Women only mountain biking vacations
| country: | Canada |
| location: | British Columbia |
| trip type: | Introductory to challenging mountain biking holidays |
| departures: | 2009: 12 Sep |
| price: | From CA $295 (3 days) - CA $1495 (8 days) excluding flights. Full pricing details below |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Weekend Women's Skills Camp (3 days)
Departures 2009: 13 Jun, 20 Jun & 01 Aug, CA $295 - $350
Are you new to the sport of mountain biking and want to progress? Or maybe you've been riding for a few years and are ready to take it to the next level? Whatever your riding abilities, our certified, experienced mountain bike coaches have the skills and knowhow to help you get to the next level in the supportive company of other riders.
There are 2 separate camps: An all-mountain camp and a downhill (DH) camp. The all-mountain camp focuses on a wide range of skills, including cross-country and downhill, while the downhill camp focuses on freeride and downhill skills. The camps feature 2 days of riding and coaching on the trails of Fernie or Fernie Alpine Resort (DH camp), with lodging, breakfasts and lunches, and lift passes, plus workshops on maintenance, nutrition and fitness.
Week Long Women's Skills Camp (8 days)
Departures 2009: 19 Jun, CA $1095
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, ride incredible trails, eat delicious meals, stay at our 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 trips in Canada!" 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.
This is an all-mountain camp: you will cover a wide range of skills for cross-country and downhill riding. The camp 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.
Rocky Mountain Singletrack Women Only Departure (8 days)
Departures 2009: 12 Jun, 26 Jun, 10 Jul, 31 Jul, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 12 Sep, CA $1495
The Rocky Mountains are Canada's most spectacular mountain range, and the perfect backdrop for an incredible mountain bike holiday. This is our most popular trip for good reason: 7 days of blissful singletrack in the Canadian Rockies (plus 1 travel day), with accommodation at spectacular lodges and additional activities such as hot springs and paragliding.
You'll experience the best singletrack the Rockies have to offer, in places like Fernie, Invermere, Golden and Kananaskis, including the world-renowned JumpingPound Ridge/Cox Hill ride on the final day, which is guranteed to stay permanently etched into your memory! If singletrack is your passion, then experience the best singletrack in the world in the company of other passionate riders and guides.
The trip also includes 2 mornings of skills instruction in Fernie, with an optional 3rd morning: we'll spend the first 2 mornings working on MTB skills with our certified instructors, then head back to our lodge for lunch on the deck. After lunch, we'll have a full afternoon of riding on the massive trail network of Fernie.
Departures 2009: 13 Jun, 20 Jun & 01 Aug, CA $295 - $350
Are you new to the sport of mountain biking and want to progress? Or maybe you've been riding for a few years and are ready to take it to the next level? Whatever your riding abilities, our certified, experienced mountain bike coaches have the skills and knowhow to help you get to the next level in the supportive company of other riders.
There are 2 separate camps: An all-mountain camp and a downhill (DH) camp. The all-mountain camp focuses on a wide range of skills, including cross-country and downhill, while the downhill camp focuses on freeride and downhill skills. The camps feature 2 days of riding and coaching on the trails of Fernie or Fernie Alpine Resort (DH camp), with lodging, breakfasts and lunches, and lift passes, plus workshops on maintenance, nutrition and fitness.
Week Long Women's Skills Camp (8 days)
Departures 2009: 19 Jun, CA $1095
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, ride incredible trails, eat delicious meals, stay at our 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 trips in Canada!" 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.
This is an all-mountain camp: you will cover a wide range of skills for cross-country and downhill riding. The camp 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.
Rocky Mountain Singletrack Women Only Departure (8 days)
Departures 2009: 12 Jun, 26 Jun, 10 Jul, 31 Jul, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 12 Sep, CA $1495
The Rocky Mountains are Canada's most spectacular mountain range, and the perfect backdrop for an incredible mountain bike holiday. This is our most popular trip for good reason: 7 days of blissful singletrack in the Canadian Rockies (plus 1 travel day), with accommodation at spectacular lodges and additional activities such as hot springs and paragliding.
You'll experience the best singletrack the Rockies have to offer, in places like Fernie, Invermere, Golden and Kananaskis, including the world-renowned JumpingPound Ridge/Cox Hill ride on the final day, which is guranteed to stay permanently etched into your memory! If singletrack is your passion, then experience the best singletrack in the world in the company of other passionate riders and guides.
The trip also includes 2 mornings of skills instruction in Fernie, with an optional 3rd morning: we'll spend the first 2 mornings working on MTB skills with our certified instructors, then head back to our lodge for lunch on the deck. After lunch, we'll have a full afternoon of riding on the massive trail network of Fernie.
how this holiday makes a difference
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By riding with local guides, you will get a true feel for the unique flavour of interior British Columbia. You’ll ride the same trails the locals do, and visit that secret hotspring or waterfall that only a select few know about.
All of our staff is hired locally and has been since our inception. We work, whenever possible, with local suppliers and local stores. All of our sponsors are from either our local area, or from Canada. We invest in local community initiatives, such as local races and programs for youth. We educate all of our clients on proper riding technique, and backcountry and camping etiquette before every tour. We provide guests with guidelines that encourage the reduction of water usage, systems for collecting, recycling or safe disposal of litter and relevant suggestions to minimise damage to the environment and wildlife ecosystems. All of our guides receive training every spring in environmental sustainability issues. We work with every community that we ride in to develop shared trail use agreements, and every spring our staff visit each community to put in 2 days of trail maintenance and buidling. We are in constant contact with local landowners and land use organizations to work out responsible land use policies. We have our own non-profit organization, Bicycles Without Borders, which distributes bicycles to needy families in the developing world and we were named one of the '2006 Top 8 Eco-Tourism companies' by Organic Earth magazine. |
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