Some fantastic cinematography and storytelling in this 10 minute video about a downhill mountain bike racer’s ritual return to British Columbia to reconnect with the terrain escaped competition:
“Everyone prepares for the onset of winter in different ways. For Yeti/Fox Factory rider Shawn Neer, it means making his annual pilgrimage to the great white north for one final rip on the high alpine trails. After a long season of racing, it’s a chance to reset and reconnect with the terrain that shaped him as a rider. Inevitably snow will cover the land and Shawn will be forced home to the pain cave of off-season training, but racing against time for one last taste of singletrack feels like a victory. These uninhibited riding trips are part of balancing the structured life on the race circuit and make up the dream that is the life of a professional racer.”
Hats off to the crew who produced this. This is top notch and evergreen. Well done.
Director: Craig Grant
Co-Director: Joey Schusler
Cinematography: Joey Schusler & Craig Grant
Editor: Craig Grant
Sound Design: Keith White Audio
Sound Mix: Scotty Beam, Cleod9 Music
Music Composition: Cleod9 Music
Motion Graphics: Good Fortune Collective
Presented by: Yeti Cycles
racingwinter.yeticycles.com