Ski Mountaineering - Sellaronda Skimarathon

Difficulty
Difficult
Elevation gain
2800 m circa
Start
Possibili punti di partenza: Arabba - Corvara - Val Gardena - Val di Fassa

The Sellaronda Ski Marathon is the most famous ski mountaineering race by night in the Alps. Its name derives from the ski area the ‘Four Valleys’, but which is also known by the locals as the ‘Sella Ronda’. The race route follows the pistes that hug the Sella group of mountains. Every year the race commences in a different Ladino valley, be it Livinalongo, Fassa, Gardena or Badia. IN 2013 race started from Arabba in Livinallongo, province of Belluno. The race frequently hosts the best teams (each composed of 2 people) from Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Germany, The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Norway, Denmark, the United States and Canada.   

Equipment

Ski mountaineering equipment: snow shovel, snow probe, ARTVA, helmet

Info

Length
42 km
Ground
Ski slopes
Altitude
Quota massima: Passo Gardena 2298 m