Les Gets Prepares For Summer Packed Full Of Mountain Action

The mountain town of Les Gets, an hour’s drive from Geneva Airport, has a number of events and activities taking place throughout the summer, including a start of the 15th stage of the Tour de France – the first start in the town’s history. The Mountain Bike World Cup takes place from September 6-10 in the resort and in-between there’s a number of other events including music, sport and arts festivals.

• Les Gets launches new 4 season toboggan ride for summer 2023
• First time in its history for hosting a start in the Tour de France – July 16
• Hosts of the Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill and Cross Country events in September
• New barefoot walk through the peat bogs of the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark

A new four season toboggan run is opening with a 714-metre descent that takes almost 6 minutes that expands the resorts strategy to offer all-year-round activities to a wide demographic and compliments the existing Alta Lumina Park.

There’s also a new barefoot walk through the peat bogs of the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark - water-saturated land where visitors can feel the mass of energy accumulated since the last ice age. Les Gets is teeming with these little-known, multi-faceted wetland areas and sensitive peat bog ecosystems.

Full Summer Events Programme 2023

• June 2-4: Rendez-Vous aux Jardins
• June 9-11: French Forestry Competition
• June 23-25: Pass’Portes du Soleil
• July 1-2: The Haute-Savoie drum and brass band festival
• July 9: Vintage Golf
• July 15-16: Le musée en fête
• July 16: Start of the 15th stage of the Tour de France
• July 17-21: Festival of the 4 Elements
• July 22-23: Les Gets Trail Run
• July 23: Pottery festival
• July - 5th July 5 to August 5: Lounge Music Festival
• August 5-6: Trial 4x4
• August 11: Foodie Trail
• August 12: Golf & Poker Masters
• August 12-13: DH Kids Cup (MTB)
• September 2-3: Alambike
• September 6-10: XCO & DHI MTB World Cup

Visit: www.lesgets.com/en

The mountain resort of Les Gets can be reached in approximately 1 hour by car from Geneva Airport and is located in the northern French Alps. It’s linked with 12 other resorts in the Portes Du Soleil region that total 293 ski runs and 189 lifts. Les Gets-Morzine ski area has 68 ski runs and 42 ski lifts alone, with a lift capacity of over 70,000 / hour. During the winter the network of lifts serves skiers and snowboarders and during the summer, lifts are available for both hiking and mountain biking.

Les Gets is regarded as one of the top mountain biking destinations in the world, with Europe's largest bike park that includes over 128 KMs of marked trails for all levels and regularly hosts the downhill and XCO (Cross Country Olympic) editions of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. The Mountain Bike World Championships took place in the resort in 2022.

Road cyclists will find the mountain passes, often used during the Tour de France, a genuine challenge and local rides include the famous Col de Joux Plane, and Col de Ramaz.

In town, there’s a number of hotels ranging from 4* to 2* as well as numerous chalets and apartments. There’s a total of 40 restaurants, on and off the mountain.