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Cards From
Morzine!
Article
by. Cameron Bissit ("the cave man")
Well,
I am now in my third week in Morzine (french alps)and am
still loving it. Doing at least 6hrs of riding a day, more
if we can handle it because the lifts are open for 8 hrs
a day.
Its unbelievable, we have only just scratched the surface
of all the DH trails, single track and bike parks the Portes
du Soleil has to offer. With over 16 chairlifts and gondolas
(all fully kitted out to take your bike) for you to use
you can drop into 8 different valleys and from France in
to Switzerland without even breaking a sweat, because 99%
of the trails linking the lifts are downhill. Most of the
pro riders can be spotted out here training for the World
Cups etc. etc. So if you think you could be the next big
thing in DH, come out, if you cant speak French don’t
worry, most of them have a good handle of English, and if
you think you will be the only Kiwi out here you’re
wrong. There is a thriving micro community of Kiwi’s
and Aussie’s working and living the mountain biking
dream. Morzine has a very similar vibe as Queenstown, tourists,
extreme sports and brilliant nights out. Just missing the
big lake at the side!
The trails consist of every conceivable level, from the
super fast Plenty course to the super tech French cup course,
the never ending Swiss cup course and the famously brutal
Champery Swiss World cup course. Then there is the ever
growing single track, every summer there are more and more
built by the seasonal residents, they can be super tech
steep, tree roots, big drops or just mellow flowing trails
that follow the hill down back to the lift. Then there are
the bike parks of Les Gets and Chatel, flowing trails littered
with tabletop jumps, road gaps, northshore and as a bit
of a draw card a massive airbag to practice your tricks
on! The Chatel slopestyle park is nuts, everything on it
is massive.
The only pieces of advice I would give to anybody looking
at coming over is, make sure your bike has a good set of
brakes, because they will get a roasting. And make sure
you stay in Morzine because it is the lowest point of the
surrounding area, if you do get caught out by the lifts
closing due to bad weather or if you run late and miss the
last lift, you can just roll down the fire roads and main
roads back to your accommodation !
More
Pick's
It's
Winter at Mt Hutt
so
for all your
transport
requirements to and from the ski fields
Ride
Snow Shuttles
and
for all your equipment needs
Big
Al's Snow Sports
For
any inquiries about
Mountainbiking
Contact
Andy
andydhnz.com@xtra.co.nz
Keen
to get the
max
out of your
time
on
the DH trails?
We
have the answer for you!
A
private shuttle day for you and your group will secure the
best day's riding at in the Mt Hutt Bike Park, ride which
trails you want, when you want, have transport ready and
waiting to shuttle you back to the top.
As
well as a pre packed lunch ready to go when you decide to
have a break to fuel up. As well your driver has extensive
knowledge of the Bike Park trails and features.
Mt
Hutt Bike Park
Shuttle
Day
19th
April!!
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Pick's search ref dhnz.com
DHNZ.com
BUS TRIP
to WANAKA and
DIRT
PARK
All
who took part in the dhnz.com bus trip to
Dirt
Park had a great time, with sunny days and great terrain
who could ask for more
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Mt
Hutt Shuttle Day
9th
Feb.
A
big thank you to all who attended on the 9th.Dry trails
and good numbers made for a successful day.The next scheduled
DHNZ.com Mt Hutt Shuttle day is on the 19th of April, We
will be running the under the same format but with an additional
vehicle, also we will be running the Methven Indoor Skate
Park Bike Jam in the evening straight after the shuttles
stop running, this was also a great success with a very
chilled vibe and some polished skills on display.
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here for images
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Mt
Hutt Forest
DHNZ.com
BIG WEEK END
DHNZ.com
SHOW ME YOUR FINEST TRICK
COMPETITION.
Thanks
to all who attended the fun on Sunday, A great display was
put on by the competitors in the Show Me Your Best Trick
Comp on Sunday with lots of fun had and some very exciting
skills were on display.
The
ages of entries ranged from 9 yrs to 32 yrs and this made
for an entertaining event.
Ben
Stephens from Timaru took the best trick prize, with local
methven riders making there mark on the competition.
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more photo's hit the link below and search for dhnz.com
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you want to purchase high res photos from Julie
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Ride
day success
Thank
you to all who attended and helped make our shuttle day
the most successful yet. More information and images to
come.
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for images
The
new Dakine bridge at Mt Hutt Bike Park has been tested and
approved by all.
A
big thank you to all who have been donating there time and
equipment to our winter building program.
Thanks
to this effort there have already been several improvements
to the Mt Hutt Forest bike Park trails
