BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sweet Skills - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sweet Skills X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sweetskills.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sweet Skills REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240707 DTSTAMP:20240328T132528 CREATED:20231022T040931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T010948Z UID:6933-1719878400-1720310399@sweetskills.ca SUMMARY:Yukon Women's Solstice Retreat DESCRIPTION:Experience the beauty of the North with us during this exclusive 4-day retreat in the Yukon. Each day unfolds a fresh adventure\, allowing you to kick back and entrust all the logistics to us while we ensure you have the time of your summer. We’re thrilled to mark our 7th year hosting camps in the Yukon in collaboration with Boreale Lodge\, and 2024 offers 2 retreats for you to choose from. \nCarcross and Whitehorse showcase a world-class trail network\, spanning from gracefully winding singletracks to stunning alpine descents. Our Sweet Skills Coaches will coach you through thrilling rock rolls and technical features\, as well as unwinding the legs in some longer rides offering breathtaking panoramas in every direction. We’re all about savoring the cream of the crop when it comes to trails in both locations\, and we’ll even throw in some post-ride stops at pubs and breweries to ensure you get the complete experience. \nAfter each action-packed day\, unwind at the tranquil and secluded lodge with mesmerizing mountain views and delectable\, hearty meals. Cap off your days with a relaxing soak in the hot tub\, a cozy bonfire\, and refreshing drinks while sharing stories of the day’s adventures with new friends. Daily morning stretch sessions and a maintenance 101 workshop will ensure you’re ready for each day of riding. To finish off our experience together\, we’ve added a new treat for 2024: a visit to Whitehorse’s brand-new natural hot springs on our final day\, offering a relaxing and well-deserved conclusion. \nThis retreat is tailored for intermediate to advanced riders seeking to explore and learn in a truly inspiring setting with the guidance of top-notch coaching. \nWhich camp to choose? \nChoose our Solstice Retreat where you can Immerse yourself in endless blue skies and enjoy après activities under the open canopy until 11 pm. \nThe Northern Lights Retreat will have you riding through stunning fall colours and\, if you’re willing to rise in the wee hours\, witness the mesmerizing northern lights. Aug 22-26 \n\n\nThe Yukon camp was better than anything I could have imagined. I got to ride some really exceptional terrain that was super fun\, challenging and crazy beautiful. The coaching was above and beyond\, I believe the coaches came to this clinic with open hearts and amazing backgrounds ready to share their experiences and genuinely help us to improve. Crystal\, 2023\n\n\nThe Riding\nWhitehorse offers lots of flowy trails with fun technical features and no crowds! We’ll come across fun technical features in Whitehorse such as rooty steep pitches\, switchback corners\, rocky tech\, and some narrow exposed trails along the river bank. Carcross is quite different with more technical blue-black trails with unique rock rolls\, small drops\, and some sweet berms. Everyone loves the riding here! We will cover some mileage pedalling on 2 of the days (18-25kms). To get the maximum enjoyment out of the camp everyone should be able to ride technical intermediate trails as we’ll all be riding light black terrain on some days; intermediate to advanced riders are welcome to join us. \n\nSkill & Fitness Level:\nSkill Level: I-A  Fitness Level 3-6 Riders should be able to ride roughly 10-20km per day for consecutive days in a row. Climbs on 2 of the days will range from 200-500m elevation gain. See below Itinerary for more details on the daily rides. \n*Unsure if you’re fitness level and ability match this camp? Call Sylvie to discuss: 604-966-8330. See itinerary link below for details. \nINCLUDED\n\n4 days guiding & coaching on the trails\n4 nights shared accommodations at Boreale Lodge\nHearty and delicious food from Boreale Lodge including breakfasts\, lunches\, dinners\, appies\, snacks\nShuttles to each ride start\, plus shuttle assisted mountain biking on some on 2 of the days\nVisit to the Eclipse Nordic Spa (Hot Springs) on the last day\nDaily morning stretch sessions\nAprès activities including Maintenance 101\, lake excursions\, hot tub\, bonfire\, apres at local pubs/breweries (drinks at own expense)\nWhitehorse airport or hotel pick up / drop off\nSweet Skills swag\, prizes and deals from sponsors\n\nParticipants are required to get themselves to/from Whitehorse. See ‘More Details’ below for tons more info. \nPRICE & PAYMENT\n$2050 + gst \n$600 deposit due at time of booking.  *Payments by credit card incur an extra 2.9% fee\, Etransfer payments have no fees. Send Etransfer payments to info@sweetskills.ca \n*Private rooms are not available – rooms are shared with separate beds and private washroom. Yurt is available for a discount for a group of 3 (washrooms are in separate building). \nLAST 3 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASSIGNED THE YURT (unless already spoken for\, sign up first then email with your interest) \n15 participants max per camp. 5:1 ratio URL:https://sweetskills.ca/event/yukon-womens-solstice-retreat-2/ LOCATION:Whitehorse\, Whitehorse\, Yukon CATEGORIES:Camps & Adventures,Yukon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sweetskills.