Flathead Area Mountain Bikers provides monthly Youth Mountain Bike Skills Clinics, open to kids aged 8-16 of all skill levels. Our Youth Clinics are designed to be fun group rides that focus on skill development, safety, and responsible trail use. Professional instruction is provided by the wonderful certified instructors at Beyond the Boundaries.

​We meet at various locations (specified below) at 10am and ride trails for three hours, focusing on mountain biking technique and proper trail etiquette. We split up into groups of different skill and age levels as participation necessitates. No prior mountain biking experience is necessary, so come join us for some fun on the trail!

*Participants need to be members of FAMB. Get the whole family involved with a family membership for $80, or individual for $30. Join online before you try registering for a clinic.

2020 Youth Clinic Dates

We're happy to announce that we've decided to host a limited number of free youth mountain bike skills clinics this summer! Once these clinics are done, we'll be evaluating the COVID-19 situation and checking back in with our instructors to gauge their comfort level and availability for the latter half of the summer. We'll be practicing social distancing at all clinics. FAMB membership is required for participation in FAMB clinics, and this season we are requiring FAMB membership prior to clinic registration. This will limit person-to-person contact at check-in.

Sunday, June 28, 2020
10am-1pm @ Herron Park, Kalispell

Sunday, July 12, 2020 
10am-1pm @ Beaver Lakes Trailhead (Whitefish Trail)

Sunday, July 26, 2020
10am-1pm @ Whitefish Bike Retreat

Logistics
Plan on arriving at 15-20 minutes before each clinic for check-in and bike safety inspection.
Youth Clinics are FREE to current FAMB members. If you need to join FAMB, JOIN ONLINE, or bring $30 (individual membership) or $80 (family membership) with you to the clinic. Make sure your child has a helmet (required), water and snacks, a backpack to carry any of this, and appropriate clothing and footwear. Feel free to contact Becky with any questions that you have!
​Flathead Area Mountain Bikers partners with Beyond the Boundaries to provide our Youth Clinic instruction and scholarship student transportation. Beyond the Boundaries brings PMBIA-certified instructors and a wealth of experience teaching these programs. They also provide mountain bike guiding, lessons, and camp programs!
Youth Clinic Scholarship Program
Since 2015, FAMB has provided a scholarship program to help give kids without bikes the opportunity to join our Youth Clinic program. Scholarship recipients are provided with transportation to and from the trailhead (from central locations in both Columbia Falls and Whitefish), a free FAMB membership, six free mountain bike skills clinics, and the use of a brand new mountain bike, helmet, water bottle and bottle cage. After completion of at least 4 of the 6 Kids Clinics, a trail stewardship project, and an essay, scholarship students take their brand new bikes home with them at the end of the season. We can't think of a better way to introduce local youth to a healthy, confidence-building outdoor activity like mountain biking. We work with local school counselors to identify youth aged 8-16 who would benefit most from this program.

For more information or to help sponsor youth for the scholarship program, please contact Becky, our Executive Director.

2020 Youth Clinic Sponsors

Preserving and advancing mountain bike activities in the Flathead Valley.