Ride Among Wildflowers and Alpine Lakes in the Monashee Mountains 
Ready for an unforgettable alpine experience? Join Sweet Skills for our signature women’s backcountry mountain bike camp at Sol Mountain Lodge in the stunning Monashee Mountains. This retreat is one of our most popular for good reason – epic trails, inspiring terrain, cozy lodge life, and top-tier coaching.
Spend three incredible days improving your mountain bike skills on unique hand-built singletrack that winds past alpine lakes, wildflower meadows, and flowing streams. Intermediate to advanced riders will love the mix of rocky climbs, technical descents, playful terrain, and flowing meadows – all accessible by pedal power only. If you love climbing and the satisfaction of earning your descents, you’ll be in heaven!
Each day includes personalized coaching, scenic rides on new or favourite trails, and lots of opportunities to challenge yourself. Off the bike, unwind with daily stretch sessions, dips in nearby lakes, optional canoe outings, and cozy lodge time with good food and great company.
Why Sol Mountain?
Sweet Skills has been delivering sold-out camps since our very first one 10 years ago. Sol Mountain offers an unparalleled setting for building confidence and progressing your riding in a supportive, all-women environment. This terrain is a pedal-powered paradise, perfect for intermediate to advanced riders.
This retreat blends learning new skills, riding in the most gorgeous setting, and simply enjoying the alpine beauty- you’ll want to savor every moment (including the meals and the lodging!). Don’t worry about organizing a thing – just get yourself here, and we’ll take care of the rest for an unforgettable experience!
More Than Just Riding
When you’re not on the bike, we fill the time with daily stretch sessions, a hike to a nearby lake for a leasurely canoe or a refreshing swim, and there always to option to simply unwind and chill at the lodge with a cool drink. Every meal is a delicious creation from our talented chefs.
The Riding Experience 
Each day brings new skills on fresh trails with some repeats on our absolute favourites. Sol Mountain is known for it’s rocky terrain which offers fun challenges on both the uphill and downhill along with flowing trails through flowery meadows with small jumps and endless alpine terrain. We’re all pedal powered in this camp so those who enjoy pedalling will be in heaven!
Sol Mountain was a fantastic one of a kind mountain bike trip in the alpine. This bucket list adventure was everything I imagined and then some. The Sweet Skills coaches / rad mountain bikers are the ultimate team whose guidance, skills, support and outgoing personalities make for an unreal and memorable experience! Sheila
INCLUDED
- 2.5 days of skill sessions and guided rides with Sweet Skills coaches
- 3 nights shared accommodation at Sol Mountain Lodge
- Delicious meals from dinner on the first night to lunch on the last day
- Daily outdoor mobility sessions pre-ride and relaxing stretch post-ride
- Afternoon short hike (Day 1) to nearby lake for a dip or a canoe
- Après activities including sauna, bonfire, games, sipping a drink on the deck..
- Sweet Skills swag, prizes and discounts from sponsors
SKILL & FITNESS LEVEL
Skill Level: I-IA (Int+) Fitness Level 3-6 The riding terrain is intermediate to advanced with technical rocky climbs, some advanced rocky bluffs and lots of rolling technical singletrack descents. There are options for ride lengths and difficulty with different group options. Rides will be up to 25km in length, but ridden at a chill pace (lots of snacks and photos!). Riders should be able to ride 12 – 2okm for consecutive days with 300-1000m elevation gain. See below Itinerary for daily ride details.
*Unsure if this is the right camp for you? Please email us with questions. See itinerary link below for more details.
HOW TO BOOK:
Contact Sylvie and discuss your group size and desired dates for 2027 and we’ll do our best to make it happen! Group size minimum is 5. Private requests only for 2027. info@sweetskills.ca
