Summer Gravity Camp Keeps Getting Better.
The Air Dome, New Coaches and prizes and of course the Whistler Bike Park
Photos ~ Sterling Lorence

How do you improve on the best mountain bike camp in the world?  First of all you build a covered facility with ramps, a foam pit and a tramp to ramp up progresssion.  The Air Dome is sure to have a huge impact on every rider at the camp.  Want to learn a suicide no-hander?  How about a tailwhip or 360?  SGC is the place to learn without leaving too much flesh on the ground.  You can also use it to improve your 'air awareness' and to get comfortable in the air.  Summer Gravity Camp has always been about progression but this new tool will take your riding to levels you've only dreamed of.

Besides the Whistler Bike Park, the best thing about Summer Gravity camp is the coaches.  Along with head coach Andrew Shandro, returning pros Wade Simmons, Thomas Vanderham, Dave Watson, Jordie Lunn, Katrina Strand and Joe Schwartz will be joined by Geoff Gulevich, Cam McCaul, Tyler Morland and Matt Hunter.  Some of the best riders in the world there to ride along and turn your skills up several notches. The coach/camper ratio is 6:1 so individual attention is guaranteed.


Shandro Hanging with the troops. Every camper gets a new jersey from Helly Hansen.

Everyone goes away from Summer Gravity Camp with some great swag.  This year every camper gets a Helly Hansen jersey and a pair of Nike 6.0 shoes.  On top of that a stack of prizes are given away at the end of each session; Saint brakes and cranks, a Manitou fork, ODI grips, Bontrager goodiesand a bunch of JBL iPod docking stations.


Shandro Hanging with the troops. Every camper gets a new jersey from Helly Hansen.

Video has always been used as a coaching tool at SGC but this year you'll be able to download a video of your camp experience and send the link to anyone you like once your camp is over.  A chance to re-live the experience after you've returned home.

Been to Summer Gravity Camp before?  Jump on it if you have been wanting to attend another session - if you are one of the first 50 returning campers to sign on this year you'll get a custom SGC Nomad pack from Dakine just for registering.


Shandro Hanging with the troops. Every camper gets a new jersey from Helly Hansen.
Basketball camp with Shaq and Nash or Hockey with Crosby and Iginla is pretty much unheard of - but that's the level of pro you'll be riding the lifts with at Summer Gravity Camp. Riding a single lap behind Shandro or Simmons will elevate your game.  How does a week sound?

Andrew Shandro filming in Morrocco for his segment in Roam. Click image to enlarge.

Founded in 2002, Summer Gravity Camps is a six day, seven night freeride mountain bike camp for people aged 11 to adult, located in Whistler, BC. Under the direction of Freeride Pioneer and X Games Gold Medalist, Andrew Shandro, camps include expert coaching in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park – the world’s leading lift accessed mountain bike park.

Check out some video from last year's SGC sessions here.

Dates for this year's camps are:
July 16-23
July 23-30
July 30 - August 6
August 6-13 (adults only, age 19+)

For more information on or to register for Summer Gravity Camps at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park please visit summergravitycamps.com