Guiding
Guiding is offered as part of the Whistler Experience holiday packages on 5 days of the week. Click here for non-package Guiding Rates
Our guides are first aid trained and our management are trained in the outdoor emergency care first aid program (ski patrol level certification). All guides are experienced in mountain bike guiding as well as having undertaken various coaching courses and vast experience in guiding guests in the mountain environment. All our staff completely understand and respect the responsibility that we have towards you.
Our emphasis is on showing you the best and most appropriate trails to suit your standard; however the safety of you and the other riders is our main concern. We aim to improve your riding at a pace you are comfortable with, there will at no point be any peer pressure to ride anything you are not confident to ride, we are firm believers in the 'if you have doubts, go around and beat it another day' approach and the '3-strikes and you're out' rule.
Why use a guide?
A map can't say - 'this trail will suit your ability perfectly', nor will it help you develop the parts of your riding that are stopping you progress. Nor can a map say, today would be a great day for this trail as you seem a little tired' or 'your confidence needs boosting'. Or what about a map saying, 'lets make a left here and head over to this other trail as I don't feel you are getting the most out of this trail as it slightly beyond your comfort zone'.Good guiding is very underrated - although finding good guides is often tricky.
Don't get us wrong though, self guiding is great and very rewarding when a ride comes together well.. but theres nothing worse than spending a week of a holiday choosing the wrong trails and missing the best bits that a good guide with local knowledge would have taken you into.
Our guides live for biking and have a knowledge of the surrounding area far exceeding many others in resort.
BBB will only guide to a maximum group size of 6 riders, eliminating frustrating snaking gangs of riders who loose the benefit of guiding and impact both rider enjoyment and the trail itself beyond a reasonable level.
Our guides also offer instruction in the afternoons at an extra but very reasonable cost. If you need help with your cornering, jumps and drops or just general riding skills we highly advise that you use this service. ($30 per hour max 3 guests per guide)
We are Whistlers longest standing holiday company who are authorised and qualified to guide you in the bike park!
We are also the only company with tenure granted by the government in order to legally guide in the Whistler Valley.
All our guides are certified Whistler Mountain Bike Park guides and able to fully guide the park.
We are also involved in the NCCP coaching course - currently the only nationally recognised coaching course in Canada.
Guiding Only - Rates
For visitors to Whistler who are looking for an unforgettable mountain bike riding experience who aren't booked onto our superb value Whistler Experience package, we offer private guided riding at equally good value rates.
| Guiding Session | 1 Rider | Additional Riders | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning - 10am start |
$40.00 | +$15.00 | 2 - 3 Hours |
| Full Day - 10am start | $35.00 | +$15.00 | 4 - 6 Hours |
| Afternoon - 2pm start |
$30.00 | +$10.00 | 2 - 3 Hours |
| Evening - 5pm start | $25.00 | +$10.00 | 2 - 3 Hours |
To request guided mountain bike tours in Whistler, please contact our guiding team here.
For guests not staying as part of our Whistler Experience package, we are unable to include you into our package based group rides as we have to ensure that guiding groups are an appropriate match of ability, expectations and motivations. Much of this is established throughout the week and we plan guiding with our package guests the night before we ride.
As such, the only option for non-Whistler Experience package guests is to use our private guiding service.
