Last week I had the fortune to take an afternoon out from our family holiday in the French Alps and hit the trails of La Clusaz. Wilf had come over from Les Gets and we hired a couple of Scott Genius 50's to tackle the trails around La Clusaz. After taking the Beauregard cabin up the mountain we hit a technically demanding red which got us in the mood for some sweet alpine single track riding. The bikes were right for the job and the remote front and rear lockout came into it's own during some punishing climbs - I'm sure the air is thinner!
For some insane reason I forgot to pack my knee pads which didn't help when I lost it on some wet rocks whilst hammering down another red. The day ended on a very technical red where I lost it 3 times on some tight switchbacks but we both had big grins to show for our efforts. La Clusaz is well set up for VTT, certainly not as extreme as Les Gets/Morzine but not as busy. They are building more trails for next year but we were not disappointed. The hills are bigger and the falls harder and all caught on my GoPro so maybe in a years time I might get round to editing something together.
Tom
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