ROUND 12 - DYNAFIT SKI TOURING COURCHEVEL - 22 February 2012

Gabrielle Gachet and Fabien Meynet take the 12th

After the intense cold and snowstorm of the previous Wednesdays, the 78 competitors of this 12th edition of the Dynafit Ski Touring Courchevel were finally able to enjoy a starry sky as they climbed the 3.2 km and 500 metres of elevation gain of the course on ski mountaineering gear. 2nd last year in the women’s overall standings under the name Magnenat, now married to Grégory Gachet (6th last year), Swiss Gabrielle Gachet of the Club Multisports d’Arêches-Beaufort snatched the win in 29min58s and moved into 3rd place in the season’s provisional women’s overall standings behind Laetitia Roux and Corinne Favre.

Elsa Nodet of CAF Maurienne Team Sybelles with a time of 35min48s took second place ahead of Christine Gachet of CAF Vanoise in 36min29s.

Among the men, it was Fabien Meynet of CAF Leman who won in 26min24s ahead of Frédéric Thérisod of the Club Courchevel Sports Alpinisme, who finished in 26min47s, and William Perrier of the Club Multisports d’Arêches-Beauforts in 26min54s, leaving Cédric Cunin , also of the Club Courchevel Sports Alpinisme, at the foot of the podium in 27min21s.

Among the runners, Nicolas Rochedy , the manager of the Hôtel Chabichou (partner of the event), held his own well with a time of 38min53s, as did Dmitri Smetanitch , on holiday from Israel, who did not hesitate to try a new experience with his high-mountain guide Jean-Louis Guigonnet, finishing with a smile in 47min. Morgan Lamure of the Club des Sports de Courchevel won among the cadets in 31min25s.

On 4 April, at the final climb, prize money of €500 in vouchers for the shop Le Camp de Base, with a pair of Dynafit “Dy.N.A EVO” touring boots worth €1,200 and a Silva X-Trail headlamp, will be offered for the women’s and men’s season records. A fine trophy will also be awarded to the best men and women in each category.