Morzine - any gentle trails?
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Hello all,
We're off to Morzine shortly for mainly an outdoors activity holiday, white water rafting, rock climbing that kinda thing but we will be taking our bikes.
Are there any 417 / BPW blue flow type trails there or is it all steep and rocky? If not in Morzine, anywhere close?
I will not be thanked by the wife if it's all rock gardens and gap jumps
Also what's the deal with bike lifts - do you have to book days in advance?
Thanks
We're off to Morzine shortly for mainly an outdoors activity holiday, white water rafting, rock climbing that kinda thing but we will be taking our bikes.
Are there any 417 / BPW blue flow type trails there or is it all steep and rocky? If not in Morzine, anywhere close?
I will not be thanked by the wife if it's all rock gardens and gap jumps
Also what's the deal with bike lifts - do you have to book days in advance?
Thanks
There's a variety of trails. I haven't been for a few years. But looks at the portes du soleil lift map. The good thing with morzine is that you can always ride back by road from linderet bowl or lesgets (or avoriaz), predominantly downhill.
Edited by Cats_pyjamas on Tuesday 9th July 16:54
Edited by Cats_pyjamas on Tuesday 9th July 16:56
Russ_H said:
Hello all,
We're off to Morzine shortly for mainly an outdoors activity holiday, white water rafting, rock climbing that kinda thing but we will be taking our bikes.
Are there any 417 / BPW blue flow type trails there or is it all steep and rocky? If not in Morzine, anywhere close?
I will not be thanked by the wife if it's all rock gardens and gap jumps
Also what's the deal with bike lifts - do you have to book days in advance?
Thanks
I would say that Les Gets and The Avoriaz side of the Morzine valley will have a number of trails that are akin to a flowy BPW blue. We're off to Morzine shortly for mainly an outdoors activity holiday, white water rafting, rock climbing that kinda thing but we will be taking our bikes.
Are there any 417 / BPW blue flow type trails there or is it all steep and rocky? If not in Morzine, anywhere close?
I will not be thanked by the wife if it's all rock gardens and gap jumps
Also what's the deal with bike lifts - do you have to book days in advance?
Thanks
Lift passes can be bought on the day from the lift station.
Just back yesterday from 5 days, yesterday and have been going for the last 11 years.
There's an amazing green at the top of the Zore lift, I'm sure it's called Soylent, then take the Proclu lift to Avoriaz, green back down is great fun, take the Seraussaix lift back up, turn left off that lift, roll down a few hundred meters drop into Soylent, but don't cross over as you would have first run and it'll loop you back to the Super M bubble. I wouldn't worry about the blue at the bottom of the Soylent green once you go under the tunnel (it'll make sense when you get there) it's super chill too.
Take Pleney bubble, traverse across the Les Gets (green and about 200 meters of easy red in Les gets) Chavannes lift up and then cruisy green back to resort, ride back down the road to Morz.
Definitely don't do the green in Morgins, they're colour blind in there!
Would say if you can do the blues at 417, you can do the blues in Morzine. Would recommend Tutti Frutti at the top of Zore too (blue). Just been out there with a mate who was sponsored 20 years ago and he was loving the greens and blues, more than any other trails.
Worth seeing if the place your staying offers Multi Pass, offers discounts on other activities in the area.
There's an amazing green at the top of the Zore lift, I'm sure it's called Soylent, then take the Proclu lift to Avoriaz, green back down is great fun, take the Seraussaix lift back up, turn left off that lift, roll down a few hundred meters drop into Soylent, but don't cross over as you would have first run and it'll loop you back to the Super M bubble. I wouldn't worry about the blue at the bottom of the Soylent green once you go under the tunnel (it'll make sense when you get there) it's super chill too.
Take Pleney bubble, traverse across the Les Gets (green and about 200 meters of easy red in Les gets) Chavannes lift up and then cruisy green back to resort, ride back down the road to Morz.
Definitely don't do the green in Morgins, they're colour blind in there!
Would say if you can do the blues at 417, you can do the blues in Morzine. Would recommend Tutti Frutti at the top of Zore too (blue). Just been out there with a mate who was sponsored 20 years ago and he was loving the greens and blues, more than any other trails.
Worth seeing if the place your staying offers Multi Pass, offers discounts on other activities in the area.
You can buy your lift pass on the day. No need to buy in advance, so you can pick the weather. Lots of options if you don't want to go all in.
The bike lifts are all ski lifts, chairs, telecabines large and small. Various methodologies of attaching your bike, watch what those in front in the queue do, the lifties will give you a hand if need be. On some lifts the bike rides up alongside you, the lifties load the bike on.
Great area for an activity holiday as well as a more chilled holiday.
We have lift pass cards already and buy online, (you use the same one winter and summer) even then you can buy just minutes before you need to use it.
Been going there for years, there is a massive choice of runs to suit all ages, abilities and bikes.
Take a look at the summer lift/bike run maps online, then fire the run names into youtube to get an idea on how tricky or not the run is.
