Here’s a couple vids to get a taste here:
At Les Gets (pronunciation is kind of like Le Jay) France, Amaury Pierron stole the win from Loic Bruni. This is an interesting course because its not too technical. No major drops, no rock gardens, not particularly rooty. Not so steep. Its just a bunch of turns. With a healthy dose of long shallow turns with no berm. You’re pretty much constantly a small mistake away from hitting a tree or just sliding out because no berm to catch you.
and here is Marine Cabirou’s winning run from Lenzerheide. Which should have been an easy take for Tracey Hannah. Nasty weather that day. A very steep and very rooty course. and with the fog and earlier rain, the roots are wet, which is real dangerous. The dirt conditions were weird, too. Because the rain wasn’t as heavy as it may appear. So some sections were still pretty dry. Going from wet to dry to wet to dry: lots of sudden slide outs, small crashes, and mistakes, that day. Its real tough to get the right tire and also a consistent feel for your body language.