D Day
The Rider Pack
What is it?
Essential companion for the Pass'Portes du Soleil MTB, your rider pack gives you access to the circuit.
It will be handed to you on the day of your ride, in the resort you chose, upon presentation of your confirmation of registration or ID. In the rider pack you will find:
- Your number plate and three plastic clips to fix it onto your bike
- A "tag-it" which will be your lift pass for the day, essentiel to access the lift.
Please keep your Pass'Portes lift pass after the event. It entitles you to a Portes du Soleil mountain bike day pass valid for the summer of 2022 from Monday 27/06 after your Pass'Portes participation or to a Portes du Soleil day ski pass for winter 2022-2023
Exchange this Pass'Portes pass at any Portes du Soleil lift company. It is a numbered personal lift pass. It cannot be transferred, modified or refunded. - Your free gift
- A compulsory wristband for access to the 4 refreshment stations.
It's always useful to carry a puncture repair kit. Please take a personnal cup as none will be distributed at the food stops.
Pass'Portes KIDS Information
For registrants to the Pass'Portes KIDS in:
- CHATEL: Please meet your instructor at 8.30 am, in Châtel at "Pré la Joux" parking place, near "Pierre Longue" chairlift on the morning you have booked to ride.
- MORZINE: Please meet your instructor at the tourist office in Morzine at 8.30 am on the morning you have booked to ride.
- LES GETS: Please meet your instructor at the tourist office in Les Gets at 8.30 am on the morning you have booked to ride.
- Pick up your rider pack with your order registration and your ID
- Start to ride at 9 am till around 4 pm
Please fill in the form and send the parental authorisation to the organisation for all participant under 18.
Health measures - COVID19
Depending on the evolution of the health situation and the COVID 19 pandemic , the organisation will follow government's restrictions and might put in place the necessary health measures during the event.
IN CASE OF STORM
In each resort, there are some safe locations to seek shelter. Please retreat to them in case of storm.
Châtel and Morgins:
- Big tent in Linga
- Underground carpark in the centre of Châtel
- Starting and arrival points of Super Châtel gondola
Morzine:
- Underground carpark, under the Tourist Office square
- Pléney Underground carpark
Les Gets:
- Tourist Office
Montriond - dLes Lindarets:
- Picnic room "Salle Hors Sac" at Les Lindarets
Champéry:
- Champéry cable car entrance hall
Les Crosets:
- Lift company cash desk: entrance hall + underground carpark
How do I get my rider pack?
Due to recent government decisions, the rider packs will have to be handed out in outdoor places, and the itinerary will take place for 99% in France.
IMPORTANT:
- No rider pack will be given the day before
- Rider packs collection possible from 7 a.m, upon presentation of the confirmation of registration or ID.
- End of rider pack collection: 10 am
- Lifts open at 7.30. a.m.
- Suggested start time 7.30am-9.30am from the resort you selected when you registered
- Lifts close at 5.45pm maximum
Starting from:
Avoriaz, Châtel, Les Gets and Morgins: Please pick up your rider pack outside the tourist office of your departure station, the same morning from 7am on presentation of your registration confirmation or ID.
- Avoriaz : 44 Promenade du Festival, 74110 Avoriaz, France
- Châtel : 14 route de Thonon, 74390 Châtel, France
- Les Gets : 89 route du Front de Neige, 74260 Les Gets, France
- Morgins : route de Bas-Vièze 4, CP 55, 1875 Morgins, Suisse
Registered at the departure of Morzine : Reception and collection of the Rider Pack at the Pleney ski lift cash desks, at the foot of the Pleney gondola, the same morning from 7 a.m. on presentation of your registration confirmation or identity card
200 Taille de Mas du Pleney, 74110 Morzine, France
Registered at the departure of Les Crosets/Switzerland: Reception and collection of the Rider Pack at the main Crosets ski lift ticket offices, the same morning from 7 a.m. and until 10.30 a.m. maximum, on presentation of your registration confirmation or identity card.
Les Crosets, 1873 Val-d'Illiez, Suisse
Registered at the departure of Champéry/Switzerland: Reception and collection of the Rider Pack at the foot of the Champéry-Planachaux cable car in Champéry center, the same morning from 7 a.m. on presentation of your registration confirmation or identity card.
Route de la Fin 15, 1874 Champéry, Suisse
ePass'Portes Information
For the ePass'Portes du Soleil tour, you'll be able to start from Les Gets or Roc d'Enfer.
Rider Packs can be collected at the tourist office for departures from Les Gets and at the ticket offices of the Grande Terche cable car for departures from Roc d'Enfer.
The morning of your hike from 7 a.m., on presentation of your registration confirmation or identity card.
In case of accident
What should I do in case of accident?
Your bike will be brought back to the Tourist Office of your starting resort:
- Morzine -> Office de Tourisme de Morzine
- Les Gets -> Office de Tourisme des Gets
- Châtel -> Office de Tourisme de Châtel
- Morgins -> Office de Tourisme de Morgins
- Champéry -> Office de Tourisme de Champéry
BE CAREFUL there are some exceptions:
- Avoriaz et Les Lindarets -> Office de Tourisme de Morzine
- Les Crosets -> Office de Tourisme de Champéry
- Roc d'Enfer -> Office de Tourisme des Gets (to be confirmed)
Are you insured?
Once you're registered for the Pass'Portes MTB event, you're automatically entitled to personal insurance offered by the organizer. Please be certain to enter the full and correct names of each person that you register. If you already registered someone without giving their full details, please send them to us at : inscription@portesdusoleil.com
Application Portes du Soleil Summer
Pensez à télécharger l'application avant l'événement.
Vous y retrouverez les parcours, les ravitaillements, les animations, la météo, les détails tests VTT et toutes les infos nécessaires pour vivre une super Pass'Portes !
Don't forget...
- Your helmet and gloves (obligatory)
- Other protection (advised) - Your backpack and camelback
- Puncture repair kit
- Warm clothes
- Waterproofs
- First aid kit
- Passport (you will be crossing French and Swiss borders).
- Your personnal cup to access the food stops
- Your personnal mask, to use while gathering people
You are in moutains!
shuttle time table
Free of charge bus shuttle to join some starting resort in the morning - No booking in advance. Bus shuttle only from Morzine to Avoriaz ; and from Morzine to Montriond-Les Lindarets.
The shuttles are free of charge. They allow you to get back to your start resort in case you break your bike or if you have a small accident.