Weekly Day Camps

Is your young rider ready to rip up the trails!?!? Stowe Mountain Bike Academy’s small coach to rider ratio and proven methodology for teaching skill progression will help young riders feel comfortable yet challenged in their riding. This camp can cater to riders that are newer to trails but are eager to take their bike skills from the bike path or dirt roads onto the local singletrack and also all the way up to the young sender that is already jumping off of everything in sight, but could use some certified coaching to help keep it rubber side down.

Ripper’s Trail Naturalist Camp

Rippers Trail Naturalist Camp! Join SMBA in exploring the natural environment surrounding our local trail networks. In addition to learning a sweet set of mountain bike skills, riders will learn about and create projects highlighting our area's natural resources. A balance of mountain bike skills work and naturalist teaching and crafting will prepare riders for a fun week of exploration and learning on the trails. A collaboration with the Stowe Land Trust’s Summer Naturalist program will get riders engaged with elements of the natural world and the land which we access through trails and bikes!

We will wrap up the week with a fun day of games and pizza celebration where riders are awarded their SMBA tech shirts and stickers!

It’s time to get the rad girls in the area together to highlight their skills and also learn from the best female coaches! Let’s explore the Stowe MTB highlights, ditch the summer crowds to ride some of the local favorites, and grab the SMBA Van for MTB road trip - destination selected by our riders!

Girls That SHRED Camp

Our camp is designed and coached by amazing BICP/PMBIA certified all female coaching crew and is specifically for girls of all skill levels who are looking for a supportive and empowering environment to learn, grow, and have a blast on the trails. Small groups of similarly skilled riders will provide more personalized instruction and adventures! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced rider, our coaches will help you build a solid foundation of skills that will enable you to tackle any trail with ease.

During the camp, you will have the opportunity to participate in skill-building sessions using our ramp, rollers and jumps, fun trail rides with opportunities to practice your new technical skills, bike maintenance workshops with local shop partners, and even yoga and mindfulness sessions specifically designed to enhance your mental and physical wellbeing as a rider.

One of the most valuable aspects of our camp is the sense of camaraderie and community that develops among the participants. You'll have the chance to meet like-minded girls who share your passion for mountain biking, form lifelong friendships, and inspire each other to push boundaries and achieve personal goals. We believe that building this supportive community is a critical part of the camp experience, creating a safe space where girls can thrive and feel empowered.

We can't wait to see you on the trails!

This camp is great for riders that have some singletrack riding experience and are looking to improve their bike handling skills, fitness and confidence on the trail.

Skills will be introduced and developed on the SMBA pump track and training center and then applied on surrounding trail networks. We will start off with introductory skills such as balanced body position, braking, shifting, and maneuvering the bike. This will then lead to fun with pumping rollers, berm corners, and even introduce small jumps and drops for those that are ready.

We will wrap up the week with an on-trail celebration and a party train (large group) ride with their newly award SMBA tech shirts!

Truly an adventure camp - a week of riding the most fun trails in and around Stowe! Getting young riders exploring new trails beyond our tried and true Cady Hill will instill a sense of adventure and accomplishment. There are so many great places around, we want to share a few of our favorites.

Shredder Camp: Stowe & Beyond

Riders will get to explore a variety of terrain and trail features and develop some sweet new bike skills in the process. Under the guidance of our friendly instructors, riders will gain confidence, learn proper riding techniques, and discover the thrill of conquering new trails. Coaches will introduce more advanced riding skills such as line selection, maintaining the correct body position to gain traction, finding power and balance on steep climbs and center of gravity on steep descents, mastering switchbacks with rhythm without losing momentum, and handling jumps and drops.

—> More Than Just Riding

Shredder Bike Camp isn't solely about hitting the trails. Our all-encompassing approach to mountain biking extends to bike maintenance workshops, trail etiquette sessions, and learning how to make personal assessments of risk and reward using the techniques from the Flying Ryan Hawks Foundation. These additional elements ensure that participants not only become better riders but also responsible trail stewards.

We will wrap up the week with a fun day of games and pizza celebration where riders are awarded their SMBA tech shirts and stickers!