Ski mountaineers climb a steep snowy slope at the base of a rocky cliff. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

La Grande Trace 1st March 2026

It’s an institution, the oldest ski mountaineering race in France.
La Grande Trace is held every other year in Le Dévoluy.
A team or individual race, it is one of the great international ski mountaineering races, bringing together the best athletes in the sport.
It’s an authentic race with wild, technical routes. The chourums, the natural caves of the Dévoluy, are an integral part of the routes.

Superdévoluy >Superdévoluy

8h301st March2026

Arrival mealIncludedFor all

RegistrationonlineNo on-site registration

La Grande Trace The event

La Grande Trace winter will host the French ski mountaineering individual championships (U16/U18 and U20 categories and seniors).

As befits the DNA of La Grande Trace, the course will be wild and technical, and will feature the chourums of the Dévoluy.

Programme (provisional)

Saturday 28 February 2026
– 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.: number pick-up at the Superdévoluy welcome centre
– 6.30pm: briefing at the Superdévoluy welcome centre (also sent by e-mail)

Sunday 1st March 2026
– From 7am: collection of race numbers at the Superdévoluy welcome centre
– 7.50am: unmarked start of course C in front of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– 8.15am: DVA test for course B in front of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– 8.30am: start of course B in front of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– 8.40am: DVA test for course A
– 8.45am: actual start of course C
– 9am: start of course A in front of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– From 10am: first arrivals for courses B and C at the foot of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– From 11am: first arrivals on course A at the foot of the Pelourenq chairlift in Superdévoluy
– 12pm: lunch at the Dévoluy sports centre
– 1.30pm: prize-giving ceremony at the Dévoluy sports centre

In pictures

Ski mountaineers walk through a snowy rocky passage beneath a natural stone arch. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

A long line of ski mountaineers moves across a snowy slope below high cliffs. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

Ski mountaineers hiking beneath a natural rock arch through a steep snowy passage. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

Ski mountaineers preparing their gear in foggy conditions on a snowy ridge. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|Gontran Isnard

Ski mountaineers roped together climbing through a steep rocky and snowy section with fixed lines. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

A ski mountaineering participant moves through a snowy rocky gully beneath a natural rock arch. — ©La Grande Trace Winter in Le Dévoluy|OT Le Dévoluy

Unique routes

True to the race’s DNA, the routes will feature a number of equipped technical sections, as well as crossings of chourums, the natural caves that are emblematic of the Dévoluy massif. The high point of the race will be in the foothills of the Plateau de Bure, in a setting that will provide the traditional dose of spice.

Registration is now closed.

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