Sporting activities
in Gex

Introduction to mountain biking for children at La Faucille

Are you looking for advice and want to improve your skills? Our instructors will be all yours for the duration of a session, on saturday.
The ideal site for risk-free learning.
We all think we know how to ride a bike! But mountain biking in a natural environment requires you to master a large number of techniques. Our aim is to give you rapid access to this learning process in complete safety.
Topics covered:
– Riding position and bike set-up
– Positioning the rider on the bike according to circumstances
– Learning to brake / emergency braking
– Passing on a slope/steep incline
– How to take a bend correctly
– How to lift a front wheel: passing natural obstacles (rocks, roots, etc.)
Additional Information :
– mandatory helmet
-gloves recommended
– additional protections may be required depending on the level of the course requested.
We speak : English, French

PLocation details

  • Close to GR footpath
  • Ski resort
  • Mountain location

Activities

Session duration : 150 min

Customers

Mountain bikers
Minimum age required : 8 years years
Maximum group size : 4

Types

  • Lesson
  • Group lesson
  • Individual lesson
  • Equipment hire
  • Accompanied

Sports activities

  • Cycle sports
  • Mountain biking
  • Downhill mountain biking
  • Enduro MTB

Opening

Opening hours from 01 June to 15 September 2025
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm and from 03:45 pm to 06:15 pm

Prices

Additional Information :
Lesson for 1 person: €90
Lesson for 2 people: €110
Lesson for 3 people: €130
Lesson for 4 people: €150.

Bike and lift pass not provided

Payment options

  • Cash
  • Online payment

Services

Animals welcome

Pets are not allowed

Address

Col de la Faucille
Station de ski, col de la faucille
01170 Gex
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