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 […]
Whistler is known as a MTB mecca. And this summer Whistler has up’d its game once again. New trails and new features make 2015 at Whistler look like the best yet. Check out what’s been happening from the man himself, Whistler Bike Park Manager, Brian Finestone here What do we offer at Whistler? Well, if you’re MTB-obsessed, you’ll be in heaven. Our 3-week or 5-week […]
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 […]
Week 2 kicked off with stepping up our riding and our speed, with a focus on cornering technique. We searched out long flat switchbacks, tight berms and off-camber corners. Fun times and everyone’s riding was noticeably improving. We also threw in cuttys, bump turns and got some drifting turns happening also. Our weekly BBQs are always a good chance to chill out with a few […]
If you’re a Mountain Biker you’ll know that the Mecca for all gravity-fed biking is Whistler in Canada. Imagine what spending a summer riding the Whistler trails could do for your riding. Sounds expensive doesn’t it? Imagine if you were paid to ride the Whistler park and trails all day, every day, for 5 months of your life. Peak Leaders run a 3-week hiring/training […]
