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Some of the trails here are covered in what I can only describe as talcum powder - around 10cm deep in places, whereas other trails have huge grip.
Yeah, around Alpe dhuez and Deux Alpes most of the hiking trails are covered in the same light brown icing sugar dust, kids have taken numerous falls just hiking as it makes any rocks underneath super slippy.
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@Dammit
Some of the trails here are covered in what I can only describe as talcum powder - around 10cm deep in places, whereas other trails have huge grip.
On the powder it's all about speed, and angle to the ground - you're a lot safer wall-of-deathing it around the top of the berm after really letting the bike run in than you are trying to creep around the bottom at walking pace.
On the grippy stuff - well, it's grippy, ride as you normally would.
In other news I went back to Morgins today - I can reveal that it's still mental.
The closest trail in Morzine to the Morgins Blue has to be (and we gave this a bit of thought) the Pleney Black DH run.