Group Clinic at Chestnut Mountain (Berm Park)

Intermediate / Advanced Technical Trail Riding: Feel like you are “stuck” with your trail riding? Do you feel like a passenger on the bike, just reacting to terrain? Do you want to feel more like a driver of the bike, able to initiate movements in technical terrain on demand as you need them?

This clinic is designed to help you break out of your intermediate level trail rider plateau. We’ll dive into the skills needed to tackle technical trail features with intentional control, allowing you to tackle roots, rocks, steeps, and off-camber trails with confidence.

Topics Included:

• How to achieve a better centered position for maximum stability and mobility

• Initiating small movements like wheel lifts or pressing through the feet to smooth out the trail.

• Using rotation and angulation to make small (or big) changes in momentum and direction.

• How to use better trail scanning techniques to be prepared for multiple obstacles in a row.

• Line choice for control, speed, and safety.

• Mental approach for technical features

Weekend Schedule:

Saturday

• 9:30am Fundamentals Clinic w Whitney + Tiffany

• 10am FREE Intermediate Group Ride w Josh

• 1:30 “Buildable Skills” with Whitney and Tiffany

Sunday

• 9:30am Intro to Jumping w Josh and Tiffany

• 10am FREE Women’s Group Ride w Whitney

• 1:30pm Women’s Intro to Jumping w Whitney

• 1:30pm Intermediate/advanced Technical Trail Riding w Josh + Tiffany

• Who should take this clinic?

  • This clinic is appropriate for riders who are comfortable on intermediate (blue) to advanced (black) rated trails.

  • Perfect for riders who feel like they are “stuck” in the classic intermediate plateau. You’re pretty proficient at surviving Blue and Black rated trails, but aren’t progressing anymore.

  • Riders who want to feel more confident, stable, and in control. Let’s move from “surviving” to “driving” in technical terrain.

• Who are the instructors?

  The Lead instructor for this clinic will be our Head Coach, Josh Whitmore, a certified Level 3 “AIR and TECH Instructor” through the PMBIA with over 25 years experience teaching mountain bike lessons. Read Josh’s full profile

• What to expect

  • We’ll start with an intro to listen to your previous experience and goals, then set expectations and a plan for the clinic

  • Then, we’ll move into a skills assessment and introduce some of the foundation skills to be a good technical trail rider.

  • We’ll make the pedal up to the Berm Park zone to work with some of those concepts on those trails before we head up higher on the mountain to find technical terrain to session on Lady Bird, Wildcat, or Champion Trails.

  • Expect a lot of pedaling!

• Cost

  $150 per person

• Chestnut Mountain Nature Park

  Chestnut Mountain (Berm Park) is a free access trail system containing both the short lap trail zone of Berm Park and plenty of longer backcountry trails.

• What to bring

  Required for this lesson:

  • A bicycle in good working order. You can bring your own bike (regular mountain bike or eBike)

  • Helmets are required, full-face or half shell are acceptable

  • Water and food to last the duration of your lesson

  • Closed toe shoes (no sandals, flip-flops, or crocs)
    

  • Optional (but highly recommended) equipment:
    Knee Pads
    Gloves
    
    

Meeting Location:
Chestnut Mountain Nature Park (Berm Park)
2415 Asheville Hwy, Canton, NC 28716