The Eastern Division Bike Program ran their second annual Bike Patroller School at HoliMont Bike Park in Ellicottville, NY.
Our weekend started late Saturday morning allowing the participants to meet up and ride the bike park at reduced rates. During our Saturday ride, Adam, a HoliMont patroller, led a great skills clinic focusing on improving our cornering. I’ve been riding for many years, and his tips made me an even better rider! We finished our day with pizza and beverages in their ski school building, and then a few of us camped out at the mountain.
The main program started bright and early on Sunday morning. The HoliMont instructors taught the Bike 1 course first thing. The GVR instructors followed that with the wheeled-litter course. For those who are unfamiliar with the wheeled litter, it is the summer patroller’s version of a toboggan.
We had a late lunch, enjoying freshly grilled hots, hamburgers, and veggie burgers and then…we rode more! Two of the HoliMont patrollers, Kate and Adam, led the group ride that started with a tour of some of the great riding that the park has to offer and then led us all over the mountain.
Thanks to HoliMont Ski Club for welcoming us, Patrol Director Rick Chapman and the HoliMont Bike Patrol for hosting, Val Sorrells for photos, and the HoliMont and GVR instructors for leading us through a great weekend of training.
Want to host a bike patroller school in 2026? Reach out to your regional advisor, John Wolf, or Tim Franz
