Located in Montana, our intermediate and advanced clinics are for riders who want to take it to the next level. The intermediate clinic is for those with riding experience and covers sidehilling, downhill U-turns, uphill switchbacks, and descents on edge. The advanced clinic is for riders with multiple years of experience who have already mastered the basics, and covers hop-overs, bowties, elevators, and downhill hop-overs, plus how to add style to each one. Every maneuver gets a detailed explanation, demonstration, and practice session, and we tailor the pace to the group and the day’s snow conditions to make the most of the time we’ve got. Beyond the technical work, we spend real time exploring and freeriding, putting these skills straight to use in the terrain that makes Montana worth the trip. Before signing up for intermediate, you should be able to confidently get your sled on edge and navigate backcountry terrain. Advanced is for advanced riders only, so you need to be able to confidently sidehill on both sides, navigate steep, thick terrain, and efficiently get yourself unstuck.

When tackling each maneuver, the whole group gathers, and Caleb walks through exactly how to execute it: the mechanics, the timing, the common mistakes, and answers questions. From there, he demonstrates it himself, multiple ways, so you get a complete picture of what it should look and feel like. Once you’re ready, you take a run at it yourself, with Caleb right there giving real-time feedback, correction, and coaching until you’ve got it dialed. We spend about 60% of the intermediate clinic teaching and 40% freeriding, and about 40% of the advanced clinic teaching and 60% freeriding.