Northstar DH #1

This past weekend was opening round of the Northstar DH series. Northstar is the premier bike park on the west coast, and also features the only lift access race series in Northern California. At the end of May, Northstar still had a quite a bit of snow due to recent rains and even in June, most of the trails still were not open because of thick patches in the higher elevations.

Gypsy was the trail for round #1 and also will be used again this weekend for Pro Grt #3. With melting snow, the course could go from muddy to dusty within 2 corners. However the groomed, big jumps at the top of the course made for some great photography. Point One Racing's Jimmy Amaral and his younger brother Alex raced in the Pro class against fellow athletes Team Giant/Northstar and Geronimo. Both of them had a few mistakes in their run which surely would have put them in the top 10!

Check out the helmet cam and photos. Full results at the bottom...

Jimmy Amaral follows Patrick Tidd down Gypsy just prior to their race runs.


Alex Amaral


Cody Eichhorn


Max Houtzager


Jon Wilson


Jordan Lopez


Patrick Tidd


Photos by Wil Smith

Full results