too much to choose one.
What about between gnarly flips or tweaked out whips?
Well gnarly flips are ballz and they’re pretty wild. Tweaked out whips are
You have been tweaking those whips out pretty good lately! any secrets?
Thanks, I have been trying to get better at them. It takes practice and
What do you think about the new 2008 Rev XP? And would you consider riding on one next year?
I have ordered 2 for next year. Ski-doo has changed snowmobiling again. I
Any advice you can give to someone before heading into the backcountry?
Yes, Avalanche gear and take a course as well. Make sure you know how to use it! Be sure to bring l ots of y our buddy might forget his....... Use your Head,
Any words of wisdom or quotes to live by?
Work Hard and Play Harder. Treat people the way you want to be treated..
Any last comments or people you want to give thanks to?
Thanks to all my sponsors and everybody that makes it possible for me to do
Thanks for your time Cody
No problem,
Thank you.
Film Makers: Thursday, April 26, 2007
BIG DAWG SHOOTOUT 2007
Thanks to Shawn, Paul and Lincoln for putting on another spectacular show in Pemberton, BC (Rutherford riding area) on April 21, 2007. There were in excess of 1000 people in attendance with some HUGE horsepower. Also thanks to the Pemberton Snowmobile Club for grooming the trails and plowing a huge parking lot for us to park in. Gob well done!
Congratulations to FreakStyle for winning the Show & Shine, Jason Earl for winning the Uphill Drag event, and to Tim McGregor for taking home the belt and top honors for the Sickest Line. As for the action all day...speechless. Check out the teaser video posted in the videos section or below.
Team SLEDJUNKIES
Members: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Big Dog Shootout
That's right , its that time of year again to start thinking about the BDSO. Incase you have not guessed it ,that stands for BigDawg ShootOut.
For more info check out
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BDSO Schedule
The BDSO this year will be held on Saturday the 21st of April, 2007.It will be held in the Rutherford area again . Rutherford is about 15 minutes north of Whistler, BC and 5 minutes south of Pemberton, BC
Incase of poor weather we will try again on Sunday.
Times (estimated)
09:30- Marshalling area at and around the cabin before moving to race hill.
10:00-12:00- Race Hill
12:00-12:30- Show & Shine (held at race hill)
12:30-13:30- Buffer time incase Rated R shows up
13:30-15:00- First stage Hillclimbing (warm up hills )
15:00-17:00- Final stage Hillclimbing (step up time)
19:00-?????- Banquet (food, drinks, bragging rights awarded)
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Big Dawg Shootout Update
So here it is,after a couple weeks organizing the restaurants,pub and lounge.I have some info.
SledClub.com: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
A SledClub Interview With Ross Mercer Age: 25
Residing: Whitehorse, Yukon
Sponsors: -RedBull -SKi-Doo When you planned on going for the record, did you ever second guess or ask yourself is this actually possible or can my sled even go fast enough? Not really. I knew I could do it, I actually thought my sled would be plenty
fast enough, but because of the elevation and temperatures it was actually
very close. I was hitting the ramp at full speed at the end with a huge
in run.
Did you do any special training or mods to your sled before going for the No. On the first day i was hitting the ramp full speed and not going far
enough, about 246. For the second day I geared my sled up, put on a
lightweight can and took the foam out of my airbox to try to make it faster.
We also extended the run in and for the last jump that i broke the record on
we had the entire inrun salted so it was frozen and hard, which made a big
difference.
What type of sled were you riding while going for the record jump? I rode my 2007 Skidoo Rev Race chassis with a stock 800 engine. It is a
great sled and it worked perfectly for this jump.
Was there any support or sponsorship from them for the jump? Yeah, Ski-Doo really helped me out this year. They hooked me up with a
couple of new 2007 sleds which have been great all season.
In general, do you think there should be more support from snowmobile Well, the more support the riders get the more they can work at pushing the
limits of the sport. The last couple years have been really great for the
sport. There have been a number of events that have really pushed it into
the mainstream. RedBull has done events all over the world, the event in Red
Square Moscow, the Fuel and Fury event in Alaska last year etc, as well as
the fact that freestyle sledding was a gold medal event at the winter X
games this year have all brought it to the worlds attention. The
manufacturers are definately noticing us now and stepping up to the plate. I
am really excited to be working with SKi-Doo and hope that freestyle can
become a big part of their advertising, the way racing is.
