Day Camp: Valmont Bike Park Skills Camp

This fun and safety focused Valmont Bike Park Skills Camp offers kids the opportunity to explore this world-renowned facility in a safety focused, instruction based program. During the week participants develop skills through increasingly challenging activities, exercises, and differing terrain, while also developing as a team. Kids will have a chance to experience the Pump Tracks, Dirt Jumps, Slopestyle, Single Track Cross Country, and much more. Trail and Park etiquette and Leave No Trace bike skills will also be taught. Participants have focused and personalized attention with one instructor to no more than six kids.

Participants will be divided into groups by ability so that we can best facilitate a progressive learning environment. Friend requests can be honored only if ability levels align. This program is appropriate for kids at any ability that want to increase their skills. The Valmont Bike Park offers a variety of terrain and difficulty to keep even the most enthusiastic biker well engaged for a lifetime.  This is a great camp to do for multiple weeks!  Kids are grouped by ability and will continue to develop skills all summer long.

This program is similar to our Mountain Bike Intensive in its progressive skills approach, but this program focuses on the various types of terrain and bicycle disciplines found exclusively in the Park. Our Mountain Bike Intensive focuses on skills to ride single track trails and obstacles found on cross country rides.

We encourage participants to use their own bicycles during this program to allow for greatest transfer of skill development, however, we can provide helmets and bikes specifically designed for the bike park for an additional $50 rental fee per week. Elbow and knee pads are also required for this program. You can bring your own or we can provide them for $15 for the week.

Times, Meeting Location, & Dates:

Times: Drop-off at 8:45am and pick-up at 2:30pm. Optional Early Drop-off is available from 8:00am.

Meeting Location: Meets at the Valmont Bike Park, Valmont Road, Boulder, Colorado. Turn north into the dirt parking lot on Valmont Road 1/4mile east of the Airport Road and Valmont Road intersection.

2012 Dates:

• 5/28-6/1 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  6/4-6/8 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  6/11-6/15 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  6/18-6/22 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  6/25-6/29 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  7/2-7/6 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  7/9-7/13 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  7/16-7/20 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  7/23-7/27 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

• 7/30-8/3 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  8/6-8/10 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

•  8/13-8/17 Age 7-14 (grouped by ability and age)

See Valmont Bike Park through the eyes of the VBP Director, Kevin Stiffler:

 Highlights of the Valmont Bike Park Skills Camp in Boulder:

• Incremental bike skill challenges within a safety-oriented, supportive and empowering social setting

• Focused development of riding ability on Pump Tracks, Slope-style, Dirt Jumps, Single Track Cross Country and more

• Progressive and individualized instruction, great for multiple weeks of camp

• Introduction to techniques and practices of basic bicycle repair and maintenance

• Building a passion for a healthy lifelong outdoor activity

Activity Detail for the Valmont Bike Park Skills Camp in Boulder:

• Initial skill evaluation and grouping (similar to ski resorts)

• Break into groups of six or less and begin safety orientation to the park and terrain riding

• Presentation of specific skills under the watchful eyes of our professional instructors, then opportunities to practice and perfect techniques.

• Introduction to the history of terrain riding and the future directions of the sport

• Trail etiquette and Leave No Trace techniques will be integrated throughout the curriculum

Outside for Life Recommended Summer Camp Progression

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