Event Previews & Reviews from Morzine

Since it first began in Whistler in 2004 Crankworx has grown to be one of the biggest events in the mountain bike calendar, with extra dates added in Rotorua, New Zealand and France.

With just over three weeks left of the summer season, there are still plenty of things going on to keep you entertained in and around Morzine.

Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.

Spring is in the air as we enjoy longer sunnier days. Don't forget your sunscreen!

There's plenty going on in and around Morzine this week.

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

The Portes du Soleil is gearing up for a major summer of biking but following closely behind it is a quiet buzz around the region's trail running.

March has arrived and there's still plenty going on in and around resort to keep you entertained once you've come down off the mountain.

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

Peak summer and August has it all, with events and activities to suit everyone.

There's lots going on in the week ahead!

There's plenty going on this week in Morzine & Les Gets.

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.