Big Flips, Big Rocks and Broken Bones - Snowshoe World Cup DH - Mountain Biking Pictures

Charlie Harrison looked comfortable on the track before most others and laid down the fastest time of the day. -Dan Hearn

Charlie Harrison had the time of his life today. Keep that going and smash it in finals dude! @maddogboris

Charlie was the only rider who pre-jumped into the steepest section of the track. @maddogboris

Tracey Hannah isn't looking to take risks but instead, set a solid time to take the World Cup overall. Being fastest in timed training will give her confidence going into qualifying. -Dan Hearn

Kaos Seagrave was first to flip the opening jump in Group B practice, after a test jump The only way Brendan Fairclough could go one better was to flip it blindly with no test jump. Rampage watch out. -Sven Martin

Bernard Kerr in audio (not pictured). A shame that some riders lobbied the UCI to lower the tape and poles to open up this "sideline" - thus avoiding a perfectly good jump. A tricky call as it is a short, lippy jump that could be dangerous or difficult at speed, but speed control is part of the game, Thibaut Daprela with the French Line that most will now take come race runs. -Sven Martin

World Champion, Myriam Nicole, with perfect posture and focus. Last race of the year filled with both highs and lows. WHERE IS YOUR RAINBOW JERSEY?!? -Sven Martin

You were lucky if this fella woke up to hit the split time, ending sector three and beginning sector four. #partyinthewoods. -Sven Martin

Pits at the top of the hill means lift beers on the way back up! -Dan Hearn

It's a pretty nice Jurassic Park forest around here. -Dan Hearn

Never too old to have fun. Greg Minnaar, no feet, one wheel. @maddogboris

Foot out flat out Greg Minnaar. @maddogboris

Loris is feeling sore after a crash at Worlds but managing to ride fairly pain-free. -Dan Hearn

Sometimes when you move spots and your camera settings are all over the place you get some interesting stuff! -Dan Hearn

No full timed training run for Laurie Greenland, but looking one of the quickest out there on track. -Dan Hearn

Fourth fastest junior today, Zak Gomilscek. -Dan Hearn

World Champ, Kye A'hern, was the fastest junior today by just over three seconds. -Dan Hearn

This section leads into much flatter woods for a few hundred meters, so hitting this berm right is crucial to carrying speed. -Dan Hearn

Marine Cabirou pushed on in timed training but stopped after the first split where she was up by one second. She would be a good one to back for finals! -Dan Hearn

Thomas Estaque, looking on form with an eighth place in timed training. -Dan Hearn

Troy Brosnan dialing in his line to carry maximum speed into the next flatter section. -Dan Hearn

Loic Bruni getting acquainted with the mossy middle forest. -Dan Hearn

Sam Blenkinsop, precision gapping this sketchy rock section and making it look easy. -Dan Hearn

Kade Edwards styling over the long road gap near the top of the track. -Dan Hearn

Never doubt that Kade Edwards knows how to go sideways. #past90 -Dan Hearn

Matt Walker was loving the first jump. It's not often riders actually session a jump on a race track just for fun. -Dan Hearn

Unfortunately, Neko Mulally had a weird crash today, got his foot caught under the bike and broke his fibula. He's gutted not to be racing here in Snowshoe. -Dan Hearn

#USDH junior, Anna Newkirk, ready to rock at her home race. -Dan Hearn

First rider down in Group A training, Danny Hart had a lot of riders' eyes watching as he hit the first jump. His first run down was a 3:22, only 4 seconds off Charlie's fastest time. -Dan Hearn

Emilie Siegenthaler had no problems sending the big jump on her first run. -Dan Hearn

Kaos Seagrave, straight out the start hut and into what we reckon could be the first-ever backflip at a downhill World Cup. -Dan Hearn

Vali Höll showing off her ninja warm-up techniques. -Dan Hearn

Rafael Gutierrez on the hunt. -Sven Martin

Mike check. -Sven Martin

@La_ChillZone -Sven Martin

Estaque got excited when he passed us overhead on the lift, telling me to get ready for a bar dragging scrub. Well, that happened but it ended like this. -Sven Martin

Finn Iles took a nasty spill today and skipped the rest of practice. He will give it a try again tomorrow. Hopefully, it's not too bad. -Sven Martin

