The Funi ascent

The principle is simple: in 6 hours, complete as many climbs as you can on foot between Bourg Saint Maurice and Arc 1600 over a 5.1km route with a total of 817m of vertical drop. Take the funicular down and off you go again!

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April 25, 2026

To celebrate the end of the winter season, you can challenge yourself for 6 hours by completing the maximum number of climbs on a course of 5.1 km and 817m of D+. Take up the challenge on foot, on a marked trail from Bourg Saint Maurice to the funicular arrival station at Arc 1600.

Elite runners, competitors, leisure runners, families. A friendly event not to be missed.


THE RACES
+ On the 5.1 km course for 6 hours:

- Solo or 2-person relay: each racer must complete as many ascents as possible over 6 hours, the descent is by funicular from Arc 1600, open to anyone born before December 31, 2005.

- The Challenge: The Club des Sports de Méribel (Défi de l'Olympe 6h) and Tarentrail (Montée du Funi 6h) have joined forces to offer the "12h de montées en Tarentaise" Solo or Relay Challenge. The aim is the same for both events: to complete as many climbs as quickly as possible.
Departure is at 10 a.m. from the funicular parking lot in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

+ La Montée sèche: a single ascent between Bourg Saint Maurice and Arc 1600 open to anyone born before December 31, 2009.
Departure at 2pm from the Bourg-Saint-Maurice funicular parking lot.


+ Children's flat races near the funicular - for children born between 2018 and 2010 (from éveil athlétique to Minimes)




See the route on this link: https://tracedetrail.fr/index.php/fr/trace/trace/170651