Women’s mtb coaching
*Discount available to Queenstown Mountain Bike Club Members Only.
BIKES, BEERS AND QUEENS MTB PROGRESSION SESSIONS
Bikes, beers and Queens - Women’s mtb lessons at Cardrona Alpine Resort
Join a group of passionate women in our skill-specific group lessons at Cardrona Alpine Resort, where each lesson is a purposeful step towards mastering your skills. Our sessions go beyond the simple pleasure of the ride; they are strategic steps to conquer trail features with precision. With tailored themes aimed at specific improvements, you’ll zero in on pivotal goals in no time.
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Join a group of passionate Women in our skill-specific group lessons at Cardrona Alpine Resort, where each lesson is a journey towards mastering your skills through:
Collaborative Progress
Our clinics emphasize collective progression, ensuring a comfortable and encouraging atmosphere. Together, we will tackle every feature and section, with new found skill and precision.
Energizing Group Dynamics
We’re not just about the ride; we’re about fostering a community. Here, motivation and support go hand in hand, fueling both personal and group successes.
Trails for Every Skill Set
Cardrona's varied terrain is carefully curated to cater to our group's energy, offering the right balance of challenge and exhilaration for all riders.
Join the Ride
Looking to expand your trail network and enjoy a day of group-fueled fun? Our clinics are tailored to create connections through the excitement of the group lesson.
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Themed Group Mountain Biking Sessions: Full day of coaching to progress towards your riding goals.
20th Jan: Mastering traction - A deep dive into cornering development.
10th Feb - Body dynamics and pressure control.
Unless specified - we will use the combination of the following themes during the lesson. Our lessons will always start with a strong emphasis on the fundamental central body position before diving deeper and layering with additional skills.Body Dynamics: This lesson is a back to fundamentals lesson where we introduce and dive deeper into the body position and balance for greater braking effectiveness and understand how we can remain central under braking forces.
Mastering Traction: Sharpen your cornering prowess, finding grip where it counts to carve corners with confidence.
Steep Balance: Attain unshakeable balance on intimidating steeps, transforming rock rolls and steeps from intimidating to rideable.
Airtime Composure: Elevate your jumps with a calm, measured approach, ensuring every leap is inspired by correct and consistent movement and you can experience air time being as composed as it is exhilarating.
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Fitness Check: A comfortable fitness level is essential for the full 3-hour ride. Ensure you can enjoy the journey without discomfort.
Fuel Up: Pack enough snacks and water to keep you energized and hydrated throughout your adventure.
Protective Gear:
Helmets: A full-face helmet is a must for complete head protection.
Body Armour: This can be hired, please let us know if you need one.
Transport:
Cardrona Valley and Wanaka: Book here
Queenstown: Contact us -
Bike rental: Book with ease and leave the setup to us!
Tell us your height and weight, and we'll prepare a bike that fits you well.
We'll make sure your bike is ready for you, to ride the trails when you arrive.
Lift pass: Must be added on during purchase. Season pass holders welcome! -
Cardrona Valley and Wanaka: Book here
Queenstown: Complimentary transport - choose a pick up point via booking (limited to 6 spaces)
Gabriela Glory
Having never mountain biked before, lessons with Treadmark gave me the necessary basic skills to explore the trails and bike parks more confidently. The lessons were structured into easy to follow steps, and we rode at different trails so we got to experience each one in a safe and supportive learning environment with the help of very patient and fun coaches. I can’t believe how much I’ve improved in the space of 4 weeks. I also met some awesome new friends to bike with through the lessons!Thanks heaps Piyush, Charlotte and Charl for the awesome sessions! Highly recommend and will definitely be back for more progression sessions 😊
Bikes, beers and Queens.
Monday & Friday in March
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What’s in the program?
A thorough introduction to basics following our unique step by step program which takes you from understanding body dynamics and weight distribution to using that knowledge for creating a better riding experience for yourself.
Just the right amount of challenge as groups are screened for abilities to enhance individual experience.
Developing key good habits right from the start to ensure future progress is smooth and consistent.
Consistent feedback with clear understandings of concepts that result in increased bike-body awareness ultimately helping you progress while providing insight into your ability as a rider.
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Level 1 Grassroots - I am comfortable riding cycle trails and gravel tracks and keen to learn mountain biking.
Eg - Queenstown trail, frankton track.
Level 2 Intermediate - I am new to the sport and comfortable on most green and blue tracks and now looking forward to learn the right skills so I can make the most of the season.
Eg - 7 mile, Cool runnings, Hot rod & Hammys
Level 3 Strong Intermediate - I do ride single track and cross country but need improvement on descending, especially on rocks and roots.
Eg - Rude rock, Vertigo, Original, Mcnearly Gnarly
Level 4 Advanced - I go mountain biking often and am comfortable riding over rocks & roots and flow jump trails. Looking forward to that extra improvement to compliment my overall riding experience.
Eg - Grundy, Huck Yeah, Mini Dream, Coronet DH
*Trails in example are relevant to Queenstown area only.
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Every Tuesday and Thursday for 3x weeks.
Format of the course:We’ll take you through body positions and braking in the first two sessions breaking down each concept as we go.
For experienced Gravity riders this could mean more range of movement in their body position, application to pressure control and broadening their understanding on how that works in relation to braking.For cornering - there will be an introduction to bike body separation, hip rotation.
For experienced Gravity riders we’ll dive deeper into weight distribution, braking and pressure control through corners.Airtime - An introduction to front wheel lifts, compressing and staying central through the compression. Then taking that to the jumps to work on timing and co-ordination.
For Gravity focused riders this would mean a deeper understanding of the zone of compression, how speed affects the rate of compression and more importantly staying central on longer/steeper take offs for smoother and more consistent air time.
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- A mountain bike with at least front suspension.
- Appropriate helmet and protective gear. Active wear only.
- Snacks and ample drinking water required for the duration of the lesson.
- Mandatory safety check from a local bike shop. -
Seven Mile
Wynyard Jump Park
Coronet Peak (2x lessons - sunset pass must be purchased separately)
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Every Tuesday and Thursday for 3 weeks.
Timings: 5:30 - 7:30pm
A full schedule will be sent to you after sign up.
Alex Le Dily
“I did the beers, bike and queens with Jo and Piyush. Over the 4 weeks I’ve not only learn a lot about riding, but also about bikes and mechanic. I’ve met some awesome girls and gained heaps of confidence. I highly recommend to take some lessons through Treadmark!!”