Adrenaline Sports

Chamonix, a name synonymous with extreme adventure sports such as skiing, mountain biking, climbing and paragliding. However, you can forget all that. Been there, done it. Instead the in sport in the valley today is downhill scootering.


From Argentière we followed the track alongside the river, heading down the valley towards La Joux, through the steep narrows and then past Les Tines to the Parc des Paradis near the golf course. After a couple of shots on the zip wire and the Himalayan bridge it’s then a short scoot down by the Arve into Chamonix itself.


Both Barbie and Power Ranger faired well over the 5 mile course, with no major mishaps, though a little discretion was required through the steep bits above Les Tines, despite wearing helmets. And to celebrate it was Smartie ice creams all round, before heading back to the apartment and some post adrenaline sport r&r in the swimming pool.


So there you have it. Downhill scootering is where its at! And they’ve even got a special compartment on the train for carrying scooters (and those mountain bike thingys) back up the valley again.