Advanced Mountain Bike Skills Courses

Cog Wild’s advanced mountain bike courses are designed for experienced riders who want to refine their skills and go faster with more control and style. These courses dive into the nitty gritty of cornering and technical riding; feel the speed gained with refining cornering technique, clean rock gardens with more confidence and control. Offered multiple times per season, select the session that works for your time frame.

Browse the options below to choose the course that fits your needs. If these options feel too advanced, try a Progression Session to hone in basic mountain bike skills, learn to jump or drop a mountain bike through our popular oldies series or take a private lesson with a certified coach.

Corners For Dough

Rider Level and Requirements

Cornering is the holy grail of mountain biking, we all chase the “perfect turn” and there is always room for improvement. Learn techniques that you can take to the rest of your riding career. Corners For Dough is two sessions scheduled a week apart, to give you some practice time before the second day.

-Leaning, when and how much
-Angulating, adjusting in the corner and maximizing traction
-Rotating, driving the bike through body movement
-berm turns
-flat and off camber turns
-loose corners and how to rail
-line choice for flow and speed through corners
-maximizing traction with pressure control

Be prepared
-Bring a well maintained bike with disc brakes and full suspension.
-Wear a helmet and knee pads, elbow and other body armor is recommended.
-We will shuttle, but be prepared for some pedaling and climbing to get to the sweet corners

Terrain & Trails

Bend is a corner mecca, they are everywhere. Funner has a wide variety of corners and is easy to shuttle, so day one will be Funner! On the second day we will choose a trail based on conditions and group desires Instruction on the trail includes cornering demonstrations, drills and tasks to work on better cornering and lots of practice with continued feedback using verbal cues, video review and coach demos.

2026 Corners For Dough

Two day clinic, one week apart for maximum progression. If these dates don’t work with your schedule, consider a private lesson for you or a group of friends for a specific jumping class.

  • May 4th and 11th, Mondays 5:00 – 7:30 PM
  • June 1st and 8th, Mondays 5:00 – 7:30 PM
  • June 23rd and 30th, Tuesdays 9:00 – 11:30 AM
  • September 14th and 21st, Mondays 5:00pm-7:30pm
  • October 3rd and 10th, Saturdays 11:30am- 2 PM

The first week, meet at Cog Wild, we will shuttle Funner for maximum corner time

2nd week, meet at Cog, we will choose where to ride, conditions dependent

$175 for a two day clinic of corner smashing

Crushing Tech

Rider Level and Requirements

Riders must have the basics down and feel comfortable riding blue trails safely.

  • Bring a well-maintained, modern full suspension bike with dropper and disc brakes
  • Open face helmet is fine, or full face if it has vents and you’re used to it.
  • Knee pads and gloves highly recommended.
  • Elbow pads or other armor if you’re used to riding in it and can pedal without restriction.
  • Bring snacks, water and personal items like repair kit

Terrain & Trails

Bend has plenty of rocks, roots, steep ups and downs and technical features to challenge even the most competent riders. Areas like “Black COD” and Funner Canyon have excellent features and classroom areas for this class. Instruction on the trail includes demonstrations from high-level riders, engaging drills to learn the skills & maneuvers needed to clean technical terrain; and lots of practice with continued feedback using verbal cues, video review and coach demos.

Skills Checklist

We will pick several items from this list to work on:

  • Steep(er) or rougher climbing
  • Riding up or down single rock features
  • Flowing through extended rock gardens
  • Refine body position & movements to flow through techy terrain
  • Switchbacks and slow speed turns
  • Adding rotation, angulation to increase body-bike separation
  • Pumping and absorbing to carry momentum in the jank

Be prepared

  • Bring a well maintained bike with disc brakes and full suspension.
  • Wear a helmet and knee pads, elbow and other body armor is recommended.
  • Be prepared for some pedaling and climbing to get to the techy goods

2026 Crushing Tech

Two Saturday mornings. If these dates don’t work with your schedule, consider a private lesson for you or a group of friends for a specific jumping class.

  • September 12th and 19th, 9:30am-noon

Meet at Cog Wild, we start on our skills loop then ride out onto the trails

$175 for two days of crushing tech

Professional Coaches


Cog Wild is home to the best coaches in Bend. With multiple certifications from  Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches or Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association, years of racing experience, a lifetime of playing around on bikes and lots of coaching and teaching at all levels, our coaches are pro. You are guaranteed to come away from these courses with new riding tools and a refined sense of how to ride.