Youth Gravity Clinic at Beech Mountain

Location

Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Group Size

6 people per guide

Duration

3 hours

Youth Gravity Clinic

For youth 12-15 years old 

Improve your Downhill Riding

Have you been riding at bike parks for a while and want to improve your ability to ride faster, with more control, and tackle bigger features more safely? Rather than just using a trial / error process, hucking yourself off things to see if you did it correctly, wouldn't it be awesome to learn the actual skills and strategies to ride better? 

This clinic will include LOTS of fun riding with our expert coaches. You'll learn strategies and tips to ride stronger, faster, with more control. Some subtle tweaks to your form, braking zones, and application of movements can make all the difference. Depending on who signs up and after a rider assessment and goal setting session, we can focus more on jumps, corners, tech, and/or racing tactics. 

Who should take this clinic:

• 12-15 years old

• Riders who are comfortable on Blue and Black rated trails at bike parks. 

• Riders who are already racing some enduro or DH events or want to start racing them in the future. 

Who are the instructors?

• Tiffany Litsey - GSMBC Level 2 "Air Instructor"
• Josh Whitmore - GSMBC Level 4 + Head Coach
• Kristian Jackson - GSMBC Level 4 

What to expect:

• We’ll start with an intro to listen to your previous experience and goals, then set expectations and a plan for the clinic

• Then, we’ll move into a skills assessment and move through the essential pre-requisite skills including Body Position / Balance, braking, line choice and cornering

• After some practice on individual features, we'll pick trail terrain that suits your ability and work on applying these skills to actual trail.