2024 El Alto Mountain Bike Camp
(Dual Tracks – MTB Racing Or MTB Skills)
DATES: June 12-16, 2024 (Noon Wednesday through 3 PM Sunday )
LOCATION: Hynds Lodge, Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming (map)
COST: $425 + registration site fees. Scholarships are available for those students in financial need.
AGE GROUP: This camp is designed for intermediate to advanced High School MTB cyclists who wish to grow as riders and/or take their racing to the next level. Generally, for students entering grades 9-12 for the 2024-25 school year.
FOOD: Meals and food will be provided from dinner on Wednesday June 12 through lunch on Sunday June 16. Please let us know ahead of time if you have any dietary restrictions.
WHAT TO BRING: Basics – Bike, helmet, appropriate mountain biking attire, casual clothing, towel, swimsuit, and a great attitude. Race Track students should bring a Heart Rate monitor that can record and has a chest strap. For a more extensive list of what to bring, download the list from our Downloads page. A more detailed list will also be sent out after registration.
RULES: The Colorado High School Cycling League general student-athlete rules, equipment, and codes of conduct are used as a basis for the camp rules. Rules will be posted and enforced. Parents and students are required to submit a signed acknowledgement that they have read and accept the rules.
REGISTRATION: Registration opens at 6:00pm on Friday, February 16, 2024. If you’re interested in signing up for any of the camps, you are encouraged to follow the registration instructions and register for all camps you are interested in attending.
*A limited number of full and partial scholarships will be available, so if you need financial support for your student contact Rich at rich@wyomtbcamps.org as soon as possible.
Covid-19/Related Viruses
The Covid-19 epidemic continues to be a fluctuating situation and we will update our Covid policy as warranted.
Our primary concern is for the safety and welfare of all camp attendees. While we do not anticipate any issues, our Covid policy will continue to be made in coordination with members of the medical community and comply with Wyoming and CDC requirements. We encourage all camp attendees (adult volunteers and students) to be vaccinated for Covid. Please understand Covid is a constantly changing situation and flexibility will be key for all planning. Thanks for understanding.
2024 Camp Description
The El Alto Camp is a five-day mountain bike camp, from June 12-16, 2024, at Curt Gowdy State Park for co-ed students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Students will arrive at noon on Wednesday June 12 and depart at 3 PM on Sunday June 16.
There are TWO tracks to this camp. Students can sign up for a SKILLS focused track that is similar to the Stone Temple camp or they can sign up for a RACE focused track. For details on the skills focused track and camp director information, please reference the Stone Temple camp information on the website.
The race focused track will emphasize taking your racing to the next level! This will include developing fitness, racing skills, knowledge of your body and how to train it for success, including:
* Education on racing, training, recovery, and nutrition.
- Field testing to set Heart Rate Zones.
- How to train smart using HR training.
- Pre-race planning and race strategies.
- Recovery and Nutrition, how to successfully prepare your body to race.
- The physiology of training zones and how to implement them in your own training.
- Mental preparation for competition.
* Bike Handling Skills: Gowdy is a great place to develop your skills and have fun!
* Increase student’s self-confidence using the mountain bike as a tool for challenging fun self-discovery.
Students in both tracks may attend education sessions on racing, training, recovery, nutrition, psychological preparation and how all these fit together for success. Additional education sessions on bike maintenance, environmental and trail ethics, trail design-construction-maintenance, nutrition, and first aid may also be provided.
Students will stay at Hynd’s Lodge or camp nearby. Ride sessions will be on the IMBA Epic Trails at Curt Gowdy State Park, the surrounding roads, and Happy Jack. Food will be provided from dinner on June 12 through lunch on June 16. There will be a minimum of one adult leader per five students. Optional evening activities may include campfire, star gazing, evening hikes, and mountain bike related presentations.
CONTACT: For additional information contact Rich Vincent, 307-760-1917, Todd Thibodeau, 307-214-5687, or e-mail us at rich@wyomtbcamps.org.
