Product Description
Clinique intermédiaire
Slab City et Maelstrom
Progress on our unique signature trails and learn how to master technical trails!
We offer you this clinic to develop greater confidence on intermediate trails. You’ll make rapid progress with the tools you will learn for more challenging trails.
Slab City is one of the most beautiful and unique slopes in Quebec. You can learn in complete safety on a slab over 1km long. You’ll learn the basics of how to climb the Maelstrom Mountain efficiently, then practice the essential skills on your epic runs! The Maelstrom trail, with it’s endless perfectly groomed berms, will lead you back to the parking lot.
Intermediate enduro mountain bike clinics
129$ on weekdays / 169$ on weekends
- Skill level : Intermediate + (a ride that requires fitness for two 20-30 minute climbs)
- Weekend schedule : 9:30 – 12:00
- Weekday schedule : 18:00 – 19:45
- Location : Sentiers du Moulin (Québec)
- Meeting point : Devant la Buvette du Moulin (Oriflammes Bikeskills)
- Your coach : Your coach will be wearing a black coach Bikeskills jersey
Trail access not included
Bikes rental not included
Initiation to steeps and slabs
This clinic will allow you to continue your progression towards mastering more technical trails, comprised of steeper and slabbier sections. We place a great emphasis here on stability through a strong position and amplitude of movement to acquire smoothness and flow. What could be more enjoyable than starting a turn with stability and coming out of it with speed? Or progressing towards black diamond trails.
Lesson format : Small group clinics. Coaching ratios are optimised in order to give you a personalized service. Group clinics are an excellent way to learn from your peers and benefit from the rider’s energies! We do everything possible to help you progress to a higher level, in a safe environment.
Coach : Your coach will be certified level II pmbia.org with air or trail module and first aid 20h or 40h in remote area.
Terrain: A ride that requires a good level of fitness! You will climb the Maelstrom mountain for two epic trails, the Slab City and the Maelstrom, bringing you back to the parking lot. After an initial evaluation of the group’s skills level and fitness, you will climb the Montée Tourbillon towards Slab city, then climb back up by Montée Klondike for your final descent through the berms of the Maelstrom trail.
This mountain bike course is recommended if…
Initiation to steeps and slabs
This clinic will allow you to continue your progression towards mastering more technical trails, comprised of steeper and slabbier sections. We place a great emphasis here on stability through a strong position and amplitude of movement to acquire smoothness and flow. What could be more enjoyable than starting a turn with stability and coming out of it with speed? Or progressing towards black diamond trails.
Lesson format : Small group clinics. Coaching ratios are optimised in order to give you a personalized service. Group clinics are an excellent way to learn from your peers and benefit from the rider’s energies! We do everything possible to help you progress to a higher level, in a safe environment.
Coach : Your coach will be certified level II pmbia.org with air or trail module and first aid 20h or 40h in remote area.
Terrain: A ride that requires a good level of fitness! You will climb the Maelstrom mountain for two epic trails, the Slab City and the Maelstrom, bringing you back to the parking lot. After an initial evaluation of the group’s skills level and fitness, you will climb the Montée Tourbillon towards Slab city, then climb back up by Montée Klondike for your final descent through the berms of the Maelstrom trail.
Skill level and clinic description
Bikeskills policies
- Minimum of 3 participants per clinic.
- Bikeskills reserves the right to reschedule a clinic if the minimum participants is not reached
- No refunds, except for major exceptions, at Bikeskills’s discretion
- Bikeskills clinics and events are not cancelled in case of rain.
- An event may be rescheduled if the site is closed.
- Bikeskills is not responsible for the shutdown or closure of a lift or gondola. An alternative will be offered to the client, which may require pedalling towards a trail.
- Knee protectors mandatory
- Long gloves and elbow protection recommended
- Mountain bike helmet
- Sportswear adapted to the weather conditions
- Flat-soled shoes (Vans type) or mountain bike shoes
- Flat pedals with metal cleats or automatic pedals (clip on) for mountain bikes
- Hydration (bike bottle) and nutrition (bars)
Planing your day
To protect yourself from minor scrapes and injuries, Bikeskills recommends that you ALWAYS wear knee protection. Gloves, eyewear / goggles and elbow protection are also recommended, but not mandatory. Of course, a helmet is always essential, ideally a mountain bike specific helmet. A full-face helmet and chest protector for advanced and/or lift courses is also recommended, but not mandatory.
As the class will be held outdoors and we might not have access to indoor facilities, it is recommended that you check the mountain weather forecast and plan accordingly, as weather can change rapidly. It is recommended that each member of the group bring snacks and water to ensure they have enough energy to enjoy the class.
Cautionary note to participants
As we want to prepare you in advance for a great experience, here are some notes on safe mountain biking
- Communicate your apprehensions, previous injuries and physical limitations to your coach.
- Do not exceed your physical and technical limits.
- All difficulties and modules are optional at all times. We can always reduce the physical and technical demands of the lesson.
- Depending on the objective of the course, challenges will be incorporated, from the simple to the complex.
- Before embarking on a technical section, participants must demonstrate a minimum level of mastery on flat terrain or on trails of lesser technical difficulty.
- For a technical challenge, we stop, analyze, walk the section and then engage… or not!
PRE-RIDE / RIDE / FREERIDE !
Clinic schedule on weekends
9:30 Welcome – Introduction – Bike and equipment check
9:45 Learning technical skills
10:30 Technical skills practice and guided ride
12:00 End of the clinic
Clinic schedule on weekdays
18:00 Welcome – Introduction – Bike and equipment check
18:15 Learning technical skills
19:00 Technical skills practice and guided ride
19:45 End of the clinic
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