My wife & I enjoy an annual summer 2 week trip to BSM, mostly due to the amount of lift-accessed singletrack & limited amount of bike-park jumpy trails. I’m not adverse to the latter, and she can ride some of them (not big features & she generally prefers wheels close to the ground), but technical singletrack is what ticks our boxes. Having done a holiday in Spain that involved a lot of pedaling up, we prefer the ability to gain much of the altitude by lift.
Is BSM/Les Arcs fairly unique in the amount of singletrack you can access for minimal pedaling up? My feeling is that many other resorts provide excellent lift-access DH bike park lines, but without the extent of unmarked singletrack that BSM provides (in 2 weeks of riding, ignoring trails used to link up areas, we only rode 3 trails twice with 3000-5000m descending a day).
Am I missing out by making that assumption? I’d be interested to hear experiences of areas in both Europe & N America, especially from people that have also ridden the BSM area. Comparison to the riding in Whistler would be particularly appreciated as it’s under consideration for next year. Thanks!
