Why You’ll Love This Course
In this course we will break down the technique for jumps to execute them safely.Â
Our Intro to Jumping & Pumping the perfect way to learn how to get air on your mountain bike, and have fun with your new Shred Sisters friends!
Skills & Fitness Level Required
Strong Intermediate
You have taken lessons before and can ride almost anywhere. All green and blue trails are ridden with a high level of confidence and you feel comfortable riding some black runs. You are familiar and at ease on a variety of terrain including roots, rocks, and technical trail features. You are looking to up your game and improve your style, getting more comfortable with steeper trails, doing jumps and drops, high speed cornering. Skills you want to learn: Jumps, Drops, Wheelies, Advanced Braking.
Example of trails you can ride:Â 727, Family guys, Race of Spade, Prospector, Kloosifier, Blue Trails on Mountain Shadows, Flowdown, Loggin Leftovers, Fifty Six Twenty, Tantrum south
Example of trails that will take your skills up a notch:Â Jean Guy on the Rock, No homers, Terminator, Rock the Flume, LSD, 3K, Cliff Side, Super Happy Fun, Sex on The Beach, UFC, UpperBoondocker, Hula Girl
FITNESS LEVEL 5
- You are capable of riding for multiple days in a row at a moderate pace for an average of 2-3 hours of pedal time each day. You could handle adding a day requiring up to 4-hours of pedal time.
- You are confident climbing up to a total of 300 vertical metres (1,000 ft.) in a day.
- You exercise on average 6-7 hours per week.
- Your exercise regime includes a combination of endurance training like riding a bike and strength training.
Skills Covered
Review of Basic Body Positions
Review of Wheel Lifts
Intro to Jumps
High Speed Cornering
Descending Strategy /Line selection
Pumping / Pressure Control
Advance Braking
Booking Information
- Must have read our booking information prior to booking our programs
- Must have Read & Agreed to our Waiver
- Equipment Needed for Downhill Clinic:
- Dual Suspension Bike * minimum 5 inch of travel
- Full Face Helmet
- Arm/Leg Protection highly recommended
- Cancellation Policy: Read Cancellation Policy Here
- Â Written cancellation 14 days or more prior to the program will receive a full refund minus an administration fee of $85.
- Cancellation in writing less than 14 days prior to the program start date will not be refunded or credited.
Program Dates, Time, Locations & Instructor
- Saturday, June 15th – Full Day – with Laura
This course is partially shuttle assist
- Saturday, June 1st with Suzanne
Participants should be comfortable pedaling for about 2-3 hours
- Saturday, July 6th – with Maggie
- Saturday, June 15th – with Maggie
*This course can be offered on customized dates for groups of 4+ who want to learn with their friends.
Course Details
Schedule:
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- 9:30am – 11:30 am Skills session
- 11:30-12:15pm – Lunch (not included)
- 12:30pm-3:30pm – On trails learning
Cost:
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- $209 + GST without lift ticket
- $265 + GST including lift ticket.
- Ratio: 6 riders per instructor
*We require a minimum of 4 participants to run a program.
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Would recommend it to anyone!
I’ve been mountain biking for about 6 years but never had real instruction on how to do things, so I kind of bashed my way through a lot. Now I have the tools to stop bashing through stuff as much! I’m more confident on drops and I’m getting more air on jumps.