After several days of cloud, rain, thunderstorms and no Internet connection (yikes!), the sun came out yesterday and Nina and I headed out for a
Category: Mountain biking
Our first summer over here has been amazing and the mountain biking has been awesome! As well as the family rides, I made some new friends to get out with and give it some beans!
I’ve always loved bikes, especially the mountain variety. Whilst the mountain biking scene in the UK is pretty decent, the appeal of lift accessed terrain and long days of gravity-fed fun put the sweet cherry on top of the icing on the cake of moving over here. Nina’s enjoyed the few rides she’s had before now and the kids were pretty handy on their bikes, too. Our dream was that we’d all enjoy getting out and having a great time on the summer trails together.
Les Gets and the Portes du Soleil have masses to offer in terms of mountain biking for all ages. We’ll add our related posts and content here. So, if riding the trails on two wheels interests you, be sure to sign up to our emails or stay in touch with us via social media.
Opening day for Bike Park Les Gets 2017! Wahoo!
We love it when it’s quiet around here and we get to enjoy the peace. It feels as if we can treat it like our
Snow Update!.. There hasn’t been any… Eek!
Snow update!.. There hasn’t been any… Eek! And there’s nothing in the short term forecast either… Yikes! Tomorrow is Les Gets’ official opening day for the
Summer in Les Gets has come to a close and it has been epic!
That’s that then!.. Summer in Les Gets is ‘officially’ over. The lifts closed on Sunday, bringing an end to our first summer season in the
Downhillin’ with the wee man in Bike Park Les Gets
T’s been hankering after another bike ride on the downhill trails for the last few days. The girls didn’t fancy it, so T and I
A mountain bike tour of the Portes du Soleil (*ahem* minus Torgon,*ahem* and maybe Champery…)
We met up for dinner on Monday with some friends who run a local chalet business called Rush Adventures. Chris mentioned that he had a
Our first day downhill mountain biking with the kids!
Yesterday was our first day downhill mountain biking with the kids in Les Gets and it was an absolute corker! It was another one of those
Despite the weather, Crankworx 2016, Les Gets was awesome!
Well, that’s it! Crankworx 2016, Les Gets is done and dusted… and, despite the weather’s best efforts, it was awesome! It’s taken me a few
Crankworx 2016 is underway! Two days in and the weather is being a pig!
Crankworx 2016 is underway! We’re two days in to Crankworx now and the run of bad weather is doing it’s best to sabotage proceedings. The
First day on the Bike Park is in the bag!
Well, that’s it. The seal’s broken! My first day on the Bike Park is in the bag! We were all a bit slow out of