[Closed] Morzine

Armour will not prevent broken bones. It might help reduce grazes, bruises and puncture injuries, but not bones. Take a look at most mx riders, none of this pressure suit rubbish, just a lightweight roost vest. Broken bones are part life on two wheels.

I may be going at the end of August/beginning of September, although if the weather is likely to be that bad, I may go to Spain instead 😆

I do drive an Auto, but the wrist fracture means 4 weeks in a cast, so no driving for 4 weeks :-((.

I have to admit if I go back to the Alps, jumps will be off limits.

[b]dantsw13[/b] - Member
Thanks for the healing Karma!! My mates wrist went in a front wheel washout on a dusty loose berm near the bottom of Chavannes. My fall, well, when I work out how, Ill upload the vid of it taken from my bars - I still haven't got a clue what I did!! I seem to have got airborne on a tabletop and performed a front somersault!!

I have to admit if I go back to the Alps, jumps will be off limits.

Healing vibes to you.

I may be going at the end of August/beginning of September, although if the weather is likely to be that bad, I may go to Spain instead

I've been this week for the last 3 trips I've done to Morzine - it's s great week weatherwize generally. I think I've had 3 days of rain in those 4 weeks but it's the mountains so weather is unpredictable. Only thing to watch going that late is when the lifts close, I got it wrong last year and for the last week was confined to Pleney side and Les Gets - not the end of the world but I tend to prefer going on longer explorations over the SuperMoz side

Thanks, that's good to know, although I appreciate the unpredictable nature of the weather in the mountains.

I understand that the Morzine and Les Gets lifts are opening a week later this year, and therefore I will be fine for these two. However, the other lifts in the area will be closed for my second week.

On the ferry, still crying about the weather for the next ten days.

Armour wont stop bones breaking as such but can help you slide out.

For those with collar bone breaks have a look at the magic laser guy in ipswich (Search old collar bone threads) recovery times greatly reduced.

Guy on our mega trip last year broke his arm and insurance said do what ever is cheapest to get you and car back so he flew his gf out to drive him home.

Would advise any first timers to get some skills training in first, would have saved us a few bangs and scrapes first year. Few pointers on setup and fault finding might help.

Lastly don't get cocky or complacent no "last runs" and know when to go get a beer.

[b]no "last runs"[/b]

TOP TIP! This is why I spent 6 months in a cast....

Just getting all my gear together ready for Sunday! Jeeze there is a lot of stuff to take!!!

Out of interest has anyone found a decent accurate weather website for Morzine, they all appear to be very different!!

Chamonix Meteo your best bet
[url] http://chamonix-meteo.com/chamonix-mont-blanc/weather/forecast/morning/5_days_weather_forecast.php [/url]

Big low pressure coming through on saturday night/sunday

well ive fitted some fast rolling dry tyres so even if teh forecast says heavy rain from next thursday (when we arrive) im going to make it sunny by sheer force of will

http://www.yr.no/place/France/Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes/Morzine/long.html

So, my dreadful jump technique at 1:0

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Dan 😡 why did you run away?

That was the I'm in so much freaking pain I don't know what to do so run....looks nasty

For bike repairs head over to Les Gets half way down the Chavanne turn left heading over towards the canyon. on the left there is a shop run by an english chap (john i think) he is a ginga you can't miss him) been out 5 times now and he is the cheapest most reliable mechanic I have found.

Canyon is an epic decent clear it and you can feel good about yourself.
Ask someone about the secret trail back to morzine off the top of the 2 super morzines head back under the lift and follow the narrow left hand line its techy steep and rooty not for the faint hearted but a cracking run

Chatel bike park rides really well loads of progressive stuff and also some nutty french kids doing massive jumps also the sight of the road gap many many many stacks on that one!!

Swiss national DH course is the quietest of the full on DH tracks (off the top of the mosettes and turn left heading over towards boulder alley) not one for those with vertigo but very rideable

all in its an epic place with so much riding I have been quite a few times now and still find new stuff can't wait to go again nothing beats the arm pump you get

Bad news on the crash Dan, at least you got it on video. I noticed that the lift was not running. Was fatigue a factor after full days riding? Healing vibes for a quick mend. How is the Heckler BTW after your off?

Edit: just noticed lift on the left was running so not end of day ride.

Heckler - not a scratch!! Far tougher than me :-)). In fact, the Heckler was great for the whole trip.

It was second run of the day, so fatigue definately not a factor. In fact, I was feeling in really good nick, which is why I tried the tabletop. Running away seems to be my natural reaction to a crash - done it a few times now!!

Had an epic days riding today, met frogleek off here on the way to the super chatel lifts. Glad I got a day of good weather riding, the rest of the week can do what it likes now.

Hit 44 mph on some of the trails, then hit 54 mph on the road back to the campsite.

Road gap has been removed in chatel, relegated to attempting the river gap instead 🙁

well that was awesome

felt my riding has stepped up a level too!

met some great people out there;
loved chatel good mix of gaps and drops and able to build up to bigger stuff, jumps and drops at les gets, roots at morzine, swiss dh track was awesome, lindertes valley- great flowing runs on both sides, morgins was well worth the trip, though thats one gnarly blue run!and champery was just steep greasy roots- back brake lost all fluid at the top so did a lot of it on my arse and had cramps from using the front brake all the way down

biggest shout out to seb and amy at progressive mtb, great hosts and chalet montanna was bargaintastic, cheers for the recommendation !