Thu, May 15
|Bootleg Mtn Rec. Site (base parking lot)
FREERIDE Youth Program Public - Thursdays @ 5:30pm Starting May 15, 2025
A Freeride/Downhill program. See dates and details on the Youth Program page. - Freeride at bootleg (age 9-15) If sold out, please send email to freewheelerscoach@gmail.com.
Time & Location
May 15, 2025, 5:30 p.m. – Jun 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Bootleg Mtn Rec. Site (base parking lot), Kimberley, BC, Canada
About the event
The seven week Freeride program is based at the Bootleg Mountain Recreation Site on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm, May 15- June 26th and offered to youth aged 9-15 and develops more free ride skills and techniques at Bootleg Recreation Site. A full face helmet, knee pads and gloves are mandatory, and body armour is highly recommended for all groups. There are 3 programs offered: , intermediate, expert and advanced/race.
Basic MTB competency is required, and a full suspension bike and ability to ride all black trails at Bootleg are a pre-requisite for the advanced group.
Coaches will do their best to place riders in the appropriate group based on a combination of age and ability and group composition may change over the program. PARENTS ARE EXPECTED to help deliver the downhill program by providing a shuttle truck and driving shuttle service or other on-site support for AT LEAST TWO SESSIONS and for liability reasons are also required to be club members. If shuttle requirements of at least one shuttle session are not met, than families will be charged a $100 shuttling deposit at the end of the season.