Monday, March 16, 2009

Bike Camps

SPRING BREAK

March 8-12th

LITTLE RIPPERS

5-7 year olds

10-2pm

$225 (5 DAYS)

$50 (SINGLE DAY)


EXTREME RIDERS

8-15 year olds

9-3pm

$280 (5 DAYS)

$60 (SINGLE DAY)



LITTLE RIPPERS™ (5-7YRS) $225

10am-2pm

Two-wheels, brakes, gears and mini-ramps! The Little Rippers program has three levels which focus on a variety of skills. Each level will take your Little Ripper on an adventure through the world of mountain biking while teaching them the important skills needed to ride the trails on the North Shore. Our main objective during the week is to teach safe riding behaviour while riding on our North Shore trails, practicing their skills on our mini-ramps and in our local bike park. All riders will be required to wear leg and arm armour and a properly sized bike helmet.

Register your child for Little Rippers now!


Level 1 - A Little Ripper in level 1 has recently graduated to a two-wheeler! Little Rippers 1 will teach all 12", 14", 16" and 20" (coaster brake) bike riders. During your week of camp we will focus on teaching your Little Ripper balance, bike handling skills, mini-ramps, and introduce your rider to flat, gravel mountain bike trails on the North Shore.


Level 2 - A Little Ripper in level 2 has mastered two-wheeled bike riding. This level will include riders on 16" and 20" coaster-brake and hand brake bikes. During your week of camp we will focus on teaching your Little Ripper proper braking techniques, balance, bike handling skills, mini ramps, and introduce your rider to basic mountain bike trails on the North Shore.


Level 3 - A Little Ripper in level 3 has mastered proper braking techniques and is ready to tackle gears. This level will include riders on 20" and 24" bikes with hand brakes and gears. During your week of camp we will focus on teaching your Little Ripper how to use there gears, climb and descend hills, ride mini-ramps and we will introduce your rider to basic mountain bike trails on the North Shore.

EXTREME RIDERS™ (8-15YRS) $280

9am-3pm

Nothing beats ESC Extreme Riders camps. Extreme Riders takes you on a journey to the center of North Shore mountain biking on our world famous trails. Riders are placed in 4 levels based on age and level (for example ER1 is for 8-12, ER2 for 9-13 and so on). Skill building starts right away with an intensive course on safety that will apply to each rider on and off the trails. The groups hit the trails on Fromme and Seymour mountains and rip-up the local skills park and they will ride the trails that have made the North Shore the place to ride!


Register your child for Extreme Riders now!

Level 1 - An Extreme Rider in level 1 has mastered proper braking and gear techniques and are ready to hit the trails on the North Shore. Level 1 will start with an introduction to the world of North Shore mountain biking on the lower trails of Fromme Mountain, Seymour Mountain and the Seymour Demonstration Forest. During your week of camp we will focus on proper bike positioning, climbing and descending, and how to maneuver around and over trail obstacles. Skills will be practiced on and off of the trails, on our mini-ramps and in our local bike park.


Level 2 - An Extreme Rider in level 2 has been introduced to the trails on the North Shore. The riders in Extreme Riders 2 will spend their week riding the beginner trails on the North Shore mountains. Attention will be paid to riding over and around obstacles, riding on low ladder bridges, and learning how to approach small roll-overs and drops. During your week of camp we will continue to work on bike positioning, climbing and descending, ratcheting, balance and obstacles. Skills will be practiced on and off of the trails, on our mini-ramps and in our local bike park.


Level 3 - An Extreme Rider in level 3 is ready to ride the intermediate trails on the North Shore. The riders in Extreme Riders 3 will spend their week exploring the upper trails on Fromme and Seymour Mountains. These trails will lead them to the destinations that made the North Shore famous as the pinnacle of the mountain biking world. Riders will learn how to ride skinnies, drops, roots, rocks and eveything else that these intermediate North Shore trails have to offer.