Weekly – Experienced Beginner

Registration is schedule to open on March 1st

Weekly - Beginner Mountain Bike Program - Alberta

Our weekly mountain bike Experienced Beginner program is for women who have mountain bike experience that are beginner with experience that wish to improve their skills in a fun, safe, professional, and supportive environment.

This program is offered once per week, for four consecutive weeks. Each week we will focus on a different skill. The lesson will start with an hour of skill development followed by a trail ride to practice what we’ve learned.

This weekly program is the perfect way to build your confidence, find flow on your bike, receive personalized feedback, and have fun with your new Shred Sisters friends!

Course Details

  • Length: 2.5 hours – 4 consecutive weeks
    • PM: 6:00pm- 8:30pm
    • Calgary PM: 6:15pm- 8:45pm
    • AM: 9:30am- 12:00pm
    • Fall programs: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. *The last two classes finish around 7:30 PM due to daylight
  • Ratio: 6 riders per instructor
  • Cost: $345 +GST
    • +1.25% service/booking fee applies to all registrations.

*We require a minimum of 4 participants to run a program.

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Program Dates, Instructor & Locations

  • Monday, May 12th to June 9th – PM (No class on May 19th) with Naeema & Kim
  • Thursday, May 15th to June 5th – AM (1 Calgary, 1 Cochrane, 2 Bragg Creek) with Terrie
  • Wednesday, June 4th to 25th – PM with Naeema
  •  & Kim
  • Wednesday, July 9th to 30th – PM  with Naeema
  • Wednesday, September 10th to October 1st – PM with Naeema

Classes are held half in Calgary and half in Bragg Creek. Unless specify otherwise

  • Thursday, May 15th to June 5th – PM with Julie & Jessica
  • Thursday, June 5th to June 26th – AM
  • Wednesday, June 4th to June 25th – PM
  • Tuesday, July 8th to 29th – PM

All Classes with Julie

*Note that some places in Canmore are paid parking

  • Thursday, May 15th to June 5th – PM – Cochrane (3 Cochrane, 1 Bragg Creek) with Terrie
  • Thursday, May 15th to June 5th – AM (1 Calgary, 1 Cochrane, 2 Bragg Creek) * no need of a membership
  • with Terrie
  • Participants are required to have a Trail Cycling Club Membership from Bike Cochrane

Participants are required to have a Trail Cycling Club Membership Golden Cycling Club

  • Tuesday, May 13th to June 3rd -PM with Meagan
  • Thursday, June 5th to 26th – PM with Lindsay

Participants are required to have a Trail Cycling Club Membership Kimberley Trails Society if their program takes place in Kimberley.

  • Thursday, May 8th to 29th – PM (Kimberley) with Misha
  • Thursday, June 5th to 26th – PM (Cranbrook) with Tanis

Participants are required to have a Trail Cycling Club Membership Revelstoke Cycling Association

  • Tuesday, June 3rd to 24th – PM with Robyn

Skills & Fitness Level Required

  • Must have a mountain bike with minimum 2.3″ tires, front suspension, and disc brakes in good working condition that were serviced within the past year.
  • All participants in our BC programs should have a cycling club membership where their program is taking place. Click on location below to get the information on which club you should have a membership.
Beginner with Experience Level, Ability Checklist

Experienced Beginner

Beginner With Experience: You have started riding single track mountain bike trails and are gaining confidence on a mountain bike. You are comfortable on smooth mellow singletrack and can ride the all green and some blue trails in your area. While you ride in control, you are seeking to be more efficient in your climbing/descending, shifting, braking, and cornering so you can navigate more challenging terrain and small obstacles safely.

    • Example of trails you can ride: Quarry Lake, Low Line, Fish Creek, Bowmont, Moonraker trails, CBT, Johnson trails, Lois network in Kimberley, Happy Hans Loop, Mike’s Loop, South Star,Home Run, Miller Time, Dusty Beaver, Hemlock Groove.
    • Example of trails you may ride in this course: Pneuma (easier section of this trail that are considered blue), Merlin, Sugar Daddy, Snagmore, Ridgeback, Horseshoe, Low line, CBT, Moonraker, Arch Potential, Juniper Heights, RollerCoaster, Blake’s Single Track, Elephant Run, Hemlock Groove, Stimulus

 

FITNESS LEVEL 3

  • You are capable of 2-hours of pedal time in a day at a relaxed pace, as long as there are several breaks.
  • Riding for multiple days in a row sounds daunting, but you could handle 2 or 3 days of it at no more than 2-hours of pedal time per day.
  • You can handle one or two easy climbs of up to 150 vertical metres (330 ft.) total.
  • You exercise on average 3-hours per week (including riding a mountain bike).

Skills Covered

Booking Information

  • Must have read our booking information prior to booking our programs
  • Must have Read & Agreed to our Waiver
  • Cancellation & Transfer policy: Read Cancellation Policy Here
    • Written cancellation 14 days or more prior to the program will receive a full refund, minus an administration fee of 25% of the course cost.
    • Cancellation in writing less than 14 days prior to the program start date will not be refunded or credited.
    • If for medical reasons you cannot attend and you notify us 14 days prior to the start of the program, you will be eligible for a free transfer or credit with a note from your doctor. The free transfer can only be used once.
    • Transfers made 21 days or more before the program start date will incur an administration fee of 10% of the course cost. If a mistake is made during registration, you can transfer to a different program within 48 hours of payment at no additional cost.

Learning to mountain bike with Jessica Bush

*This course can be offered on customized dates for groups of 4+ who want to learn with their friends.

Testimonial

Shred Sisters Course in Canmore

 

She was very patient and gave great instructions !

This course made a significant impact on my skills as an advanced beginner rider. Up until I took it, my boyfriend was trying to teach me what he knew but as he’s been riding for more then 20 years, he was unable to break down the basics for me which I’m sure would have led to his eventual frustration. After this course, I’m much more confident (and falling much less)!! Nicole is a very patient and fantastic instructor!

The weekly program was so key in developing my love for mountain biking and building a solid technical base. Prior to the course I always felt nervous and scared before hitting the trails, now I feel confident and in control. I can’t get enough of the sport now!

Everything about the course was fantastic and exceeded my expectations. Our instructors were knowledgeable, supportive, enthusiastic, fun and friendly. The balance between instruction time and practice rides was perfect and the size and dynamic of the group made it a really fun, safe and supportive environment for learning. I am very inspired by my Shred Sisters experience to continue learning and practicing and will definitely sign up for more courses. Many thanks to Alyssa and Dayna…they are awesome!! 🙂