Adult Courses

Join us for this confidence building series. Perfect for anyone new to the sport who wants to learn where to ride and some fundamental skills, while in a fun and encouraging environment. We will ride a new trail each week and focus on one skill each week.

Things you'll learn:

- How to check and set up your bike

- Where to ride and how to plan your route

- Riding Stance and Balance

- Climbing

- Braking

- Descending

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The sessions will start with 30 minutes of skill sessions followed by a trail ride to apply what you've learned (1 to 1.5 hrs of riding). Sessions will begin at 6:30 pm. 

Riding the same trails every week? Want to see new areas, and improve your skills? Participants should be able to ride 2-2.5 hrs, be comfortable on "blue" XC trails, and have at least 1 season of experience on the mountain bike. We will ride a new area each week and focus on one skill each week.

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Things you'll learn:

- Technical Climbing

- Braking 

- Descending steeper terrain

- Cornering

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The sessions will start with 30 minutes of skill sessions followed by a trail ride to apply what you've learned (~2 hrs of riding). Sessions will begin at 6:30 pm. 

You can ride any blue level trail at Moose Mountain with no issues, and are ready to start increasing your speed, and facing some of the black trails. However you want to work in that direction while feeling under control.  

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Things you'll learn:

- Confident line selection

- Increasing bike balance

- Experimenting with getting the wheels off the ground

- Body position for better traction

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The sessions will have an emphasis on skill development with some time dedicated to applying skills to trails. Sessions will begin at 6:30 pm. 

You can ride most of the Black level trails at Moose Mountain, but perhaps there are some holes in your game? Want to increase speed, be more confident in loose steep sections and read the terrain better? Perhaps, you have been mountain biking for years, but your technique is having trouble adapting to the new bikes and trail building techniques. This is intended to be a diverse group of supportive individuals who are ready to try some new things.

Things you'll learn:

- Advanced braking techniques

- Maximizing traction 

- Descending steeps

- Increasing speed through all types of corners

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Most sessions will focus on skill acquisition through unique and challenging drills. At least one session will involve taking new skills to the trails.  Sessions will begin at 6:30 pm.