Patrouille des Glaciers: the Grande Course'' s last act

patrouille des glaciers
Ski Mountaineering

Patrouille des Glaciers: the Grande Course'' s last act

With the Patrouille des Glaciers closes the Grande Course. Eydallin Lenzi and lead the overall standings, ex aequo with Bon Mardion and Jacquemoud. In the race that will take place in Switzerland 2-3 May, the two will be blue team with Michele Boscacci, the two transalpine with Alexis Sevennec. In the women's race, Laetitia Roux, leader of the general, comes with compatriot Séverine Pont Combe and the Swiss Maude Mathys

The Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race born in the military in 1943 to test the Swiss army units. In 1984 he opened the inscriptions also roped to civil and becomes biennial. In a crescendo of passion and accessions, the number of participants reaches more highest in the world for this sport, touching competitors thanks to the 4500 version halved starting from Arolla. A real "New York Marathon" ski mountaineering whose power of contagion also extends the spectators who come to 75,000 visitors. The route of the race from Zermatt to Verbier, winds of 53 miles of development to 4000 meters of elevation gain, with technical sections to walk with skis on their shoulders, and a long descent that final door in the middle of Verbier. An event that, without the Swiss Army, which always organizes in detail, could not exist.
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