Adventure Base run specialised, all inclusive, biking holidays for anyone keen to immerse themselves in the world of cogs and cassettes - in one of the most spectacular mountain settings in the world.

These breaks are ideal for getting you fit and focused on your mountain biking skills. However much experience you already have, there is no doubt that a week tearing up the technical trails in the Chamonix valley will jump start your summer biking.

Come and join our team of dedicated riders, and enjoy a week of wholesome leg burning, heart pumping, mud splattering fun!

At a glance

• £895 pp
• 6 days (7 nights) catered accommodation
• mountain bike guiding (5 days)
• airport transfers
• support driving
• Courses run:  27 Aug - 03 Sept/ 10 - 17 Sept (or adhoc for groups of 4 or more)
• Courses can run at other times for groups of 5 or more - just contact us with your preferred dates

Itinerary

The price of your holiday includes a qualified biking guide for 5 days of the week who will take you to all the hot spots that the valley has to offer.

The fun will begin on the Sunday with a warm up ride, followed by 4 days during the week. Wednesday will be a rest day to allow your body to recuperate and to give you a chance to explore Chamonix as a town.

There are plenty alternative activities to do in the summer in Chamonix, from cooling swims in the mountain lakes to tree hoping on the aerial adventure parks.

Food

The package includes full catering to fuel the cycling furnace. We aim to provide healthy, energising food to help you train. Breakfasts include fresh pastries and bread from the local bakery, juices, yogurts, eggs etc. We send you off for the day with a packed lunch, and welcome you back with a filling three course dinner including wine. The chalet staff have one day off a week when you can make the most of the Chamonix restaurants.

Transport

The price of the package also includes a return transfer to and from Geneva airport. Your mini bus support will deliver you to the necessary destinations for training, and the chalets are within walking distance of the town for evening drinks.

Accommodation

Staying in one of our Chamonix centre chalets, you’re in the perfect spot to explore some of the most adventurous trail riding out there – as well as enjoy good food and great company!

Guiding

Our expert biking guide will plan a week of epic riding according to your desires and abilities

A little more about mountain biking in Chamonix

Chamonix’s reputation as a home of the ‘steeps’ applies itself to the summer months too, when passionate bikers from all over the world come to tackle the technical terrain that the area has to offer. The 15 mile long valley provides five different resorts with varying gradients and trail quality. There is the possibility of riding the lifts, putting your suspension to the test, and lapping the downhill terrain in fully armored ‘tenue’. Brevent and Flegere are both open to bikers in the summer, and offer free flowing prairie style routes, which quickly turn into steep and rocky single track through the forest, back down to the valley floor. The new Plan Praz bubble enables a speedy lift up to the start of your ride.

The Grands Montets cabin in Argentiere takes you up to an altitude of 1972m. From here you can revel in 800m of undisturbed descent through the winding paths to the village of Le Lavancher. At the head of the valley lies the resort of La Tour, a favourite amongst the local biking community, where the paths are groomed and the descents are smooth. At the foot of the valley, the Prarion lift in Les Houches offers access to similar terrain. In the summer

months these resorts are buzzing with riders of all abilities, enjoying the long summer days and sharing in a common passion. Alternatively, if ‘earning your turns’ is more your scene, Chamonix will not disappoint. There are countless heart pumping trails which wind up through the forest, and which are interspersed with sections of exhilarating downhill.

The ‘enduro’ style riding fits perfectly on these undulating trails, and the jaw dropping scenery is ideal to take your mind off the leg burn!

Here at Adventure Base we offer an option of self catered accommodation for mountain bikers or fully catered specialist biking weeks. All our chalets are geared towards biking, with hoses for cleaning down after muddy rides, and plenty of storage space for all the necessary equipment. We are all passionate about the valley and its trails and can provide you with all the information you need to get the most out of your holiday. For our self catered guests we can add on any extras that might just perfect the week, such as ad hoc guiding, or in house catering, maybe a full body sports massage, or bike shuttles to the runs that aren’t accessible by lift.