Designed for new mountain bikers and novice riders alike, this clinic covers essential skills for riding and progressing with confidence. Spend a full day learning essential riding techniques and safely applying them on trail.

What we cover:

• Basic body positioning for uphill, downhill, and flat terrain
• Bike set-up and trailside repairs - get the most from your bike, tools, and gear
• Safety & trail riding etiquette - understanding the rules of our sport
• Shifting & braking - learn how and when to use your controls for safe and efficient riding
• Trail scanning & line selection - understanding where to put your focus when riding
• Essential climbing techniques - learn how to ride uphill corners and steeper pitches
• Intro to cornering - gain confidence in turns of all shapes and sizes!

• Maximum 6:1 student/instructor ratio.
• Please bring your own lunch.
• Please bring a water bottle/hydration pack, clothing appropriate for the weather, spare tube, and any tools that you normally carry.
• Skill Level 1-2 / Fitness Level 2+

This popular skills clinic is designed for intermediate riders who want to take their riding to the next level. Spend 2 full days at Mt. MacPherson learning more advanced riding techniques and applying them on trail. Improve your skills and gain a solid foundation for efficient practice and progression!

What we cover:

• Refining balance & body position for maximum stability
• Braking techniques - gradual, consistent, selective
• Cornering fundamentals - berms vs. flat corners
• Front wheel lifts - an essential maneuver to master
• Pumping, lifting & flowing - applying and releasing pressure for more speed and style
• Advanced climbing techniques - learn to tackle challenging climbs with ease
• Terrain awareness & line selection for faster, smoother riding
• Bike/suspension set-up and basic repairs - get the most out of your bike and tools
• Intro to jumps & drops - gain confidence and get your wheels off the ground!

• Maximum 6:1 student/instructor ratio.
• Please bring your own lunch.
• Please bring a water bottle/hydration pack, clothing appropriate for the weather, spare tube, and any tools that you normally carry.
• Modern XC/all-mountain bike required.
• Skill Level 2-3 / Fitness Level 3+

Learn to corner like a pro and master the art of flow! In this clinic we’ll provide you with the key ingredients and necessary techniques to navigate corners of all shapes and sizes with speed, control, confidence, and style!

What we cover:

• Advanced Cornering Skills - Learn 3 key ingredients to vastly improve your cornering
• Berms vs Flat Corners - Learn to rail corners at speed, no matter the size or shape
• Line Choice - Learn how to enter high and exit fast
• Selective Braking - Carry more speed and avoid the temptation to touch the brakes
• Terrain Awareness - Take advantage of changing terrain to create fast and fluid riding
• Mastering Pressure Control - Pumping and flowing the trail for more speed and style
• Intro to Jumps - Understand how to approach some of those natural trail gaps and manmade jumps such as the hits on Flowdown.

• Maximum 6:1 student/instructor ratio.
• Please bring your own lunch.
• Please bring a water bottle/hydration pack, clothing appropriate for the weather, spare tube, and any tools that you normally carry.
• Modern all-mountain/enduro bike required.
• Skill Level 3-4 / Fitness Level 3+

This clinic is designed for strong intermediate to advanced riders wanting to gain more confidence and control hitting jumps and drops. We’ll introduce all the necessary techniques to safely start hitting bigger features, and we’ll dial in our skills on our new portable wooden ramps in the parking area, before taking it to the trails and sessioning the many jumps and drops on the lower trails of Boulder Mountain.

What we cover:

• Front Wheel Lifts & Bunny Hops - Essential skills for jumps and drops
• Downhill Body Position - Dialling in a strong and centred position through all types of terrain
• Body Position & Pressure Control for Jumps & Drops - Analyse and practise the key techniques of hitting jumps and drops
• Speed vs. Pop - Learn to judge the necessary speed for features of all sizes
• Advanced Heavy Braking - Learn to control your speed safely when landing
• Feature Anatomy - Learn how to approach all types of features from tabletops to gaps, and slow rolling drops to high speed senders
• Risk vs. Reward - Learn how to analyse the risks associated with bigger features

• Shuttles are not included. We will be utilising the new Boulder Climb Trail to access the lower trails and feature areas.
• Maximum 6:1 student/instructor ratio.
• Please bring your own lunch.
• Please bring a water bottle/hydration pack, clothing appropriate for the weather, spare tube, and any tools that you normally carry.
• Modern all-mountain/enduro bike required.
• Skill Level 3-4 / Fitness Level 3+

Take your riding to the next level with our 6 Week Ride Series - The Ultimate hands-on skills series for experienced intermediate to advanced riders! Each week we’ll unlock a different set of skills and we’ll have plenty of time for practising, sessioning, and riding on all of Revelstoke’s most fun and challenging trails! You’ll receive personalised feedback with goals set out for each week along with a comprehensive review of your progress at the end of the series. If you want to really improve your riding this spring, this is the course for you!

Weekly Locations and Themes:

• Week 1 - Macpherson - Renew Essential Skills
• Week 2 - Macpherson - Master Pressure Control
• Week 3 - Macpherson - Corner Like a Pro
• Week 4 - Boulder - Technical Trails & Steeps
• Week 5 - Boulder - Jumps & Drops
• Week 6 - Boulder - Shuttle Laps & Session Features

All rides are led and coached by Matt Yaki, Owner and Co-Founder of Wandering Wheels. Matt is a highly experienced PMBIA level 2 instructor, a professional worldwide mtb guide, and a multiple-time winner of several international enduro and DH races. His passion for riding is infectious and he wants to share his knowledge to help you become a faster and safer rider and to have more fun and confidence on your bike!

Please note - All rides are “pedal powered” with the exception of week 6, when we’ll have our shuttle trucks and drivers along to help shred laps and cap off a great series of skills lessons!

• Includes final day shuttle bumps at Boulder!
• Maximum 6:1 student/instructor ratio.
• Please bring a water bottle/hydration pack, clothing appropriate for the weather, spare tube, and any tools that you normally carry.
• Modern all-mountain/enduro bike required.
• Skill Level 3-4 / Fitness Level 3+