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Green MTB trails

Beginner or family friendly trails for those just starting out and practise areas

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There are a handful of easy trails for beginner mountain bikers or those looking to learn a few skills before venturing onto some of the harder trails.

From the Palafour lift

Easy Ride

A flow beginners trail with nice wide switchbacks to practise your technique on. Distance: 5.5km and descends 460m. Start: Top of Palafour and ends in the same place.

Smoothie

Green and Blue and a perfect introductory trail for beginners and arguably the easiest green trail in resort. It's got lots of curvy, wide berms. Distance: 4.5km. Descends -460m. Start: Top of Palafour Lift and ends in the same place.

Val d'Isère side

There's only one green trail in Val d'Isère and it's a whopping 12km long. Start at the top of the Olympique lift and descend -850m back down towards La Daille village.

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