My organic pads lasted the week this year with TA in the Goat Shed.
I reckon there's another trip in them to be honest.
It did lash it down on Wednesday last week but was just damp and a bit (nicely) sketchy on the Thursday morning and pretty much bone dry by Thursday afternoon.
Love that whole area. Great for all types of riders from DH right the way to road stuff.
I got back from the area last week (hello hungry monkey and thanks for shwoing us round!).
It was very wet on our last day riding and we did a pretty technical trail called Double Header, which seemed to hold up really well - one of my favourites of the trip and highly recommended.
SS sintered pads seemed to last better than SS organic or kevlar for me too. Killed pairs of both the latter in less than a day riding DH in the Alps.
MTB-Idle. You were lucky nothing fell out of your pack whilst riding.
French DH champs at Meribel on Sunday. Looks like the trail drained out really nicely 
ocrider - MemberFrench DH champs at Meribel on Sunday. Looks like the trail drained
In fairness it lashed it down for the best part of 18 hours on the Sunday of the French DH champs and installing drains wouldn't have done anything for it.
The only thing that stops it raining here at the moment is if I take our dogs for a walk. As soon as I get 5 minutes from the chalet it brightens up.... 
Right then off to get some Hope pads organic and sintered. Looking at the forecast I think the weather is going to improve, I hope.
2 of us are driving down on the 23rd staying in the Eagles Nest.
In fairness it lashed it down for the best part of 18 hours on the Sunday of the French DH champs and installing drains wouldn't have done anything for it.
I figured so, just being facetious for the sake of being facetious 
Doesnt help that they are talking about snow above 2000m during the next few days.
Choosing to believe Nig E5 - 4 of us driving down on 23rd and staying at The Goat Shed
Got back from LA after 2 weeks there on Saturday.
The riding in the wet is fine. Once you're in the woods you barely notice it's raining - too much to concentrate on. Getting caught on the world's slowest chairlift (Cachette) in a thunderstorm is a different issue though. SOOOO cold. In many ways there's more grip in the wet than there is in the dust if its been dry for a long time. Some of the roots can be a bit slippy though - just hang loose!
As far as brakes and tyres go - most of the guides love their Saint 4pots. I was running Hope M4s without any significant issues. Biggest rotors possible though. Original Hope pads seem to last very well - I had a 6 month old set in when I arrived and swapped them after 10 days. Some guys were getting through SS or Disco pads in a couple of runs. Tyres? 2.5 TPC. Supertacky front, Maxxpro rear - jobsagoodun
Enjoy!
Choosing to believe Nig E5 - 4 of us driving down on 23rdhttp://france.meteofrance.com/france/meteo?PREVISIONS_PORTLET.path=previsionsdept/DEPT73
OK, just make sure that you pack the right clothing, although you'd be silly not to even if the sun was splitting the rocks, tis the mountains after all. 
Tour de France is going to get interesting. There will be snow on the Agnel and the Galibier, mark my words.
OK, just make sure that you pack the right clothing
Very good point ocrider, am never one to under-pack so should have stuff for most eventualities.
Got the tyres, packing full winter gear anyway.
Pads and full face helmet will keep me warm. Along with waterproof and lots of pairs of gloves should all be good.
Well all back in one piece. Had an amazing ride saturday afternoon, Sunday was a complete write off due to biblical rains, but made up for it on Monday with a guided day into Italy from coolbus.co.uk which was the hardest 7 hours in the saddle I've ever done. Bus uplift to the top and then the most mentally steep and technical singletrack I have ever seen with chairlifts in between. Clocked up around 100k of downhill action which was exhilerating and exhausting in equal measures.
Then got out very early Tuesday for a few more runs before the lunchtime transfer.
All in all, probably the most fun I have ever had with my clothes on my some margin and I'm still buzzing now!
16GB of GoPro action to sift through including some You've Been Framed worthy crash clips (not from me I am pleased to add!).
Roll on next year!
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