Drops & Steep Progression – Strong Intermediate/ Advanced
Are you ready to improve your drops technique and enhance your skills on steep black and double-black trails? Join our Drops & Steeps Progression clinics, where you’ll learn essential skills to handle challenge the mountain presents—all in a safe, professional, supportive, and fun environment.
Our Drops & Steeps Progression clinics are the perfect opportunity to enhance your downhill technique, build confidence on steep terrain, and connect with fellow riders in the Shred Sisters community! Choose from two course options: a one-day clinic at Moose and Kicking Horse or a focused 3-hour session.
Course Details
- Time:
- Full day exact time written on each location
- 6:00pm-9:00pm
- Ratio: 6 riders per instructor
- Cost:
- $125 + GST – 3 hours Clinics
- $229 + GST – Without lift ticket
- $259 + GST – Bragg Creek Clinics
- +2% service/booking fee applies to all registrations.
Kicking Horse & Bragg Creek Clinic Equipment Needed:
-
- Dual Suspension Bike * minimum 150mm travel
- Full Face Helmet
- Arm/Leg Protection highly recommended
*This course can be offered on customized dates for groups of 4+ who want to learn with their friends. *We require a minimum of 4 participants to run a program. Not sure if this program is for you? Questions?
Program Dates, Time, Location & Instructor
Canmore
- Sunday, May 24 | Audrey | 9:30am- 3:30pm
(Prospector & Benchlands Bike Park)
Participants must be comfortable climbing Prospector
Golden
- Tuesday, July 7 | Maggie | 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Bike Park: Keith + Extra Credit ( This clinics is mostly focus on Drops)
- Saturday, June 27 | Maggie | 9:30am- 3:30pm
Bike Park: Keith 10 km on Mount 7 (If you have a truck, please bring it to help with shuttling!)
Note: Trail choice may change depending on conditions and group abilities.
Kicking Horse
- Sunday, July 19 | Audrey | 9:30am – 4:00pm
Revelstoke
- Wednesday, June 17 | Audrey | PM
Trails: Lower Boondocks / Tall Timber / Drops Lower Logging (left)
Note: Trail choice may change depending on conditions and group abilities.
Skills & Fitness Level Required
- Type of trail to be expected to ride at Kicking Horse: Alpine Drops Zone, Time Travel, Rock & Roll’s (upper single black section) Devil Disco), Part of Pionners. The program will also be on blue trails, students should expect riding black trails and easy double black during this course.
- Participants must have done our Strong Intermediate course Level 1 or Intro to Drops & Jumps prior to take this program.
- Must be able to lift front, rear and both wheel at the same time.
- Your bike should have disc brakes, in good working condition that were serviced within the past year, and dual suspension.
Strong Intermediate / Advanced
Strong Intermediate / Advanced
Note: This program is between Strong Intermediate & Advanced. Pure Advanced programs are available via private lessons upon request.
Who this is for
Strong Intermediate: Comfortable on all blue trails & ready to do some black trails. Can lift front, rear, and both wheels at the same time.
Advanced: Capable of tackling steep, technical trails, including some double black terrain. Can do blue drops and jumps, though not always consistently, and are comfortable on steeper technical terrain.
What you’re working on
Strong Intermediate: Advanced bike handling including drops, jumps, high-speed cornering, line choice, and refining style on technical terrain.
Advanced: Ride faster, more stylish, and improve efficiency. Skills include steep climbs, manual, bunny hop, nose pivot, medium jump, and medium drop.
Prerequisites
- Strong Intermediate: Comfortable on all blue trails, able to ride black trails while challenged, can lift front, rear, and both wheels.
- Advanced: Confident on black trails, experience with drops and jumps.
