Presentation

2024 HIGH TRAIL VANOISE PRESENTATION

From the 5th to the 7th of July 2024, Val d’Isère will organize the High Trail Vanoise®  unique races for well prepared and fit mountain trail runners.

The High Trail Vanoise® consists of 7 challenging races of varying levels, allowing you to discover the impressive and magical high mountain sceneries of Tarentaise and Maurienne.

The fittest long distance runners will start at 4 AM, in the pre-dawn darkness of Saturday morning to race one of the toughest race in France. The 45-mile-long race  (72k), climbs 16,400 feet (5400 metres ) culminating at the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes, 12,000 feet high.

The Odlo High Trail Vanoise®  is a qualifying race for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® :

– The “Ultimate 5 – 92k” will give you 5 points according to the new scale (mountain level 12)

– The « HTV – 72k » will give you 4 points according to the old ITRA race scale, and 4 according to the new scale (level mountain 12)

– The « 6 cols – 42k » will give you 2 points according to the old ITRA race scale and 3 according to the new one. (level mountain 12)

– Val d’Isère balconies race « les Balcons de Val d’Isère – 20k » will give you 1 according to the new one. (level mountain 9)