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Yukon_Lakeride.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240827 DTSTAMP:20240328T132528 CREATED:20221230T205124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T041905Z UID:1664-1724284800-1724716799@sweetskills.ca SUMMARY:Yukon Women's Northern Lights Retreat DESCRIPTION:Experience the beauty of the North with us during this exclusive 4-day retreat in the Yukon. Each day unfolds a fresh adventure\, allowing you to kick back and entrust all the logistics to us while we ensure you have the time of your summer. We’re thrilled to mark our 7th year hosting camps in the Yukon in collaboration with Boreale Lodge\, and 2024 offers 3 retreats for you to choose from. \nCarcross and Whitehorse showcase a world-class trail network\, spanning from gracefully winding singletracks to stunning alpine descents. Our Sweet Skills Coaches will coach you through thrilling rock rolls and technical features\, as well as unwinding the legs in some longer rides offering breathtaking panoramas in every direction. We’re all about savoring the cream of the crop when it comes to trails in both locations\, and we’ll even throw in some post-ride stops at pubs and breweries to ensure you get the complete experience. \nAfter each action-packed day\, unwind at the tranquil and secluded lodge with mesmerizing mountain views and delectable\, hearty meals. Cap off your days with a relaxing soak in the hot tub\, a cozy bonfire\, and refreshing drinks while sharing stories of the day’s adventures with new friends. Daily morning stretch sessions and a maintenance 101 workshop will ensure you’re ready for each day of riding. To finish off our experience together\, we’ve added a new treat for 2024: a visit to Whitehorse’s brand-new natural hot springs on our final day\, offering a relaxing and well-deserved conclusion. \nThis retreat is tailored for intermediate to advanced riders seeking to explore and learn in a truly inspiring setting with the guidance of top-notch coaching. \nThe Yukon camp was better than anything I could have imagined. I got to ride some really exceptional terrain that was super fun\, challenging and crazy beautiful. The coaching was above and beyond\, I believe the coaches came to this clinic with open hearts and amazing backgrounds ready to share their experiences and genuinely help us to improve. Crystal\, 2023 \nWhich camp to choose? \nChoose our Solstice Retreat where you can Immerse yourself in endless blue skies and enjoy après activities under the open canopy until 11 pm. June 26 – July 1 or July 2 – 6 \nThe Northern Lights Retreat will have you riding through stunning fall colours and\, if you’re willing to rise in the wee hours\, witness the mesmerizing northern lights. \nThe Riding\nWhitehorse offers lots of flowy trails with fun technical features and no crowds! \nWe’ll come across fun technical features in Whitehorse such as rooty steep pitches\, switchback corners\, rocky tech\, and some narrow exposed trails along the river bank. Carcross is quite different with more technical blue-black trails with unique rock rolls\, small drops\, and some sweet berms. Everyone loves the riding here! We will cover some mileage pedalling on 2 of the days (18-25kms). To get the maximum enjoyment out of the camp everyone should be able to ride technical intermediate trails as we’ll all be riding light black terrain on some days; intermediate to advanced riders are welcome to join us. \nSkill & Fitness Level:\nSkill Level: I-A  Fitness Level 3-6 Riders should be able to ride roughly 10-20km per day for consecutive days in a row. Climbs on 2 of the days will range from 200-500m elevation gain. See below Itinerary for more details on the daily rides. \n*Unsure if you’re fitness level and ability match this camp? Call Sylvie to discuss: 604-966-8330. See itinerary link below for details. \nINCLUDED\n\n4 days guiding & coaching on the trails\n4 nights shared accommodations at Boreale Lodge\nHearty and delicious food from Boreale Lodge including breakfasts\, lunches\, dinners\, appies\, snacks from the first nights appies to the last day’s lunch\nShuttle commutes to each ride start\, plus shuttle assisted mountain biking on 2 of the days\nVisit to the Eclipse Nordic Spa Hot Springs on the last day\nDaily morning stretch sessions\nAprès activities including lake excursions\, hot tubs\, bonfires\, visits to local pubs/breweries (drinks at own expense)\, and a Bike Maintenance 101 session\nWhitehorse airport or hotel pick up / drop off\nSweet Skills swag\, prizes and discounts from sponsors\n\nPRICE & PAYMENT\n\n$2050 + gst \n$600 deposit due at time of booking.  *Payments by credit card incur an extra 2.9% fee\, Etransfer payments have no fees. Send Etransfer payments to info@sweetskills.ca \n*Private rooms are not available – rooms are shared with separate beds and private washroom. Yurt is available for a discount for a group of 3 (washrooms are in separate building). \nLAST 3 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASSIGNED THE YURT (unless already spoken for\, sign up first then email with your interest) \n15 participants max per camp. 5:1 ratio URL:https://sweetskills.ca/event/yukon-womens-northern-lights-retreat/ LOCATION:Whitehorse\, Whitehorse\, Yukon CATEGORIES:Camps & Adventures,Yukon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sweetskills.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/northern-lights.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR