GrahamS2 Posted September 6, 2018 Share You just cant get enough of the alps, little video of a 10 year old I rode with this year. Lucky chap that.Closest I got to DH in the Alps when I was 10 was bombing it down the side of Bill Stewart koppie in Bedfordview on my BMX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted January 9, 2019 Share Ok so any takers for 2019? There were quite a few of you saying 2019 last year...... Guess what people. It's 2019! Dates are 14-28 July My mate Karl has organized rockstar accommodation RIGHT on the town square looking straight at Pleney. It won't be cheap but it will be amazing. I'm gonna be there within that timeframe but I can't take that much time this year so I'm doing a 6 day catered, haribo's for lunch turbocharged thing. Patrick from Tygerberg is apparently putting something together too. It's always more fun and more cost effective with a crew. So hook up with those 2 crews. Edited January 9, 2019 by Duane_Bosch capediver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted February 26, 2019 Share Hey all. Any gravity freaks keen on a trip to Morzine in July? My mate Karl has a few spots open in his accommodation. It's rock star and right on the town square. 22 ski lifts650km of marked trailNot to mention the 20 odd unmarked trails on Pleney alone6 BikeparksAnd a World Cup!!! Edited February 26, 2019 by Duane_Bosch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted April 26, 2019 Share So who's coming? I know 2 characters on here have booked and will pop their Alpine cherries come July. Starting to get the amp level up a bit. The winter lifts closed last week. Pics of trail work are starting to emerge. Soon we'll se new trails starting to pop up on the social media. Edited April 26, 2019 by Duane_Bosch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk.leroux Posted December 3, 2019 Share OK Duane, what's the plans for 2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted December 4, 2019 Share OK Duane, what's the plans for 2020?Hey Dirk. Unless something changes in my finances I'm not going next year. I'm going Roadie cycling in the Pyrenees with my other half in June so 2 trips are out of the question. But I know some of the lads from last year are planning for 2nd half of July. That's probably the best time to go. They'll probably rent a shared accommodation but failing that I stayed a night in a great little BnB/famiy hotel for 40 Euro a night BNB. It had a pool which was amazing after a day on the trails. Also the breakfast and bottomless coffee was a win. If you are going for a short time that's definitely a good call. 40 a night plus another 20 for a burger at dinner and a Carrefour lunch during the day. I can give you those details. The season will run quite late because of the World Cup race in September so there's loads of scope for dates. The whole area will open up 26th of June which will make it the longest PDS season ever. Imagine Jonkers. But with more trail. And there's ski lifts so you do all the trails 10 times each. Then multiply that by 6 cos there's 6 valleys with trail. Edit. Dates are 25th to 31st July Edited December 4, 2019 by Duane_Bosch capediver and mazambaan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted December 4, 2019 Share Imagine Jonkers. But with more trail. And there's ski lifts so you do all the trails 10 times each. Then multiply that by 6 cos there's 6 valleys with trail. Drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted December 4, 2019 Share Drool I could go on. The big change for me over the years has been the growth in the number of single crown bikes. When we first went in 2011 you would hardly see an enduro bike. Nowadays the single crown bikes outnumber the DH bikes and the trails have changed accordingly. Also the trail maintenance guys have had to catch a wakeup due to competition from all the parks springing up in Europe and the UK so maintenance is consistent. 2017 saw the intoduction of a brand new lift on the Zore side and 2020 sees a new linking lift being introduced in Lindarets. There's talk of a peak to peak gondola in Les Gets and a single lift running all the way from downtown morzine right up to Avoriaz in the near future. People often ask me why I go back to the same place year after year. For me it's very simple. I have 2 major constraints. Time and Money. Time wise I don't think there's a better destination in the world. You jump on a plane in CT and 24 hours later you can be hanging your bike on a lift in Morzine. You have access to 6 of the best bikeparks in Europe with every type of riding you could want to do. Price wise you can do it for under 25k. I spent the following last year Plane Ticket 13kAccomodation 6kVisa 0 (I have a multi)Lift pass 2kTransfers 1kInsurance R500Bike repairs 1.5kSpending Money 3k My plane ticket cost a bit more than it should have coz I flew Turkish and you pay for bikes. But the upside was we got to ride on the first and last days so well worth it. I had issues with my chainguide so that went in the bin and I bought a NW and I also melted a brake rotor and got fleeced for brake pads. Edited December 4, 2019 by Duane_Bosch dirtypot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted December 4, 2019 Share And as if by magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjK5MQQAdUU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si9 Posted October 8, 2020 Share I could go on. The big change for me over the years has been the growth in the number of single crown bikes. When we first went in 2011 you would hardly see an enduro bike. Nowadays the single crown bikes outnumber the DH bikes and the trails have changed accordingly. Also the trail maintenance guys have had to catch a wakeup due to competition from all the parks springing up in Europe and the UK so maintenance is consistent. 2017 saw the intoduction of a brand new lift on the Zore side and 2020 sees a new linking lift being introduced in Lindarets. There's talk of a peak to peak gondola in Les Gets and a single lift running all the way from downtown morzine right up to Avoriaz in the near future. People often ask me why I go back to the same place year after year. For me it's very simple. I have 2 major constraints. Time and Money. Time wise I don't think there's a better destination in the world. You jump on a plane in CT and 24 hours later you can be hanging your bike on a lift in Morzine. You have access to 6 of the best bikeparks in Europe with every type of riding you could want to do. Price wise you can do it for under 25k. I spent the following last year Plane Ticket 13kAccomodation 6kVisa 0 (I have a multi)Lift pass 2kTransfers 1kInsurance R500Bike repairs 1.5kSpending Money 3k My plane ticket cost a bit more than it should have coz I flew Turkish and you pay for bikes. But the upside was we got to ride on the first and last days so well worth it. I had issues with my chainguide so that went in the bin and I bought a NW and I also melted a brake rotor and got fleeced for brake pads.2021 plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capediver Posted October 8, 2020 Share And as if by magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjK5MQQAdUUyoh, just saw this now....@1:58...Duran Duran doobrah! Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted October 9, 2020 Share yoh, just saw this now....@1:58...Duran Duran doobrah!Screenshot 2020-10-08 at 21.57.52.pngAhead of Same Dale and Flo capediver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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capediver Posted June 20, 2021 Share Waking up this thread.....hoping we can get there soon! Duane_Bosch and Meezo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted June 20, 2021 Share Yissie we're so slow it's a 2 song run. DJR and capediver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capediver Posted June 27, 2021 Share On 6/20/2021 at 9:54 PM, Duane_Bosch said: Yissie we're so slow it's a 2 song run. Here's one...not much faster and 2 things.... 1. They got no music so there's that....I think they wanted to have the wind whistling in the mic so it "seemed" faster!!!???? 2. @1.33 this plonker (JK) gives #12...the 10%er....a miss......B-line!!!! (JK = just kidding...he's not the GOAT for no reason!) Also 3: they mention it's "moist" again to hint that they may just have to ride slowly!!!! (Also JK....!????)BTW Moist is how we like it!!!! Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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