Verbier and Val de Bagnes: incredibly beautiful locations

The 2015 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering will take place in Verbier/Val de Bagnes from February 6 – 12th. Athletes and spectators alike will have an opportunity to discover some magnificent competition sites. It is no accident that the ISMF (International Ski Mountaineering Federation) nominated Verbier/Val de Bagnes to organise the 7th World Championship of Ski Mountaineering. The proposed sites…

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It’s Marmotta Trophy time

Val Martello (BZ) will be hosting the third stage of the Scarpa ISMF World Cup, on Saturday and Sunday: the Individual Race and the Sprint Race. Everything is ready for the third World Cup challenge that will take place on Saturday and Sunday on the snow of Val Martello, just a few miles from Merano (BZ). Over the last few…

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Kilian (ESP) and Laetitia Roux (FRA) won in Andorra the gold medal in the Vertical Race

Compagnoni and Rémi Bonnet excelled among Juniors, while Anton Palzer and Axelle Mollaret conquered the highest step of the podium in the Espoir category. Strong winds blew during the second race of the Scarpa ISMF World Cup circuit this morning in Arinsal (Andorra), but this did not scare the organizers, coordinated by Carlo Ferrari, so the Vertical Race started with…

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SKI MOUNTAINEERING JOINS THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN LAUSANNE 2020

The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) is honoured to announce that ski mountaineering will be an official sport in the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games, where it will join seven other international winter sports federations. The ISMF was provisionally recognised by the IOC in April 2014 and after 2 years under observation it was awarded full Olympic recognition in August…

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Michele Boscacci and Laetitia Roux are the new European Ski Mountaineering champions

At Les Marécottes, in the Valais region, Switzerland, fresh snow and beautiful sunshine welcomed the third event of the 2016 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup, valid also as European Championships. As regards the Individual race, held today, the new European champions are Michele Boscacci (ITA) in Senior men category and Laetitia Roux (FRA) in women, while Anton Palzer (GER) and…

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