Will this camp be challenging enough if I’m an advanced rider looking to focus on freeride and downhill skills?
If you want to focus exclusively on advanced freeride and downhill skills then you would be best coming to one of the camp locations that excels in that style of riding. The first that comes to mind is Whistler, since there’s a whole downhill park to work in, and coaches involved who have won races and earned freeride titles on its very trails. Locations like North Vancouver and Hood River can also work really well since there are some fantastic technical descents, and a large amount of advanced trail options overall. This year we’ve changed our grouping systems, so that participants can take more of a role in selecting the specific skills they want to develop.
If you want to focus exclusively on advanced freeride and downhill skills then you would be best coming to one of the camp locations that excels in that style of riding. The first that comes to mind is Whistler, since there’s a whole downhill park to work in, and coaches involved who have won races and earned freeride titles on its very trails. Locations like North Vancouver and Hood River can also work really well since there are some fantastic technical descents, and a large amount of advanced trail options overall. Be prepared to do some pedaling though. Last year we changed our grouping systems, so that participants could take more of a role in selecting the specific skills they wanted to develop. Back to the Whistler example, here are a couple of the advanced sessions offered: (1) Gap jumps, wall rides, tricks, and incorporating air into more technical trail environments. (2) Line selection, maintaining traction, creating fluidity and managing steep rock faces and successive techn
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