Is it possible for a cheeky weekend in the alps. What with snowboarding once year with out wife, the chance of a week in french alps without her is not an option, so is a weekend viable. If so does anyone know where to organise accom??

Long weekend is a better bet.
Did Thursday to Monday a few years back based in Morzine, with a days riding in Chamonix.
My mate pulled in a favour for the accommodation, but I’m sure if you did a bit of calling around you’d find something for the weekend!

Morzine’s website has good accommodation options.

Am off to the Alps with the lads in July for 7 nights, my wife has no problem with me going away for that long and Am away for 3 days doin Mountain Mayhem AND I am going on a stag do in August for a long weekend, I guess I must have a good wife 😀

I’m considering the same, especially after Les Deaux Alpes feature in this month’s Dirt – now that looks fun! I was thinking about driving for a change (from Manchester). Premier Inn in Dover Thursday night, tunnel at 5am, Morzine for late afternoon. Leave Alps Monday afternoon after riding, or early doors Tuesday.

A lot of driving and not cheap (400 ish) but you can’t beat a road trip – now and again.

Brycey,

Me and a mate left leeds 5pm, midnight tunnel crossing, only stopped for food, coffee, fuel and driver swaps, arrived in the Alps for breakfast, on the trails for 10am, job done.

The Premier inn @ Dover?
There’s a couple right by the tunnel entrance @ Ashford

Saying that – It would be a good bit cheaper & it’d give you a head start to book into the F1 motel @ Lievin on the A26

wouldn’t it be quicker & easier on the train ?

Quicker? maybe, I dunno
Easier? – no

Too many trains & humping gear & bike across cities

Good point – not Dover. Another good point on the French F1 but you get the jist.

Overnighter sounds tiring – although you really can’t beat a roadtrip!

Depends where you’re starting from, but I can do home (Sussex) to Les Carroz (just down the road from Chamonix) in 6hrs door to door. So certainly a viable option.

John what the hell are you driving to do that?! Its 600 miles from Calais, I used to sit at 80-90 in my truck and minimise stops, still would’ve taken me 8/9 hours to do 600 miles.

I did a long weekend staying with Alpine Elements a couple of years back. Got lots of riding in and had a great time. Flew out after work on Thursday, rode all day Friday, Sat, Sunday and Monday morning. Flight back Monday afternoon. Back at work Tuesday.

Twohats, yup it might be great bashing all that way down in one go, but how many crashes did you have on the first day! My mate bust his shoulder up form lack of concentration after driving for so long. Some people can do it, but many can’t. Just worth thinking about?

None actually.
2 of us sharing the driving and managed a decent bit of kip between shifts.

John what the hell are you driving to do that?!

erm, a 737? 😯

Would also agree with the point about crashes after a long drive.

I’ve been for long skiing weekends in Les Deux Alpes with my Dad for the last 10 years or so, 7am Friday flight from Heathrow to Lyon, hire and car, 2 hour drive up to the resort, easily there by lunchtime, fly home late Sunday night, you could do come back Monday instead.