I’ve ridden at Val d’Allos; trails were dry & dusty. there was a bit of rain but nothing compared to my 5 day wash out last July at Beaufortain (we even had snow) with TA. Cold, muddy & miserable. I’m off to Pra Loup / Barcelonnette and then north to Les Arcs this summer.
Here’s a vid I made from Val d’Allos
[video]http://youtu.be/o67fbjwfXlg[/video]
There’s only 1 or 2 days riding max at the park at Val D’Allos, and its all bit French ski resort DH if you know what I mean. But if you explore the VTT trails then there’s a lot more; I rode a couple of trails futrther down the valley as marked on the tourist office VTT maps and they were good. But they’re basically footpaths, and though they’re way marked you’ll need a map and sometimes they’re a bit sketchy:
[video]http://youtu.be/uOpKvVYaoFk[/video]