The Verbier Bike Park inaugurates its first green trail
The date, July 4, 2022, is a milestone for the Verbier Bike Park, which is adding a new descent to the eight existing trails. After the success of the blue trail "La Tzoumaz", which was built in 2019 and has been a huge success ever since, it was time to build the first green trail called "Tsenelle", which means caterpillar in the local dialect.
This flow trail route starts at an altitude of 2456 meters at the top of the La Chaux-Express ski lift above Verbier and rides with a gentle slope of ten percent over 1.7 kilometers of flowing slope, where mountain bikers arrive in La Chaux after 166 meters of altitude difference. This trail should be suitable for everyone. Children, beginners, mountain bike enthusiasts or experts, whether on a traditional or e-mountain bike.
The route offers breathtaking views of the Combins massif, Mont-Fort and even Mont Blanc in the distance. In addition, the trail has rest areas with information boards presenting the richness of the surroundings, such as wetlands and protected species, the remains of shepherds' huts (îtres) or the Alpage de la Chaux, where the cattle and the cheese produced there are presented.The Verbier Bike Park team has put particular effort into the design of the trail, which includes artistic rock piles and wooden marmot sculptures as well as a giant mountain bike helmet from partner FOX, where visitors can immortalize their ride. Benches and a picnic table also line the route for a well-deserved break.
"This project was launched five years ago. We had to be patient and coordinate between all parties to realize this route, which was to be as accessible as possible from the start. It was a stroke of luck to be able to ride through such a place in front of this magnificent landscape, but it also required a slalom between the various constraints: ski slopes, mountain pastures, protected areas and ultimately a play on contour lines," enthuses Fabrice "Trifon" Tirefort, designer and builder of the route as well as manager of the Verbier Bikepark.
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