How many paramedics were on stand by while you were going for the record? I dont know. There was an ambulance standing by and a few people who were
there to deal with any kind of situation that might arise. It was reasuring
to have them there for sure.
What was your pre jump meal? Well, I had a good crash in Slovenia about 5 days prior to my record
attempt, so I was really sore going into this. On the first day I ate 2 bags
of chips and 12 ibuprofins all day and had a couple RedBulls. The second day
I dont remember what I ate, a sandwich or a muffin or something i think.
lots of ibuprofins and RedBulls as well of course!
Now that you are in the Guinness Book of World Records have you started Not really but maybe things will pick up here soon. Maybe this interview
will help.
I hear you were using a radar gun, how fast were you clocked at before 79 mph or so. Probably about 80 off the ramp, I held it pinned all the way
up the ramp.
What video/s can we look out for in seeing your record jump in? It will be in SledNecks 10, Two Stroke Cold Smoke 10, I think its going to
be in the next Nitro Circus as well.
Being from the Yukon/Canada, what's the stupidest question a fan has asked Well, i dont know. Yesterday I went through the drive through at
McDonalds and got asked if it was for here or to go. There are lots of
stupid questions. It seems that a lot of people think the Yukon is in
Alaska. I am actually really surprised when I am travelling how many people
actually do know where the Yukon is.
Anyone you want to thank for helping making this event happen? Yeah I would like to thank all my sponsors of course for their great support
this season. Everyone who was a part of this did a great job and worked very
hard to make it happen. Chris and Clayton at the compound for all their
work. I guess my biggest thanks has to go to RedBull for investing so much
in me and making all this happen. All the encouragement and props from
people back home and from around Canada go a long way too, it's cool to hear
from people who are stoked on what i am doing. I like to think I am making
Canadians proud.
That you are indeed! For more information, pictures or videos check out Ross' website
www.rossmercer.com or his Sledclub profile
http://snowmobile.colonies.com/rossmercer
Colonies Network: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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Film Makers: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The filming for 2 Stroke Cold Smoke 10 has been deep! We have caught some of the deepest powder riding every seen!
So far we have been filming with
Rob Alford
Cody Borchers
Geoff Kyle
Christoph Von Alvensleben
Dan Phillips is back!
Randy Sherman.
Its ON!!!!We need your help with choosing a name for our 10th film!
If you got the name let us know.
Cheers
SledClub.com: Thursday, March 15, 2007
Ross Mercer of Whitehorse, Yukon, jumps 80.3m (263.5’), breaking previous record of 74.6m (245’)
Steamboat Springs , Colorado , March 11 – Canadian Ross Mercer took snowmobiling to new heights today by establishing a new world record of 80.3m for longest snowmobile ramp jump, surpassing the previous record of 74.6m. Mercer performed the jump at The Compound, the world’s largest snowmobile terrain park, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. An official world-record attempt, Mercer’s accomplishment was verified by Landmark Surveyors, and has been filed with Guinness World Records.
“I just went as fast as my sled would go, and I exceeded my expectations,” said Mercer. “My goal today was 250 ft., but going into this I really didn’t know what to expect. Once you get out here those numbers get pretty big when you’re trying to do them on a snow machine.”
Born in the former mining town of Cassiar, BC, and now residing and training in Whitehorse, Yukon, Mercer has taken advantage of his natural hometown environs to emerge as Canada’s best freestyle sled-X rider, and is considered among the world’s elite. As a discipline, freestyle sled-x has risen from a scattered group of amateurs to one of the fastest growing winter sports, generating worldwide audiences everywhere from the Winter X-Games to Red Bull Revolution on Machines in Moscow , which drew over 30,000 fans to Red Square .
Added Mercer: “I’m just really happy to be part of the process and pushing the sport to new levels. I’m looking forward to going home, celebrating and resting.”
Mercer’s feat comes after months of planning and collaboration with sponsor Red Bull. Performed on a 2007 Ski-Doo race chassis with an 800 engine, the world record jump came after a methodical training program where Mercer gradually increased his speed and the distance of the ramp from the landing.
