Breakfasts and lunches are prepared by our trained chefs and by the owners of the lodges we are staying in. They
are delicious and plentiful and specially designed with active nutrition in mind.
Dinners are left open to allow you maximum flexibility in the evening: often we will have dinner prepared for us
at our lodge, or we will visit one of the area restaurants.
WOMEN'S WEEKLONG DOWNHILL SKILLS CAMP - Fernie, BC
NEW ITINERARY FOR 2010!
Want to give your riding a huge boost? For 6 years now, women have been coming from across North America and the
world to attend our award-winning 7-day DH skills camp in Fernie, British Columbia. 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 expert coaches and other participants, you'll develop your skills, ride incredible downhill and freeride trails,
eat delicious meals, stay at beautiful lodges and resorts, and do other activities such as swimming, hiking
and yoga."
The coaches are 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.
n.b. this is a downhill mountain bike skills camp: you will cover a wide range of skills for downhill and freeride riding. The camp feature 5 days of riding and coaching (plus 1 rest/other activity days, or additional riding day) on the DH/Freeride trails of Fernie Alpine Resort, with lodging, breakfasts and lunches, plus workshops on maintenance, nutrition and fitness.
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 spectacular eco-lodge just outside of Fernie. Tonight we'll dine in one of Fernie's excellent restaurants and get loosened up with a hot tub under the stars on our lodge rooftop.
Note: dinners are not included in the trip price.
Day 2-3 (Saturday-Sunday). Skills development and trail riding in Fernie
Our first 2 days will be spent working on mountain bike skills and testing them out on the trails
at
Fernie Alpine Resort. Mornings will be spent working on skills development at various locations, and afternoons will be spent testing out our skills on the trails. When we're finished we'll head back to the lodge to clean up, then hit the town for dinner and evening entertainment!
After breakfast, we'll hop in the van for the 2-hour drive up the Rocky Mountain Trench to Invermere. Just outside of Invermere sits Mt. Swansea, a shuttle-accessed playground with miles of great trails. We'll spend the day working on skills and riding the trails, then head to our condo at nearby Panorama Mountain Resort. After dinner, it's off to the hot pools for an evening soak!
Day 5 (Tuesday-Wednesday). Panorama Mountain Resort
Panorama Mountain Resort is another undiscovered gem of the BC mountain biking scene. Panorama has lots of great terrain to practice a wide range of skills, including incredible trails, a 4-cross course, and a dirt jump and drop park. Our onmountain condo will be our base for our stay here.
Day 6 (Thursday). Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.
Already renowned around the world for great skiing,
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort sports some major vertical (over 4,000 feet), spectacular views, and incredible riding. We'll work on our technical riding skills here, enjoy lunch at the top of the mountain, and kick back at our gorgeous lodge in the Golden backcountry. We'll celebrate our last dinner together in style at a secret location!
We'll spend our last morning on Mount Seven, a renowned freeriding spot just outside of town. Our last ride starts at the Summit, 4,000 feet above the valley with spectacular views in all directions. The incredible descent is sure to stay etched in your memory forevor! After the ride, we'll have lunch and then hop in the van for the ride back to Calgary, arriving between 3 and 4 pm.
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