2024 CAMP SCHEDULE (Tentative)
Wednesday, June 12
12 – 1 PM – Sign in and Orientation
1 – 2 PM – Bike/Equipment Inspection
2 – 5 PM – Check/Organize students into groups based on skill level and Ride
5 – 6 PM – Debrief, Free Time & Prepare for Dinner
6 – 10 PM – Dinner, Cleanup & Evening Activities
10 PM – Lights Out
Thursday, June 13
7 – 8 AM – Yoga/Stretching
8 – 9 AM – Breakfast, Cleanup & Prepare for Ride
9 – 10 AM – Bike Handling-Skill Session
10 AM – 12 PM – Race Track-Ride Session (set heart rate zones on bike 20min test)
10 AM – 12 PM – Skill Track-Ride Session
12 – 1 PM – Lunch
1 – 4 PM – Ride Session (fun skill ride at Gowdy) – Both Tracks
4 – 6 PM – Free Time and Prepare for Dinner
6 – 10 PM – Dinner, Cleanup, Educational Session & Evening Activities
10 PM – Lights Out
Friday, June 14
7 – 8 AM – Yoga/Stretching
8 – 9 AM – Breakfast, Cleanup & Prepare for Ride
9 AM – 12 PM – Race Track-Endurance Ride (possibly to Happy Jack)
9 AM – 12 PM – Skill Track-Ride Session
12 – 1 PM – Lunch (in the field)
1 – 4 PM – Race Track-Return from Endurance Ride
1 – 4 PM – Skill Track-Ride Session/Skill Session
4 – 6 PM – Free Time and Prepare for Dinner
6 – 10 PM – Dinner, Cleanup, Educational Session & Evening Activities
10 PM – Lights Out
Saturday, June 15
7 – 8 AM – Yoga/Stretching
8 – 9 AM – Breakfast, Cleanup & Prepare for Ride
9 – 11 AM – Education/Skill Session
11 AM – 12 PM – Ride Session
12 – 1 PM – Lunch (in the field)
1 – 4 PM – Ride Session
4 – 6 PM – Free Time and Prepare for Dinner
6 – 10 PM – Dinner, Cleanup & Evening Activities
10 PM – Lights Out
Sunday, June 16
7 – 8 AM – Yoga/Stretching
8 – 9 AM – Breakfast, Cleanup & Prepare for Ride
9 AM – 1 PM – Ride Session
1 – 1:30 PM – Lunch (at lodge)
1:30 – 3 PM – Clean Lodge/Camping Area
3 PM – Student Pick-up (If you would like to pick up your student before 3 PM you must work this out with the camp directors ahead of time. All students are expected to help clean the camp/lodge area.)
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS:
Alex Urban – View Bio
Maciej Pike-Biegunski – View Bio
CONTACT: For additional information contact Rich Vincent, 307-760-1917, Todd Thibodeau, 307-214-5687, or e-mail us at rich@wyomtbcamps.org.
Refund Policy
> If Wyoming Mountain Bike Camps, Inc. (WYMTB) is required to cancel one or more of the mountain bike camps, students for those camps will receive a 100% refund.
> If a student is unable to attend the camp for any reason (i.e., injury, illness, conflict, etc.) and the cancellation request is received after May 7th (of the year the registration is purchased) no refund will be issued [at the discretion of the board: 1) a partial refund may be issued; or 2) a deferment of the camp fee towards one of our MTB camps the following year may be allowed].
> If a student is unable to attend the camp for any reason (i.e., injury, illness, conflict, etc.) and the cancellation request is received on or before May 7th of the year the registration is purchased, then the refund options are:
- WYMTB will provide a 50% refund of the WYMTB registration fee, not including the registration provider fees and taxes* (this applies only to the year the camp registration is purchased); or
- You may use 100% of the camp fee towards another camp during the same year the registration is purchased, if any openings remain available; or
3. WYMTB will defer 100% of the camp fee to a camp the following year (deferring the registration to the following year voids the option to refund registration fees).