Morzine and the Portes du Soleil MTB area are globally renowned MTB destinations and most mountain bikers consider them to be the ultimate places to ride. It’s true that in Morzine you’ll find all the right conditions for MTB.
BIKE PARK OPENING DATES FOR SUMMER 2024
(Opening dates subject to weather conditions)
Morzine – Le Pléney bike park opening periods
from 31 May to 2 June and 7 to 9 June >pre-season weekends
from 14 June to 15 September > open every day
Special evenings at the Bike Park: open until 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays (from 11 July to 31 August – unless it’s raining)
Avoriaz bike park opening periods
From 15 June to 27 June > partially open
From 28 June to 1 September > fully open
From 2 September to 15 September partially > open
Les Gets bike park opening periods (Les Chavannes and Les Nauchets express chairlift) –
From 24 to 26 May, from 31 May to 2 June and from 7 to 9 June > pre-season weekends
From 14 June to 15 September open every day Les Gets (Mont Chéry gondola lift)
From 21 June to 1 September (included)
Mountain biking trails for all levels of ability
The biggest MTB park in Europe with an endless variety of tracks and trails for downhill, freeride and cross-country biking, something for everyone and all levels of ability. The Portes du Soleil MTB trails that are marked in green are suitable for beginners and families, don’t generally include any particular difficulties, are well-maintained and offer a gentle slope.
For those who have more mountain biking experience and are looking to take on the best MTB trails in the French Alps, we recommend the blue, red or even black trails. You’ll have noticed that the MTB trails are colour-coded just like the ski slopes. Riders can therefore take on steep and technical downhill tracks that require excellent control, self-confidence and exemplary technical skills.
Morzine, the Santa Cruz Syndicate’s favourite training ground
In 2016, the iconic American brand Santa Cruz chose Morzine as its official European base camp. Since then, this partnership between the resort and the brand has gone from strength to strength and there’s now a showroom, Bike Patrol, the slopes have evolved, and there are a number of events on the theme of MTB. They’re certainly not lacking in ideas! Thanks to the work done by the resort and Santa Cruz, in 2020 Morzine was voted Best Bike Park in Europe and 8th in the world by the readers of Vital MTB, one of the most popular American specialised websites.
A great number of members of the Santa Cruz Syndicate team have chosen Morzine as their summer training ground. You are likely to run into some big names in the world of MTB on the trails of Morzine, including the Head Coach, the legendary Steve Peat (52 World Cup podiums, 17 victories and 3 series titles).
A partnership between the Le Pleney team and Santa Cruz ambassador Romain Paulhan, former French downhill champion, also meant that the red trail, now known as Super 8, was given a complete makeover. This is a great example for the first Santa Cruz downhill trail as the brand’s primary colour is red.
Since summer 2021, there has been a washing station for bikes near the Le Pleney gondola lift. It is free to use for holders of a MTB pass. An added bonus that our mountain biker friends should be pleased with!
There’s a beginners area covering 3,800 m² with a 430 m trail.<br>It is at the Le Pleney gondola lift arrival station and provides mountain bikers a chance to practice before setting off on the Bike Park trails, such as the 4.5 km blue trail with a gentle slope and a 500-m difference in<br>altitude.
Once a week, come to the Le Pleney stadium and challenge yourself to the impossible climb. In the evening, there’s a fun challenge and the participant who gets the highest on the 40° slope will win a prize.
