ABOUT US
Ride Camps
Ride Camps is a family ran snowboard and mountain bike coaching company based in the French mountain resort of Les 2 Alpes.
We run coaching camps where you can come and ride for a week with a group of like minded others.
We offer lessons that you can tailor make to meet your needs and goals and also share the experience with your friends and family.
We also deliver instructor qualifications for those who would like to take it to the next step and gain a professional qualification.
We welcome both children and adults and can provide coaching for all ability levels.
Our goal is to help you get the most enjoyment and satisfaction from your mountain riding sports and to help you reach your full potential!
Ride Camps is a family ran snowboard and mountain bike coaching company based in the French mountain resort of Les 2 Alpes.
We run coaching camps where you can come and ride for a week with a group of like minded others.
We offer lessons that you can tailor make to meet your needs and goals and also share the experience with your friends and family.
We also deliver instructor qualifications for those who would like to take it to the next step and gain a professional qualification.
We welcome both children and adults and can provide coaching for all ability levels.
Our goal is to help you get the most enjoyment and satisfaction from your mountain riding sports and to help you reach your full potential!
Why Les 2 Alpes?
In 2017 we decided to move our family from Manchester to the Alps in pursuit of a lifelong dream to live in the mountains.
One of the biggest choices we had to make was deciding where to move to... so we set off on a summer road trip tour of the Alps in search of the best place for us to settle and Les 2 Alpes ended up being the winner!
As well as being a hugely popular snowboarders resort in the winter, Les 2 Alpes also has fantastic offerings in the summer.
This is what really sets it apart from everywhere else. While most ski resorts go to sleep in the summer, Les 2 Alpes thrives with snowsports on the glacier and a world class bike park.
Add to that the dramatic mountain scenery, multiple other sporting activities, and a large selection of shops, bars and restaurants, Les 2 Alpes really is the ultimate place for an active summer holiday.
It is the perfect location for the products that we wanted to offer through Ride Camps!
In 2017 we decided to move our family from Manchester to the Alps in pursuit of a lifelong dream to live in the mountains.
One of the biggest choices we had to make was deciding where to move to... so we set off on a summer road trip tour of the Alps in search of the best place for us to settle and Les 2 Alpes ended up being the winner!
As well as being a hugely popular snowboarders resort in the winter, Les 2 Alpes also has fantastic offerings in the summer.
This is what really sets it apart from everywhere else. While most ski resorts go to sleep in the summer, Les 2 Alpes thrives with snowsports on the glacier and a world class bike park.
Add to that the dramatic mountain scenery, multiple other sporting activities, and a large selection of shops, bars and restaurants, Les 2 Alpes really is the ultimate place for an active summer holiday.
It is the perfect location for the products that we wanted to offer through Ride Camps!
Craig Nelder - Instructor
Craig grew up with mountain biking and during his teenage years he used to spend much of his spare time riding, building trails in the woods, racing and dirt jumping in the UK.
At 18 he left the UK for Austria to do his first winter season where he fell in love with snowboarding and the mountains.
In 2007 he decided to train to become a snowboard instructor, completed his first qualifications in New Zealand and has been working as a full time instructor ever since, becoming qualified to the highest possible level in multiple systems for both snowboard and mountain bike instruction.
Below you can see a list of all the qualifications he holds and professional syndicates who he is insured with.
"I love nothing more than helping you improve, build your confidence and showing you around our local mountain!"
At 18 he left the UK for Austria to do his first winter season where he fell in love with snowboarding and the mountains.
In 2007 he decided to train to become a snowboard instructor, completed his first qualifications in New Zealand and has been working as a full time instructor ever since, becoming qualified to the highest possible level in multiple systems for both snowboard and mountain bike instruction.
Below you can see a list of all the qualifications he holds and professional syndicates who he is insured with.
"I love nothing more than helping you improve, build your confidence and showing you around our local mountain!"
Snowboard Instructor: Level 4 ISTD Trainer & Examiner |
Snowboard Instructor: NZ Level 3 ISIA |
Snowboard Instructor: Level 4 Trainer & Examiner |
MTB Leader: Level 3 MTB Instructor & Examiner: Level 6 |
MTB Guide & Trainer |
SIMS is a professional syndicate that Craig is a member of.
They provide public liability insurance for professional activity as a snowboard instructor. |
The carte professionale is a requirement that every instructor needs to obtain to work legally in France.
Craig holds his for both snowboarding and mountain biking. You can view his qualifications on the EAPS website. |
MCF is a professional syndicate that Craig is a member of.
They provide insurance for professional activity as a mountain bike instructor/guide. |
Charmaine - Administrator & Communications
Charmaine grew up at her local ski centre in Stoke-on-Trent and set off out of school sitting BASI Ski Instructor exams and doing winter seasons in the French Alps back to back with summers in Ibiza.
Meeting Craig settled her in Manchester and she found a new career joy in wholesale for brands, DC, Quiksilver and Roxy (Boardriders).
Boardriders provided heaps of inspiration to Charmaine especially about giving back to our snowsports community and she came away with skillsets she never expected to learn...but it was time to head back to the mountains and fulfil the lifestyle as a family in the French Alps.
You'll find her at the end of emails helping to organise your trip, on the hill with us and documenting all our adventures!
Meeting Craig settled her in Manchester and she found a new career joy in wholesale for brands, DC, Quiksilver and Roxy (Boardriders).
Boardriders provided heaps of inspiration to Charmaine especially about giving back to our snowsports community and she came away with skillsets she never expected to learn...but it was time to head back to the mountains and fulfil the lifestyle as a family in the French Alps.
You'll find her at the end of emails helping to organise your trip, on the hill with us and documenting all our adventures!
Dylan - Ride Camps Grom
Dylan is our very special little grom.
When we lived in Manchester she learned to ski from 18 months and snowboard from 2 years old at the Chill Factore.
She also started biking at a very young age at the National Cycling Centre BMX club using a balance bike.
When we moved to Les 2 Alpes, Dylan was 3 years old and she joined the local ski, snowboard and bike clubs.
She can often be seen riding around the resort on her bike or board with the rest of the Ride Camps family!
When we lived in Manchester she learned to ski from 18 months and snowboard from 2 years old at the Chill Factore.
She also started biking at a very young age at the National Cycling Centre BMX club using a balance bike.
When we moved to Les 2 Alpes, Dylan was 3 years old and she joined the local ski, snowboard and bike clubs.
She can often be seen riding around the resort on her bike or board with the rest of the Ride Camps family!
Our professional work collaborations
Providing group and private lessons during the winter season for the European Ski & Snowboard School L2A.
Craig is a trainer & examiner for the LSIA snowboard instructor qualification pathway.
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Delivering a 10 week training programme and exams for the Nonstop snowboarders preparing for their BASI exams.
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Craig is a MIAS & ABMG tutor, he trains and qualifies leaders/instructors through the scheme.
