Joe and I have been to several WE Rock events, but always up north in Oroville CA. This time we headed East to Donner Ski Ranch in Tahoe. Donner Ski Ranch offers some incredible natural terrain,  a far cry from the man made course in Oroville. I am not saying that it Oroville sucks now, but it's very different.

Personally, I liked the course layout more than Oroville as you could hike up and down the mountain and get much closer to the action in many ways. Joe disliked the fact that you had to walk (hike really) around more the steep rocky inclines were more than he was up for. I thought he was being a puss really. HAHA sorry Joe, couldn't resist the jab. I know, "that's what she said" right? zing!

Anyway, the day started off pretty cold. About 50 degrees, with a supposed high of 60. There was pockets of snow in the shadow areas behind rocky areas that did not get warmed by the sun as much. But by mid afternoon it was warm, getting hot really. We got a little sunburned as the high mountain areas do not offer much in the way of shade.

The course seemed to give the drivers a real run for their money. I overheard one of the unlimited drivers taking to his spotter saying, "I hope the judges are up on their three tire inside the cone rule." Indicating that the course was going to be tough.

The course had several steep off camber slides and the cones were strategically placed so that drivers would slide down the slick rocks and possibly roll over. For those thinking the side hilling would be easy, think again. The granite rocks become super slick with only a drop of water.

The highlight of the day, had to be the nasty back flip that Nicole Johnson took while attempting the bonus line on A2 (or A3?) Had a rock not stopped her, perching her vehicle precariously on the edge of yet another cliff she would have flipped at least two more times end over end before resting at the bottom. Fortunately she was okay. Her vehicle on the other hand needed some serious work.

Overall, the day was filled with lots of spectacular flips and rolls. I think the crowd really enjoys the rolls so the course designers did a great job of ensuring that. I also think that this course really challenged and pushed the drivers to think outside the box. I am looking forward to more events up in Tahoe.

Here is a video montage of the pics and video that we took. Since the video is so small, I suggest you all to check out the 2010 WE Rock at Donner photo page after watching the video to see the large pictures.