Portes du Soleil bike-park day

Pine needles still slick under your tires, you clip in by the Chavannes gondola as the first sun hits Ranfoilly’s ridge. The village yawns awake, brakes whistle, and the plan forms: link across to Morzine, drop the Pleney, chase a few fast laps before the crowds bite. Your Les Gets private driver loads bikes onto padded racks, checks straps and tire pressure, and keeps an eye on the high-altitude forecast around Lindarets. Ten minutes along the D902 and you’re at the ideal start point, tuned to lift openings and day traffic.

From there the day breathes in laps: pick-up at your hotel in town or by Perrières, a dedicated Mercedes on standby, and flexible shuttles between Portes du Soleil zones (Les Gets, Morzine, Avoriaz via Lindarets) that match trail conditions and your legs. You ride, we drive. If rain pushes onto Morzinette, we switch to Châtel via Pas de Morgins; if it bakes, you refuel on blueberry tart at Le Vaffieu while the van repositions to collect you by the 4x Blue finish or the Canyon red run exit.