Adult Mountain Bike Clinics
Roaring Fork Cycling’s adult mountain bike clinics are designed to provide a clear, confidence-building progression for riders at different stages of experience.
Clinics are offered in women-only and coed formats, creating welcoming options for all riders. Each clinic focuses on essential skills taught in a logical sequence, allowing participants to build technique, confidence, and trail awareness over time.
Clinics
Fundamentals (2-session progression) $120
Designed for riders who are newer to mountain biking or those who want to update their skills for modern trails. Each clinic progression includes two sessions, taught on back-to-back weeks. Sessions will focus on: proper body position & balance for climbing & descending, effective braking, negotiating obstacles, & on-trail riding techniques.
Cornering 101: $60
Designed for riders who want to improve their cornering technique, this clinic builds on the fundamental skills and will have you cornering with confidence and grace through all types of trails. Topics include bike/body separation, footwork, and pressure control.
Cornering 201: $60
Building on the concepts and techniques learned in Cornering 101, this class will dig into topics like angulation vs. separation, multi-apex corners, and nuanced pressure control. Taught entirely on-trail, this class will have you ripping through a series of corners with more exit speed than ever.
Upcoming Clinic Topics:
Stay tuned for more skills clinics happens later this summer including:
Intro to Jumping
Drop-Off Techniques
Technical Climbing
Advanced Descending
Trail-Specific Sessions:
These trail specific sessions will focus on some of the most popular trails in the Valley and have you riding them at your best! Trail sessions coming up will include:
Crown Royale
Deadline
Vasten & Buckdown
Father of Ginormous
Fundamentals – Women Only
(Includes both Fundamentals 1 and 2)
Session Dates
Fundamentals 1: May 4, 5:30–7:30pm — CMC Spring Valley (Glenwood Springs)
Fundamentals 2: May 11, 5:30–7:30pm — CMC Spring Valley (Glenwood Springs)
Session Dates
Fundamentals 1: June 1, 5:30–7:30pm — Prince Creek Trailhead (Carbondale)
Fundamentals 2: June 8, 5:30–7:30pm — Prince Creek Trailhead (Carbondale)
Fundamentals – Coed
(Includes both Fundamentals 1 and 2)
Session Dates
Fundamentals 1: May 6, 5:30–7:30pm — Snowmass Town Park (Rodeo Lot)
Fundamentals 2: May 13, 5:30–7:30pm — Snowmass Town Park (Rodeo Lot)
Session Dates
Fundamentals 1: May 20, 5:30–7:30pm — Brush Creek Intercept Lot (Snowmass)
Fundamentals 2: May 27, 5:30–7:30pm — Brush Creek Intercept Lot (Snowmass)
Cornering – Women Only
Cornering 101: June 10, 5:30–7:30pm — Crown Mountain Park (El Jebel)
Cornering 201: June 15, 5:30–7:30pm — Prince Creek Trailhead (Carbondale)
Cornering – Coed
(Includes both Cornering 1 and 2)
Cornering 101: June 3, 5:30–7:30pm — Crown Mountain Park (El Jebel)
Cornering 201: June 17, 5:30–7:30pm — Brush Creek Intercept Lot (Snowmass)
Looking for a more personalized experience? We offer private ride clinics for individuals or small groups of up to five riders of similar ability. These sessions are tailored to your goals, skill level, and schedule. Learn more on our private ride clinics page.
