Posts Tagged ‘mega avalanche’

Megavalanche 2012 Accommodation

25/12/2011

We took this photos while skiing at our local ski resort on Christmas day – yep Alpe d’Huez ! I know its a hard life but someone has to do it. Anyway the photo shows the hotel we will be using for for the 2012 Megavalanche in Alpe d’Huez taken from the main DMC lift system .

You can reserve your stay in the hotel for just a 10% deposit * until entries go on sale in the middle of January.

The Beau Soleil is perfectly placed next to the main lift station that is used for the Megavalanche qualifying and race itself. The hotel boasts secure bike storage loads of car parking and is close to the bars and expo area.

You can make a direct booking through Polkadotstop to secure your room(s) for the event.

* (The deposit will ride to 30% after this date)

Hopefully the snow will have gone by July !

Megavalanche Alpe d’Huez Information Site

9/01/2011

Its been 2 years in the making ( well thats when we bought the domain name) but our unofficial Megavalanche information website is now up and running at http://megavalanche.co.uk/.

We really need people to start commenting and asking questions to get the website to grow. If you have any thoughts on contents or changes you would like to see please let us know and we will do our best to incorporate them.

Entries go online on the 10th January so once you are sorted come check out our megavalanche accommodation page

Megavalanche 2011 Chalet Alpe d’Huez

28/10/2010
We are really pleased to have secured Chalet Viking for our guests this year,  the chalet is in the heart of the old part of Alpe d’Huez right where the action is.  The price for 1 weeks stay is just  £399 GBP per person based on a shared room and includes:

  • Bed and breakfast based on a shared twin room. All beds are single beds, two to a room.
  • Evening meal every night – to be taken at the Vallee Blanche hotel – 100 metre walk from the chalet.
  • Use of the communal living area with wifi.
  • Secure bike storage at the chalet and also the Vallee Blanche Hotel.
  • Large balcony and open space for tuning up the bikes.
  • Great location, close to the bars / restaurants / expo and signing on area.
  • On site chalet host.
  • Phil and Helen will be available on the Tuesday morning to welcome you and provide you with all the advise and information you need for the week.  This is our 4th Megavalanche and we live here year round so we know the area and the event really well. At all other times the chalet host will be there to look after you.

Options:

  • The best value option is to stay with us on the half board basis, but we know some people like doing there own thing in the evening. We are, therefore, also offering all of the above on a bed and breakfast only option at £329 GBP per person.
  • Single person supplement. If you wish to stay in your own room there is an additional charge of £200 GBP for the week.
  • If you wish to chose the B&B option or to add a single supplement, please make the booking with us at the standard rate using the link below and letting us know what you would like in the notes box and we will adjust the price for you.

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Megavalanche (Mega Avalanche) 2011 Dates announced

24/09/2010

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The organisers of the Megavalanche (or is it Mega Avalanche ? – i wish the organisers would decide on how they are going to spell it !) have announced the dates for the 2011 event. It will run over the weekend of 8-10th July 2011. For the 2011 event we have our main mountain chalet in Alpe d’Huez on a bed and breakfast or half board basis.  We are also providing flexible stay hotel accommodation (for those wanting to do their own thing) up in the centre of Alpe d’Huez at the Vallee Blanche   .

Cotic BeFe Frame

11/09/2010

Well my Commencal Meta 666 finally died a couple of weeks a go with a big crack in the Headtube / Tobtube join. Have to say I was rather disappointed with Commencals warrantly – basically nothing after 2 years. This meant my long stay with Commencal frames has come to an end. Instead I bought myself a COTIC BeFe frame which comes with a better warranty. Not been able to ride it yet as on swapping the brakes over found the avid piston has a great big crack in it ! Just waiting on good old CRC to send me some new brakes out. It should gets its first proper 1500m vertical descent ride the week after next ! Not sure if I will be doing the Megavalanche or Mountain of Hell on it in 2011 though.

Videos and Photos from our customers at the Megavalanche 2010

16/07/2010

Some of our guests took some videos and photos from their riding week in Bourg d’Oisans while riding the Mega Avalanche

More photos here

and some videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/a/u/0/XcvKBv4HROg

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/1/Q46bv1OrMms

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/2/jdKHKd5EBPs

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/3/TK5jp_WpO3A

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/4/ovsTxzU2PmU

my favourite

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/5/-4cCQ_sO2xw

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/6/6rvr_bDqMhY

http://www.youtube.com/user/flowers180#p/u/7/1_l-jK-D8cA

Megavalanche (Mega Avalanche) 2010 Photos

11/07/2010

Photos from both Saturday and Sundays Mega Avalanche races

Register details for 2011 accommodation here

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Megavalanche 2010 guest photos

7/07/2010

This year we have had one set of guests based in Bourg d’Oisans for the Megavalanche. We have been uplifting them in our minibus to right outside the main DMC lift as well as helping them get their entries sorted. Phil went out with them and showed them the qualifier and race course over a couple of days as well as the super sweet descent back to Bourg d’Oisans in the evening.

As well as our guests in Bourg d’Oisans we have been operating a catered chalet in Alpe d’Huez and hotel space at the Vallee Blanche (considerably cheaper than other tour operators we could mention !!)

Start of the new sweet singletrack back to Bourg d’Oisans

Megavalanche 2010 dates announced

3/09/2009

The Megavalanche 2010 dates have been announced starting on the 6th July and running until the 11th July 2010. For more information on our accommodation please visit our Megavalanche Accommodation  page.

Megavalanche Finish Photos

14/07/2009

A few photos of some of our guests after the Megavalanche finish in Allemont

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and my son Zac with Fabien Barel

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