WOMEN'S 8-DAY SKILLS CAMP - Fernie, BC

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Want to give your riding a huge boost? For 4 years now, women have been coming from across North America and the world to attend our award-winning 8-day skills camp in Fernie. They come for the expert instruction (and they get plenty of that), but they leave with a lot more: friends for life from around the world and loads of confidence in their riding abilities.

In the company of supportive coaches and other participants, you'll push your skills to the next level, ride incredible trails, eat delicious meals, stay at our deluxe lodge on the banks of the Elk River, and do other activities such as swimming, hiking and yoga. Find out why Explore magazine called this one of the "Top 40 tours in Canada!"

This year's coaches will be Johanna Weintrager, who has coached dozens of camps for the Sugoi Dirt Series (now Rocky Mountain Dirt Series) and Danika Schroeter, former national DH champ.

nb.: there are 2 separate camps: a DH camps and an XC camp. The camps feature 6 days of riding and coaching (plus 2 rest/other activity days) on the XC or DH trails of Fernie, with lodging, breakfasts and lunches, plus workshops on maintenance, nutrition and fitness.

Ride Guide:   100% off-road, featuring XC or DH singletrack with a mixture of rocky, rooty rides, fast singletrack downhill, low level stunts and some challenging climbs. Suited to strong beginner to experienced bikers with a moderate to high level of fitness who want to improve their technical bike handling skills. Min. 2 coaches are included (Max. 6 to 1 coach to rider ratio).   Average 6-8 hours of coaching/riding per day.

Itinerary

Day 1 (Friday). Arrive Calgary/Fernie
Your guide will meet you at Calgary Airport at 4:00 pm (at the information desk on arrivals level) and drive the group to our lodge in Fernie.   This is our base for the week Tonight we'll dine in one of Fernie's excellent restaurants.   Note:   dinners are not included in the tour price.

Days 2-4 (Saturday-Monday). Skills development and trail riding in Fernie
Our first 3 days will be spent working on mountain bike skills and testing out our skills on the local trails (at Fernie Alpine Resort for the DH camp).   Mornings will be spent working on skills development. When we're finished we'll head back to the lodge for lunch, then head out for an afternoon of riding on the local trails.

Day 5 (Tuesday).   Rest day and hotsprings
After breakfast, you'll have the day free to explore Fernie.   There's lots of activities, including river tubing, whitewater rafting, fly fishing, horseback riding and more.   We'll have an optional trip to a nearby hotsprings and a visit to a spectacular local lake.

Day 6-7 (Wednesday, Thursday). More coaching in Fernie
After breakfast, we'll spend the morning working on skills at the lodge, with a special course set up right in the backyard. After a full morning of riding, we'll stop for lunch and fuel up for a big afternoon of biking.

Day 8 (Friday).   More Rest and Relaxation in Fernie
Spend another day at our beautiful lodge, relaxing and enjoying all that our beautiful mountain town has to offer.

Day 9 (Saturday). Drive back to Calgary, end of trip.
The shuttle for Calgary airport will depart at 9:00 a.m., arriving between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.