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Women only mountain biking vacations

country:Canada
location:British Columbia
trip type:Introductory to challenging mountain biking holidays
departures:2008: 2 Aug
price:From CA $325 (3 days) - CA $1495 (7 days) excluding flights. Full pricing details below
 
the amazing things you'll be doing
Weekend Women's Skills Camp (3 days) 
Departures 2008: 21 Jun & 5 Jul, CA $325 - $375
A weekend of fantastic riding and instruction in Fernie, BC, led by certified level-II mountain bike coach and guide Kim Shopland, who has been teaching mountain bike camps in BC for several years, with Sugoi Dirt Series camps at Whistler and other clinics.

Week Long Women's Skills Camp (8 days) 
Departures 2008: 20 Jun, 4 Jul, CA $1095 - CA $1295
Weeklong skills camp focusing on either XC or DH skills. Led by the top female coaches in Canada, with lodging at our deluxe lodge and meals by your own private chef.

Includes lift passes at Fernie Alpine Resort and other activities such as hiking and swimming. Learn to ride with the pros!

Rocky Mountain Singletrack Women Only Departure (7 days) 
Departures 2008: 2 Aug, CA $1495
Outlaws, gunslinging, and... singletrack... For intermediate to intermediate/advanced riders, this tour features some of the best mountain biking British Columbia and Alberta have to offer. There's incredible scenery on 7500-ft. ridge rides in Kananaskis - awesome canyon rides in Invermere and Golden - 4300-vertical-foot descents on Mount Seven - the huge trail network in Fernie - and so much more... This 7-day tour features accommodation in lodges/hotels and 2 nights of scamping in a private campground, with showers, washrooms and laundry service.
how this holiday makes a difference
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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