2024 Group Lessons

4 Tuesdays from 6pm-8pm

$285 for all four clinics (8 hours of instruction)

Suitable Ability Level : 2

Age 19+, All genders welcome

Downtime - April 23 @ Ellison Provincial Park

Most people would agree that riding a bike down a hill is more fun than going up. However, without using the correct techniques, descending can be a frightening and dangerous experience. This session will focus on skills like the proper use of brakes, being more stable and balanced on the bike and choosing safer lines to ride on the trail.

Climbtime - April 30 @ Ellison Provincial Park

Make the ups more efficient so you'll have more energy to rip the downs. We'll teach you a variety of techniques to increase your enjoyment and fun when climbing up the trails.

Cornertime - May 7 @ Ellison Provincial Park

Maintaining speed and traction through corners is difficult for most riders. This session will teach students the techniques to navigate through descending and ascending corners with increased commitment and control.

Flowtime - May 14 @ Becker Bike Skills Park

Smooth out the trail by learning to pump, hop, wheelie and fly over obstacles that get in your way! We'll also teach you some fundamental jumping skills and how to ride bermed/banked corners with more speed and control.

The Ellison trail network contains mostly mellow and rolling terrain, with the upper trails being rockier. Depending on the skill level of the group, we may ride some of the upper trail network. The Becker Bike Skills park has 2 small pump tracks, small jumps and a short intermediate flow trail

May 8 from 5:30pm-7:30pm

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Cost: $85

Suitable Ability Level : 1

Age 19+, All genders welcome

Location: Jade/Juniper Bay parking area, Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park

Start Your Ride introduces novice mountain bikers to several fundamental riding techniques, while promoting fun and safety on the trails! Ideal riders for this class are just starting to mountain bike or may have past riding experience, but would like some professional guidance with learning basic skills to ride single track trails.

Students will finish this class with a stronger understanding of:

- Trail rules and etiquette

- Braking techniques to maintain safer speeds and reduce tire skidding

- Different ways to sit and stand on your bike to stay balanced and in control

- Types of body protection, equipment and clothing to use on a ride

- How to use your bike's gears to ride in various types of terrain

- The safe way to start, stop, mount and dismount your bike

- Different ways to set up your bike for comfort, safety and performance

We will begin at the Jade/Juniper Bay parking lot and use trails in the surrounding area to practice our newly learned skills. The trails are rated for green riders (beginner level) and are neither technical or steep.

May 28 and June 4 from 6pm-8pm

Cost: $175

Suitable Ability Level: 2-3

Age 19+, All genders welcome

Location: Vernon's Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, Cougar Canyon lot

Kal park has some technical and steep trails that are intimidating to many riders and usually aren't their go-to choices. Let us coach you through how to ride them confidently so they become part of your regular route!

These type of trails require an understanding and application of more advanced skills to ride them safely and in control. If you would like to learn these skills to keep your trail flow going, then spend 2 evenings with us and learn to tackle these tougher tracks!

You'll learn:

- Maintaining speed through loose and rocky downhill turns.

- Advanced braking methods to control speed when dealing with difficult trail features, like loose dirt and steep rock gardens.

- Choosing better lines to smooth out the trail and maintain momentum

- Increasing your range of motion to become a more fluid and active bike handler.

- Further development of the “attack/ready” and “neutral” body positions so they are used at the proper time on more challenging terrain.

Classes will begin at the Cougar Canyon parking lot and take place on such trails as Twista, Serendiptiy, Achrophobia, Black Powder and maybe 36DD.

​July 6 from 9:30am-12:30pm

Cost: $125

Suitable Ability Level: 2 and up

Age 19+, Female Riders Only

Location: Sovereign Lake Provincial Park, main summer parking area

If you already can ride most blue technical trails and want to build your skills to tackle the more technical blacks of Sovereign this is the course for you.

You'll learn:

- Improved balance and stability by using different body positions.

- Using your controls more effectively (braking and shifting gears).

- Increased terrain awareness by scanning the trail.

- Choosing better and more efficient lines.

- Downhill cornering techniques to maintain speed and increase traction.

- How to ride black style trail features, like roll downs or rock gardens.

- How to be more active with your bike and body to maintain flow in rougher terrain.

In addition to learning riding skills, we'll also touch on optimizing bike set up, suspension basics and how to perform your best on race day.

We will be riding on the trails:

Rock is the New Berm, Dagamal, Soup2Nuts and Threads.

If these are too far beyond your present skill set, this may not be an ideal course for you. These are blue and black trails, but contain some challenging optional features. If you are from out of town or unfamiliar with the style of these trails, contact us to see if this course is a good fit.