
Etape du Tour 2016 Review
They came and they conquered… Despite temperatures close to 40 degrees, 11,158 cyclists completed this year’s Etape du Tour which ended in Morzine.
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They came and they conquered… Despite temperatures close to 40 degrees, 11,158 cyclists completed this year’s Etape du Tour which ended in Morzine.
All good things must come to an end and after ten hugely successful years the Cavern 24/7 film festival is going to be having its final fling this year.
There's plenty going on this week including a few things later on today.. don't miss out!
You'll be able to find something for everyone to enjoy, from family friendly fun to wild apres ski parties, markets, live music and ski shows by one of the local ski schools.
It's going to be another fun week in Morzine with lots of apres ski parties going on that you really shouldn't miss.
The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.
It seems like only yesterday that we were talking about snow sports, dump alerts and all things winter. Now, the weather is turning and we’re quickly heading towards summer and one of the busiest months in the Portes du Soleil calendar. The eyes of the world will fall on Morzine and Les Gets throughout June as some of the most prestigious sporting events head our way. It’s most definitely a month “not to be missed”.
Plenty of music, events and BBQ's to keep you in the summer mood.
The Pass'Portes du Soleil is an annual event that marks the beginning of the summer cycling season in the Portes du Soleil.
Dom Harington is a Halfpipe Snowboarder from Leeds who has missed the last two Olympics due to injuries after winning the Europa Cup Halfpipe. Sochi is probably his last chance to be part of the Olympics and he's giving it everything he has.
For petrol heads in the Alps the Mont Blanc Rally is one of the big events of the summer.
For the 8th year running, the madness and chaos of the Cavern 24-7 Film Festival descended on Morzine in March. Pirates, reprobates and fire-breathing snowboarders were spotted flying down the slopes in Avoriaz, swinging off bridges in Morzine Town Centre and causing a scene in a bar near you.
July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.
This weekend sees the 13th edition of the Pass'portes du Soleil mountain bike event, and thousands of people are descending on the area.
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.
Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.
The Klaxons opened the 2014 Rock the Pistes Festival yesterday afternoon in Avoriaz. The band were the first act in the line up which this year includes Mad Professor and Lee Scratch Perry and Babyshambles.
Les Gets had the first of their early opening weekends this past weekend, allowing riders to get a closer look at the slopestyle course for Crankworx.