Ultra-Trail® du Haut-Giffre

Trail du Mont-Blanc des Dames (TMBD)

Ultra-Trail® du Haut-Giffre, Webmaster — 2025-01-24T17:44:03Z

Departure

Saturday 14th june 2025 at 5:00 pm
Place du Gros Tilleul - Samoëns

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With the TMBD, we wanted to address two oversights:

To pay tribute to the peak of the valley, Mont Buet, the Mont-Blanc des Dames, which towers at 3,096 meters and will watch over you for nearly the entire course.
To offer an intermediate distance between 50 km and 90 km, bridging the significant gap between the two.
As for the route, follow the Trail des Frahans course but interrupt your journey just before the final descent to ascend the iconic Criou mountain.

This detour will lead you back to the Giffre River, which you will follow to reach the life base at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. Get ready to heat up your legs again! A demanding climb awaits, reversing the path skiers take in winter along the Cascades piste. You'll veer off this track to reach the Chalets de Porte, offering one last stunning viewpoint of Mont Buet.

From there, you'll only need to "roll out gently" to the finish line, carried by the cheers of the crowd and volunteers all the way through the final loop around the lake!

This course includes off-camber sections, slopes steeper than 35%, areas potentially snowy or very slippery depending on the weather, lapiaz zones, and a section at an altitude of 2,400m. It is essential to ensure that your experience and your physical and mental condition on race day align with the demands of this environment.

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Mini Cross Enfants (MCE)

Webmaster — 2019-10-02T06:14:56Z

Departure

Saturday 14th june 2025 at 4:00 pm
Samoëns (Base de Loisirs)

The Mini Cross Children is a cross reserved for young people under 12, and who has a distance of 1.5 km.

Departures and arrivals will take place at the Base de Loisirs. The course will take the young traileurs into the woods around the two lakes.

Award of medals and other prizes for each child at the finish area.

Registration is free and will be online. There is no need to provide us with a medical certificate. The signature of a parent will be requested at the delivery of the bib.

Aux Sources du Trail (SDT)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T19:00:09Z

Departure

Friday 13th june 2025 at 9:30 pm
Place du Gros Tilleul - Samoëns

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Come take on a (very) big loop around our valley, passing lakes, mountain passes, and summits, some snow-covered, many particularly technical, and all physically demanding! Running at night, crossing the playground of ibex, chamois, and marmots, in short, experiencing a truly mountainous trail, is what awaits you on this grand loop!

Where will we take you on this journey? You'll start as your fellow runners do in the UTHG, heading toward Sixt-Fer-A-Cheval, but won't immediately join the Sales valley… No, before that, you'll head toward Fer à Cheval and tackle the steep climb to Praz de Communes, before reaching the Grenairon refuge, which offers one of the most beautiful views of the Fiz. After descending and visiting the vertiginous Cirque des Fonts, you'll reach the base of the Fiz via the Petit Col d'Anterne and the Alfred Wills refuge, before descending to the Cascades de la Pleureuse and the Sauffaz.

These waterfalls mark the start of the final climb... which won't be there for fun: no Sales, no refuge of the same name, and a climb up the Combe des Foges, until you reach Col Pelouse, the highest point of the course. From there, you'll finally descend toward the Lac de Gers, eagerly awaiting the warrior's rest, just a few kilometers away and a few hundred meters lower...

This course includes sloped sections, gradients exceeding 35°, potentially snow-covered areas at this time of year, or very slippery depending on weather conditions, limestone pavement zones, and a passage at 2400m altitude. It is essential to ensure that your experience and physical and mental condition on race day are aligned with the demands of this environment.

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Ultra-Trail® du Haut-Giffre (UTHG)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T18:58:44Z

Departure

Friday 14th june 2025 at 3:00 am
Place du gros Tilleul - Samoëns

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With the UTHG, you step into the big leagues. Starting will be easy, but finishing, after more than 90 kilometers and nearly 6000m of elevation gain, will earn you a spot in an exclusive club for the most seasoned runners! The technical skills and endurance required to earn this privilege will match the challenge of a course featuring several sections above 2,000 meters in altitude.

As for the course, if the one offered for the TMBD leaves you a bit unsatisfied, add an extra detour through waterfalls and peaks!

Starting from the Sixt base camp, instead of heading straight to the Chalets de Porte, take on a very long ascent towards Lignon, passing by the Cascade du Rouget and then along the beautiful Vallon de Sales.

