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Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience and fitness level. Come as you are and leave with increased confidence in your mountain bike skills!
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Women in the Mountains was created to build mountain bike skills for women of all levels. Bring your love for bicycles, an avid appreciation for the outdoors, and a smile! Our clinics provide the opportunity to enhance your mountain biking skills in a comfortable and relaxed setting. While building physical skills, we also work on mindset. We foster an environment of personal growth and empowerment, both on and off the bike!
We take the development of skills from a safe and logical standpoint. We break down each skill and build it in ways that anyone can master. With safety as the number one goal, we work conservatively and thoughtfully, and watch each client to be sure they are ready to move onto the next skill. We have hundreds of students with success stories, and we are certain that we can help you take mountain biking to your next level! All of our coaches are PMBIA certified, excellent riders, and experienced teachers. Come work the best mountain bike instructors in the country! All of our coaches are PMBIA certified, excellent riders and experienced teachers. More about our coaches here.
Fundamentals These clinics cover correct body position on the bike, how to safely and effectively use your brakes, tackle corners of all shapes and ride efficiently over small obstacles. While the curriculum is designed for beginners, it is an excellent way for seasoned riders to review the basics and break old habits and ride trails with renewed confidence. The Saturday (full day) Fundamentals clinics have the added bonus of a trail ride to review all the skills that were covered in the morning as well as a few more skills that are easier to learn on the trails.
Cornering (beginner or intermediate )These weekday clinics will focus on all aspects of cornering including body position, where to look and how to control your speed. Berms and switchbacks will be covered in both the beginner and intermediate clinics.
Technical Rock Riding These weekday clinics focus on riding up and down rocks of all shapes and sizes. We will cover your body position, ideal speed, where to look and everything else you need to ride up and down the trickiest rock gardens.
Intermediate These all day clinics are designed for those that have been riding for at least 2 year or have previously attended one of our clinics. These cover technical rock and root riding as well as technical cornering including berms and switchbacks. These clinics will not cover drops, jumps or getting air; those skills are covered during our 2-day clinics or weekday clinics. Ride away from this clinic with more confidence on rough terrain and riding corners with greater speed and control.
Intro to getting air and DROPS, JUMPS, AIR These clinics are held during the week when the bike park is less crowded and we can take our time scoping lines and walking the terrain before riding it. These clinics build the foundation of dynamic riding with wheel lifts, manuals, bunny hops and pumping all leading to drops and jumps. The “Intro to getting air” clinics are for experienced riders that are new to these skills. The “drops, jumps, air” clinics are for experienced riders that have been getting air with luck and speed, we will teach you the proper way to take off and land, no more luck needed!
2-Day (All skill levels) The 2-day clinic format builds your skills from the foundation up. Each skill builds on the last and after 2 full days, you will have covered all the skills you need to tackle any trail. We have multiple coaches ready to work with every level of rider. Intermediate riders can expect to cover the foundational skills quickly and move onto technical rock riding, fast cornering, tight cornering, pumping, drops and dynamic riding. Beginners can expect to thoroughly learn the foundational skills and be introduced to intermediate skills. You will ride away from this weekend ready to ride a wider variety of terrain with more speed and efficiency, no matter where you started!