Pumptrack has been fantastic for building up skills. I even started trying out the local dirt jumps. I looken at the video in made of that and I look like mr bean on a bike so they are not getting posted 🙂 the dirt jumps make so much sence now though after the pumptrack.
[video]http://m.youtube.com/user/georgedavybarnen?feature=guide#/watch?v=1bGbY1KitSM[/video]
We rent part of an old farm and where the pump track is was just a load of nettles, dam hard work though, both making it and riding it. Next step would be to add some jumps and an extra loop