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Intermediate Level, Ability Checklist

Intermediate:

Who this is for
You’re a capable rider with solid mountain biking experience and may have taken a course or two. You confidently ride most blue trails, manage moderately steep climbs and descents under control, and roll over small obstacles with confidence. You may have started experimenting with black trails and have good judgment about when to walk features beyond your current ability.

What you’re working on
Building confidence on technical blue trails, refining line choice, and improving skills through roots, rocks, and steeper terrain so challenging sections feel more controlled and consistent.

Prerequisites

  • Confident on most blue trails
  • Good judgment about when to walk features beyond your ability

Examples of trails you’re comfortable on:

  • Bragg Creek / Calgary: Family Guy, 727, Sugar Daddy, Snagmore, Ridgeback
  • Canmore: Horseshoe, Montane, Lebens, Cloudline
  • Cranbrook / Kimberley: Magic 1, Amps, Ohm My, Pilsit, Bonehead, Lower Turkey, Ewok
  • Golden: CBT, Schacher, Mountain Shadow Blues (excluding Kobe & Trials & Errors), Gold Rush
  • Invermere: Arch Potential, Johnson Trail, The Kloosifier, South Park, Beyond Beef
  • Revelstoke: Flowdown, Loggin’ Leftovers, Break-Aleg

Examples of trails you may ride in this course

  • Bragg Creek / Calgary: Family Guy, 727, Ridgeback, Bowmont, Race of Spades, Fish Creek
  • Canmore: Horseshoe, Lebens, Cloudline, Highline
  • Cranbrook / Kimberley: Magic 1, Amps, Full ThunderTurkey, Shapeshifter, RollerCoaster, Ewok, Cordon Blue, Tilsit, Migor,
  • Golden: Schacher, Mountain Shadow Blues, CBT, Mighty Queen, Kobe
  • Invermere: Arch Potential, The Johnson, The Kloosifier, Beyond Beef
  • Revelstoke: Man Quads, Loggin’ Leftovers, Flowdown, Sloe Grin, Richard Liqueur, Beaver

Courses options:

Weekly Series: Join our 4 or 5 week series, where each session builds on the previous ones, offering a great way to gain confidence on various terrain in your area. For the optimal experience, we recommend attending all classes in this course. Participants will be riding blue trails.

Weekend Clinics: Our weekend clinics is an ideal way to quickly build skills, explore new areas, and connect with mountain bikers from all over. The course begins with skill development in an open field, followed by on-trail practices. Choose from a 2-day workshop, 2-Half-Day or a one-day course.

Skills Clinics: These are fantastic options if you wish to focus on a particular skills to either learn or solidify them. Choose between 3 hour and full day clinics in one of the following skillsets.

  • Drops & Jumps
  • Cornering & Flow
  • Downhilling

Programs to choose from

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