If I had any criticism its that the grading of the runs is a little inconsistent, The greens are usually fine but there are some blues that have some steep tight sections and reds that are no more tricky than some greens.
The runs are well signposted and usually warning signs for the jumps and gaps, most of which have chicken runs.
We always find the runs around les Gets are more chilled and more likely to be populated by families (at the weekend and school Hols) and less full on DH Types.
It's not to tricky to get over to Chatel with the right pass, (PDS, Portes Du Soleil area) Go up the Chaux Fleurie out of the Lindaret bowl, take Panoramic ( a (green) down into Plan Dranse.
The runs down from the Avoriaz side into the Lindaret bowl are not tricky blues but the surface is not as nice as elsewhere.
Don't underestimate the hammering your brakes with take
If you are in the Zore area at the end of the day, if the queue to go down the super Morzine lift is big (most ride down in the lift at the end of the day) , consider riding down the road back into Morzine. Cycle under the Zore lift past the restaurant, you end up in a small car park, cross that then you are on the main road down from Avoriaz that goes down to Morzine.
The bike lifts are all ski lifts, chairs, telecabines large and small. Various methodologies of attaching your bike, watch what those in front in the queue do, the lifties will give you a hand if need be. On some lifts the bike rides up alongside you, the lifties load the bike on.
Great area for an activity holiday as well as a more chilled holiday.
We have lift pass cards already and buy online, (you use the same one winter and summer) even then you can buy just minutes before you need to use it.
Been going there for years, there is a massive choice of runs to suit all ages, abilities and bikes.
Take a look at the summer lift/bike run maps online, then fire the run names into youtube to get an idea on how tricky or not the run is.
If I had any criticism its that the grading of the runs is a little inconsistent, The greens are usually fine but there are some blues that have some steep tight sections and reds that are no more tricky than some greens.
The runs are well signposted and usually warning signs for the jumps and gaps, most of which have chicken runs.
We always find the runs around les Gets are more chilled and more likely to be populated by families (at the weekend and school Hols) and less full on DH Types.
It's not to tricky to get over to Chatel with the right pass, (PDS, Portes Du Soleil area) Go up the Chaux Fleurie out of the Lindaret bowl, take Panoramic ( a (green) down into Plan Dranse.
The runs down from the Avoriaz side into the Lindaret bowl are not tricky blues but the surface is not as nice as elsewhere.
Don't underestimate the hammering your brakes with take
If you are in the Zore area at the end of the day, if the queue to go down the super Morzine lift is big (most ride down in the lift at the end of the day) , consider riding down the road back into Morzine. Cycle under the Zore lift past the restaurant, you end up in a small car park, cross that then you are on the main road down from Avoriaz that goes down to Morzine.
Edited by Wingo on Friday 12th July 16:47
Chaux Fleurie reopened on Tuesday.
Yep, if the wind gets out of hand or it gets stormy the lifts can shut at the drop of hat.
Check the locally published forecast if there is any doubt or be careful not to get yourself into an area that means you have to pedal out of (no thanks!) if the lift shuts.
Harley days today and this weekend, warning for thunderstorms today so they the shortened the programme of events today.
There are a few other petrolhead events in the summer, we've been to the 4x4 trials, worth a look and sometimes some free music on in the evening.
Yep, if the wind gets out of hand or it gets stormy the lifts can shut at the drop of hat.
Check the locally published forecast if there is any doubt or be careful not to get yourself into an area that means you have to pedal out of (no thanks!) if the lift shuts.
Harley days today and this weekend, warning for thunderstorms today so they the shortened the programme of events today.
There are a few other petrolhead events in the summer, we've been to the 4x4 trials, worth a look and sometimes some free music on in the evening.
Edited by Wingo on Friday 12th July 17:21
Wingo said:
Chaux Fleurie reopened on Tuesday.
Yep, if the wind gets out of hand or it gets stormy the lifts can shut at the drop of hat.
Check the locally published forecast if there is any doubt or be careful not to get yourself into an area that means you have to pedal out of (no thanks!) if the lift shuts.
I remember being on the over land lift towards the top of Swiss DH when suddenly the thing went into top speed - I didn't realise at first but a sudden thunderstorm had just dropped in!Yep, if the wind gets out of hand or it gets stormy the lifts can shut at the drop of hat.
Check the locally published forecast if there is any doubt or be careful not to get yourself into an area that means you have to pedal out of (no thanks!) if the lift shuts.
Russ_H said:
Thanks all
Just arrived and after a stroll around town having a nosy at other people’s rides I’m definitely way underbiked for the steep stuff.
Gonna watch some trail videos ready for getting out later in the week
Nothing that 100 euros a day for a big rig won't fix.Just arrived and after a stroll around town having a nosy at other people’s rides I’m definitely way underbiked for the steep stuff.
Gonna watch some trail videos ready for getting out later in the week
There are plenty of gentle runs worth doing to get a taste of the place.
I've seen all sorts used over the years, including the odd tandem or two.
Who cares what you are on if you are enjoying it, having fun and the
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