May 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am - May 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
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Want to flow through those techy Crawford trails and be more in control of your bike? How about improving your speed and cornering on those fast flowy Smith trails? We’re excited to offer this 2-day program for 2024!
Take your riding to the next level by increasing your confidence with a few extra skills in your back pocket. This 2 day camp will cover all the essential fundamentals and maneuvers for riders who are stronger intermediates (or what we call IntermediateAdvance) to advanced. You’ll be learning it all! – Rock slabs, loose descents, and small drops are just some of the features we’ll work along with all the essentials in both locations.
We’ll review tons of skills in the morning to make sure we have a solid baseline to progress from. We’ll then take the basic fundamentals of riding and fine tune our technique to allow us to ride at a more advanced level. Working on our body position, braking on loose terrain, brake control on rock faces, slow rolling drops, to learning to do those drops with air are just some of the things this clinic will tackle.
Bring all these new skills into the trails for the 2nd part of the afternoon session where we’ll look at line choice, timing, and when to put our new moves into action. Lots of fun techy features to practice along the way!
This clinic is great for the IntermediateAdvance to Advanced rider wanting to learn how to carry more speed on the trail and incorporate small airs on harder blue and black trails.
Be ready for a full day of riding, bring a lunch & snacks, lots of water, appropriate clothing, and all of the energy 😉
Skill Level: IA-A Fitness Level 4+ *Unsure if this is the right clinic for you? Please email us with questions.
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*Payments by credit card incur an extra 2.9% fee, Etransfer payments have no fees. Send Etransfer payments to info@sweetskills.ca
$5 of your registration fee is automatically donated to the local trail association.
Day 1 Crawford Trails: 9am-3pm
Day 2 Smith Creek Trails: 9am-2pm
MEET UP LOCATION:
Meet up spot will be at the picnic table at the entrance to the trails just above the parking lots at Crawford trailhead for Day 1 and at the main Smith Creek trails parking lot for Day 2. Exact location and reminder details on what to bring will be sent out at least 1 week in advance by email.
GROUPS:
Participants will be grouped together by their ability level. The questionnaire that you fill out during registration will guide us on where to place you. We do our best to match similar levels together, but given the nature of the sport there will always be some differences in ability and fitness levels within every group. These differences can offer a great opportunity to peer learn – the most advanced rider can always benefit from ‘slowing down and getting back to basics’ and a less experienced rider can progress from riding with more advanced riders in a supportive environment.
GEAR NEEDED:
Bike: All-mountain or XC bike in good working order. Sorry no Ebikes allowed at this clinic. Protective Gear/Attire: The following is mandatory for this clinic; helmet, knee pads, and full finger gloves. Elbow pads, and other protective gear not listed above are optional. We highly recommend dressing in appropriate bike clothes for the weather that day, and packing/wearing extra layers just in case – we ride rain or shine! Participants must also also have a multi-tool to repair anything on their bike as well as tube, tire levers and pump. *Please ride in shoes/compatible pedals that you normally ride in – this is not the time to be learning a new system. For example learning to ride clipped in or vice versa.
LUNCH:
Lunch is not provided so please bring your lunch, enough water for the day and snacks to keep you energized. We’ll be taking a lunch break close to the parking lot so you can keep your lunch in your car in a cooler.
WAIVERS:
Each guest will be required to sign a Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks and Indemnity Agreement at time of registration, prior to start of trip. Click here to view and fill in the online waiver at time of booking. Participants are required to inform Sweet Skills of any allergies, medical conditions or injuries that might affect their riding or health and any medications taken.
AGE:
Minimum required age is 18 for our camps and clinics. Requests can be made on a case-by-case basis. It’s recommended for youth between the ages of 14 and 18 to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Outside of 30 days: Payments made for any lesson outside of 30 days before the start date of your booking will be refunded less $30. Or transfer 100% of balance to another clinic during the current season. After which time it is non refundable.
Within 29-15 days: Payments made for any lesson cancelled between 29-15 days of the start date of your booking will be refunded less 50% of the total fees paid. Or transfer 100% of balance to another clinic during the current season. After which time it is non refundable.
Within 14-0 days: Payments made for any lesson cancelled within 14 days of the start date of your lesson are non-refundable and no credit is available for future lessons. If Sweet Skills is able to fill your spot you will receive a refund less 50% of fees paid or a 75% credit towards another clinic within the current season. After which time it is non refundable.
Sweet Skills reserves the right to cancel or adjust a reservation at any time due to minimum participation requirements not being met, or any other circumstance that arises. Should Sweet Skills need to cancel or reschedule your reservation you will be offered 100% credit to reschedule for another date, or option of a full refund.
Should your booking need to be cancelled due to extenuating circumstances beyond our control, including (but not limited to): border closures, government-initiated shutdowns due to a pandemic or wildfire, extreme weather which is deemed by Sweet Skills to be a safety issue. Sweet Skills may offer you a 100% credit to reschedule for another date, or give you the option of a full refund minus 10% of payments made.
Every attempt will be made to adhere to our scheduled itinerary. However, there are possibilities of unexpected changes to our route, timings and itinerary at any time. Safety issues, weather and/or any extenuating circumstances beyond our control may contribute to this possibility. Should these changes affect your pre and/or post-tour travel plans, Sweet Skills will not be responsible for additional expenses incurred by guests (non-refundable hotel or travel reservations, etc.)
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