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La Relève Morgins

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Margaux Mendes de Leon & Yannick Encoeur, two Swiss ski mountaineering leaders. La Relève, Margaux, already has a fine track record in the sport. We met them in the Morgins ski resort, and tried to keep up with them…

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Ski mountaineering

Are you familiar with ski touring? Ski mountaineering is much the same, with just a few differences: pace and difficulty. In ski mountaineering, competitors are sometimes obliged to take off their boots and don crampons in order to climb the steepest slopes on foot.
In competition, ski mountaineering is divided into several disciplines: sprint, relay, vertical race, individual and team races, and long-distance races. In short, a highly varied sport that demands great versatility and adaptability!

Margaux Mendes de Leon & Yannick Encoeur

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ski mountaineering

The rising star of ski mountaineering, Margaux Mendes de Leon, has already won several medals in her category. Originally from Région Dents du Midi, she was introduced to alpine skiing there before discovering her talent for ski touring. In this episode, Margaux is in the company of Yannick Ecoeur, mentor and figurehead of the discipline with a track record as impressive as his Vo2max. This local ski mountaineering legend has also helped to createski touring itineraries in the Morgins resort.