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Support local journalism by clicking here to make a one-time contribution or by subscribing for a small monthly fee. And that, in X Games parlance, was, like totally awesome. But the cool thing is that you didn't need to keep score to fully appreciate all that you were seeing. Ultimately, Saturday night was a competition where the participants were measured against one another. Start slowly by hitting small jumps and work your way up.' Videos of him doing his thing litter the Internet, including one where he rides across a lake that isn't even frozen.Īnd one of his biggest scores happened In January at the just-wrapped X Games Aspen 2019, were the fully-sponsored rider grabbed a fourth-place finish in 'Snow Bike Best Trick.' That's fourth best in the world - not too shabby.Ībout going big on the FMX circuit, Kaliszuk claims it's all a matter of 'time and practice. He was there last night with his Yamaha 2-stroke YZ250, a bike he says is worth $7000 after its many modifications.īut Kaliszuk is an even bigger sensation in the world of backcountry snow biking. Now 31, he's been doing it competitively for 17 years. Like Boone, he says he was riding from the age of five. Born and raised in Vernon and now living in Revelstoke, Kaliszuk is an FMX star. I love it.'Īlso competing last night was Okanagan rider Morgan Kaliszuk. So I'm really starting to make my career and explore the world. 'I just got back from performing in South America and I'm going to South Africa in April. Look forward to lots of new tricks, plenty of new jumps, some big whips.

Super Bike Supercross Drag Racing Off Road Stunt Snow Bike Rally Raid Action Sports. Asked if she's in pain or at least feeling stiff every day, the native of Ontario added, 'I usually feel okay as long as I stay active.'īut she says it's worth it. Read the latest news on freestyle motocross news and events. 'I've had a broken collarbone, broken feet, a lacerated intestine, and a dislocated hip,' said Boone. That massive jump, it seems, was just to get them up there high enough to execute their stunts and score their points.Īnd they do take a beating. Some of them would even do 360-degree backflips - bike and all.Īnd those tricks weren't merely window dressing. Tricks where they got out of their seats and posed for the audience, or left their bikes entirely, holding on by their fingertips. While they were up there floating around near the SOEC rafters, right about where the scoreboard is before they raised it, they also performed tricks. When you consider they also shot to a height of 35 feet - right over top of most houses - the whole thing becomes that much more crazy/impressive.īut that's not all.

One by one, the riders gunned their engines, sprinted toward a launch ramp, and sailed 75 feet though the air toward a landing ramp.

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