Have you ever spent a moment wondering why a mountain bike is called as such? If you have been navigating your bikes in the cities and the plains, then perhaps the thought never came up. But if you have experienced cruising through a downhill trail from a mountain peak, then the term mountain bike makes a lot of sense.

You, in all honesty, are missing a lot if you haven’t actually tried to conquer a real mountain trail with your mountain bike. If you so choose to do it, it is highly recommended that you head to Portes du Soleil in France. You also make sure it is summer when you drop by the place.

Portes du Soleil and the snow-covered tops of Dents du Midi Mountains in the Northern French Alps comprise one of the world’s extraordinary network of mountain biking trails. The Mecca of mountain biking, Portes du Soleil druing the summer is flocked by hard core mountain bikers. And for a lot of good reasons at that.

The largest lift served mountain bike trail area in the world is located in Portes du Soleil. That alone is makes mountain bikers really want to visit the place. But what really attracts mountain bikers from all over the world to Portes du Soleil are the number of challenging trails and routes Portes du Soleil brings to the table.

Portes du Soleil offers cross country bikers with a number of uphill tracks and climbs that challenges their pride and skill. Downhill riders are offered with a quite a few tracks and trails built designed for the downhill ride. Levels of difficulty of the trails range from easy to dangerous. Portes du Soleil also treats freeriders with trails where they can just ride and enjoy the beauty of the place, such as technical forest single track, bike parks, exposed steep faces and north shore trails.

Portes du Soleil is also a great place for a family holiday. You can bring your friends and loved ones with you and enjoy a whole week biking the region. You’ll definitely have a great time navigating easy bike trails that traverse through the forests and go by majestic streams. And trails designed for family enjoyment are not as challenging and steep so there is no need to worry.

The vast area of Portes du Soleil offers a lot of varying trails that entices the innate biker out of everyone. And it is no surprise that many people would flock to this place. With beautiful alpine resorts, great value accommodation and the glorious back drop of the Dents du Midi mountains and the Mont Blanc range, Portes du Soleil is definitely the place where you want to let go that inner biker in you.

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