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Love them or hate them, you cannot ignore the spectacle that is Harley Days. 

Les Gets is back on the calendar for the Cross Country and Downhill UCI world cup. The event was a massive success, the atmosphere in the village was ecstatic with people coming from all over the world to support their riders. In total there were 668 professional riders and 102 teams.

Last year, the Les Gets Pottery celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary and arranged a day of demonstrations, music, food and dancing. It was so successful they decided to arrange a Fete of the Flowers (Fête des fleurs) this year – this was held yesterday.

The Criterium Dauphin went through Les Gets today at around 14:30, Julian Alaphilippe was first at montée des Gets. The pictures were taken just after the Montée.
Today’s route was from Cluses to Champéry, Julian Alaphilippe won the King of the Mountains Jersey.
The picture opposite shows the break away group of 13 riders, going through Les Gets, taken form just outside the library.

Today was the last day the lifts will be open for the 2018-19 ski season. The piste conditions were excellent and temperatures below zero. A great time to chose for a ski holiday.

With just one week to go before the end of the ski season, we have around 30 cm snow over the last 48 hours, today there are blue Skys and conditions are excellent. All pictures taken this morning around Les Gets.

Two or three concerts a day over 10 days - in Les Gets. Most concerts are free, some are on the piste, some in the village centre, some in bars and restaurants in the evening. An amazing time of music through the whole village.

Fondu and Raclette are two famous savoyard meals that you should try during your ski holidays.

The Cookie Café is at the Pointe de Mossette, which makes it the highest restaurant in the Portes du Soleil at 2227m. It is also on the border between France and Switzerland, from where you can ski into both countries.

The Croix Blanche restaurant, at the mid station, reported 90cm snow yesterday/overnight. We have a blue sky this morning, more snow forecast later!

All pictures in this blog were taken this morning.

A new blue run was built during the summer, it starts from close to the top of the Nauchets lift, going down near to the school/lake. This is a beautiful blue run, with rollers.

Two fo one offer on a 'bundle' ofL ski pass, equipment hire and lessons for either two adult beginners or one adult and one child beginner.