Chamonix needs no introduction as one of Europe’s best sporting playgrounds and as an area sportsmen and women can enjoy the outdoors with some of the world’s most fantastic scenery in the background. It is renowned for its extensive and busy outdoor and indoor sporting and mountaineering programme and over the past few years Chamonix has seen its popularity significantly increase within the mountain biking and general biking community. With Mont-Blanc as its impressive backdrop, the Chamonix valley is definitely a great place for mountain biking as the different and varied terrains suit bikers of all levels. whether you enjoy a leisurely cycle around some of the lower level trails encircling the valley floor, or a day's hardcore downhill mountain biking exhilarating extreme action is more your ‘thang’, Chamonix definitely has something to suit all tastes. (NB: In French, mountain biking is called VTT. (Vélo tout-terrain!))
Lift Pass Prices for Chamonix - Mont Blanc Multipass - Mountain Bike
MONT-BLANC MULTIPASS – MOUNTAIN BIKE
Unlimited access to the following lifts: + Brevent gondola (closed for summer), Flegere cable car, Lognan cable car, Le Tour gondola, Autannes Chair, Vallorcine gondola, Prarion gondola (Les Houches) + Hands free card obligatory (€3 refundable deposit per card)
Non-Consecutive Days
Adult 16-59 yrs
Reduced Rate: Children (4-15 yrs) Senior (60 + yrs)
1
20.00 €
16.00 €
5
80.00 €
64.00 €
last updated 12-May-2008
Mountain Biking
Chamonix offers some of the best terrain for mountain biking in Europe. There are hundreds of kilometres of fast, smooth and rocky trails available all under the backdrop of Mont Blanc. If you’re not a fan of the uphill, then you can always take the stress out of it all by taking any of the main lifts up and enjoying the descent. Mountain biking in Chamonix has something to all riders, from beginners right up to the more technically advanced.
Weather permitting, June, September and up to the end of October are good months to mountain bike as trails are quieter and the temperature a bit more ambient. Too early in June or too late in October and a number of the higher passes maybe covered in snow and are therefore unsafe to traverse. The lifts serving the valley tend to open during the second week of June and close mid-September. If you're not fond of the uphill or long ascents, you should consider the busy summer months of July and August; when the summer lift system is fully functioning. However this is high season where prices are high and trails extremely busy. There are also restrictions placed on certain trails and tracks during these months. Whenever you choose please remember to respect others users of the mountain, especially walkers, and control your speed of descent... ... see "Chamonix & Mountain Biking" for more
last updated 1-Sep-2008
Videos from Chamonix - Bicycle basics.
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Coming to the mountains in the summer and not getting out on a bike is like going to Vegas and not hitting the tables but if you are new to mountain biking it can be a daunting and expensive new hobby. The best thing to do is to get some advice and imformation from the people in the know and who better than the staff in Chamonix's Zero-G?
