ISMF World Cup in the Val d’Aran

The last test of the World Cup of ski mountaineering will take place in Baqueira Beret the next days 8 and 9 April

ISMF World Cup en la Val d’Aran

About 600 skiers, including some of the best national and international athletes of this modality, will participate in the ISMF World Cup Val d’Aran. The event, which will take place in Baqueira Beret on 8 and 9 April, will decide the world champion.

The ISMF will have an individual test on Saturday and a vertical on Sunday. The tour of the individual will be very technical with some of the downsides by the terrain of the station. The Era Pujada of Sunday will maintain its vertical mode in a very demanding race, with departure from the Pla de Beret and goal at the top of the Pic deth Dossau.

Organized by the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya (CEC) and the CE de Aran, ISMF has the support of the Federació d’Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC) and FEDME, in addition to the collaboration of the Consèlh Generau d’Aran, council of Naut Aran, council of Vielha and the council of Bagergue.

In recent years the practice of mountain skiing has experienced great growth. The Val d’Aran is betting on this probable future olympic sport. In addition, the organization of the ISMF World Cup 2017 is a further step in consolidating the Val d’Aran as a high-level international sporting destination, as well as consolidating it as a reference venue for mountain skiing events.

Program: http://www.valdaranskimoworldcup.cat/en/skimowc_cat/

23 March, 2017 News, Blog, Present 0

Presentation of the ski mountaineering national team and the new Val d’Aran routes

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The Conselh Generau d’Aran hosted yesterday the presentation of the ski mountaineering national team, which was attended by the World Champion Kilian Jornet and the technicians and other team members. During the ceremony there were announced the new ski mountaineering circuits of the Val d’Aran, marked by Baqueira Beret around the station, which will allow skiers start to acquire enough experience and confidence to go to the mountain, and that these professional athletes have tested over this week.

Oriol Duixans, coach of the national team ski mountaineering Baqueira welcomed the initiative stressing that in this sport on a growth path, “as a country we are a world power despite not having many snow” and thanked the Val d’Aran facilities for the training of the team “as we talked to some members, the Val d’Aran remains one of the snowiest places in Europe at the moment“.

In his speech, Kilian Jornet alluded to the good memories he have of the valley, where he won his first world championship, and highlighted the culture of snow and skiing here, that has led us to find solutions to ensure the future of the sport. “I’m just coming from the Alps and now there is more snow here in the Val d’Aran than there,” said the skier.

 

17 December, 2015 News, Blog, Present 0

The Cronoski Era Pujada scoring for the Copa de España

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The next weekend will be a new edition of the Cronoski Era Pujada, mountain ski competition organized by the Mountaineering Club d’Aran. The race, in which collaborate the Conselh Generau and Torisme de la Val d’Aran, is scoring the Copa de España 2015 this year.

The Cronoski starts Saturday 19th at 12 noon in Beret and recovers the route of the first year, departing from the station of the chairlift Cloth der Os, where runners soar to the top of Dossau. Junior and cadet categories will depart from the station below of the chairlift Dossau.

Program and registrations –open until today Wednesday- are available at this link.

15 December, 2015 News, Blog, Present 0