What is a guided instructional tour?

We pride ourselves on having a PMBIA certified professional mountain bike coach be your lead guide on every tour! This means that along with the standard basic safe bike operation and trail etiquette information, you will also get expert instruction and riding tips throughout your mountain bike or e-mtb tour (if you want it).

What is the difference between a half-day and a full-day tour?

Our half-day tours usually involve approximately 2 - 2.5 hours pedaling time and about 4 hours total duration, including ground transport. Our full-day tours usually involve approximately 4 - 6 hours pedaling time and about 6 - 8 hours total duration. The full-day tour also includes lunch.

Where can I rent a bike in Teton Valley?

If you’re visiting the area and need to rent a bike for a guided tour, you’ve got options! The Tetons are chock full of awesome bike shops.

Teton Valley:

Habitat - mountain bikes

Peaked Sports - full suspension mountain bikes & gravel bikes

Wheel Wranglers - full suspension mountain bikes & gravel bikes

Jackson:

Hoback Sports - full suspension mountain bikes e-mountain bikes, & gravel bikes

Wilson Backcountry Sports - mountain bikes

What is the guide to guest ratio on a tour?

1 guide/coach to 5 guests. For any tour over five people, we will add a second guide to the group.

What gear & supplies do I need to bring for a guided tour?

You will to bring your own bike, pedals, and helmet OR you will need to reserve a rental bike and helmet from a local bike shop for the tour.

Additionally, bring along a small backpack (ex. Camelbak) with some clothing layers, snacks, and water. Other items that are nice to have are knee and/or elbow pads, riding gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen and your phone for photos.

If you have any allergies that require an Epi-pen, please bring that with you.

What gear & supplies do you provide on guided tour?

f you need a backpack to carry your gear, food, water, and layers, we can provide that for you. Please let us know.

On all tours your guide will be carrying a emergency communication device, snacks, water, a first aid kit, a bike repair kit, sunscreen, and bear spray.

What is the speed and distance of a guided tour?

Since all our tours are private, you and your group will get to decide exactly what you want! We’ll choose appropriate trails and distances for your fitness and skill level. If you are newer to biking, we can progress slowly and take lots of breaks. If you’re excited to learn skills, we can stop and sessions some challenging sections of trail. We’re excited to be out there with you and helping craft the perfect experience for you and your group!

Where do the tours start?

After you submit your information request, we will contact you and find our where you are staying and what makes sense logistically. At this time, Dirt Town Adventures has the capability to transport five rider bikes and four riders. If the group size is bigger than that, we will likely need to utilize one rider vehicle to help get us all to the trailhead.

What kind of food will there be on my tour?

We recommend that riders are well hydrated and have eaten a complete breakfast. We provide snacks, and on all full-day tours lunch is also included. If you have a sandwich of choice just let us know and we will to our best to accommodate. Our snacks include bars, gels, and chews, if you have allergies please let us know ahead of time.

I want to ride an e-mountain bike (e-MTB) on a guided tour. Where are we allowed to go?

If you are planning to bring an e-bike on one of our tours, we will have to discuss an appropriate tour option to meet your goals. Many of the trails we ride locally are for non-motorized vehicles only. Technically, e-bikes are treated as "motorized" by most land management agencies that regulate the trails. Thankfully, most trails in the Big Hole Mountain Range (on the west side of Teton Valley) are motorized-friendly and open to e-MTB’s!

Once I hit the “book a tour” button, what happens?

We’ll get an email with all your info and date requests from our online form. Then we’ll check our calendar and see if we can accommodate your request. If you have flexibility with your dates/times, that is super helpful for us to know. We’re a small outfit and we want to do our best to be able to accommodate your schedule! Once we can confirm availability, we’ll get in touch with you to dial in the logistics and gear needs and then send you an invoice to hold your reservation/ pay for your tour.

Do I need to sign a waiver to participate on a Dirt Town Adventures tour?

Yep. After we get your information request and we have the names and email addresses for all the riders on your tour, we will send you a link to fill out our participant Acknowledgement of Risk form. All riders will need to have this form signed before we can start the tour.

What is your cancellation policy for guided tours?

48 hours notice required on all guided tours or the client will forfeit the full price of the tour.