“TRICKS R4 CHICKS” ALL-GIRL BACKCOUNTRY SNOWBOARD AND YOGA CAMP @ Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island, BC!

Feb 27 and 28th 2010 marks the date for the most unique all girls snowboard and yoga camp in Canada! TRICKS R4 CHICKS presented by Rugged Riders and Moksha Yoga Victoria will be super rad!

The entire camp is run on SLEDS! This is your chance – whether you’re a beginner or advanced rider – to improve your backcountry shred skills as we have fun on the natural terrain of the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island. Not only will you be learning how to spot lines, jump cliffs, and slash around in deep powder…there will also be a female-specific private terrain park, as natural as you can get with log rails!

You’ll enjoy daily yoga practice, delicious healthy vegetarian food, eco-conscious giveaways, and awesome memories!!

The two-day price is only $390! This includes all day coaching with female riders, video feedback session, a private mountain and private terrain park, intro to sledding lesson with private tour guides, accommodation (Friday and Saturday nights), yoga classes and an intro to yoga philosophy, scrumptious food and killer giveaways from sponsors.

Spaces are limited and registration will be available online soon!! For more information email heather@ruggedriders.com

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2009 Tricks R4 Chicks presented by Rugged Riders and Jump Camp

TRICKS R4 CHICKS GET BURIED IN FLUFFY WHITE STUFF!

On March 15th 2009 the third annual TRICKS R4 CHICKS ended with an epic ride down the quiet mountain road of the Forbidden Plateau in Courtenay, BC. The rugged experience was welcomed by JumpCamp and their sledding crew for an all-girls weekend of powderlicious, jibalicious, yogarific progression and fun!

We were able to shred at an old ski resort that shut down in 1999. The girls thought it was kind of spooky with the old chairlifts and rubble where the lodge used to be.

Saturday, the camp kicked off with a shred session in the rail garden where the girls increased their skills on natural log rails.

We went for an exploration shred starting at the peak of the mountain, where we found a sweet natural quarter pipe which we then sessioned til the day was almost over.

After the gourmet lunch with Vega energy bars and yummy salads, the coaches taught the girls how to build a backcountry booter by building a step-up jump over the quarterpipe. The evening ended in our warm lodge where we ate healthy, yummy food, watched the footage from the day and practiced yoga.

Sunday morning the girls stretched with a yoga class dedicated to breathing and goal-setting and enjoyed Hemp Bliss and Hemp Protein smoothies. We were all extra stoked to wake up to 60cm of fresh snow on the mountain!!

The morning was filled with powder landings off the step-up jump and plenty of high fives. After the girls hit the step-up, we went into a secret warming cabin, dried out, ate gourmet sandwiches and salad and watched the snow continue to fall.

Since mother nature kept spreading her white fluffy love all over the mountain, the girls decided to shred pow lines the rest of the day. The Jump Camp crew tripled and towed the girls back up the hill on their sleds all day. They showed the girls some sweet cliff drops and tree runs. FRESHIES all day long!

Both days of Tricks R4 Chicks were just plain awesome!! All the girls progressed and gained confidence in the park, on a sled, and in powder. They all learned new tricks with the Rugged Riders coaching crew!

The girls were all given AWESOME goodies thanks to our sponsors: Livity Outernational, Roxy, United Riders, Nibz, Les Ettes, Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Oils, Ocean Minded, and Vega.

Check out the complete TR4C PHOTO GALLERY, and keep your eyes peeled for a short video in the next month or two!

Stay tuned for info on the Tricks R4 Chicks 2010 yoga and snowboarding camp!!

-Rugged Heather!