#sendandreturn: Getting after it on Snowbikes in the Colorado BC

June 9, 2014

In episode four, the BCA crew learns a thing or two about snowbiking from pro rider Walker Houghton. Watch and learn why the snowbike is the hottest new ride in the backcountry.

BCA's Send and Return video series is all about riding hard in the backcountry according to the avalanche conditions In this episode, BCA snowmobilers Mike Duffy, Hayden Fake, and Bruce Edgerly learn a thing or two about snowbiking from pro rider Walker Houghton. Filmed on their home turf in Colorado by Jaya Lange of Trax Film, this video shows our crew doing all the right things: planning their route according to the avalanche forecast, performing an avalanche transceiver trailhead test, periodically discussing their options and checking the snowpack along the way. With ten inches of powder over a thick crust, the conditions were challenging, but Houghton rose to the occasion, showing why a snowbike can be the tool of choice in this terrain.

Watch #sendandreturn: The BCA Safe Sledding Series Episode 4, featuring snowbiking in Colorado with rider Walker Houghton, produced by Trax Film.