No....the've skipped it here, but there's a ramp-drop immediately at the trail head, designed to prevent people who can't ride to the trail from riding the trail.
Oh yeah, saw that on another vid. Good idea though. I always like to take noobs over a couple of small obstacles early on, so I can get some idea of their ability :-)
The bit at 1 min 42 secs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTOkxKtdxg