Val Thorens Mountain News: 4th July 2013
Crankworx Les 2 Alpes, Kumi Yama & 3VTT
Our weekly video reports bring you the best from the Alps, whether it's cimbing in Chamonix, Glacier skiing in 2 Alpes or Mountain biking in the Portes du Soleil. Find the best events in the Alps each week here on SeeValThorens.com.
Happy Independence Day! We may not have 4th July fireworks but we do have Crankworx!! The Crankworx Mountain Bike festival starts this Saturday in Les Deux Alpes and there's the Kumi Yama and 3VTT too.
The Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival enters it's second year in Les Deux Alpes. There will be races and competitions from the 6th - 14th July. You can find out more about the festival in our Les Deux Alpes Events Calendar and more about Mountain Biking in Les Deux Alpes on the MTB page.
Over the same weekend in 2Alpes there's the Kumi Yama ski and snowboard feestyle event on the Glacier 3200. Les Deux Alpes has one of the best summer parks in Europe and you can find out more about Glacier Skiing here on www.see2alpes.com.
For a more sedate mountain bike experience the 3VTT - the Trois Vallees mountain bike festival - takes place on Saturday and Sunday and you can find out more about that in our Events Calendar for Meribel.
The forecast is looking pretty good this weekend but check the Val Thorens webcams for live images of the mountains to make the most of what ever you do this weekend in Val Thorens.
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