Leaving this valley, a paradise for ibex, you'll head toward your final pass, Col Pelouse, from where you'll descend toward Lake and Refuge de Gers, a welcome stop in the long descent that will take you back to Samoëns and the legendary tour of the Lac aux Dames.

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Trail des Frahans (TDF)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T18:57:03Z

Departure

Saturday 15th june 2025 at 7:00 am
Place du Gros Tilleul - Samoëns

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To be a Frahans, a traditional stonecutter from the Giffre Valley, one must possess strength and skill... To conquer the Trail des Frahans, you'll need other rare qualities: a love for long and steep climbs, a passion for technical descents, a fearlessness of heights, and, of course, the endurance to go beyond a marathon with a significant elevation gain.

If you think you possess these qualities, lace up your shoes for a loop that begins with a "warm-up" climb on the forested slopes above Verchaix, leading you to the Col de Joux Plane and its welcoming aid station!

Afterward, test your quads in the descent that crosses the Clévieux springs, followed by a very long ascent in several stages: Col de la Golèse, then the steep climb to the Signal de Bostan, before a ridge traverse leading to the highest point: Tête de Bostan, with a breathtaking view!

The next part? A "small descent" of nearly 1,700 m of elevation loss down to Samoëns, passing through Col de Bostan (at the Swiss border), which will challenge your technical skills in snow, rocks, and mud...

This course includes sloped sections, gradients exceeding 35°, potentially snow-covered areas at this time of year, or very slippery depending on weather conditions, limestone pavement zones, and a passage at 2,400m altitude. It is essential to ensure that your experience and physical and mental condition on race day are aligned with the demands of this environment.

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Tour de Bostan (TDB)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T18:55:02Z

Departure

Saturday 14th june 2025 at 8:00 am
Place du Gros Tilleul - Samoëns

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The Tour de Bostan!

Bostan is already a mythical name for hiking and ski touring enthusiasts, shared by a Col, a Refuge and a Tête!
As for the Tour de Bostan, it is THE future reference of the "medium distance" trail with: 2150 m of D+ for 33 km.
A peak at 2400m offering a unique panorama of the Dents Blanches, the Dents d'Oddaz, the Jura and the Mont Blanc. 1 km at more than 27% to get close to it, which should leave a tasty memory in your thighs. Singles that are as technical as they are fun on most of the course.
In short, you will have understood, the Tour de Bostan is a concentrate of pure mountain trail which will not leave you indifferent!

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La Montée de Gers (MDG)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T18:53:14Z

Departure

Sunday 15th june 2025 at 8:00 am
Sixt Fer à Cheval

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A mountain landscape concentrate in just 18 km? With our new course, the ascent to Gers, it's possible!

From spruce forests to alpine meadows, admire the torrents and waterfalls, and take time to contemplate the stunning Gers basin with its still snow-capped cliffs surrounding the eponymous lake, where you might catch a glimpse of some chamois. But this basin won't be easily conquered, as you'll reach it after nearly 900 meters of relentless ascent! The rest of the course, more runnable but dotted with some sharp, challenging climbs along the ridges bordering the Giffre Valley, will reward you with regular scenic views of the southern slopes and summits unfolding before your eyes.

Then, as you make your way down the final, technical descent, you should start to hear the sounds of the finish line... which, like everyone else, you'll only cross after completing a lap around the lake!

This course includes sections with slopes over 30°, potential snow patches at this time of year, or very slippery areas depending on weather conditions. It's essential to ensure that your experience, physical and mental state on the day of the event, are in alignment with this challenging environment.

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Au fil du Giffre (FDG)

Webmaster — 2019-09-30T18:49:24Z

Departure

Sunday 15th june 2024 at 9:00 am
Sixt Fer à Cheval

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Looking to try trail running or a sprint-trail enthusiast? Or maybe you're just tired of loop courses? The 10 km Au fil du Giffre is made for you! Follow the course of the river that shaped our valley, enjoying the refreshing coolness it brings. But don't get too comfortable—this isn't a flat run! You'll need to gain some elevation to cross the Nant d'Ant, and stay steady as you navigate the tricky descent that will bring you back to Samoëns. Finally, end your run with the traditional final loop around the lake, following in the footsteps of the pros!

This course includes vertiginous passages, ladder crossings, and sections that could be very slippery depending on weather conditions. It's essential to ensure your experience and physical and mental condition on the day of the event are in line with this environment.

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