Video: Steep & Gnarly Champéry Opens This Weekend by bikepark-champery-morgins

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fingerbangextreme (May 22, 2018 at 1:56)

Just do it, I'm a very average rider and it sounds like you're better than me and I've made it down champery a few times, not hitting any of the gaps mind although they're all rollable. PDS isn't generally steep. Morgins black perhaps, and some off piste on pleney. Nothing steep on chatel it's gaps you have to worry about there. Go there! It'll be amazing

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yxbix (May 22, 2018 at 1:27)

question to fellow pinkbikers. I consider myself an intermediate biker, I can handle gaps and drops and black trails in Scandinavian parks. But never ridden anything remotely as steep as PDS is said to be. Is it worth going for a week or will I suck big time and have zero fun?

(still choosing the destination for our 2018 trip)

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G-SpotDavid (May 22, 2018 at 1:31)

There's a lot of variety in the PDS, some super steep stuff for sure, but plenty of blues, reds, singletrack etc. to do too. Don't let Champery put you off, it's far from the norm!

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winko FL (May 22, 2018 at 1:38)

Go for it! There are all sort of trails designed for all skill levels, you can ride wide bikepark lines with berms and jumps (like vink line in chatel), more singletrack style trails and crazy steep dh tracks. You will find whole families with kids riding there and everyone has crazy fun.

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zojdson (May 22, 2018 at 1:55)

@yxbix Don't worry, it really isnt all that steep and gnarly. Last summer I did most of Chatel and Morzine on my 140/120 29er enduro bike, its all really good fun and there are loads of flow trails too.
I'd go early in the season though!

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SintraFreeride (May 22, 2018 at 2:43)

Sounds like you didn't ride Champery then!

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savatman (May 23, 2018 at 0:09)

@SintraFreeride: neither did he ride the hiddens at the Pleney or at mont chery ...

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uuuu (May 22, 2018 at 3:07)

Even Champery itself is very rideable (and honestly, dumbed down A LOT from the original WC track that existed from 2007-2009). What you will ride today is modified a lot from the original track that Hill raced on, it's a lot safer and a lot easier to "just get down" due to much bigger and safer catches.

Also there is a huge variety of riding around the PDS and the same pass gets you in everywhere, Chatel on its own is a better bikepark than most around the world, so to add numerous other entire parks on top of that is just ridiculous.

Having been to all the major worldwide spots (lived in / travelled through BC riding, NZ, etc), the PDS is definitely #1 by a substantial margin, and what sets it apart (aside from the sheer volume) is that a lot of the incredibly high quality riding is lift-accessible. There's also heaps of cool tracks / riding locations nearby that can be lifted via various tram/train contraptions at reasonable prices.

Enjoy!

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luis-beri (May 22, 2018 at 5:43)

the most steep & gnarly track i ever rode!!!

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jambar (May 22, 2018 at 8:41)

So good, rode PDS DH on my PP shan hardtail, and didn't die \m/, my wrists were never the same since !

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Franzzz (May 22, 2018 at 12:07)

Cool Mec... I recognize the english punk spirit that consists in riding almost everything with a badass hardail. I own a Stanton Switchback and I see what you mean... and my wrists know what you mean as well ;-) Have fun!

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youknowitsus (May 22, 2018 at 6:29)

video was dope, had me raving

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etga6657 (May 22, 2018 at 16:57)

Did someone who rode both those tracks and the Vallnord dh WC track can compare please ?

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Urdanpi (May 22, 2018 at 5:52)

Bring back WC here please!

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SotaVol (May 22, 2018 at 18:49)

Song name please?

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jamesdunford (May 22, 2018 at 7:44)

YES YES YES. That's all.