PUMPED

Riders: Chris Panozzo and Ben McIlroy Photographer: Dominic Hook

Summer in the mountains means climbing high to earn epic descents. The thing about riding in early summer in our alpine areas is snow – how much is left? When hunting out an all-day ride from the top of Falls Creek down to Mt Beauty, Chris Panozzo and Ben McIlroy found plenty of snow patches to play on. The Victorian High Country is a vast playground for mountain bikers in summer.