Partners & Resources
At Singletrack Safari we wanted to create something more useful and interesting than a links page for you – and whilst this page does contain some links they are all here to serve a purpose.
Some of the sections below will direct you to useful tools and information to help you prepare for your holiday, such as train and airport information, through to webcams at our destinations and resort information and lift prices.
Others will take you to further information or useful information about Singletrack Safari – for example other places on the web where we share what we are doing – such as videos and networking sites.
Finally, we have also shared information about our partners – these are high quality companies whom we genuinely do respect and work with on a regular basis, and who have been kind enough to help us get established. We don’t ever recommend a company purely on how much money they have given us – we have used their products and services, and we personally endorse them as being great quality!
Resources and Tools
We’ve tried to create a selection of useful pieces of information below to help you through the process of getting ready for your holiday – below you’ll find lots of useful links and downloads.
Booking Flights
We have used the following site to find fantastic deals in the past
Booking Rail Travel
Get great deals on rail travel here when you book in advance
Airport Car Parking
Many of our meeting points in the UK are near airport car parks, and if you are flying to Europe from the UK to meet us you may need to park at an airport – this tool allows you to find the cheapest deal in seconds and book online!
Insurance
We recommend Sportscover Directs' Ventureguard products for mountain biking – we have used them for many years now! Remember – no insurance proof, no ride!
Lift Prices
If you want to get an idea of the prices you may pay for lift passes please have a look at these sites for more info.
Ultimate Alps
On XC holidays we usually only use the Col De Balme and Vallorcine lifts in Chamonix once in a week..Chamonix Summer Lift Prices
We spend up to 2 days using lifts in the Portes Du Soleil...you will need a full day MTB pass, which is amazing value... Portes Du Soleil Lift Pass Prices
In Les Deux Alpes , on XC holidays lift passes are optional – we can ride to the summit! If you don’t want to or plan to ride DH you’ll probably want a 1 day summer pass...Les Deux Alpes Lift Pass Prices
We spend a day in Alpe D’Huez – if you are riding DH you’ll need a day pass – if you are just doing the Mega route you’ll simply need a one way ticket to the Pic Blanc...Alpe D'Huez Lift Pass Prices
Andorra Altitude
On an XC holiday we will probably take you into the Bike Park for a day – and on DH holidays you may want to spend up to a week there...... Vallnord Lift Pass Prices
On DH holidays you may also (dependent upon opening dates) want to visit Grandvalira Bike Park...Grandvalira Lift Pass Prices
Finally, we also offer an option to spend a day at La Molina Bike Park in Spain....
La Molina Website or Kona Bike Park
Wild Scotland
The only other lift you might use is whilst we visit Fort William... Nevis Range Lift Pass Prices
Webcams
There’s nothing better to keep you feeling cheerful during a hard day at work than logging on to the webcam closest to your upcoming holiday destination to remind you that you will be hitting the trails soon!
North Wales
Scottish Stanes
Wild Scotland
Spanish Trail Tapas
Andorra Altitude
Andorra La Vella - Capital City
Ultimate Alps
Chamonix Town looking to the mountains
Portes Du Soleil (Les Gets, Morzine etc) 360 degree
Wild West
How to Pack your Bike for Flights
One of our very first blog entries on the website was a step-by-step “How-To” of packing your bike ready to fly – we know that if you’ve not done it before it might be a worry....but we’re happy to show you that it really isn’t! If that wasn’t enough, we’ve also created a short video on You Tube that takes you through the whole process step by step.
21 Step Photo Guide to Packing Your Bike in 21 Minutes. Ish.
The Singletrack Safari Video Guide to Packing Your Bike
Singletrack Safari on the Web
Other than here at our website we can also be found online in a few other places – here’s some links to more Singletrack Safari action and news!
Singletrack Safari on Facebook –please become a fan, and get regular updates and exclusive content!
Singletrack Safari on Twitter – regular mini-updates – follow us here
Singletrack Safari Channel on You Tube – lots of riding videos and what we have been up to! When you holiday with us we upload our footage of you to our You Tube channel, so during the season this is updated on a regular basis.
Singletrack Safari Photos on FlickR – there’s lot of photos in the gallery here on the site – but if you want to see more check out our Photosets on FlickR.
Singletrack Safari on Digg – regular updates - follow us here.
Our Partners
Nomad – Amazing new cordless power cleaners
Dirtworker – The company behind Nomad
creativemojo – Our branding, van and website designers
zeroG – Bristol's Best Bike Shop
Action Cameras - The UK's Leading Specialists in Helmet Camera Systems for Extreme Sports
The Good Mountain Biking Guide - Places to explore when you aren't riding with Singletrack Safari!
Extra Credits
komodomedia.com - Social networking 'share this' icons
