TOUR DU RUTOR 2022: VICTORIES FOR MATHÉO JACQUEMOUD – SAMUEL EQUY AND AXELLE MOLLARET – EMILY HARROP. Our SKI section brings us today the news about La Grande Course and it last race, last weekend: the Tour du Rutor. Edition after edition, this race has become myth, tradition, legend. A French one-two in Planaval. Mathéo Jacquemoud […]
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April
05
TOUR DU RUTOR EXTREME 2022: VICTORIES FOR MATHÉO JACQUEMOUD – SAMUEL EQUY AND AXELLE MOLLARET – EMILY HARROP
posted by Héctor Rubio
March
15
LA GRANDE COURSE-ALTITOY 2022: READY, STEADY AND GO…
posted by Héctor Rubio
LA GRANDE COURSE-ALTITOY 2022: READY, STEADY AND GO… Our SKI section brings us today the news about La Grande Course 2022, which starts this weekend in the French Pyrenees, the curtain will rise on the new 2022/2023 biennium with the legendary Altitoy. As we presented you here some weeks ago, this season “La Grande Course” will […]
March
01
ISMF (INTERNATIONAL SKI MOUNTAINEERING FEDERATION) EXCLUDES RUSSIA FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS
posted by Héctor Rubio
ISMF (INTERNATIONAL SKI MOUNTAINEERING FEDERATION) EXCLUDES RUSSIA FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS. Our SKIMO section bring us today the statement of the Council of the ISMF. ISMF (INTERNATIONAL SKI MOUNTAINEERING FEDERATION) EXCLUDES RUSSIA FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS Statement of the Council of the ISMF-Lausanne, 1 March 2022 According to the urge of the Executive Board […]
January
09
LA GRANDE COURSE 2022: ALTITOY, TOUR DE RUTOR & PATROULLE DES GLACIERS
posted by Héctor Rubio
LA GRANDE COURSE 2022: ALTITOY, TOUR DE RUTOR & PATROULLE DES GLACIERS. Our SKI section brings us today the news about La Grande Course and its races for this 2022. This season “La Grande Course” will be composed of Altitoy, Tour de Rutor y Patrouille des Glaciers. In 2023 it will continue with Pierra Menta, […]
December
09
ANDORRA SKIMO 2022 (19-20FEB): REGISTRATIONS OPEN TODAY.
posted by Héctor Rubio
ANDORRA SKIMO 2022 (19-20FEB): REGISTRATIONS OPEN TODAY. Ski crossing stages between shelters. Our SKI section brings us today the ANDORRA SKIMO 2022 registration opening for the iconic Pyrenees Skimo race. The test will take place in the valleys of the principality on the weekend of February 19 and 20, 2022. Pre-registrations for La Skimo Andorra will […]
November
20
THE NORTH FACE DRAGLINE: FREERIDE SKI SET.
posted by Héctor Rubio
THE NORTH FACE DRAGLINE: FREERIDE SKI SET. Our SKI section, bring us today the the new set of The North Face with the Dragline jacket and pants which are designed to enjoy skiing in its purest form and that have also been manufactured from recycled fabrics of vegetable origin. The jacket and bib pants assembly […]
November
16
ARC’TERYX SHASHKA: WOMEN’S SKI JACKET AND TROUSERS
posted by Héctor Rubio
ARC’TERYX SHASHKA: WOMEN’S SKI JACKET AND TROUSERS. Our SKI section bring us today another novelty for this 2022 seasson: the spefic women’s designed jacket and pants from the Canadian brand, the Acr’teryx Shashka. Whether skis or splitboard, uptrack or descent – backcountry tours require freedom, weather protection, and breathable comfort. With the constant of changing […]
November
01
SKI TOURING BOOTS: LANGE XT3 TOUR PRO & XT3 TOUR SPORT
posted by Héctor Rubio
SKI TOURING BOOTS: LANGE XT3 TOUR PRO AND TOUR SPORT. Our SKI section continues to grow and show you ski material for this 2021/2022 session. Recently we brought you here the freeride ski boards and boots by DYNASTAR & LANGE 2021 from Chamonix. Today we are go with the details of these boots for ski […]
October
29
HELLY HANSEN FREERIDE: ULLR CHUGACH INFINITY POWDER SUIT
posted by Héctor Rubio
HELLY HANSEN FREERIDE: ULLR CHUGACH INFINITY POWDER SUIT. Our SKI section bring us today this fantastic novelty of the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen: the ULLR Chugach Infinity Powder Suit. Behind this great name, that we will explain you below, we see a freeride suit for those winter days in powder snow with endless fun, protected […]
October
15
VAL D’ANNIVIERS: SWISS MOUNTAIN ALL YEAR ROUND. FROM SIERRE-ZINAL TO ALPINE SKI.
posted by Héctor Rubio
VAL D’ANNIVIERS: SWISS MOUNTAIN ALL YEAR ROUND. FROM SIERRE-ZINAL TO ALPINE SKI. Our ALPS section presents a destination of special interest. This area has been hosting mountaineers and hikers from all over the world for 150 years. And as you all know, this summer it celebrated the 48th edition of the Sierre Zinal mountain race. […]
July
21
SKI MOUNTAINEERING WILL BE OLYMPIC AT MILANO-CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC GAMES
posted by Héctor Rubio
SKI MOUNTAINEERING OLYMPIC AT MILANO-CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC GAMES. Our SKIMO section celebrates the official news that we already advanced here a month ago: ski mountaineering will be at the Winter Olympic Games 2026. It was then that the IOC Executive Committee confirmed that the decision to include mountain skiing in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter […]
March
29
ISMF WORLD CUP LAST INDIVIDUAL RACE: VICTORY FOR AXELLE GACHET-MOLLARET (FRA) & MATTEO EYDALLIN (ITA)
posted by Héctor Rubio
ISMF WORLD CUP LAST INDIVIDUAL RACE: VICTORY FOR AXELLE GACHET-MOLLARET (FRA) & MATTEO EYDALLIN (ITA). The French Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and the Italian Robert Antonioli conquer the Overall World Cup. The satisfaction for Robert Antonioli (ITA) yesterday has been double, because it has come to the very last breath. The Italian athlete has crossed the finish line only […]
March
14
PIERRA MENTA 2021-ISMF LONG DISTANCE WORLD CHAMPIONS: ITALY WINS BOTH FEMALE AND MALE CATEGORY.
posted by Héctor Rubio
The athletes of the Italian national team have won the last world title of the 2020/21 ISMF competitive season on the transalpine snows of Arêches-Beaufort, France. It has been a test bench of these new World Championships, as a result of the rediscovered collaboration between the ISMF and La Grande Course, and has represented a real marathon with 3400 metres of positive height […]
March
10
LA GRANDE COURSE: “READY FOR A WORLD PIERRA MENTA”
posted by Héctor Rubio
Arêches-Beaufort, the home of the celebrated Pierra Menta, is ready to host a “world” edition of this spectacular race. The scheduled date is next friday even though starting from today many teams are already in the area in order to inspect the course. As announced by the local organizing committee this year edition will take […]
March
07
ISMF SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL RACE : MATTEO EYDALLIN (ITA) AND AXELLE GACHET-MOLLARET (FRA) WIN GOLD.
posted by Héctor Rubio
Yesterday, the Italian athlete Matteo Eydallin and the very strong French competitor Axelle Gachet-Mollaret have won the most beautiful and prestigious medal: the got the gold one in the Individual race. On the final day of the 2021 ISMF World Championships, on the Andorran snows of Arinsal in the natural park of Comapedrosa, the Italians Giulia Murada and Sebastien Guichardaz have been victorious as well, […]
March
05
ISMF SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VERTICAL RACE LA MASSANA: RÉMI BONNET (SUI) AND AXELLE GACHET-MOLLARET (FRA) WIN GOLD.
posted by Héctor Rubio
ISMF SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VERTICAL RACE LA MASSANA: RÉMI BONNET (SUI) AND AXELLE GACHET-MOLLARET (FRA) WIN GOLD. On the third day of competition at the 2021 ISMF World Championships in Andorra and precisely on the snows of Arinsal – Vallnord the world medals for the Vertical race have been awarded. The international ski mountaineering athletes, coordinated by the ISMF, have […]
March
03
ISMF SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANDORRA: IWAN ARNOLD AND MARIANNE FATTON ARE THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE SPRINT RACE.
posted by Héctor Rubio
After the official opening ceremony of two days ago, held in full compliance with the anti-Covid protocols, yesterday (Tuesday 2 March 2021) the ISMF World Championships’ week in Andorra has begun with the fastest and therefore more intense competition: the Sprint race. The track has been the classic one with the traditional first phase, followed by the diamonds section, a part […]
February
11
LA GRANDE COURSE: “THE SKI ALP TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED, BUT LGC CARD REMAINS OPERATIVE”
posted by Héctor Rubio
Safety comes first. How many times did we hear about this? Never as in this case the definition fits perfectly! Stopping while desiring a great restart is not so easy, but sometimes it is unavoidable. Considering the cancellation of Mezzalama Trophy and the fact that Pierra Menta is reserved only to the national athletes in […]
February
07
ISMF SKIMO FLAINE, ARÂCHES-LA-FRASSE SPRINT RACE: ORIOL CARDONA COLL (ESP) AND MARIANNE FATTON (SUI) ARE THE WINNERS.
posted by Héctor Rubio
Great show and uncertain results until the end: the right way to summarise the Sprint race held today in Flaine, Arâches-la-Frasse, France. In the qualification rounds all the strongest athletes did not want to run risks; today’s race in Flaine has assigned precious, very precious points for the purposes of the Overall World Cup ranking. […]
February
04
FLAINE, ARÂCHES-LA-FRASSE, FRANCE: 3rd STAGE OF THE ISMF-SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CUP.
posted by Héctor Rubio
FLAINE, ARÂCHES-LA-FRASSE, FRANCE: 3rd STAGE OF THE ISMF-SKI MOUNTAINEERING WORLD CUP. An Individual race and a Sprint race are scheduled in the next two days. After the ISMF World Cup legs in Pontedilegno-Tonale (ITA) and Verbier (SUI), the international skimo athletes will compete in France and precisely on the slopes of Flaine, Arâches-la-Frasse. Photo: ISMF The Individual race […]
