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Mon-Fri Daily Schedule.

Monday.

8:00am: Arrival at Dirt Camp, meet and greet with families.

8:30am: Settle payments, rental equipment, camper-bikes evaluation etc.

9:00am: First group meeting, explanations of camp policies and rules.

9:30am: verbal skill evaluation of each camper and dissimulation into preliminary groups.

10:00am-12:00pm: Rolling evaluation on flat terrain with multiple cone drills.

12:30pm: Lunch

13:15pm: first lift for groups 2-2.5-3-3.5-4-5. (Groups 1-1.5 remain on the flats repeating drills). Other groups on easy terrain even for expert riders).

2:30pm: ride break.

3:00pm: last ride.

4:00pm: return to camp.

Monday is largely about evaluation but it's also an important day to de-stress the kids. We do this by riding easy terrain, easy drills, easy challenges. De-stressing is accident prevention.

Tuesday

9:00am, camp arrival.

9:30am, return to preliminary groups.

10:00am-groups 2-2.5-3-3.5-4-5 head to the lifts.

Groups 1-1.5 continue with basics on easy terrain (C1-C2 trails). (Tuesday morning is a series of drills dedicated to positioning, braking control and preparation for obstacles, drops and jumps).

11:00am: Return to camp for group level adjustments and break.

12:30 Lunch. 13:15pm. Groups 1-1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5 water parc. Groups 4-5 head back to lifts. Groups 1-1.5 may take their first lift depending on skill achievement. 2:30pm, ride break.

3:00pm, last ride.

4:00pm, return to camp.

Tuesday afternoon is mostly a milage session, finding flow and trying to use what was learned in the morning

Tuesday is the first real day of more serious clinics, technical advance and correction. This is only possible once the kids are no longer stressed about performing

Wednesday

9:00am, camp arrival.

9:30am, back to groups.

10:00am-groups 1-1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5-4-5 head to the lifts.

Wednesday morning is generally devoted to a series of skill clinics and demonstrations in steeper settings with more technical challenges.

13:15pm. Groups 1-1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5 water parc. Groups 4-5 head back to lifts. Groups.

2:00pm, resume riding for water parc kids.

3:00pm, last ride.

4:00pm, return to camp. Wednesday afternoon is generally practicing the skills learned in the morning while thinking about any objectives kids have on the mountain that they could attempt on Thursday.

Wednesday is when things start to get good. Groups have settled into themselves and the stress level is low. It is a day where real gains are made and challenges are affronted. Wednesday is also the first time in the week that campers will begin to go closer to their skill limits.

Thursday

9:00am, camp arrival.

9:30am, back to groups.

10:00am-groups 1-1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5-4-5 head to the lifts.

ALL STAFF ON HIGH-ALERT FOR CAMPER FATIGUE.

Thursday morning is when we see if kids are tired, slow or moody. This is where the staff watch for little mishaps as an indicator of accident potential.

13:15pm. Provided groups are ok, they resume their progression. (If a group is tired or partially tired, they are sent to relax in the water parc for a couple hours). If kids are feeling good, they can proceed. All campers have the option of NOT attending water parc and riding all afternoon.

4:00pm, return to camp.

Thursday is a day when we watch for fatigue. If the riders are riding ok in the morning (hushed evaluation) then they can proceed with their progression.

Friday

**Fridays at Dirt Camp are normally easier than Thursdays and campers already know if they are too tired**.

9:00am, camp arrival. All groups have the option of attending water parc for the full day or the whole afternoon if they are tires and many of the younger do spend more time at the water-parc on Fridays (groups 1-1.5-2-2.5).

10:00am-groups that are not attending water park, (1-1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5-4-5) head to lifts.

13:15pm. All campers have the option of not riding Friday afternoon just like all campers have the option of not attending the waterpark. This is like choose your own adventure. Staff remain on alert for fatigue but normally that is a Thursday problem.

NOTE: Parents who mountain bike are also welcome to ride with their children in groups Friday afternoon.

4:00pm, return to camp.

Friday is a day for challenges not yet overcome during the week. It's a day where kids are relieved and often attempt the things that were scaring them. STAFF HAVE POWER OF VETO IF THEY SUSPECT A CAMPER IS TIRED OR NOT READY.
END OF SESSION.