Every year our team revel in the Morzine summer. The bike community comes to life for 3 months a year and the towns of the Portes du Soleil forget about the snow and embrace the dust and dirt. We're always on the search for team members that have fun shredding, with Morzine the epicentre of the European mountain bike scene in the summer we also get many of the pro athletes using the town as a base during the World Cup season.
This is our European base, where it all started for MTB Beds with our self catered and Riders Weeks packages.
Cherry Poppin
With Jono Jones, Chubby Hammond and young ripper Preston Williams staying us we hooked up for a wild session on Les Gets Bike Park's Dans Le Gas, Mont Chery.
Who needs World Cups? Get HYPED!
George Brannigan gets rowdy in the Les Gets Backcountry
George 'Grylls' Brannigan has been visiting Morzine to use as a base for World Cup racing for nearly a decade now. An animal on any bike, it's awesome to see him make his back to the pointy end of the field after a couple of years on the wrong side of injuries. Full article.
How to ride Morzine's Le Pleney with one arm!
We're super stoked to have guys like Tom Wheeler stay with us at MTB Beds he is an amazing inspiration to the sport of mountain biking! Not only is he riding some gnarly trails with one arm, he is also pioneering the development of braces for others with similar conditions enabling more people to enjoy mountain biking.
See the full article over on Pinkbike.
MTB BEDS - Interview - Meet the Shaper - Neil Sharp - Avoriaz MTB
We have all reaped the rewards of the hard of work of trail builders. Neil has been a part of the Morzine scenery for nearly 15 years and we thought we'd get his face infront of a camera to find out more about him, Avoriaz MTB and the trails he helps create and maintain on on of Morzine's most loved hills.
MTB Beds - What is Morzine like for Summer 2020?
An informative video on how we dealt with the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, operatin largely as normal for the majority of summer.
The Bandit
The mysterious bandit has been roaming the streets of Morzine on his Transition Sentinel causing mischief and mayhem for too long. It's only a matter of time before his misdemeanours go to the next level. Under cover cops Patrolling strategic high street locations just need him to make one mistake and they'll be ready to pounce.
Transition Sentinel vs Transition Patrol, the chase is on.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
Shredding Super Morzine with Mac Ride
Running a business is hard work, but when we get the call to go shred, no is not an option. Luca takes a break from the office to shred Super Morzine with Resort Manager Tom Hardman. Dad provides the lift with the genius Mac Ride system.
Rob Welch vs The Portes du Soleil
We welcomed UK style master Rob Welch to Morzine in 2019 and expected some fireworks. He definitely delivered with some of the rowdiest riding we've seen round these parts for years!
Check out Rob slaying his Transition on the Reboul Line in Chatel and the steeps of Le Pleney.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
Happy New Bike Day with Transition
Nothing beats new bike day. The expectation, the waiting, checking tracking numbers, the ding of the doorbell. Getting that box opened up and moving quick smart to grab your favourite components, bolt them on and go shred your local. Everyone loves new bike day, torque it up, grab your helmet and let the games begin....
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
MTB Beds 2019 Ambassadors in Morzine
In 2019 we welcomed Si Thurlow, Ash Cotterell, Karra Laing and Jeremy Bigg to the MTB Beds Ambassador program. Representing at trail centre's and events up and down the country, these guys shred and are top people to boot!
We welcomed them out to Morzine at the start of the summer season and despite some issues with the weather we managed to squeeze a shred on Super Morzine with the camera.
With thanks to our clothing and outwear partner Fox Racing
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
Ash Cotterell shreds his TR11 on Le Pleney in Morzine
Ash Cotterell takes his Transition TR11 for a lap of Pleney Mainline in summer 2019. A style wizard, this lad has effortless steeze on the jumps, get his downhill bike pointing down something steep and gnarly and he'll make it talk there aswell. Sit back and enjoy the next minute of your life.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
George Brannigan shredding Morgins in 2019
George Brannigan has been a friend of MTB Beds for years now. He's a top lad and as we all know an absolute wild man on the bike. He's back from injury and looking to make the most of the 2019 season!
Here's George tearing Morgins apart to Motley Crüe!
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
World Cup racer George Brannigan on Super Morzine
George Brannigan stayed with us at in between several World Cups in 2019. Everywhere George goes he tunrs heads and media guys want to get that killer shot from the king of the wild huck. We love watching George ride and can't wait to see this legend back from injury and at the pointy end of a World Cup field again in 2020!
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
MTB Beds Chalet Host Craig McMillan's dream edit
Big friendly giant Craig has had a dream edit in his head for years. In his season working with us as a chalet host at Chapelle for our Riders Weeks, we put Craig with our videographer Scott Windsor and this is what he came back with.
The Lads are Back in Les Gets Bike Park
Setting up resorts is hard graft, the boys at MTB Beds wanted a break so check out the latest and greatest from Les Gets Bike park. Rich, Benson and Fergus blast the blues, black and off piste trails the only way they can.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
Freerider Vs Racer in Les Gets
What's your style, freeride flicks and whips or scrubbing and tucking?
Who is Leo Sandler
Many of you have heard of Veronique Sandler but who is her little brother Leo? Born in NZ and moving to the UK with his sister for the vibrant riding scene, this lad can seriously shred, from big jumps to schralping corners Leo has blown up Instagram on more than one occasion.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
2018 French National Championships on Le Pleney
2018 French National Championships Downhill Finals was a wet and wild affair!
Gaetan Vige taking the win in the men's field and Fiona Ourdouille in the womens.
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
In The Woods of Morzine with Point1 Athletic
Chris Kilmurray is personal trainer and coach to some of the worlds best bike riders. Greg and Killian Callaghan, Tahnee and Kaos Seagrave, Katy Winton, and Kade Edwards amongst others. He has to be one of the fittest and energetic individuals we've met in this sport. Everything in his life is dedicated to his craft, self improvement and the improvement of his athletes, so we took a trip to our local Morzine woods to find out a little more....
Boys on the loose on Pleney
Some of the best mountain bike trails in Morzine and the Portes du Soleil are the one's that don'e exist on the trails maps. Keep your eyes peeled for the secret trails that are scattered all over the Pleney making this little hill one of the best downhill mountain bike holiday destination in the world.
Filmed by Tom Caldwell / Caldwell Visuals
Pleney Bangers circa 2014
Morzine, steep, fast, and so much fun. Here we are riding The Pleney main line back in June 2014 after a few wet weeks. You never can tell what the weather will do in Morzine but if you go at it with a grin you'll have a blast no matter the conditions!
2019 Morzine Film Awards by Team MTB Beds
The Morzine Film Awards has been running in winter for nearly a decade, it's the highlight of many of the locals and season staff's year. You are given a week to film an edit that's then shown at an end of season party. Often messy. When they announced a summer version the stoke was high, loads of ideas were tossed around, with chalet host Craig McMillan taking his Dad-cam and the team up into woods to film the crew going about the daily grind.
Our man Ash Cotterell took home the best male rider gong.
For more info on our staff and how to bag a job with MTB Beds -
Filmed by Scott Windsor / Scott Windsor Films
Lee Huskinson shredding Pleney in 2017
Every riding zone has their local legend. Morzine's is Husky. The undisputed King Of Pleney makes it talk back in 2017, watch and learn kids.
Filmed for MTB Beds by Will Nangle / Nangle Productions
Track Check Videos
Morzine and the Portes du Soleil are well established as one of the World's premier Mountain Bike Holiday destinations. With 12 linked resorts, 21 lifts, 600 KM of MTB trails, 10 bike parks and 25 mountain bike schools there is a trail for every ability, age and sex in the Morzine and the Portes du Soleil.
