Improve Your Skills with us
Private Lessons
We would love to provide individual or private group lessons/tours to meet your specific needs.
We offer lessons & tours on x-country skiing (classic & skate technique), mountain biking (regular mountain bike & winter fat bike), hiking, backcountry camping adventures, navigation.
Please contact us to discuss options: info@handle-bar.ca
Through private lessons, we hope to provide a relaxed session where your needs are the priority and our focus. We will provide skill development starting with your current level and provide technique tips, along with an introduction of the local trails.
Coaches are CANSI, NCCP, PMBIA & 40hr Adventure Medic Certified
Private Lesson/Tour Pricing:
1 -2 people (min 1.5 hrs) Starting at $127.50/person for a 1.5hr lesson
3+ people private group lesson (min 1.5 hrs) Starting at $112.50/person for a 1.5hr lesson
Guided Trail Ride = $35/person/2h, min 3people
Get to know the trails with one of our guides. Custom rides for your group for the right fit and results.
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Sessions will be at West Bragg Creek Trails Day Use Area unless other arrangements are made.
Please note that West Bragg Trails area is part of the Kananaskis Region. You are required by the Alberta Government to have purchased a conservation pass to park your vehicle in this area. Link here to purchase your conservation pass: Alberta Conservation Pass
winter cors-country programs
Classic Cross-Country Skiing
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SKATE Cross-Country Skiing
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bike programs
The Handle-Bar provides a non competitive, inclusive environment to learn and grow as a mountain bike rider and outdoor enthusiast. Our beginner weekend courses will introduce you to the basic skills to navigate your adventure successfully. During our sessions, our mission is to give you the skills needed to go on your own adventure on green trails through skills development and knowledge of the trails in the area. We will spend equal time establishing new skills and implementing the new skills on trail rides. All of our sessions will end with a picnic provided by the Handle-Bar.
Skills We Cover
What’s on my bike & what should be on my bike (safety check)
Body positioning while riding in the mountains
Where to ride & how to plan your ride
Braking & shifting
Hill starts and climbing
Descending
Cornering
Beginner obstacles, Roots, rocks, and rollers
Skill Level
Beginners are those who want to develop their skills. You are active 2-3h/week. You can ride your bike on flat ground but have little experience riding on uneven ground. You can ride in hilled terrain for 1.5 hours with short rest breaks. beginner sessions
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Intermediate sessions
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Bike Maintenance and repair
Our Bike maintenance clinics are held by a professional mechanic and as a two-part clinic. "The Basics" and "Intermediate Repairs".
Learn the necessities on how to repair your bike on the trail.
The course will run from 5pm -7pm at the Handle-Bar Adventure side.
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Wilderness Skills
Backcountry Navigation
navigation in the rockies
Gain confidence in your navigation skills:
The course will run from 10am - 1pm in the West Bragg Creek Provincial Recreation Area..
$100/person.
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