This one-day course offers a comprehensive approach to the maintenance and evolution of mountain bike trails to ensure their sustainability, safety and attractiveness. Participants will learn how to plan and manage maintenance activities, use the right tools, document interventions and effectively mobilize volunteers and professionals.
Target clientele : Trail network managers, development staff, volunteers, administrators, etc.
May 13 | 1 day at Mont-Avalanche - Laurentides - Registration
april - october 2024 | across Québec
One-day training course for municipal staff on facilities to encourage walking and cycling
Target clientele : elected officials and professionals from small and medium-sized municipalities (planning, transportation and sustainable development advisors, political advisors, elected municipal officials, managers, engineers, community and private-sector stakeholders, professionals working in recreation and culture or promoting healthy living environments, and urban planners).
Training completed.
This course prepares participants to safely and effectively supervise groups of trail riders. It covers the role and responsibilities of the supervisor, risk management, emergency response, as well as rules of safety and conduct. Participants also learn how to plan an outing adapted to the group, check equipment and intervene appropriately in a practical context.
Target clientele :Volunteers, club members, teachers and guides who want to lead a group safely on mountain bike outings.
May 10, 2026 | 9am to 12pm | Mont-Bellevue, Estrie
May 29, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Centre plein air Le Norvégien, Saguenay
coming May 2026 - Rawdon Townships Tour, Lanaudière
On request only.
This webinar is aimed at municipalities wishing to be better equipped to maintain their cycling network in winter.
Target clientele : Municipal managers, professionals and technicians (public works, land use planning, urban planning and parks departments) and elected officials.
This course provides the keys to creating a safe, enjoyable and sustainable winter offering that builds customer loyalty. Risk management in winter conditions is addressed in a practical way, with clear benchmarks. The course covers how to plan a realistic network based on the territory's potential and maintenance capacity, with an overview of grooming tools and best practices for dealing with changing conditions.
Target clientele : Elected officials, municipal directors, trail managers and any other public interested in learning more about trail maintenance fatbike.