French Teams Come Out On Top In Historic Swiss Ski Tour Race

2026-04-18 02:07:00

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Patrouille des Glaciers, the historic ski touring race organised by the Swiss army, has ended with French victories in the men's and women's events. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: French teams come out on top in historic Swiss ski tour race This content was published on April 18, 2026 - 13:19 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Officially, the Patrouille des Glaciers aims to“maintain and train the Alpine skills of deployed units”, the Swiss army writes online. In practice, however, the event is also an opportunity for top ski touring athletes – a sport which featured in the Winter Olympics for the first time in February 2026 – as well as a challenge for numerous adventurous hobby athletes.

However, the top Swiss hopefuls had to admit defeat in the 2026 edition of the race, which spans 57.5 kilometres from Zermatt to Verbier and an altitude difference of 4,386 metres. Rémi Bonnet, the most successful Swiss ski touring athlete in history and current overall World Cup winner, finished 'only' second with his two team-mates, a good five minutes behind the victorious French trio of Xavier Gachet, Samuel Equy and William Bon Mardion.
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