The newbie is the "never ever" rider who is as new to navigating a strip of dirt in the forest as they are the suspension on their bike. What a joyous journey they have ahead of them!

Starting at the very beginning, Newbie classes will introduce foundational skills of body position and mechanical operation of the bike, as well as a deeper understanding of bicycle safety and trail etiquette.

We absolutely love introducing folks to this sport that means so much to us!

The beginner has some familiarity with cycling or has been out on their mountain bike enough times to see what the buzz is all about but is challenged in maintaining control while progressing their skills, often making sudden stops and awkward dismounts when overwhelmed by the trail.

Mastering the foundation skills of mountain biking is the key to riding confidently and safely on the trails.

Through Beginner courses, riders develop a stable body position, consistent braking, gearing, climbing, descending and cornering. Learning these fundamental skills is the best way to boost your development and stoke.

The novice rider, also called experienced beginner, has usually been mountain biking for a while; building skills, fitness and confidence and ruling the trails.

Not quite an intermediate but also not a beginner, the novice is comfortable riding green-dot trails and finds many features of the blue-squares exciting but also intimidating.

Novice courses continue the development of fundamental skills and apply them on the trails to conquer climbs, dash descents and carve corners with confidence and stoke. Deciphering the language of the trail, participants will learn to adapt their body position to the terrain, to brake and shift gears smoothly while mastering the foundation skills of mountain biking.

By further developing their skills, their confidence grows too, and the experienced beginner has a more fun than ever!

An intermediate rider has mastered the basics and is taking on the more challenging features of the blue-square rated trails and started to sample some of the black diamonds.

That dreaded log-over. That climb with the roots. Ugh, that steep descent. Intermediate courses continue refining the fundamental skills so riders can flow through corners without losing speed, pump rollers to gain momentum, conquer rock gardens and log features, charge the hills and throw in bunnyhops as desired.

Just like the term beginner, intermediate can often be adapted to intermediate and strong intermediate, with the difference lying in the refinement of more challenging maneuvers.

Seeking out the more adventurous lines through rock gardens, hopping the log-overs and railing the corners, the advanced rider lives for the thrill of the black diamond trails. Challenging themselves with skinnier skinnies, jumpier jumps and the tightest of turns, the Advanced rider progresses by further refining their control of pressure and direction and fine tuning the timing and style of their maneuvers.