In a month the Marciagranparadiso Rossignol Race in Cogne

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With just a month to the new edition of Marciagranparadiso Rossignol Race, in the heart of the National Park of Gran Paradiso in Cogne, Valle d''Aosta.

Sunday 4 January 2015 3 minutes reading time

Preparations began at & rsquo; in the event CITY Aosta Valley, coloring of 'blue their ways and their activities & agrave; commercial. The 'blue sky and the' blue of the poster, peeping into every corner of the country, made dall''artista New Yorker Bill Bateman. A Cogne & egrave; arrived, finally, the first snow of the season. In the meadow of Sant''Orso & egrave; was beaten a ring of 4 km (& egrave; a part of the track World Cup); Lillaz & egrave; can ski on a second ring; Valnontey & egrave; open the full tour leading up to Valmiana. Depending There are guns that sparanave complicit temperatures regide fell even below -10 & deg; C, allow the production of artificial snow. & Nbsp; The 'edition will see 35 & agrave; the novelty & agrave; skaters that adds to the classic race. First race Friday & Igrave; February 6, 2015 with a 45km skating, for which & egrave; Light will also be a path of 25 km. Saturday, February 7 here is the usual appointment with the kids for Minimarcia. Sunday, February 8 highlight the race in classic technique: 45 km and Light & nbsp; 25 km. Sar & agrave; can also l & rsquo; subscription to Marciagranparadiso Day, non-competitive race. Confirmed the departure mass-start from the lower part of the fields of S. Orso. Hence the snake is diriger & agrave; to Epinel after a spectacular launch. From Epinel, continues uphill, or almost, until Valnontey, where sar & agrave; can opt for the Light. Afterwards, descent to Cogne, ramps Silvenoire, Lillaz and finally l & rsquo; last difficult climb of Valleille. Hence the effort will & agrave; almost finished and mancher & agrave; only the return to Cogne with its transit in the center of the country and the conclusion in the meadow.