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As well as the UCI Downhill, Les Gets also hosted the UCI XCO Mountain Bike World Cup at the weekend. It was the last event, taking place on Sunday, but it certainly wasn’t the least! Competitors came from all over for one of the biggest XCO Mountain Biking Events in the world and the competition was exceptional. The excitement of the day had us gasping at times, and our hearts were in our mouths on numerous occasions.

Over the weekend, Les Gets held the second round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup 2021. Competitors came from all over the globe to compete in the largest and most prestigious mountain bike event in the world, and they were no less than impressive.

Each year the Pass’Portes du Soleil marks the opening of the area’s full lift system and once again, it did not disappoint! The 17th edition of the event was held over the last two weekends, and we were so pleased to be in the centre of it here in Les Gets. The combination of 80km of varied routes, 1000-2450m of altitude, enthusiastic mountain bikers, breathtaking views, and delicious local produce made for an amazing long weekend that we won't soon forget.

All the pictures in this article were taken today, the village is already busy with mountain bikers.

In Les Gets, the mountain biking season began the weekend before last, the lifts were running and the village was busy. Yesterday we had the finals of the famous Road cycling race – the Criterium du Dauphine in Les Gets.

We are all waiting for travel to open up. We offer a glimpse of a relaxing stay in the mountains in the charming village of Les Gets. Here are some tips for choosing the ideal chalet for a summer stay in the mountains.

We woke up to see around 20cm fresh snow, had the lifts been running, this would have been an excellent end to the ski season

Pictures taken in last two weeks of March, with very little care by machines, the pistes have been in great condition. Lots of people have been enjoying the mountains: ski touring, snowboarding, sledging, cross-country skiing... and even a good pair of hiking boots!

Fresh snow fell overnight and more is forecast tonight. We took a walk to the top of the Chavannes Express this morning, there was as much as 20cm ( 8 inches) of snow. George was having a great time rolling in the new snow.

At this time of year, most of us who typically take a ski holiday will be reading through the various resort and operator web sites to plan their winter holiday.

A holiday in the mountains could potentially be one of the safest places to go, however, Covid-19 presents another challenge and another series of questions. The purpose of this article is to discuss the key point and to suggest what might be the best resorts to go to.

You have been going on fully catered ski holidays for years and want to save some money or you have been going on self-catered ski holidays and want a little more luxury without breaking the bank. This article explains how you can tailor your own holiday and have the fully catered ski holiday experience yet at a much lower cost.

The end to the 2019-20 ski season came as a shock to everyone. On 14th March we had some 240 clients arrive, all looking forward to a great holiday. On the Saturday evening President Macron announced the initial lockdown and then on the Monday evening at 8.30 he announced a hard lockdown and closure of the boarders. This article describes the challenges to our clients and what we did and then life in Les Gets under lockdown since then.