TRAIL VIPERS

🐍 The Trail Vipers Kids Mountain Bike Team– Where Kids Conquer Trails! 🐍

The Trail Vipers is the perfect adventure for elementary through middle school kids who want to hone their bike skills, meet new friends, and explore the great outdoors! Ages 7 – 14.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30th 2026 = Viper Kickoff ! All are welcome for this free, fun skills morning! 9a – 11a | Location – Pima and Dynamite
This is our Meet ‘n’ Greet on Wheels — if your child love to ride or is curious about mountain biking this is the perfect chance to get started.  The Trail Vipers provides weekly meet ups with rotating coaches and great adventures. Come out to learn more.

🌟 What’s in Store for the Trail Viper season:

• Coached Skills Sessions: Kids will sharpen their riding abilities with skills sessions during the group rides.
• Group Rides by Ability: Beginner* to Advanced riders. *Your child must have some bike riding experience.
• Required Gear: Kids must provide their own mountain bike with knobby tires, gears, hand brakes & helmet
• New Friendships: Trail Vipers is all about fun and community. Your child will ride, laugh, and learn alongside new friends who share their love for biking.
• Location: Every Friday morning ride meets at Pima and Dynamite Trailhead parking lot occasionally, we throw in McDowell Mountain Regional Park
• Interested? As of November 2025 our team has 50 members on the roster! We are moving to a pre-approval process so please email me: sage@thecactuscup.com to inquire about joining or just to get information.
• Copy of the Waiver
• Extra Gear: Throughout the season we order extra-cool stuff like team gloves, gear bag and more. These items are available for purchase as they arrive. Extra jerseys in kids and parents sizes are available for purchase anytime.
• Membership: Trail Vipers operates under the non-profit Western Sky Foundation

  • Team dues are $100 per rider per season, which covers the jersey, socks, and hat and adminstrative expenses like insurance and permitting.

  Rides and participation is always free however if a participant wants to officially be on the team with team gear those team dues are $100 for the season – come ride with us first — no commitment needed!

Weekly Rides: Friday mornings: 9a – 11a at Pima and Dynamite (*earlier start time in the spring)

We love to have parents join us for the extra hands to lead or sweep groups as well as empower parents to confidently take their kids out for mountain bike rides outside of the club sessions.

Contact: sage@thecactuscup.com for more information

SCHEDULE: 9a – 11a Pima and Dynamite TH

November 6, 13, 20 – 9am – 11am
December 4, 11, 18 – 9am – 11am
January 8, 15, 22, 29 – 9am – 11am
February 5, 12, 19, 26 – 9am – 11am
March – 5, 19, 26 8:30am – 10:30am
April – 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 8:30am – 10:30am

Team Rides run November through end of April

Check out the FULL Calendar below

Coaches / Ride Leads Wanted! Email sage@thecactuscup.com