Joan Jones

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JOAN JONES

Joan's career as a mountain bike instructor began in 1993 and two years later she founded the West Coast School of Mountain Biking (WCSMB). As Director of the school, Joan accumulated thousands of hours of teaching experience, trained instructors and designed programs for the 4000-plus riders who have participated in WCSMB camps and clinics. Joan has a clear and straightforward approach to teaching and is an inspiration to recreational riders and future leaders in the mountain bike industry.

Joan competed for years as an elite cross-country and downhill racer and continues to push her limits in trials, freeriding and most recently track riding. She is a Level 3 NCCP Cycling Coach, a writer for Pedal Magazine, the Executive Producer of the instructional video West Coast Style ­ Mountain Biking and an Instructor with the Capilano College Wilderness Leadership Program and Capilano College Mountain Bike Operations Program.

In 2001, Joan teamed up with Daamiann Skelton to start Canadian Mountainbike Instructor Certification (CMIC) ­ a business for training mountain bike ride leaders, guides and instructors. Joan and Daamiann pooled their experience to develop the CMIC curriculum for Ride Leader, Guide and Instructor training, including material on skill analysis, teaching methodology, guiding skills, leadership and emergency action planning.

In 2004, Joan and the other members of the West Coast Style production team produced the second in the West Coast Style series, West Coast Style ­ Freeride Fundamentals. The scripting and instructional content of this DVD are the work of Joan and Daamiann Skelton. Now that the DVD is complete Joan is either riding a bike or at work in the office overseeing DVD marketing, writing for this web site and related projects or building a vision for a third DVD in the West Coast Style series.

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