Skyrace Les Orres

The Skyrace: key points to remember

⚠️ This is a real Skyrace, with technical trails, a high gradient for a short distance, an intense course and time barriers: you'll need to be in good shape to conquer the peaks!

• Technical and demanding course
• No outside assistance allowed (time penalty on final ranking)
• Refreshment points available
• Compulsory equipment: survival blanket, water supply and food
• Sticks prohibited
• Watch not recommended for a sensations race

BUT ALSO :

• Organization of races for young people, too few in the landscape of trail events in France
  
  New: for the 2nd edition, we're introducing a dedicated course for benjamins, in addition to all the youth races on offer, so as to offer races for all ages and categories. It's a great opportunity to bring the whole family and share a day dedicated to trail running. If you're not running, a fan zone will be set up in the adult race, so you can join in the fun at the halfway point! One of the values of this sport is to transmit and share.
• Respect for the environment
  
  This second edition takes up the values and commitments that made the first version such a success: generous, local prize-giving, organic and local refreshments, reduced environmental impact thanks to runner gauges, drastic waste reduction, the introduction of public transport, and all this at a reduced price for a maximum experience.
• A trail race organized for trail runners and by trail runners.

The races

5 races are proposed for this 2026 edition: the Skyrace, the benjamins course, the cadets & juniors trail course, the minime trail course and the children's trail course.

The courses will be slightly modified to ensure that they run as smoothly and intensely as last year.

▪️Skyrace - 22.9 km / 1815 m D+ climb

A technical, demanding and aerial route over the crests and emblematic peaks of Les Orres.

▪️Trail cadets and juniors (2007 to 2010)

An itinerary for a first taste of trail running on already demanding terrain.

▪️Trail minimes (2011 to 2012)

Discover trail running in the mountains

▪️Trail Benjamins (2013-2014)

A steep ascent and a playful descent for future champions.

▪️Trail children (2015-2019)

An initiation for the youngest

START TIME: 12H

COURSE AND PROFILE:

• Distance: approx. 1 km
• Vertical drop: 40 m D+ / 37 m D-
• Minimum altitude: 1645 m
• Max altitude: 1680 m

A loop in the heart of the Les Orres 1650 resort, with trails and slopes to introduce young trail runners to the sport, in an atmosphere at its best!

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Program
for the race and the day

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• FROM 10 AM UNTIL 30 MIN BEFORE RACE START: Bib number pick-up 📍Pôle Sport Innovation, Les Orres 1650
• 12PM: START OF CHILDREN'S RACE
• 1PM: SKYRACE START
• 1:30PM: START OF BENJAMINS, MINIMES, CADETS AND JUNIORS RACES
• 2 P.M.: ^1ST FINISHERS IN YOUTH RACES
• 2:15 P.M.: ^1ST SKYRACE RUNNERS PASS THROUGH RESTAURANT LE ZÉNITH (FAN ZONE)
• 3:30 P.M.: ^1ST SKYRACE FINISHERS
• 7PM: LAST SKYRACE FINISHERS
• 7:05PM: PODIUMS
• 7:15pm: APÉRO & CONCERT THE WIZ DUO 📍Front de neige 1650
  A guitar, percussion and vocal duo from resident musicians at Marseille's "Son des guitares". French, gipsy, Corsican, Italian and English hits, from the 80s to today.

Fees, registration & number pick-up

REGISTRATION

Registration is now open! Closes Friday August 7 at 8pm.

REGISTER

RATES

Rates are the same regardless of when you register. It doesn't matter whether you register 2 months before or on the day of the race, it won't change :)

Included in the registration fee for the adult race and the youth races (from benjamins to juniors): race number with chip, local prizes, organic refreshments during the race, reduced-rate access to the chairlift for the fanzone and the evening aperitif - concert.

• Skyrace rate (2006 and up) : €28.50
• Cadets and Juniors trail fee (2007 to 2010): €15
• Trail fee for Minimes (2001-2012): €15
• Trail fee for Benjamins (2013-2014): €10
• Children's trail fee (2015-2019): €5

NUMBER WITHDRAWAL

📍Pôle Sport Innovation, Les Orres 1650

From 10am until 30 min before the start of the races.

The athlete must wear visibly, between the torso and the stomach, the bib provided by the organization, for the entire duration of the event.

Race regulations

When validating his registration, the competitor accepts without reserve the present rules.

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Supporters and fan zones

Come and cheer on your champions!

FAN ZONE📍RDVnear Le Zénith restaurant, at the arrival of the Pousterle chairlift (departure from snow front 1650).

2:15PM: 1ST SKIERS PASS THROUGH THE SKYRACE AT LE ZÉNITH RESTAURANT (FAN ZONE)

Competitors' companions benefit from a reduced rate for the return trip on the chairlift (ticket(s) distributed at the time of bib collection, to be presented directly at the Sales & Package Info Point, located on the Front de neige 1650).

Plan your day or stay

Plan your day to make the most of the Skyrace des Orres. Find all the practical information you need to organize your stay.

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Environmental commitment
Respecting the mountains and local know-how

The mountains are a place of adventure and escape that we cherish and explore on a daily basis. Let's learn to respect it, so that we can better understand and appreciate its beauty. It is with this conviction that we invite you to make this event a model for the environment, a value essential to the soul of the Skyrace des Orres.

• Catering

Skyrace des Orres refreshment stands will be stocked with bulk, organic and seasonal produce, to limit waste and support more responsible eating. This approach is in line with our desire to preserve the mountain environment, while providing runners with healthy, high-energy foods suited to their efforts.

• The awards

The awards presented on the podium will highlight regional know-how and the local economy. They will be chosen for their usefulness, to offer runners lasting and functional souvenirs.

• The prizes

Runners' prizes will be made up of local products, highlighting the region's craftsmanship and wealth. In order to limit our environmental impact, we will reduce the use of plastic as much as possible, favoring sustainable alternatives that respect nature.

SKYRACE 2025 RESULTS

The Skyrace 2025 adventure is over! Well done to all, young and old 👏 See you next year for an even better edition!

See the rankings and runners' times :

SEE THE RESULTS

PHOTOS OF THE RACE

• Col de Terre Rouge https://photos.app.goo.gl/rSdg9zDGiE5Yq4yC7

• Boussolenc summit https://photos.app.goo.gl/fyFQ2DTkPn5x6YKK9

• Zenith refuelling https://photos.app.goo.gl/u41bgPCDyfwggneP6

• Sommet de l'Aupillon https://photos.app.goo.gl/c9rPKo7zJTvMDWaC6

• Col de l'âne Pacou Photos or https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Ai8GcDPjjWXd94w5

• Lac de Sainte-Marguerite https://photos.app.goo.gl/YmXwURMrURbam8RQ8

• Start/finish area https://photos.app.goo.gl/LAs7Qutq8Sczr6fz7

• Podium start/finish area https://photos.app.goo.gl/9LHRQERWoxWMHJD29