Offroad & Community

Life at the intersection of dirt and community.

Off-roading shaped how I teach, build community, and show up for the people around me.

Co-Founder & Co-Owner, 2025-Present

Sierra Nevada Off Road Academy

Built on 25+ years of teaching and a belief that the trail is one of the best classrooms there is, for skill, for humility, and for community.

Education First

SNVORA was built on a simple belief: great teaching changes people. We build curriculum, develop real skills, and make room for a first-timer and a seasoned wheeler to grow side by side.

The Trail Humbles Everyone

No matter your experience, the mountain has a lesson waiting. Humility on trail keeps you safe, keeps you learning, and keeps the adventure going. Our courses run on real terrain.

Built to Include

Tread Lightly! certified. EV-friendly by design. Zero attitude. Jeep, Rivian, or anything in between, if you want to get better on trail, you belong here.

Meet the instructors

Jason Green

Co-Founder & Lead Instructor

Jason grew up pushing boundaries behind the wheel, from his first trail run in a '74 CJ5 to extreme rock buggies and high-speed desert runs. A hands-on mentor fueled by curiosity and community, and the voice behind the Wheeling, Wine and Whiskey podcast.

CJ Arnesen

Co-Founder & Instructor

CJ has been teaching his entire adult life: sixteen years as a volunteer youth counselor, 15 years as a certified Esprit de Four instructor with 15+ safety honors from the California Four Wheel Drive Association, and now co-founder of SNVORA. In 2022 a serious trail accident gave him a new perspective on pushing through hard things, including learning to walk again. That experience lives in every course SNVORA runs.

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President, 2023-Present

Bay Area Rivian Club

I bought a Rivian, went to my first meet-up, and somehow ended up running the largest chapter within Rivianclubs.org. It has been an incredible ride.

300+

Active members

700+

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Largest chapter on Rivianclubs.org

Connected to Rivian corporate

We work directly with Rivian's Corporate Marketing team and partner with other regional clubs to co-create branded customer experiences. If you own a Rivian in the Bay Area, this is your community.

A jam-packed calendar

Trail runs, tech nights, charging meetups, and social events. A great Board and a membership that keeps things lively, built on genuine enthusiasm rather than hype.

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On the ground

Optima Unplugged at King of the Hammers

Event Lead, 2 years running

Johnson Valley, California, the same desert that hosts King of the Hammers, the hardest one-day off-road race on the planet. Once a year it also hosts Optima Unplugged, the largest off-road EV gathering in history.

For two years running, CJ led the VIP trail experience, a premium on-trail program for 50+ participants, managing 20 volunteers from planning through the final run: role assignments, comms, volunteer education, and onsite logistics. Before anyone got on trail, he personally programmed all 50 radios so every participant could take one home. These are the events where things go perfectly or they don't. Two years in a row, they went perfectly.

Esprit de Four

Instructor, 2011-Present

15 years delivering off-road safety training with Esprit de Four, earning 15+ safety excellence honors from the California Four Wheel Drive Association. The adopt-a-trail crew returns to Corral Hollow each year, the site of my 2022 accident, to clear downed trees and give back to the trails that give us so much.

Air Down For What

Off-road education built around tire pressure: why airing down transforms traction, comfort, and capability. Guides, a tire calculator, and physics references, all free.

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RustyLid Offroad

Ham radio and GMRS setups, GPS and navigation gear, trail guides, and overlanding content. A reference used by the BARC and SNVORA communities.

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Want to improve your offroad skills?

Whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned wheeler, SNVORA has something for you. And if you drive a Rivian, the club wants to meet you.

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