Arinsal Hotel Montane closest hotel to pistes of Vallnord Arinsal Pal

The X-Bike Trials are an annual event in Arinsal and as ever The Hotel Montane is the best location to be. Book early , this is a popular event.
July 30th and 31st 2011

This popular event is held opposite The Hotel Montane.
Book now to avoid disappointment

MOTO CLUB ARINSAL :
Casa JAN, Entlº 2ª
AD400 ARINSAL
Tel.: (+376) 837 813
Fax: (+376) 890359
E mail: trialarinsal@andorra.ad
www.motoclubarinsal.com

FEDERACIÓ MOTOCICLISTA
D’ANDORRA (FMA)
CASAL DEL ESPORT
Baixada del Molí, 31
AD500 ANDORRA LA VELLA
Tel.: (+376) 890370
Fax: (+376) 890359
E mail: fma@andorra.ad
www.fma.ad

SPECIFICATION :
X TRIAL 2 DIES D’ARINSAL
EMN 40/162

CLUB ORGANISOR :
MOTO CLUB ARINSAL
ARINSAL

DATE :
30 i 31 de juliol 2011

LOCATION :
ARINSAL
Parròquia de La Massana
Principat d’Andorra

COURSE : 30 kms. with 20 marked zones

CARÀCTER :
Open to all categories

SECTOR : Trial Bikes (moto Trial)

The Vallnord BikePark is fast becoming one of the best mountain bike venues in Europe, with great terrain, stunning views and local rider, Cedric Gracia as the man behind many of the developments. The BikePark is exciting and always expanding. Hosting the UCI World Cup has put the resort on the map but also allowed them to really push the development of their trail designs both downhill and 4X. The ground here is usually loose and dusty as the summers are hot and dry and the park is not one for beginners as the lower face of the hill is very steep.

Summer Lifts and the main cable car are open from 2 June till 11 Sept.

Lift Opening Times 10.00 - 18.30

Lift Prices From 18.50€ per day / 180 euros season pass


DOWNHILL
The downhill mountain bike trails vary between wide open, fast and dusty pisted runs that are graded easy to steeper, technical wooded trails graded red and black for advanced and expert riders. There are 11 gravity assisted runs in total.

Vallnord has hosted several international races, from Maxxis to World Cups, a testament to their quality. The trails are long, loose and testing with steep chutes. Strong brakes are essential at Vallnord due to the steep slopes under the gondola. There is also a Maxi Avalanche trail from the top of the mountain; the winners finish in some 25 minutes of leg bu ing and arm pumped gruelling descending.

For an easy run, try the Skippy Track DH and La Carbonera. For the more difficult, take the Cedric Gracia World Cup trail. It is not steep but has plenty of roots and rocks to sharpen your reactions.



CROSS COUNTRY
Vallnord is a great place to ride XC; the trails are interesting, the vistas inspiring and the ground loose and lively. The weather in the summer is usually very warm which means that hydro packs are essential when putting in some miles. There are 7 marked routes of varying difficulty and if you want to ride out to the surrounding hills you can make up many more. The venue has hosted the UCI World Cup XC round and the trails on offer can be as testing as you like.