Alps Mountain Biking

Aosta to Zermatt: best singletrack, enduro and downhill….

Alps Mountain Biking is a guide to the western Alps. It reveals epic rocky
descents, high-altitude blasts and hidden Alpine singletrack, all set against
a backdrop of snowy peaks, pine forests and clear blue skies. This is some of
the greatest singletrack, enduro and downhill riding the mountains have to
offer.

Featuring the Alpine hot spots alongside the best lesser-known areas, you can
ride the main lines of Morzine and Chamonix, and then escape the crowds and
head to La Plagne, Martigny or Sauze d’Oulx. Using lifts, buses and good old
pedal power, you can really exploit the massive vertical gains each area has
to offer and enjoy trails that cater for every taste and ability.

Alps Mountain Biking has everything you need to get out of the concrete
resorts and plan a great riding trip. Written by Samoens-based guide Steve
Mallett, it gives you the local riders› inside knowledge on trails, and
information on accommodation, lifts and travel. Packed with fantastic
photography, it is guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this huge
mountain bike playground.

Steve Mallett is the founder and guide of Bike-Alp, who run guided mountain
bike holidays in the Grand Massif region of the French Alps. Steve is a Trail
Cycle Leader (TCL) and Mountain Bike Leader (MBL) qualified guide who has
ridden extensively throughout the Alpine region since calling it home over ten
years ago. He lives with his wife Eleanor in Samoens, where they run Bike-Alp
during the summer season, and Chalet Sougey, a ski lodge during the winter
season.