Program Overview

Sustainable Trail Building

LENGTH OF COURSE STUDY

3 weeks

COURSE HOURS

60 hours

COURSE CREDENTIAL

Certification accredited by PTIB

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to the basic principles and techniques used for curating and maintaining mountain bike specific trails. The course provides a foundation in trail building and serves as an introduction to managing mountain bike trail facilities.

Students will learn about the administrative and legislative elements that are required in order to undertake mountain bike trail construction, maintenance and conservation. Students will help local organizations with trail management and will coordinate volunteer groups for the development and maintenance of mountain bike trails.

Students will be able to demonstrate construction techniques and methods used to create and repair sections of all trail types as well as carry out risk assessment and trail side maintenance.

COURSE DETAILS

• MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 3 Students
• INTERESTED IN A CUSTOM COURSE? Please inquire for a custom course for you, your friends or your employees directly via email or phone.

COURSE COSTS

• Course Tuition Fee Locals: $1,600 CAD
• Course Tuition Fee international: $2,350 CAD
• Text Book Fee: $25 CAD
• Design and Innovation Course supplement (applicable only if selected as part of D&I course selection): $600 CAD

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Explain Personal Protective Equipment needed for trail building.
• Demonstrate Tool Use and Care - non-powered and powered (cordless or gas powered).
• Explain trail grading-Green, Blue, Black (advanced).
• Discuss trail design elements and considerations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of drainage types and how to construct them.
• Modification of trail faults and relevant repairs.
• Explain the trail building permission process.
• Explain local access, liability, civil and case law as well as disclaimers and volunteer help.
• Demonstrate workflow models for trail building with safety of workers in practice.
• Demonstrate proper trail building construction techniques.
• Explain proper materials used in trail building.
• Demonstrate risk assessment, report writing and record keeping.

ABOUT WHISTLER ADVENTURE SCHOOL

Whistler Adventure School (WAS) is a private post-secondary school providing high quality career training in Marketing & Media, Mountain Sport Technician, Adventure Tourism Winter, Adventure Tourism Summer, Design and Innovation, and Guiding in the beautiful mountain town of Whistler, BC, Canada.

PROGRAMS

• Marketing & Media Manager
• Mountain Sport Technician
• Design & Innovation
• Adventure Tourism Summer
• Adventure Tourism Winter
• Bike Guide Training
• Ski & Snowboard Guide Training

COPYRIGHT

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TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Whistler Adventure School gratefully and respectfully operates on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh and L̓ l̓ wat7úl First Nations.