Tag Archives: ski alpinisme

February 01

LA GRANDE COURSE 2024 SKIMO: ALTITOY KO; ON TOUR DE RUTOR

LA GRANDE COURSE 2024 SKIMO: ALTITOY KO; ON TOUR DE RUTOR Our SKIMO  section brings today the latest update on the world´s premier series for ski mountaineering: La Grande Course. Leelo aqui en español: ALTITOY 2024 ANULADA.   ___________________________________ LA GRANDE COURSE 2024: ALTITOY CANCELLED, ON TOUR DE RUTOR A few days before the start, […]

January 29

THE ISMF WORLD CUP RETURNS IN VERBIER (SWITZERLAND)

An Individual and a Vertical race are scheduled for the weekend. After the races held in Pontedilegno-Tonale(Italy), which opened the ISMF World Cup season in late December 2020, in the coming days the international athletes of ski mountaineering will compete in Verbier (Switzerland). A Vertical race, planned for Friday 29 January, and an Individual race, scheduled for Sunday 31 January, will be […]

April 14

SKY MOUNTAINEERING: ISMF AND LA GRANDE COURSE TO JOIN FORCES

  The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) and La Grande Course (LGC) – the organisation of traditional long-distance races in the Alps – want to become partners to strengthen the ski mountaineering sport. The Presidents and delegations of the ISMF and LGC executive committees met in Arvier, Valle d’Aosta (Italy), to discuss a closer collaboration between […]

March 20

SKIMO WORLD & EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: Consequences of cancellations

  The ISMF informs of the consequences due to the cancellation of ISMF World Cup/European Championship competitions in China and Madonna di Campiglio, with changes in the both.   _____________________   SKIMO WORLD & EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: Consequences of cancellations   The ISMF European Championship planned to be held from 2nd to 5th April 2020 in Madonna di […]

March 17

SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI): Relay race, Italy won the last gold medal

  On Saturday morning the last act of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships took place on the Swiss snows of Villars-sur-Ollon. Finally in Col de Bretaye the sun appeared giving to the 31 nations present a show of absolute level. Italy won the last gold medal at the Ski Mountaineering World Championships and France and […]

March 16

SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI): Rémi Bonnet and Werner Marti won the gold medal in the Team race

  On Friday in the early afternoon the penultimate race of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships took place. Rémi Bonnet and Werner Marti won the gold medal in the Team race, among Women Lorna Bonnel and Axelle Gachet Mollaret got the top step of the podium   _____________________   SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019: Team race […]

March 14

SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI): Werner Marti (SUI) and Andrea Mayr (AUT) are the new World Champions in the Vertical race

  Ski mountaineering World Championships, day three. On Wednesday afternoon the third race scheduled for the Ski mountaineering World Championships in progress on the Swiss snows of Villars-sur-Ollon went on stage   _____________________   SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019: Vertical race report.   Due to adverse weather conditions, the Local Organizing Committee and the officials of […]

March 11

SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI): Arno Lietha (SUI) and Claudia Galicia Cotrina (ESP) new World Champions in the Sprint Race

  Ski mountaineering World Championships, day one. After the opening ceremony, which attracted hundreds of people through the streets of Villars-sur-Ollon (Switzerland), on sunday morning the turn was of the Sprint race. The first athletes who put the gold medal around the neck were the Swiss Arno Lietha, who was the winner among Seniors but […]

March 08

SKIMO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI): Ski mountaineering World Championships will open up on Saturday 9th March

  With the opening ceremony in Villars-sur-Ollon (Switzerland) on Saturday afternoon the Ski mountaineering World Championships will officially open up under the direction of the ISMF staff. The best athletes of ski mountaineering will take part in this world event, representing 31 nations. A real record of participation that will make this Championships unparalleled in […]

February 05

SKIMO WORLD CUP 2019, LE DÉVOLUY: Matteo Eydallin at the photo finish won the Individual race and Axelle Mollaret triumphed among women

  The weather conditions were difficult for the first race of the third stage of the 2019 ISMF World Cup. In the Provençal ski resort of Superdévoluy, the Local Organising Committee was forced to an extraordinary maintenance in order to realise a competition that guaranteed the minimum safety conditions for the athletes and the spectators. […]

January 28

SKIMO WORLD CUP 2019, FONT BLANCA: Robert Antonioli and Alba De Silvestro won the individual, Werner Marti and Victoria Kreuzer won the vertical race

A new stage of the 2019 ISMF World Cup was held in Andorra this weekend, it was dominated by a double victory of Italy in the Individual race. Robert Antonioli and Alba De Silvestro reached the top step of the podium, respectively with a time of 1h23’30” and 1h43’35”. Double victory for swiss Werner Marti and […]

January 19

SKIMO WORLD CUP 2019 KICKS OFF AT AUSTRIA: Robert Antonioli and Marianne Fatton won Sprint. Claudia Galicia and Marta García Farres, silver and bronze for Spain.

  Skimo World Cup by ISMF just kicked off at Austria yesterday with Roberto Antonioli and Marianne Fatton as winners of the vertical race at   The only spaniards on the podium this time were the senior women Claudia Galicia and Marta García Farres, who took silver and bronze. Tomorrow athletes will challenge each other in the  […]

January 31

International Ski Mountaneering Federation answers Kilian Jornet´s statement from Skimo World Cup 2017 at Cambre d´Aze

  . The Skimo World Cup 2017 completed its second leg this weekend at Cambre d’Aze. Laetitia Roux and Robert Antonioli were the official winners at yesterday´individual after the stormy award ceremony, where the three top senior men (Jornet, Lenzi, Eydallin) were disqualified. Later on,  Kilian Jornet issued a personal statement on the reason why the […]

January 26

Ortovox 2017: New skitouring gear. Ascent32 backpack, Swisswool Piz Roseg Jacket, Avalanche probes, Kodiak shovel and more.

. ORTOVOX is a bavarian brand, founded back in 1980 and dedicated to providing the highest possible protection during alpine activities. As pioneers in the avalanche safety field, the brand played a key role in the development of emergency equipment for the mountain. Innovations such as the double-frequency LVS device or Smart Antenna technology, but […]