Interesting perspective and news of some very exciting developments in terms of new trail networks...
http://mpora.com/articles/morzine-may-not-best-place-go-mountain-biking-alps-anymore#!bDRFNz
Anyone tempted should check out www.bikeverbier.com - a firm and longstanding favourite with plenty of folk on this forum.
The two new trails at the top, long, winding reds, are apparently closed because of the bad weather so we’ll have to start on an easy blue. This suits me fine, [b]because the sum total of my previous downhill experience is basically nil.[/b]
So Morzine's not the place to go anymore but in all likelihood the guy's never been there. Excellent journalism and not at all swayed by the free holiday from the Verbier tourist board...
"And while I’d struggled when we tackled one muddy-as-hell red run, my ego had been soothed somewhat by them explaining that “it would’ve been a black anywhere else”.
Read more at http://mpora.com/articles/morzine-may-not-best-place-go-mountain-biking-alps-anymore#qzY1jKQpTc82wOBh.9 9"
This is the stuff I struggle to understand... Why not make the grading more generic. What's the point in having a Red that's a Black of a Blue that's a Red.... or a Green...that could be anything. Surely it makes sense that the grading is done all over Europe to the same sort of specifications etc.