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The ski season is over, the seasonaires are all back in the UK and all our ski gear has been packed away until next year. So what now?????
Many people have the misconception that the Portes du Soleil is solely about the winter season and all the fantastic winter sports it has to offer. However, as soon as the last ski lift is closed the area comes to life and summer springs into action offering a plethora of summer sports and activities for all the family.
Mountain bikers should choose the Portes du Soleil pass. In addition to the 24 ski lifts in the area, they can make use of all of the mountain biking facilities (bike parks, permanent downhill runs, etc.).
Chatel tickets
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INDIVIDUAL
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FAMILIES*
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| Name of the lift |
Adult
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Child
(5-15 yrs) |
Adult
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Child
(5-15 yrs) |
| Super Châtel telecabine |
€5
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€3.80
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€4.50
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€3.40
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| Morclan Chairlift |
€5
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€3.80
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€4.50
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€3.40
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| Pierre-Longue Chairlift |
€5
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€3.80
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€4.50
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€3.40
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Held on the eastern shore of beautiful Lake Geneva, the Montreux Jazz Festival attracts around 200,000 people each year. Specialising in jazz, blues, rock and pop, the festival provides groove busting beats that make you want to move your body or just listen in musical awe. The Montreux Jazz Festival has hosted the likes of Stan Getz, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Mingus and Dexter Gordon since its inception in 1967 and this year’s festival will see the likes of rock legend Lenny Kravitz and R’nB queen Alicia Keys. Head to the fringe ‘Off Festival’ for free open-air concerts, providing a platform for up-and-coming artists.
June sees the Portes du Soleil transformed into a Mountain Biking mecca! On the last weekend of the month any self respecting Mountain biker will be leaving their sense and fears at the door and instead getting charged for a weekend of blasting down the finest tracks the Portes du Soleil has to offer.
Riders will be spoilt for choice having the unique opportunity to test their skills on 1000-2250m of terrain over several resorts (Morzine, Chatel, Morgins, Champoussin, Champery, Les Crosets, Avoriaz) linking France and Switzerland. However, those bikers amongst us more faint of heart need not worry as the lifts provide a great alternative route for the harder climbs and the variety of terrain means all levels of biker are catered for.
| On a track created espacially for the event, of 300 m long ,160 m of difference in level, 100 m wide and completaly reshaped by the Châtel’s BikesPatrols and RadicalFilms (Kranked)Riders.
Professional and amateur Riders vwill have to prove their multivalency in their way of “droping and riding”. |
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| The motivated and passioned partners are involved at 100 % to get a maximum of professional riders and to shape a terrific site with the help to the “Kranked 8″ Riders!!! | |||
The “Passportes du Soleil VTT” is first of all a convivial ‘rendez-vous’ for mountainbikers who want to ride for fun! It’s a moutain bike excursion based on the descovering of a territory landing over two countries. The lifts making this mountain circuit accessible.
Remember that the Passportes is :
- 3 circuits of 35, 50 and 75 km
- 7 resorts with simultaneous starts in France and Switzerland
- 13 ski-lifts
- 6000 metres of total vertical descent
- Different routes for cycling uphill on bikes for the more courageous,
- Optional downhill race tracks …
We’ve had a busy year at Independent Mountain, and it’s thanks to all of you visiting the website and coming on holiday with us that we can continue to keep growing and providing the high level of service that we pride ourselves on!! We aim to continue our growth of all of our current resorts, and over the course of the year bring even more resorts for you to choose from!!
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