Examples of trails you’re comfortable on as a Strong Intermediate
- Bragg Creek / Calgary: Family Guy, 727, Race of Spades, Pneuma, SHAFT
- Canmore: Lebens, Cloudline, Highline, EKG, Terminator, Horseshoe Slab
- Golden: 5K, Mighty Queen, LSD, Trails & Error, Kobe
- Invermere: Hula Girl, The Kloosifier, The Johnson
- Cranbrook / Kimberley: RollerCoaster, Ewok, Cordon Blue, Tilsit, Migor, Magic 1, Amps, Full ThunderTurkey, Shapeshifter
- Revelstoke: Man Quads, Logging Leftover, Sloe Grin, Richard Liquer, Roots Canal, Lower Bacon & Boondocks
Examples of trails you’re comfortable on as an Advanced riders
- Bragg Creek / Calgary: T-Dub, Brother’s, Jean Guy on the Rock
- Canmore: Prospector, Razor Edge (not everything)
- Golden: 5K, 10K, Mystic, GNR
- Invermere: Hula Girl, Rock N Flumes, Meat Grinder
- Cranbrook / Kimberley: Green Chicken, Magic 1–3
- Revelstoke: Super Happy Fun, Tantrum, Bacon, Logging Left Feature & Boondocks
Examples of trails you may ride in this course
- Bragg Creek / Calgary: T-Dub, Jean Guy on the Rock
- Canmore: Prospector, Razor Edge
- Golden: 10K, GNR, Pioneer, Swan Donkey
- Invermere: Hula Girl, Rock N Flumes, Meat Grinder, Gravy Train
- Cranbrook / Kimberley: Green Chicken, Mr Toad, Rock Slide, Creek, Magic 1–3, Espresso, More Poultry
- Revelstoke: Super Happy Fun, Cash Advance, Bacon, Logging Left Feature & Boondocks
Fitness Level 6
- You are capable of riding for multiple days in a row at a moderate pace for an average of 3-4 hours of pedal time each day. You could handle adding a day requiring up to 5-hours of pedal time.
- You can handle moderately steep climbs of up to a total of 500 vertical metres (1,650 ft.) in a day.
- You exercise on average 7-9 hours per week.
- Your exercise regime includes a combination of endurance training like riding a bike and strength training.
Skills Covered
Review of Drop Technique
Riding Steeps body position & advanced braking
Review Wheel lifts
Understanding different line options
Booking Information
- Must have read our Booking Information prior to booking our programs
- Must have Read & Agreed to our Waiver
Cancellation Policy – Programs
-
- Cancellations submitted 14 days or more before the program start date will receive a full refund, minus an administration fee of 25% of the course cost.
- Cancellations with less than 14 days before the program start date will not be refunded or credited.
- If you cannot attend for medical reasons and notify us at least 14 days prior to the program start date, you will be eligible for a free transfer or credit, provided you submit a note from your doctor. The free transfer can only be used once.
-
- If you request a transfer 21+ days before the program start date and do it yourself through the registration software, there is no administration fee.
- If we process the transfer on your behalf, a 10% administration fee applies.
- Mistakes during registration: Free transfer within 48 hours of payment.
Testimonial
Would recommend it to anyone!
Fantastic Weekend! I learned so much. My confidence is higher. Super excited for DH this summer! Wish I could take another course right away! The instructors Becca and Audrey truly were amazing. Very encouraging and kind. They made you feel awesome and treated you as a friend. I loved it and can’t wait for another camp!
—
6 of us in the intermediate/advanced Drops and Steeps @ TDub and Jean Guy in Bragg Creek: What a stellar workshop! Everyone was stoked, on par and at the level, which made everything move along smoothly, and we all accomplished amazingness on the trails in a safe and supportive environment provided by our super capable and experienced Anne Marie. Eff yes!!
—
It’s always fun joining Shred Sisters classes! I’ve doing courses every couple years and progressing each time! The coaches are very knowledgeable and fun to ride with. The new bike park in Golden is the ultimate learning environment.
—
This was a fantastic evening. I was super nervous at the beginning because jumping and drops have always been terrifying for me. I was even planning ahead of time how I could sneak out with some excuse when the drops got higher. But over the course of the evening, I was so engaged in learning the techniques, that I actually forgot to be scared. And trust me, that is a BIG deal for me!