An Eventful Summer 2009 Ahead in Les 2 Alpes

The choice of adventures includes hiking, mountaindemonstration, folkloric music and traditional nut oil
biking, rock climbing, paragliding, swimming and rafting.making are some of the activities taking place on
And that list is not an exhaustive one! Many specialthat day. A typical mountain meal is served, like
events, sports or cultural, also take place in Les 2every year, to end the day beautifully for all actors
Alpes during the warmer months of the year and,and visitors of Les 2 Alpes.
depending on your interests, some of them are notThe "Enduro séries " are not to miss because quite
to be missed!spectacular. During one full weekend of race, the
The "Mondial du VTT Free Raid Classic VTT Mag"riders are alone, competing against the chronometer
takes place from June 18th to June 21st, andthey have to fulfill 10 races, representing around 10
welcomes all kinds of mountain bike enthusiasts.km of downhill in total, over 3 different tracks called
Exhibitors include of course bicycle manufacturer but"bordered tracks". It takes place August 15th and
also photo equipment distributors and travel agencies16th.
specialized in extreme sports. The four days coveredThe week end of August 22nd and 23rd is held the
by the Mondial are full of comprised of exhibitions,"Marco Pantani Memorial Cycling" event, in the
bike shows, bike races and if you get inspired, youmemory of the winner of the 15th stage of the Tour
can get your bike out and try one of the newde France in 1998. Open to all, the races are no walk
itineraries that go from 3200 meters to 700 meters.in the park and experienced cyclists will find a
Some of the itineraries are especially designed forchallenge at their scale. On Saturday 22nd, a 9 km
kids.time trial is taking place on Barrage du chambon and
One month later, from July 17th to the 19th, the nowthe next day, a sportive race of 164 km of sportive
famous Mountain of Hell, organized by the Choucasrace will take the cyclists to the Col d’Ornon ,
Bikers team, will take place on the mountain bike tailsthe Col de Parquetout and the Alpe du Grande Serre
of Les 2 Alpes. This event brings together amateursbefore finishing at the top of Les Deux Alpes.
and pros with the main goal of enjoying the freerideAfter all this, why not a refreshing activity! During
potential of the area in a friendly atmosphere. Itsummer, swimming in Les 2 Alpes can be done either
takes the form of a mountain biking downhill event,indoors or outdoors, and the resort has four
open to all with a practice day and two days ofswimming facilities to choose from. Should the visitors
competition. The downhill Derby is limited to 400desire a closer commune with nature, mountain lakes
racers so register soon, and the glacier offers a 2500are close by. For rafting, the visitors can rent the
meters of vertical drop over 25km.services of one of the many companies onsite that
You can participate in the Fête des Foins (hayoffers a white water adventures.O.B.S. company is
celebration day) on August 1st. It’s in a partycurrently working on Les 2 Alpes skiing project. It
atmosphere that all, clothed with traditional costumes,represents possible Les 2 Alpes accommodation and
take part in the event. Pastoral re-enacting andactivities during Les 2 Alpes ski vacations in France.
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