Ride "The Compound"
Originally when we were building camp we were going to do three 2 hour sessions a week at The Air Dome. Then we got to thinking..., how can we get more riding? So we thought, lets build our own dirt jumps and mulch pit at "The Compound". Then we got crazy and thought, "We have an airbag on the glacier for the snowboarders and skiers, we should get one for The Compound so the mountain bikers can get the same possibilities for progression." So we did.
So now instead of riding three 2 hour sessions a week at The Air Dome, you can ride for 6 hours a DAY in the "The Compound" after riding the park all day. You can now ride from 10 til 10 every day at The Camp of Champions. We'd light "The Compound" but come on, you have to sleep sometime.
So... The Camp of Champions is blowing up. Literally. The Camp of Champions is blowing up the Big Air Bag all summer in "The Compound". If you've never seen an Air Bag, they are like the idea of a foam pit, designed to help riders learn new tricks by having an amazingly soft, safe, landing. The Big Air Bag is enormous so you can attempt any trick you can think of. Best of all you don't use all your energy digging yourself and your bike out after landing like you do in a foam pit.
The Big Air Bag is like a stunt bag you see on movie sets for jumping out of buildings, but designed for going big and learning tricks on a mountain bike and BMX bike. It sets the new standard for learning.
The Camp of Champions and "The Compound" have added a whole new dimension to summer camps and riding in Whistler.
The Compound Riding Features Include:
- Private Big Air Bag
- Private Dirt Jumps
- Private Mulch Pit
Dirt Jump Specific Coaches
"The Compound" is the most fun you can have in Whistler other than the Bike Park. It's where our coaches, Mike Montgomery, Greg Watts, Alan Hepburn, Andrew Taylor, Casey Groves, Kelly McGarry and all our other coaches, teach riders how to do the tricks they want to learn. You learn the trick into the Big Air Bag, then take it to the mulch, then to the dirt. All in the same place. It's the safest progression curve you will find anywhere. With coaches that have won and been in the top 15 at slopestyle events like Crankworx, and dirt jump contest winners you know the coaching, learning and the sessions at "The Compound" this summer are going to get hectic. Can you say...Throwing Down!
Dirt Jump Specific Bikes
As we are trying to constantly improve every part of camp, the bikes we ride at "The Compound" have also been upgraded. New for this year we have the Spank "Tweet Tweet" NS Bikes Metropolis 1,2,3's and Banshee AMP's all sick DJ bikes that will definitely make you stoked to hit "The Compound". Sessions are going to go off this summer.
Ride More = Learn More
We ride The Bike Park all day and then hit The Compound from 4:30 to 10PM. We know you learn the most when you have amazing facilities right outside your door that you can ride anytime you want. You can learn when the inspiration hits. Ride More - Learn More® at The Camp of Champions. We were going to have three private sessions a week at The Air Dome, but by building our own facility, The Compound" campers get more hours for riding than can physically be ridden. When you add up the amount of hours riding you get at COC compared to other camps in Whistler, you get DAYS more riding. Riding is what you came for, so come to The Camp of Champions and get more.
Always something Going On
It's actually insane how much fun you can have in one place when there are a million things going on at once with a bunch of people that just want to have fun. That is The Compound" You can always find someone to skate the ramp with. In fact there is always a session going on. You can roll up and park on the couch and play Rockband with who ever rolls by. It's like playing on the internet but the new friend from around the world that is playing with you is sitting right beside you and after your done you can go get donuts or hit the 6-10 for a Slurpee. That's living. That's "The Compound" Always something going on. Always.
"The Compound" is the heart of the Camp of Champions. It's where everyone meets and hangs out and relaxes before and after the scheduled activities or when they just want to see what's going on and get involved in any fun that happening.
When we found that we just didn't have enough space to do everything we wanted, we blew out the sides of the 10,000 square foot Compound half way through camp because we couldn't get all the fun into that "small" an area. Now "The Compound" is bigger and better than ever.Because we are planning even more fun stuff for 2011 It's now 30,000 square feet.
We needed the extra space so we could pack in more pool tables, more ping pong tables, a bigger miniramp and just more space to chill. It will be awesome.
The Compound is also where we have our Pizza Party and BBQ at the end of each 5 day and 8 day session. We crank up the system and think of dumb ways to give away cool products from our sponsors. Slight hint... The "How Fast Can You Drink This Slurpee" contest is one you can train for.
We have other surprises up our sleeves for The Compound as well but for those you'll just have to come and find out what they are for yourself.