BIKE PARK CLINICS

GUIDES & CLINICS

Gain confidence in the Bike Park or elevate your skills with a clinic or private guide.

2024 BIKE PARK SEASON

Open for Daily Operations: June 22nd – September 2nd
Weekends Only: September 7th – September 29th.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Pair of bikers in aspen forest at Telluride Bike Park

Private Guide

Hiring a private Bike Park Guide will ensure your learning is fast tracked and time is all about you. Enjoy the guide all to yourself or bring along 3 friends (up to 4 riders total) with your guide.

Minimum Gear Requirement: Bicycles must have front and rear suspension, 20” diameter wheels or larger, knobby tires, handbrakes, and no coaster brakes. Full face helmets are required and eye protections, body armor, and gloves are highly recommended.

Private Guide Duration: 3 hours

Departure Time: 10 AM; 1:30 PM

Pricing:
Early Season – $195
Regular Season – $320
Late Season – $250

Note: Private guide experience does not include rental or lift ticket. If renting equipment, plan on arriving at least 30 minutes before the clinic to pick up your bike and gear.

Bike Park Essentials

Never Mountain Biked before but are interested in trying it?

Bike Park Essentials shows you the ropes by utilizing unintimidating terrain sections of the Bike Park. Your guide will coach you on the basics of Mountain Biking, including equipment familiarization, stance, braking and cornering. You will also learn how to safely load/unload the chair lift with your bike and will experience Telluride’s signature Tommyknocker flow trail with your guide.

Minimum Requirement: Age 14 and up. Bicycles must have 20” diameter wheels or larger, knobby tires, handbrakes, and no coaster brakes. Helmets are required and eye protections, body armor, and gloves are highly recommended.

*See our sales staff for 10% off this clinic if you are a Grom Camp parent or taking a Canopy Adventure today!

Clinic Duration: 3 hours

Departure Times: 10 AM; 1:30 PM

Bike Park Essentials Clinic Only Pricing:
Early Season – $55
Regular Season – $99
Late Season – $75

Bike Park Essentials Clinic Package (guide, ticket, gear) Pricing:
Early Season – $149
Regular Season – $209
Late Season – $185

Advanced Rider Jumps From Bridge at Telluride Bike Park. Photo Credit: Elevation Imaging

Photo Credit Elevation Imaging

Bike Park Freeride Clinic

Comfortable riding Tommyknocker and ready to get more comfortable in the air and maintaining speed through banked turns?

Freeride Clinics will help you develop your Jump-specific skills like timing, air awareness, and pressure management and downhill skills like cornering, dynamic braking, and bike control, while increasing your comfort and flow in the Bike Park.

Minimum Gear Requirement: Bicycles must have 20” diameter wheels or larger, knobby tires, handbrakes, and no coaster brakes. Full face helmets are required and eye protection, body armor, and gloves are highly recommended.

*See our sales staff for 10% off this clinic if you are a Grom Camp parent or taking a Canopy Adventure today!

Clinic Duration: 3 hours

Departure Times: 1:30pm every afternoon

Freeride Clinic Only Pricing:
Early Season – $55
Regular Season – $99
Late Season – $75

Freeride Clinic Package (guide, ticket, gear) Pricing:
Early Season – $149
Regular Season – $209
Late Season – $185

Women’s Shred Clinics

Clinic Duration:
6 Hours Daily

Camp Times:
10am – 4pm

Enjoy a day of riding and coaching in a pressure-free all female environment. These clinics are a great opportunity to gain confidence, build new friendships while working with like-minded women on your bike park skills set. We offer women’s clinics for both Beginner and Intermediate riders.

Minimum Requirement: Bicycles must have knobby tires, handbrakes, and no coaster brakes.  Helmets are required and eye protection and gloves are highly recommended.

Dates and Pricing:
JUNE 29TH – $65
JULY 6TH – $75

 

Riders couple at Telluride Bike Park.

E-Volution e-bike Tour

Enjoy a cross country mountain tour in record time with our E-Bike experience! You and up to 3 friends and family (4 total), along with your private guide, will get to explore the mountains from Village Trail, Prospect Trail, or Meridian Trail. All with the help of a pedal assist bike. After your guide shows you the basics of using an e-bike you will be on your way. More mountain, less time!

Please note: this clinic is not recommended for novice mountain bikers.

Gear: This private clinic includes E-Bike rentals, cross-country lift tickets, and protective gear.

Clinic Dates: July 1st – August 9th

Clinic Duration: 4 hours

Departure Time: 10 AM

E-Volution Package (guide, ticket, gear) Pricing: $560

VIEW RIDER ABILITY LEVELS

BEGINNER

A beginner rider has never ridden in a downhill mountain bike park. They will have little to no experience riding a mountain bike on dirt roads or gravel bike paths. Most, if not all, of their riding experience will be on city streets and paved bike paths using a road or urban bike. This rider will have average balance and control on a bike and they can use the hand brakes.

NOVICE

A novice rider will have limited to no experience in a downhill mountain bike park. This rider will be able to ride comfortably at slower speeds on green flow trails and has some experience riding green and easy blue cross country trails. Their balance and control on a bike is good they and can use the hand brakes.

INTERMEDIATE

An intermediate rider has some bike park experience on green and easy blue trails. They are comfortable on a mountain bike and technical blue cross country trails with roots, loose rocks and tight single track. This rider will have no experience with jumping or drops but can ride, balance, change gears and brake autonomously.

STRONG INTERMEDIATE

A strong intermediate rider is comfortable on all green and blue trails in the Telluride/Mountain Village area. They can comfortably ride wide flowing blue trails with rollers and easy jumps. This rider is working towards improving jump, drop and cornering skills to handle the harder trails and flow better. They can ride, balance, change gears and brake without thinking about it at higher speeds and on steeper terrain.

EXPERT

An expert rider is comfortable and proficient on all Black technical and flow trails including all jump and drop options. They are working on gaining experience on double black and pro line trails.