“The radar gun was key because we started close up and then moved back 10 feet at a time, keeping careful track of my speed and making sure there were no surprises,” continued Mercer. “It was very systematic and I didn’t have a bad landing the entire time.”
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SledClub.com: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
To be straight to the point as time is extremely limited, we need your help. The BC gov’t at the provincial level has proposed closures in areas already established with current usage agreements. This affects areas from Clearwater , 100 Mile House, Williams Lake , Quesnel and Prince George, BC, Canada time . This was sprung on us at the last minute. The proposed closure areas include:
- Cameron
- Grain
- Bill Miner
- MacKay
- Mica
We are drafting up a petition and will be ready for distribution on Thursday Feb. 22, 2007. We need it distributed in as many places as possible, as fast as possible. The form can be downloaded, signed and faxed back to our office at (250) 791-7219. This is an extremely important issue as it affects a huge area in British Columbia
We are organizing a rally to be held in Williams Lake, BC at the Ministry building. I will have more details to follow as we have another meeting on Thursday to finalize and start organizing. The more people that can show up, the bigger the impact it will be as it will show the gov’t how big of a group we really are.
If we don’t act now, we will lose this area, and we will not be able to ride locally next year at all.
If you can help in any way in getting this word around your community, it would be greatly appreciated as it affects your community as well.
I will be in contact again on Thursday when the final draft is drawn.
Thank you,
Matt Harper
amharper@shaw.ca
Ph: (250) 791-7220 (eves)
Fx: (250) 791-7219
Cell: (250) 395-0628
Colonies Network: Friday, February 16, 2007
As some of you users may have noticed, we've made some changes!
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We added url and embed links to the photos section so its easy for you to link images or attach an image to a blog or anywhere that supports html.
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Our big news is that we are now glad to offer all videos for free for all members. On top of that we jacked our file size upload limit to 20 mb along with a bunch of other small site improvements....
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SledClub.com: Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Interview With Rob Alford
Where did you grow up?
Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island.
You lived in Whistler before Revelstoke; what area do you prefer for sledding and why?
Both Whistler and Revelstoke have good points to them. Whistler has easier access to the goods but not as good snow.
Out of all the areas you have sledded whats your favorite place?
I have a new area in Revelstoke that is my favorite so far. It is right by Zipper Mouth Creek.
What is Mt. Mackenzie Log Chalet?
It is a deluxe bed and breakfast log home in Revelstoke which is covered in fresh pow right now. Check out
www.logchalet.com for more details.
I hear you commercial fish. What is that like?
It pays the bills and it has some challenges that keeps it interesting.
What type of sledding impresses you most?
Well I am really impressed with the crazy airs those guys in Alaska are doing these days, and of course the big mountain pow riding.
Besides sledding what other activities keep you busy?
I do a lot of downhill biking, dirtbiking and some surfing.
What are your plans for this winter?
Any sponsors or thanks you want to send out?
Blue Marble Oil, Fly Racing, Bull Dog truck Decks, A@E Motorsports and The Sled Shed.
C urrent Sled Pictures of Rob
SledClub.com: Saturday, January 06, 2007
2 Stroke Cold Smoke 9
Hits, whips and clips are what this film is about. For the 9th year in a row Frontier Films releases another incredible sledding film. Innovation is the force behind this film. From long distance jumps to a new variation of the backflip this film packs it all in. It also showcases shots from the backcountry Redbull Fuel and Fury contest in Alaska where the best sledders in the world showed up to give it their all. Deep powder and big mountain cliff drops really round this film out. The athletes in this film search out the hits, ride their favorite whips and go big to get the clips! Starring; Ross Mercer, Christoph von Alvensleben, Kyle Armbrust, Randy Sherman, Cody Borchers, Geoff Kyle and many more of todays most talented sledders. This film is approximately 45 minutes long with 50 minutes of behind the scenes bonus footage! giving the viewer over 90 minutes of footage. Shot on 16mm film, digital video and even some High Definition Video for the highest quality film.
Click on the link to check out the teaserwww.frontierfilms.com also available at the sledclub.com store!