Tahnee Seagrave not afraid to send it sideways with the boys. -Sven Martin

Mille Johnset shredding the corner before the big step down. Full commitment when you see the size of the gap. -Sven Martin

It's refreshing to see such a progressive jump on a World Cup track that takes skill and control to hit at speed. Eliot Jackson in audio. -Sven Martin

Aaron Gwin on a solo ride through the beautiful hardwood native forest. -Sven Martin

A lot of pressure to hit a brand new, big jump first. For normal people that is. Danny Hart goes sideways and opens Elite Training. -Sven Martin

Greg Williamson using the last little corner of his knobs. -Sven Martin

Kaos Seagrave stood out in Group B practice and sessioned the hip for a while before doing full runs. -Sven Martin

No surprise that Charlie Harrison went fastest today. He was accompanied by Brook Macdonald all day. -Sven Martin

Loic Bruni with not a strand of hair out of place. #DOD -Sven Martin

Kind of eerie what you find littered in these woods. -Sven Martin

Canadian junior train of Parrtic Laffey followed by Lucas Cruz who both just missed out on a medal last week at home. -Sven Martin

Marine Cabirou carving through Middle Earth. -Sven Martin

Jacob Dickson railing the bowl to bowl corners. -Sven Martin

Amaury Pierron in the incredibly rocky and slippery rock garden, one of many on this track. Red clay mixed with mud and loose rocks means every run is a bit of a gamble. -Sven Martin

Charlie Hatton getting tweaked on the tight step-down, let's see if he can continue his trend of moving up the results sheet and end with a top ten. -Sven Martin

Vali Höll through the middle woods. Corner and track speed will be key to doing well as it makes up a fair chunk of the track. -Sven Martin

Cathro Vision, it's like living life on a ladder. -Sven Martin

Autumn is here and the leaves, they are a-changing. -Sven Martin

Grant Sides with the secret to Charlie Harrison's success. -Sven Martin

Johannes von Klebelsberg, the Denim Destroyer, made it out and was top ten in timed training. -Sven Martin

Missy Giove getting some suspension love from Todd at RockShox today. Hopefully, we get to see her on track. -Sven Martin

This is a simple trail feature but tricky to do just right at speed. Dakota Norton executes it perfectly, hopping the rock super low, and using the tiny slit on the left to land sooner and set up for the flat corner. -Sven Martin

Mark Wallace sometimes gets tagged as Troy Brosnan on Instagram, but today there was no mistaking the Canuk. -Sven Martin

Tracey Hannah with the fastest timed training run. @maddogboris

Danny Hart was pinned all day...let´s see if he can finish the season with a win. @maddogboris

Mille Johnset was the only girl in Group B who jumped the road gap. @maddogboris

Eddie Masters killing some time...Bernard Kerr does what he loves...and the media squids waiting for the Group A hip jump session to start. @maddogboris

The face you make when you change the first time from "auto" to "manual" mode. @maddogboris

Swiss shredder, Emilie Siegenthaler, on the wet grass turns in the morning. @maddogboris

Transition's Lars Sternberg enjoying his time at the last world Cup of the season. @maddogboris

We had some heavy rain the night before training and the Group B practice must have been pretty challenging. @maddogboris

Sam Blenkinsop with the most steeze on the prejump to rock drop. @maddogboris

Wyn Masters keeping it low in the corner @maddogboris

Yeah, Sian A'Hern! The Aussie and sister of Kye had the second-fastest training time. @maddogboris

Aaron Gwin into the dark. @maddogboris

Peace Luca Shaw! @maddogboris

The road gap on the top of the track is pretty huge. @maddogboris

Bruce Klein getting low over the road gap. @maddogboris

Double vision. It's not always easy for us to show you all riders here on Vital. So here's a shot with two Jack Readings. @maddogboris

Valis Höll's mechanic, Matt Gallean, with one last check before training. @maddogboris

Tahnee Seagrave with the extra warm-up for her shoulder while her brother, Kaos, is already ready for training. They were both in Group B here in Snowshoe. @maddogboris

Martin Maes changed some stuff on his bike and is feeling a lot better than in Mont Sainte-Anne. @maddogboris