Magic Rides News

Barboleuse in October!

By Mike on 7:36 pm, 2 October 2009

Who says our season ends in mid September! We have had a few rides over the past few weeks but today capped it for me. 2nd of October, 20 degrees, Beautiful sunshine and great riders!!! We took a train early this morning from the base of the valley up to a ski station and investigated [...]

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What to do after the lifts closed on the 13thSeptember?

By Mike on 11:30 pm, 12 September 2009

So the lifts in Chatel and the portes du Soleil close on the 13th September! Noooooo! but that’s not the end of it for us here in Chatel! We have a huge area to utilise around us which is accessable by pedal power!, Van, train and the odd cable car. If you fancy a trip [...]

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Wicked last Torgon run of the season!

By Mike on 4:38 pm, 27 August 2009

We thought even though the ground was still pretty wet after the couple of days rain, We would have one last bash at the torgon decent. It was well worth the effort if still a little slippy! After the agonising climb the sun broke throughand we were off! the decent took us the best part [...]

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First summer group take to the trails

By admin on 9:11 pm, 25 June 2009

So our first group of bikers were out today! We took our beginner group for a leisurely ride up to Lac Vonnes where we stopped in the car park for a short skill session. We did half an hour or so on cadence and the use of gears. Once they were happy with what was going on we headed up the Pas de Morgins which was suddenly easier with their new found knowledge!

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Lifts due to open

By Mike on 8:24 pm, 25 June 2009

As of Friday 26th June the Portes Du Soleil lift system will be fully open, giving us the chance to ride the old tracks and trails, as well as explore the new and remodelled offerings from the Bike Park Team.

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New radios arrive

By Mike on 10:24 pm, 17 June 2009

Well our Puxing PX-888 scrambler radios have arrived from sunny Hong Kong and first impressions are very good. We were wary of buying a cheap pair of chinese handhelds but first impressions are very positive.

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