Fancy stretching your Mountain Bike skills in the French Alps? Check out this video of the 13 minute descent of Des Crêtes. Les 2 Alpes has a fantastic range of trails and the superb Bike Park/Fun Park, with 600 miles of marked terrain for the Downhill, X-Country or Leisure biker.

Click here for the video. It starts a bit slowly (and in French), but gets going nicely.

Kona 'Stinky' Team Bike

The Alpine Elements MTB adult hire bikes are all lightweight Kona machines, with disc brakes, RockShox 100mm fronts (Fire Mountain base bike), and Shimano systems. Lick here to see the Bikes that we offer, as part of the Free Activity Pack. For just a bit extra try the pro level kit, including: Marazocchi forks, hydraulic brakes, and Kona’s Official Team Bike (The ‘Stinky’). For 5-10 year olds, our hire bike features a cushioned front and 7 speed Shimano Hyperglide gearing. Click here for our Mountain Bikes hire range.

Les 2 Alpes

Although this was filmed by Sebastien Chovet, team manager Ayton-Giant-Les 2 Alpes (following Pascal Velex), in 2008 the trail has hardly changed. The video ends up in the Bike Park at the bottom of the trail, by the car park.

For Mountain Bike and Cycling holidays in Les 2 Alpes click on this link: Bike Holidays