Autumn in Les Gets & Morzine

What a beautiful Autumn in the Alps with barely a drop of rain to be seen. It's also been very mild but thankfully we're now getting hard frosts most nights.

After a summer of road biking I was persuaded yesterday, by colleague Tim Jackson (pictured here at Chavannes, Les Gets), to get the old mountain bike out for a change.

Having not ridden off-road for ages I was a little reluctant at first, but some of the old magic soon started to flood back. It was fantastic to ride some of the local trails again and with the ground bone dry, the more technical rooty sections were less treacherous than I remembered.

The air was crystal clear and the views superb and it was hard to imagine the green slopes soon being transformed for the winter......we need them to turn white in precisely one month's time.

Other fitness training at the moment (in preparation for the forthcoming winter) includes speed walking/jogging up and down Mont Chéry in Les Gets.....it's great fun but I'd rather be skiing....bring on the winter!