VTT - Mountain Biking

Les Gets and the Portes du Soleil offer the best mountain biking in europe.

580km in the Portes du Soleil with 180km in Les Gets.

8 permanent downhill tracks with 2 in Les Gets. Mont Chery has hosted rounds of the VTT World Cup Downhill in 1996, 98, 2000, 2002 and Les Gets hosted the 6 day World Championships in September 2004 - the first time in France for 20 years.

New In Les Gets This Season:

New "L'Encape" downhill track in the Chavannes bowl

New Cross country circuit on the Chavannes

New jump park in the Chavannes bowl (replaces the Mont Chery jump park)

Nauchets chairlift open to MTB which opens up a large area on the Chavannes side and gives access down to Morzine without using the main road!

Opening of the ski lifts

Partial opening of the ‘MTB Paradise’ area from 7th to 15th June 2008.

The Chavannes Express chairlift will be open on Saturday and Sunday then everyday from 16th June to 7th September.

Total opening of the ‘MTB Paradise’ area 28th June 2008, for the 5th MTB Pass’Portes du Soleil (further info: www.passportesdusoleil.com)

Mont Chéry side :
Télécabine du Mont Chéry : walkers and MTB
Télésiège de la Pointe : walkers

Chavannes side:
Télésiège Express Chavannes : walkers and MTB
Télésiège Express Nauchet : MTB

Partial closing 31st August 2008.
The Chavannes Express chairlift will be open until 7th September 2008.

Lift Pass Prices

Les Portes du Soleil :

 Price Euros  Adult Child Senior
 1 day  16.00 11.00 13.00
 6 days  64.00  43.00  51.00
 6 non consec days  69.00  46.00  55.00
 Season  128.00  86.00  102.00

Child aged 5 to 15. Senior over 60.
Lucky holders of the Portes du Soleil pass (must be purchased) for the 2007/2008 winter season are granted a 50 % discount on the 2008 summer rate. Free for children under 5.

Kit PassPortes (map and lifts pass) : Daily fee: 20 € To ride around the routes of the PassPortes du Soleil» (MTB Raid) all summer long.

24 ski lifts open all summer, equiped to take your bikes uphill, 3 in Les Gets (open 7th June to 11th Sept). Unlimited access to the Les Gets lifts can be obtained with a Magic Pass (see link to the left) or single lifts up (adult) cost 6€. A Portes du Soleil 6 day adult pass is 64€, 1 day 16€ (2008 prices). Chidren under 16 or over 60 have reduced rates.

Plenty of X-country trails for more relaxed mountain biking starting in the village, or if you wish, with prior arrangement, we can transport you and your bikes to alternative start points in our minibus so that you can make your way back to Les Gets. (cost dependant upon distance!)

There are 4 VTT hire shops in Les Gets with a full range of equipment to hire _ bikes from 19 to 99euros per day(or buy) or, if you bring your own bikes we can transport them from the airport with you within our transfer costs