Peak Leaders Whistler Bike Park Academy 2015 wrapped up earlier this June. The 3-week course teaches riders how to guide and coach on the famous trails of Whistler, Canada. We asked Joe, Adzi and Logan to give us the lowdown on starting their journey in Whistler … Ride and train to become a mountain bike guide in Whistler Bike Park Our Group Leader Darragh, caught […]
Darragh again, and the final Week 3 of the Whistler Bike Park Academy. People say, “Time flies when your having fun and getting it done!”… and that was definitely the case for WK 3 – time has gone in a flash! Rising to the challenge Let’s get one thing straight. The IDP Level 2 is no easy feat. The pressure was on the Peak Leader’s crew, big style! We really needed to knuckle down, […]
After an awesome first week – with our 100% pass rate on the IDP Level 1 – we were all stoked on Week 2. Up Your Game! Week 2’s plan was simple: Up your game and get it done … Whistler Mountain Bike Park style! Last week the guys covered all the finer details of mountain biking and the world of coaching. Each day, skills were stripped back to the raw […]
Darragh here, Course Leader on Whistler Bike Park Academy just keeping you up to date on the goings on. And lets start off with the good news! Yes, we got a 100% pass rate for our crew on the IDP Level 1 … Epic riding, awesome result! What an epic week the trainees have had. I can’t even think where to start? Every aspect of the first week here […]
Well the course has sadly come to an end. 5 weeks is a pretty special amount of time to spend riding and training in Whistler, but it never feels like long enough! Through this week we had some assessment days for riding and teaching. Well done to everyone, it’s satisfying and just incredible to see how far everyone’s riding, teaching skills and knowledge has progress […]
