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Bit last minute! Heading down to the Alps next week and looking for stuff which is still open. Unfortunately the Le Tour lift in Cham is closed (broken?) So looking for a few days worth of biking not too far from Chamonix. Does.anyone have any suggestions for a few days worth of blue and red riding in Verbier? I gather the bike park is open and easy to do unguided. What about some longer routes with cable car if possible? Finally, any campsite recommendations?
Cheers!
get urself to zermatt , pricy but great trails and all lifts /trains are open , buy a single trail map from bike shop and away u go , i might be going down there in 2 weeks , love it !
Off there Friday. Looks pretty easy to get around. We
Le Tour gondola is broken (like about 1/2 our lifts at the moment...) however the Vallorcine gondola has had its opening extended to compensate, so will be turning until the 16th. Way better this way round, get train to Vallorcine instead of Montroc, short pedal over the col from the top of the gondola then down to the chairlift which is still running. Then ride all the swiss side variants or if you just want to lap Posettes (really, what is it with everyone and that trail?) then do the Tre le Champ variation and it's 5 mins over the col des Montets and a cruise down fun trails back to the Vallorcine gondola.
Also, Les Houches is still all open until the 16th and is where all the best trails are at the moment (the new official DH track from Prarion is getting run in at the moment ready for work over the autumn and is tree dodging loam ruts of the finest quality) plus PlanPraz is still open for some rocky and technical fun.
Way more options than Verbier right now!
Though that all changes after the 16th when it's just Bellevue at Chamonix, whilst Verbier keeps running through to 28th October this year!
Verbier itself is easy to self guide for the bike park, it's bikepark! start on Blue and work your way up as feels appropriate. There's a map available for free from the lift stations that shows some of the trails a little away from the bike park, basically though if there's NOT a no bike sign at the top of the trail then it should be a good trail. Unfortunately all the Tzoumnaz side lifts are closed now so it's a bit of a pedal back from all the good stuff over there.
That's great Grum, thanks! Is the Vallorcine stuff reasonably easy to find? May head up there tomorrow.
Possettes and the trient run are both on trailforks. Just be aware that these are both walking paths (along with most of the other good bike trails in Chamonix) so be prepared to give way/share the trail.
Watching with interest, as heading out to Verbier for a short weekend at the end of Sept. have a great trip.
there was a big thread a while back about routes around Verbier, see if you can find it.
found it
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/anyone-ridden-verbier-enduro-trails-in-switzerland/