We moved to Les Gets/The Portes du Soleil a few years ago with our kids, to start a new chapter in our lives and take advantage of this fabulous French mountain lifestyle.
We came for the mountains, the scenery , the lifestyle, the snow, the snowboarding, the skiing, the mountain biking, the summers, the sports, the activities and to immerse ourselves in a new culture and new communities.
We started Up-Stix when we committed to taking the plunge. As well as being a blog about our journey, it’s become a useful, ‘alternative’ source of local information for our visitors’ about the area, the activities, the biking, the boarding and all sorts of other fantastic activities and services.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Up-Stix and don’t forget to follow us on social media or sign-up for e-mails to get the latest updates.
Cheers for stopping by. 👍
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Blog - Latest Posts
The most recent posts on Up-Stix with the latest at the top, then every post in every category, right back to the beginning (of the blog… Not time 
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Les Gets
A beautiful alpine village sitting high on a col with skiing and boarding to suit all levels and one of the best know bike parks in the World.
Fabulous restaurants, bars and linked to the vast Portes du Soleil ski area…
Portes du Soleil
Gorgeous Alpine villages. One of the biggest linked ski areas and bike parks in the world, spanning the Franco-Swiss border.
Oodles of cheese, wine, stunning mountain scenery, awesome activities, unforgettable experiences…
Mountain Biking
‘Schralping’ through the berms, ‘brapping’ over the roots, ‘clattering’ through a rocky section. Then off the brakes and ‘whoompf’ for a big poppy hit… Perfect silence and a flying-breather…
Total engagement, total concentration, total focus!..
Snowboarding
Big, fat, fluffy flakes cascading out of the sky onto tantalising layers of sweet fluffy snow…
Wake the next morning and peer excitedly out of that same window to find…
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About Us
Hi there! Welcome to Up-Stix! My name’s James and this blog is now about all sorts of stuff… Hopefully, the overarching themes are, that it’s entertaining, uplifting and an enjoyable place to visit!..
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