Portes du Soleil area - just for DH?

swelsbyuk
swelsbyuk Posts: 421
edited July 2011 in MTB general
Looking to do something a little different for hols next year and mountain biking in the Alps sounds rather attractive. However, after a whizz around the internet the main resorts of Morzine etc all seem very DH specific.

Just picked up this month's MBUK which has a feature on the area and, again, the writer highlights that any rig with 160mm of travel will be ok. I ride an Anthem X4 with 100mm of travel!

So, to get to the point, what I want to know is, once I get a lift to the top of a mountain, is it DH all the way or are XC trails also available? And, is there any one specific resort that is better for XC than the others?

Thanks in advance for any help.

S