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After a couple of years away my leg is just about fixed so we're off to Les Gets for the last fortnight in August. Yes, I know that there will be braking bumps the size of houses and potentially torrential rain but I really don't care. Chalet is booked- Yippee!!
I'm there from the 26th July to the 9th of August. First week with mates so riding every day. Second week with Mrs and Junior so sneaky runs after family time.
I'll be on this bike...
Feel free to give me a nudge if you see me.
I'll be there with the family from 26th July until 2nd Aug - should be out on the bike every day.
I'll look out for the bike @sharkattack. I'll be there an a (I think) fairly unusual Deviate Claymore in dark green. 
We went 2nd week in September in 2023 and the trails were in premium condition, not much in the way of braking bumps
There from 5th -19th Aug after some racing first and a trip to Andorra
We’re out the first week of August. Managed to palm the kids off on the grandparents (5 days with my parents and 5 with the in-laws) so this will be our first real trip back since before my wife got pregnant.
We’ve got e-bikes this year, but will probably just be riding all the normal stuff.
10th to the 17th of August for me. I'll be the one guy in the lift queue with an open face helmet.
14th to 21st June for me. First time there and.looking forward to it
Further to my above post, we are flying into Geneva. What's the best way of getting from the airport to Morzine? There's two of us and we were thinking about the train.
The last time I looked there wasn't a train. There's quite a few transfer services though. When Mrs A last visited in February she used Alpybus.
I’ll be there late June, can’t remember exact dates. If flying to Geneva I’ve used both Alpybus and Skiidy Gonzales for transfers.
Further to my above post, we are flying into Geneva. What's the best way of getting from the airport to Morzine? There's two of us and we were thinking about the train.
Train to Thonon and then a bus up to Morzine is easy enough if you're not too late in the evening; obviously a bit trickier if you're lugging bike boxes. Train from the airport will have at least one and maybe two changes. Thonon bus station is 100m from the train station.
For direct transfers, there's Skiidy Gonzalez, AlpyBus, and many other companies, although mid-June is quite early in the season, so some companies might not have shared transfers available.
Or just hire a car and then you can easily get to Morgins, Samoens, Bernex etc for a bit of variety
23-29th July
Will be on a Cotic Jeht in light blue (which always draws comments from non uk riders) so say hi if you see me.
Interested to see how things evolve with the proposed no freeride on Pleney ruling. It has the potential to really change the dynamic of Morzine.
I don't know how they would ever manage to police Pleney. When they shut down Super M off piste there were only a couple of options so it was easy for them to catch people and threaten with having passes confiscated if caught again. Pleney must have 100+ variations of off piste trails.
If they do somehow shut it down, it seriously restricts the good riding actually in Morzine, and will add to the queues and traffic elsewhere.
It was on the Morzine Source facebook but I can't find the post now. Plans in place to restrict off piste riding on Pleney.
Hi All
I'm out in Morzine from July 2nd for about 9 ish day's with the family, I'll be riding a specialized status 160. Unfortunately my normal riding Oppo is unable to attend this year so if anyone wants to meet up, send me a message. 52yr old South Wales rider, likes flow and steeps sh1t @ jumping.
Cheers DB
that's pants news about Pleney. I'll be out in Morzine and Chatel 9th-23rd with Family but will clearly have bike with me.
was meant to be there in late July with the family, but managed to break my leg and it wont be fixed in time, so managed to get the holiday company to defer it to 2026.
Enjoy it out there all!
3 weeks today hurrah for 4 days riding! Seems like green is the new black from this thread, I'll be on my new green Banshee Spitfire.
I'll be over in Les Gets for a week from the 11th July with a few less techy friends. I should have a couple of free afternoons - is there anywhere that does steeps tutoring?
Edit - or does anyone know any of the easier steeps to get into?
I saw something on FB (I think) that said Les Gets has a no Shotgun seat policy this year. Not sure if it’s true, or which lifts/areas it affects though.
I was hoping to use a Shotgun for a few runs this year. It'll be the last chance as he's getting too big for it.
I knew they weren't allowed on all lifts but it would be nice to know which ones in advance.
I do have quite a specific question regarding GVA and Morzine. Mrs Weeksy is flying in and me and the boy and GF are driving from Spain to Morzine. If i go and pick her up, do i need a Vignette ? Just trying to work out whether it's better for me to drive and collect her or whether we use a Skiidy Ginzales or other company to bring her back from the airport into Morz.
[ When they shut down Super M off piste there were only a couple of options so it was easy for them to catch people and threaten with having passes confiscated if caught again. Pleney must have 100+ variations of off piste trails.
Was this last year? Was it the trails from the bottom of Da trail and Hattock? I only ask as these were favourites a couple years back the last time I was there.
I watched a little video from one of the local companies (atlasrideco) about the off-piste issue. Apparantly (depsite what i said), it's not as bad as all seems, but there are some restrictions and the locals are trying to work with them.
@weeksy - yes, vignette needed, as you'll need to cross into Switzerland for the very last bit to the airport. It's £35-ish.
