DH tracks in Crans Montana
The DH Safari we offer is a fantastic holiday for Downhill
Riders with 6 different downhill courses in 6 days in the Rhône Valley and
mountains. We spent the day over at one of those resorts to take the time to
film one of the easier routes to give you an idea of that might be install for you.
Crans Montana has a few different tracks all with differing
challengers. The track in the video is
the red route which is long, fast and flowing while also being pretty flat.
There is also another 2 black courses that cross each other all the way down.
They offer a steeper, more technical challenge but along with that bring slower
speeds. Just at the base of the bike friendly lift station is a North Shore
area and bike park, this offers differing levels of height and narrow wooded
sections and also a differing level of sized drops and offer something for
everyone. The black courses are more like the track we have in Zermatt,
therefore we choose to spend our time on the flowing track on the Red course.
As you can see from the video the track is under constant maintenance
from the guys over in Crans and we think this is great! The technical course we
have in Zermatt, while being equally as challenging and enjoyable, is pretty
much left to its own devices and evolves and constantly changes, offering
sometimes a surprising first run of the day! In contrast, it’s nice to turn up
to course and be able to let go on the first descent and know that every
corner, obstacle, transition and bump are exactly how they should be.
This red route is that is makes a great starting place for
less experiences DH riders because of this constant attention. It offers a nice
fast and predicable ride and has some open flowing sections with a couple of
mini obstacles and then to mix it up a little is a few tighter tree sections to
prepare you for the move onto the tougher black routes.
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