Skills Clinics

Boréale Mountain Biking now has 4 certified IMIC mountain bike instructors ready to help you advance your riding potential! We are offering clinics and camps for youth and adults starting in May 2010. Please see below for more details and contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register.

Kids on Bikes!

$85.00 per session (3 rides — dates below)
Weekend rides 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Max participants 12 per session (6:1 Rider to Instructor ratio)
Minimum age 8 years old
A minimum 20” wheeled mountain bike and helmet required to participate

Let’s hit the trails! Whitehorse has some of the best mountain biking trails in all of Canada. With these weekly mountain bike rides, kids will gain skills necessary for a safe and challenging mountain bike ride. The goals of these rides are to learn new techniques, make new riding friends and explore new trails around Whitehorse!

Our weekend fun rides were designed to get kids out on mountain bikes in a safe and controlled environment. Our certified instructors and guides will start each ride by practicing skills and will lead the group out on a fun cross country mountain bike ride on some of our favourite neighbourhood trails. We will learn proper body positioning, pedaling, braking, maneuvering obstacles, proper climbing and descending techniques, all in a fun and controlled environment! Personal safety on the bike and trail etiquette will be highlighted throughout the clinic, as well as having a great time!

• Session 1 June 5, 12 & 15, 2010
• Session 2 July 11, 18 & 25, 2010
• Session 3 July 31, August 7 & 14, 2010

Can’t commit to all three rides? Drop in on any day for $30 per instructional ride. Please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to confirm your child’s attendance.

Adult Clinics

$100.00 per person
Max. 10 participants per clinic

Welcome the fastest growing adventure sport in the world – mountain biking! The trails around Whitehorse are world class and we want to help you get out there enjoying them. Our skills clinics were created to have you out riding your mountain bike more confidently and safely, all the while having a fun day on the saddle! Our IMIC certified mountain bike instructors will teach you techniques and progressions that will have you pedalling more efficiently and riding smoother. Our clinics are divided into two 2 hour sessions where we will cover core techniques and then follow up with a mountain bike singletrack ride on Grey Mountain. This will help you transfer the skills learned on the first day directly to the trail in a safe and controlled manner.

Itinerary

• Day 1 – Skills taught will include body positioning, braking, cornering, speed, climbing and descending and how to successfully maneuver obstacles on the trail.
• Day 2 – Review of skills learned in the first class. This will be followed by a guided mountain bike ride where you can practice these essential skills on the trail.

Montana Mountain Workshop

July 17, 2010, 9 – 5 p.m.
$175.00 per person
Max 10 participants

The Carcross-Tagish First Nation’s successful trail building program “The Singletrack to Success” has made some of Canada’s most amazing mountain bike trails on Montana Mountain. Join our certified instructors in Carcross for a full day of on-mountain skill instruction. Learn proper techniques to boost your confidence while downhill riding. Skills introduced include correct body positioning, rolling over rocks, picking a line, crossing elevated bridges, cornering, and most importantly controlled descending!

This day includes transportation to/from Carcross, all day shuttling as required and dedicated instructors ready to take your riding to the next level

Private Lessons

$$40.00 per hour, per rider (most lessons range from 2-3 hours depending on rider’s expectations) One on one instruction with our IMIC certified mountain bike instructors. Perfect for those riders that are looking to improve specific techniques or for those wanting a more in depth, personal learning experience. Lessons are individually customized to ensure you ride away a stronger, more efficient mountain biker.