France

15) Valloire

Located in the Savoie region of the northern Alps and at the foot of the famous Galliber Pass, Valloire is a pretty resort made up of 17 traditional hamlets nestled in the Golden Valley. 

Valloire provides something for most riders - apart from the black 'Michael Pascal' descent most of the trails are mellow and good fun for all levels.  There is approxmately 150 km of marked trails in the Valloire resort and its surrounding area, most of it xc, singletrack and doubletrack.

The nearest airport to Valloire: Chambery and Grenoble (both approx 100 km).

What does Valloire have to offer?

Cross Country	Beginner & Advanced
Downhill	Beginner & Advanced
Freeride	Beginner & Intermediate
Cable Car	NO
Gondola	YES
Chairlift	NO
Close to	-

DOWNHILL
With 700m vertical descent to play with, the resort have designed and built three permanent marked and managed Downhill courses.  Two gentler descents and a more difficult one designed by one of France's most consistent World Cup racers over the last 10 years, Michael Pascal.  This route has a good mix of technicality and high speed.

From the top of the same lift, for a more difficult ride, you can also take the black graded MichaelrnPascal trail with a more direct line back down to the mountain.

CROSS-COUNTRY
The four Cross Country trails are labelled as enduro routes at Valloire, and they can be ridden with or without lift assistance.  These routes are ideal for less serious Cross Country riders who enjoy trail riding but are not too concerned with clocking up serious mileage.  Once these have been ridden there are freeride zones and the easier downhill routes which can be tackled by intermediate trail riders.  More experienced riders will look to the wider region using the hiking and biking map (on sale at the Tourist Office) which marks out some more technical singletrack trails.

FREERIDE
Valloire has a small freeride area with four short trails made up of northshore, jumps, berms and other obstacles.  These are suited to beginner to intermediated riders who should be able to conquer most of the features after a few days riding.  The rest of the time can be spent playing on the descents and enduro trails.

 

Summer Lifts Open	End of June until End of August
Lift Opening Times	09.30 - 16.30 (always check)
Lift Prices	A day pass is 12 €

Directory:
Tourist Office: T+33 479 590396
Website: www.valloire.com