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Have nothing planned for Easter school holidays so was wondering if their were any options out there for somewhere with guided/uplift assisted holiday? Nothing too technical as with a ten year old and ideally with some other stuff going on for days when we don't all want to bike. Don't want to travel to far but somewhere a bit drier and warmer than UK would be great! Any ideas? Thanks
Finale
I know it's all realtive, but I was just thinking earlier that it must be a bit warmer in the South of the UK than it is in the Cairngorms for the next couple of weeks and that I should hit the road 🙂
I am south! Just not south enough for my liking.
How would Finale be with a less experienced rider? I get the impression it is pretty technical?
must be a bit warmer in the South of the UK than it is in the Cairngorms
It is cold and grey and damp in Cambridgeshire.
How would Finale be with a less experienced rider? I get the impression it is pretty technical?
Yep, fair point. I didn't do the maths when I first posted, but it looks like my youngest was 11 when we went, not 10.
He was a fairly solid rider at the time but did struggle on the guided Finale freeride day as the leaves had fallen and the paths ,( and hence rocks) were fully buried. He was fine on the days we self guided, but it did take a bit of sussing out.
Anyway, [loads] more details here:
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/sorry-need-to-preview-a-post-ignore-me/
< Further Edit: Clearly I know nothing about how your kid rides, but I'll ltry to be candid. Finale is amazing. It has loads of scary, steep awesome trails. It also has some easier ones, but I doubt it has properly easy ones. Even the green had tricky bits. I can't recall the chronology but I think my youngest had done Saalbach ( admittedly not very well) various reds in Tignes, possibly Dragons Back and MBR at CyB, defo all the 'degla black, TNF at Grisedale etc before Finale. This isn't supposed to be a brag, just trying to give you the info to calibrate whether your kid would like Finale >
Maybe try Alan at Sierra Cycling?
They offer less-technical options, located (nearly) on the beach in Fuengirola (so access to other stuff) usually relatively easy flights into Malaga and no lengthy transfers to/from the airport.
Thanks for the info! I think my daughter would struggle a bit. Morzine green/blues were ok two years ago but not much has changed in her riding.