Tips for Biking Holidays In Morzine & Les-Gets

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Some details on Morzine& Les Gets

The enormous ski site known as Portes du Soleil and called by his second name The Gates of the Sun, formed by two small towns - Morzine & Les Gets.

Morzine is located in the middle of the site, and Les Gets is South-West of Morzine

How to get there?

Morzine & Les Gets are situated near the Geneva airport, which is reached by many airlines.

You can order a shuttle from the airport, the prices usually includes transporting the bike as well.

You can chose a package from the accommodation which includes the airport transfer.

Return airport transfer is about 45-60 GBP

Lifts The benefit of the Morzine & Les-Gets

lifts that they are open for 3 month during the summer. The Portes du Soleil lifts are open only for two month.

There is about 24 lifts in Portes du Soleil.

Your accommodation provider will usually offer you a package with the same price as is offered at the lifts ticketing office.

Mountain bike riding The site includes 400 kilometers of

single tracks, which are almost completely smooth without rocks or drops.

Most of the tracks are very fast downhills (DH)

This is the largest mountain biking site of its kind in Europe

Any basic mountain biker can ride the mountain bike tracks, but they are mostly suitable for DH riders.

Some of the tracks include technical obstacles like roots and rocks. In other sites you can find jumping apparatuses (like Kona Bike Park on the Mont Cherry above Les Gets and the North Shore in Chattel)