Archive for March 17th, 2010

New trails for 2010

Published by Sara on March 17, 2010 in General. 5 Comments

There’s lots of new stuff happening in Morzine and the Portes du Soleil for mountain bikers this summer. Here’s the lowdown on what to expect.

Avoriaz adds a new red downhill track to its mountain bike area in Lindarets.

Châtel has enlarged its bike park with 2 new North Shore zones, 1 Training Dirt Zone and 2 Pump Tracks.

Les Gets has enlarged its mountain bike area with 3 new downhill tracks, a green track in the Chavannes area and a blue and red track in the Nauchets area.

Download recommended Mountain Bike circuits, (e.g. the Portes du Soleil Tour) for free in GPS format from
www.portesdusoleil.com – we’ll of course have these and more available in the flowmtb chalets.

Mountain bikers purchasing a Portes du Soleil Bike Pass now automatically enjoy all the benefits of the Portes du Soleil Multi Pass.

Mountain Bike Guide: a free mountain guide showing the whole area and details of trails by resort.

Mountain Bike Trail Map: all the bike trails on a 1/33 000 scale.

British mountain bikers in Morzine

Published by Sara on March 17, 2010 in General. 0 Comments

There’s more Brits coming to ride in Morzine than any other nation! Here’s some stats published by the Portes du Soleil:

The Portes du Soleil area is only one hour from Geneva International Airport and attracts mountain bikers from all over Europe. The highest number of riders comes from Great Britain, representing over 40%, followed by 30% from France and 15% from Switzerland. Benelux represents 7% with Germany representing 4% and Italy, Spain and Scandinavia making up the rest.