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Skyrace Les Orres
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Skyrace Les Orres, 1st edition: back to the origins of trail running
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©Les Orres - Aurélie Bellet
©Les Orres - Aurélie Bellet
Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Skyrace des Orres, 1st edition, allows you to discover the trails, crests and summits of Les Orres. A technical, aerial course, a return to the origins of trail running. No poles, no outside assistance except at refreshment points, connected watches not recommended. Run to your heart's content, for fun or to set your first benchmark times!
There's a race for youngsters too! Suitable courses await cadets, juniors and minimes, while the little ones can have fun on a discovery course designed especially for them.
Organized by the Embrunais Athletic Club (EAC), an association with almost 150 members, passionate about athletics, running and trail running, from the very young to the very old!
REGISTER Follow the Skyrace : 
The Skyrace: what you need to know
- Technical and demanding course
- No outside assistance allowed
- 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
- Respect for the environment
- Race designed for and by trail runners
The races
4 races are on offer this year: the Skyrace, the Cadets & Juniors trail, the Minime trail and the Children's trail.
RACE START: 2 PM
COURSE AND PROFILE:
- Distance: 22.18 km
- Vertical drop: 1757 m D+ / 1757 m D-
- Minimum altitude: 1650 m
- Max altitude: 2888 m
70% of the race takes place above 2000 m, 45% above 2500 m and 16% above 2700 m.
You set off from the center of Les Orres 1650 resort, reaching Boussolenc, skirting the ridges to reach Aupillon and then descending via the emblematic Sainte-Marguerite lake to reach the finish.
A demanding route combining steep climbs, technical sections, ridge walking, rolling sections and dreamy descents. It's akin to skyrunning. A real trail!
©Les Orres - Willy Camus
©Les Orres - Alice Simonard
RACE START: 2:30 PM
COURSE AND PROFILE:
- Distance: 9.41 km
- Difference in altitude: 595 m D+ / 595 m D-
- Minimum altitude: 1650 m
- Max altitude: 2006 m
A short loop starting from the Les Orres 1650 resort, following in the footsteps of trail no. 1, then an additional short loop around the Grand Clos hillside lake to gain a little height and alternate trail sections, climbs, descents and flats. An already demanding course!
©Les-Orres
©Les-Orres
©Les-Orres
RACE START: 2:30 PM
COURSE AND PROFILE:
- Distance: 6.14 km
- Vertical drop: 386 m D+ / 386 m D-
- Minimum altitude: 1640 m
- Max altitude: 2006 m
A fast loop starting from Les Orres 1650 with a dry ascent and a descent. Fast, demanding but not overly technical, offering young trail runners a gentle introduction to trail running.
▪️Trail children
An initiation for the youngest
DEPARTURE: 6 P.M
COURSE AND PROFILE:
- Distance: 1.26 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 tracks to introduce the youngest trail runners to the sport, all in an atmosphere at its best!
Program
- FROM 10 AM until 30 minutes before the start of the races: DOSSARDS WITHDRAWAL 📍In front of the Pôle Sport Innovation, Les Orres 1650
- 2PM: SKYRACE START
- 2:30 P.M.: CADETS & JUNIORS TRAIL AND MINIMES TRAIL START
- 3pm: ARRIVAL of the 1st cadets & juniors and minimes trails
- 3:15pm: 1st SKYRACE PASSAGE 📍Fan Zone, near Le Zénith restaurant (accessible via the Pousterle chairlift)
- 4:30 PM: ARRIVAL OF THE 1ST SKYRACE 📍Front de neige, Les Orres 1650
- 6PM: START OF CHILDREN'S RACE
- 7PM: LAST SKYRACE FINISHERS
- 7:05pm: PODIUM 📍Front de neige, Les Orres 1650
- 7:30 PM: APÉRO & CONCERT (free)📍Front de neige, Les Orres 1650
Rates & registration
Rates are the same regardless of when you register. It doesn't matter if you register 2 months before or on the day, it won't change :)
RATES :
- SKYRACE: €25 per person (+ €1.50 registration fee)
This fee includes: race number with chip, refreshments, reduced-rate access to chairlifts and evening aperitif/concert.
- CADETS AND JUNIORS TRAIL: €15 per person (+ €1.30 entry fee)
This fee includes: race number with chip, refreshments, reduced-rate access to the chairlift and evening aperitif/concert.
- TRAIL DES MINIMES: €15 per person (+ €1.30 registration fee)
This fee includes: race number with chip, refreshments, reduced-rate chairlift ticket and evening aperitif/concert.
- CHILDREN'S TRAIL: €5 per person (+ €1 registration fee)
This fee includes: race number, start gift and finish refreshments.
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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.