Event Previews & Reviews from Morzine

There are plenty of great live bands, places to eat, events to watch and things to do in Morzine & Les Gets this week.

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.

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.

The last video from Team GB as they prepare for Sochi.

Every other summer in Morzine, the Harley Davidson owners club descends for a long weekend, with thousands of bikes, bikers, beer and live music. 

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.

Magda is back with a round up of the best events this week in Morzine.. and you'd be crazy to miss Le Tour de France which arrives here on Saturday 23rd July in the penultimate stage before they finish in Paris.

Les Gets bike park always opens a few weekends before the lifts are open full time for the summer season and this year's dates have just been announced.

Live music, parties, and plenty going on this week.

Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.

The Pass'Portes du Soleil is an annual event that marks the beginning of the summer cycling season in the Portes du Soleil.

The snow is falling and it looks like March is going to be a bumper month in the Portes du Soleil.

This weekend sees the 13th edition of the Pass'portes du Soleil mountain bike event, and thousands of people are descending on the area.

From tough endurance challenges to speedy mountain sprints…it’s time to go bike crazy! 

Magical March is here, we enjoy longer and warmer days with some great skiing.