They make those things impossible to remove (and potentially move to another vehicle), so we'll be getting one in a month, when we head to Verbier for a week, before a fortnight in Morzine.
They make those things impossible to remove (and potentially move to another vehicle)
I imagine there's a possible trick involving invisiframe tape or similar.
do i need a Vignette ?
I've done this a couple of times and never bought a vignette, didn't think it was worth it to goa few k's into Switzerland and then back out. Not been caught so far.
You don't need a vignette if you go through Geneva rather than down the motorway.
I picked my lot up last year and to be honest it was a full day out for me. They're getting the bus this year, I'll be out riding that day!
Transfer is worth every penny.
Depends where you're going. I worked a few seasons in the Alps, spending a fair bit of that picking up clients from GVA, then heading back into France with them. The Swiss border guards are more checking for vignettes than anything else - they'll wave you over if they don't see one. We used to try to switch them around, especially if a van broke down, and we had to cover that with a rented one - it sometimes worked.
I hate to be a bummer but I've already heard reports from mates that bike theft is absolutely rampant in Morzine/Les Gets/ Samoens.
I heard that an entire towbar bike rack was removed from a car with a grinder and carried away because the bikes were locked onto the rack. This means that they're not just snatching and grabbing easy targets. My rack is staying at home again this year!
Take a lock and use it. When my bike is in the car boot it has a Kryptonite chain threaded through the frame and wheels and black sheet thrown over everything. It's invisible through the tinted windows. In the chalet I always make my bike the most difficult to get to and double up on chains and D-locks.
The bikes are insured but I'd still be gutted if my current dream bike went missing on a riding holiday.
We're are in Les Gets amnd Morzine for two weeks early August.
My son wants to take the DH bikes, but I think it might suit enduro more - but we don't get to ride the DH bikes as much as he'd like at home and he sees this as two weeks of riding them... I've never been to LG/Morzine, presume there's easily enough for DH bikes only (with maybe one or two days hiring enduro bikes to do a couple of the stunning looking bigger rides)?
To be fair to him, in the same position last year when we went to Les2Alpes we took DH bikes and never regretted it.
Im nto convinced there's enough just in LEs GEts/Morzine for out and out DH - you can head over Chatel really easily from Morzine and get some laps in there too. All of the trails are very much enduro bike capable and arguably you'd get a better experience.
A note on the Vignette and CH motorways - it’s now all digital, https://via.admin.ch/shop/config/evignette
I suspect this makes it harder to squeak through without the sticker, as its number plate recognition based.
My son wants to take the DH bikes, but I think it might suit enduro more - but we don't get to ride the DH bikes as much as he'd like at home and he sees this as two weeks of riding them... I've never been to LG/Morzine, presume there's easily enough for DH bikes only (with maybe one or two days hiring enduro bikes to do a couple of the stunning looking bigger rides)?
including the interconnected regions of champery, chatel, morgins all on the PDS lift pass its the biggest interconnected bike park in europe or possibly world. If there is any (non racing) reason for owning a DH bike its for a 2 week morzine trip!
Just take the DH bikes, or at least let Junior take his. You'll get more use in a week over there than a full season in the UK.
There's tonnes of stuff on Pleney and loads of cheeky trails between there and Les Gets which drop out onto the road. It's one of the best places in Europe to ride a DH bike and that's without touching any official trails. Mt Chery in Les Gets is good then add in Morgin, Chatel, Lindarets etc. plenty of stuff for a big bike.
It's pedalling the thing around town and between lifts that's the problem.
100% DH bike.
Im nto convinced there's enough just in LEs GEts/Morzine for out and out DH
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There’s plenty of DH to ride in Les Gets Morzine and Chatel. Let him fill his boots.
if your enduro bike is really good and your DH bike is older then take your enduro bike. I reckon most modern enduro bikes are better than old DH bikes nowadays. But if you have a decent DH bike then ride that. Have a proper DH holiday. Loads to ride out there
Thanks all, appreciate all the replies. Easy decision then… 🙂
Anyone been out there yet and can report if there's any new trails to report? I last went two years ago. Know about the new Red opened last year from near the top of Seraussaix, anything else worth seeking out?
We are just back. The whole 'freeride exclusion zone' issue is somewhat overblown. We had a meeting with various official types and the reasons for restricting off piste on the Pleney side are pretty understandable when you realise lots of the unnoficial trails were dropping straight into the road between Les Gets and Morzine - other reasons are environmental where tracks have turned into raging channels of water triggering mud slides also it's tricky in these areas to get rescue access when you bin it. There's still loads of other options. Oh and Freeride = Off-Piste riding rather than any ban on a particular genre of bikes. We spent 5 days riding loads of stuff no where near the exclusion zones - we just had to ride a lttle further. If you just want off piste trails right off a lift then you may be dissapointed that you now have to ride a bit to find some (Heavens to Betsy!).
How are the exclusion zones designated and policed ?
lots a very small percentage of the unnoficial trails were dropping straight into the road between Les Gets and Morzine
