Exploring Morzine - The ultimate guide for new MTB riders

Can a beginner rider enjoy Morzine?
The answer is undoubtably YES, and with a regular years worth of descending done in a week holiday there is no faster way to accelerate your riding progression.
This is the ultimate guide for your first day in the Portes du Soleil area. Join this epic, fully lift-assisted ride through three of the four main resorts covered by the lift pass: Morzine, Les Gets, and Avoriaz. We'll explore mostly green trails with a few optional blues, all with virtually no climbing.
The edit is on the long side so you can see as much detail of the trails and route as possible to give you the best possible feel for what its like to spend a day in this amazing biking paradise.
So grab a brew, sit back and enjoy the ride then get yourself booked on the trip of a lifetime.
I stayed with ‪@AtlasRideCo‬ on one of there fabulous catered riders week which are incredible value for money and have everything a travelling mountain biker needs to take maximise the enjoyment of a MTB holiday.
TrailForks route:
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Garmin Route:
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[@michaelfrost1709]

I have been for the last 5 years and love it! Something for everyone!

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

There really is, great progression to be had!

[@rsbike608]

Nice!!!

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Thanks dude! 🙏

[@theweedrone]

I'm going next week for first time in Alpes. Thanks for this guide.

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

It’s a pleasure! I just wanted to show how easy and quick it is to get between resorts as it’s easy to get stuck in one area for fear of time or energy needed to get around the entire area. I hope you have a great time!

[@theweedrone]

@@MindfulTrailBiker Just out of interest. Was there any lifts to avoid due to long queues? I've seen that TSZore chair can be a problem. Thanks

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@theweedrone the super morzine and then zore lift seem to attract the longest queues. I suppose it just depends on the time of day. Other than that most queues aren’t an issue. I didn’t really have any issues as I went very early season.

[@Lindsey43665]

Fantastique 🎉🎉 Great video and guide ❤

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@@Lindsey43665 merci buecoup

[@andrewtamplin8148]

Thanks for having us in this awesome video mate. We’re having a blast. And the. Storms today were so immense. We absolutely love the place. Hopefully we’ll catch you before you go

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Pleasure Andy, it was great to meet you both and I’m blown away by how quickly you took to the trials, great skills on show! I’m sure we’ll bump into each other again this week! Cheers 👍

[@andrewtamplin8148]

@@MindfulTrailBiker thanks for you compliments mate. Look forward to catching up with you. If not we’ll see you in the uk somewhere

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

How old is your lad Andy?

[@Mikey-ns6nz]

Must be a few days after you. Enjoyed the 1st sunny day out on Monday and trails were generally dry. Greens you did were flying. Had a couple of trips here 12 years ago. Much better and more organised grading now and much more fun. Godd video as normal.

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@@Mikey-ns6nz they don’t take long to dry out do they. Have a great trip, if you see me say hi 👋

[@Stevo_YouTube]

Thanks for the guide. Taking a friend there for his first time in PDS next week. Will follow a similar route unless he wants to jump straight onto the blacks.

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@@Stevo_KZbin pleasure, enjoy! Its a great warm up day, plenty time to get in the serious stuff 👍

[@tomriley_bike]

The weather out there is a funny old thing, there are definitely cycles to it - two years ago when I did my season it was baking hot all summer and it only rained one or two days in three months, but the year before it was much like this season appears to have started out; just constantly wet.

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Indeed, think I’ve been 4 times and had a mix of baking hot and sporadic torrential downpours. Defo mountain weather!

[@Danny_Transition_Patrol]

Really great video as always, looks like an awesome place. Hope you have a great time.

[@Danny_Transition_Patrol]

Dad and Lad combo’s always shred! Rodri was showing that Steez on them trails.

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Thanks Danny, appreciate the watch buddy and the comments as always dude!

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

He was an absolute shredder, wasn’t prepared for that at all. That was the first day of his holiday as well.

[@shannonmtb]

Looks great.....I cant wait for wknd! Not looking forward to the mud tho on my first mtb "summer" holiday 😂

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@@shannonmtb pretty full on but still epic, bring extra clothes 😂

[@shannonmtb]

😂 yeah plenty of clothes. Believe they have good washing facilities for them too at atlas? Drying room?

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@shannonmtb yeah, they’ve got you covered mark! Ace accommodation, food is outstanding

[@julianescalanteflorin9626]

With the amount of rain we seem to constantly have I doubt the blue from lg to morzine will ever get fully dry

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Yeah, it’s gonna take some time to dry out and of some of the ruts will dry in as well so it will need a fair amount of work as well. Such a shame as it’s a great track!

[@julianescalanteflorin9626]

@@MindfulTrailBiker Yeah but great video! This is my first season here and I did the same route as you did, les gets is definitely much more challenging than morzine, but overall great great trails

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words. It’s awesome that you’ll potently get to ride there everyday!! Have a wonderful season. 🤘🤘

[@271pabloo]

Absolutely love it , I have to go back there as I miss that magic place a lot ❤my best bikini memories ❤🔥

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

It’s awesome isn’t it pawel. Ride chatel today, forgot just how steep it was 🤯

[@mtbtrack4716]

Great guide! We are going for the 1st time and just bought the tickets for the bikeparks. We need to collect the cards in Chatel but you mentioned that this area is steeper and would be best to leave it for the end of the trip. I wonder if taking the Pierre-Longe chairlift in Chatel we can link to the other uplifts of Seraussaix and Proclou to reach the green trails. Thanks!

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Thank you, i hope you find it useful. Yes. If you take the 2 lifts out of chatel bike park you can ride the chesery blue trial down to the Lindaret bowl. Then take the prolays lift to the top of avoriaz and your st the point where I’m chatting about chatel so can pick up the avoraiz greens. Hope that helps 👍

[@mtbtrack4716]

That's really helpful. We will do that, thank you!

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

Pleasure

[@mtbtrack4716]

@@MindfulTrailBiker Checking the maps it looks like after taking the TSD Lindarets down to Avoriaz, the first green trail we can take if the Fourmiz. Is this right? Thanks

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@mtbtrack4716 pretty sure that’s right yes 👍

[@spartanmtb2640]

Been to Morzine once for a week. Never again. Unimaginative trails (berm central), zero local culture feel (basically expensive poor man’s resort full of English lads), weather is often bad too (it rained heavy half of the time I was there)

[@MindfulTrailBiker]

@@spartanmtb2640 I’m a poor English lad so I fit in just fine. Can’t agree on the trails. Plenty work gone in and each resit has its own feel so plenty variety.

[@evaiscoolest]

I've been there in 2022/2023 and I've never had issues with bad weather and it is inexpensive compared to Whistler. If you don't believe me when I say it is inexpensive, I am from South Africa and our currency is 20 for 1 Euro. You probably also just didn't know what trails to ride or where to go because it is most definitely not berm central. The perks of going to Morzine is the fact that you have access to: Chatel, Les Gets, Champery, Mont Chery, Pleney, SuperMorzine, Avoriaz, Morgins all through the chair lifts. If you think these trails are "berm central" idk what to tell you.

[@Stevo_YouTube]

😂

[@NickHopkins-e4u]

Exactly this! If you're from the UK, just go to any of the welsh bikeparks with uplift. They have better trails and its much cheaper to get to