RATE YOUR MTB SKILLS
and choose a trip to suit
Most of our trips require at least an intermediate level of mountain bike skills. However, we do offer mountain bike adventures for riders of all levels. If you're not sure what your level is, use our handy chart below to rate your skills and pick a suitable trip.
If you're riding with a group of mixed abilities, let us know and we'll make sure everyone has a great time.
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EXPERIENCED
BEGINNER
You’ve been riding a bike for a while and you’re most comfortable on smooth single-track and wider, forgiving double-track. You like rides with scenic views; you like both ascending and descending on well-maintained, safe trails. You’re looking for an active but safe mountain bike experience; you’re not into jumps, drops, super steep trails, rock gardens, roots or taking risks on your bike.
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QT Scenic Trails are perfect for your current skills.
You'll make amazing progress with a LESSON and we can adapt many our favourite trips if you book a CUSTOM TRIP.
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INTERMEDIATE
You’ve got some experience mountain biking on single-track trails under your belt. You like riding most types of terrain, and you’re comfortable both climbing and descending on single-track trails with smaller technical features such as rocky sections, small drops, and small steep sections. You are looking to take small risks to improve your skills as a mountain biker.
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All of our PREMIUM TRIPS (except Ben Lomond) and all of the ULTIMATES will be perfect for you. Also some HELI-BIKING trips, SHUTTLES of Coronet Peak, TRANSPORT to Glendhu Bay. LESSONS may just get you to the next level. Checkout our 2+2 SKILLS PROGRESSION for a lessons and trip combo.
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ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE
You’ve got a few years of riding on singletrack trails of all sorts with features such as rock gardens, steep sections, rolls and drops, roots, and small jumps. You are confident on the bike in most situations. You’re constantly looking to improve your riding skills and climbing and descending in terrain of all sorts.
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You will enjoy all of our PREMIUM TRIPS including BEN LOMOND, QUEENSTOWN'S FINEST and all of the ULTIMATES, SHUTTLES of Coronet Peak, HELI-BIKING trips, LESSONS and TRANSPORT to Cardrona, Glendhu Bay and Alexandra.
If your group have mixed skills check out the PEAK TO PINOT ADVENURE.āāāāāāāāāāāāā
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EXPERT
Many years experience riding single-track and biking of all sorts of trails. You love steep terrain, jumps, rock gardens, techy trails, long descents, big ascents and discovering new terrain. Mountain biking is one of your passions and you are ready and confident to do what you love in a new and challenging place. For you, the bigger the challenge, the better.ā
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Why limit yourself to Skyline Bike Park when there's so much more to see. Most of our trips can be spiced up for you.
We strongly recommend BEN LOMOND ON E-BIKE, as well as QUEENSTOWN'S FINEST, ULTIMATE GRAVITY HALF DAY, HELI-BIKE PEAK VERT and TRANSPORT to Cardrona, Glendhu Bay and Alexandra.ā