☀️ SUMMERTIME is nearly here, and we have a rich calendar of 🚵♂️ sporting events to participate IN, or be a spectator AT, over ☀️ these late spring and summer months!
- 🏃♂️ trail running, marathons and half-marathons;
- 🚵♂️ road-biking and VTT events (and details about the Tour de France);
- 🏊 swimming events;
- 🏃♂️🏊 🚵♂️ summer biathlon and triathlon events;
- 🌈 fun runs and obstacle races;
Colour code for listings
Pays du Mont-Blanc
Chamonix Valley (Chamonix, Argentière, Les Houches, Servoz & environs) and Vallorcine
Passy & environs
Sallanches, Combloux, Cordon & Domancy
St Gervais, Le Fayet & environs
Megève, Praz-sur-Arly & environs
Les Contamines & environs
🇫🇷 Further France
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇹 Italy
MAY
🚵♀️ Rando VTT Le Dré dans l’Darbon – VTT event for families – (DOMANCY departure) – Sunday 28th May 2023
This convivial 🚵♀️ VTT circuit (this year is the 12th edition of Rando VTT – Dré dans L’Darbon) comes highly recommended by the whole MBFF team, who took part a few years ago (with the littlest member enjoying the ride from his bike seat behind his maman!).
parcours – the Dré dans L’Darbon departs from and arrives back at the Tour Carrée in Domancy, and there are different parcours to choose from (from 10km to 77km), heading to Lac de Passy, Sallanches, Combloux, Saint-Gervais, Demi-Quartier, Megève, Magland and more local villages.
le parcours vert will be of special interest to families with small children . . . this 10km route departs from La Tour Carrée in Domancy, and then heads towards Lac de Passy. It then heads off the beaten track, into the woods . . . / see here for more details;
NEW for 2023 : parcours pédestre ! / see here;
Dré dans L’Darbon’s story – this VTT event saw the light in 2009, with the primary objective to encourage people to get out on their VTT bikes and to enjoy springtime nature with family and friends au Pays du Mont-Blanc. From its original 4 members and 40 volunteers, this year the number of volunteers has surged to 110!
programme – after the bike ride, you can opt to have a meal at the Tour Carrée, and there are lots of other animations for the family . . .
website & FB page contact: Association Dré Dans L'Darbon (Stéphane FAVRE) tel: +33 (0)7 86 80 74 96 email: info@rando-vtt-mtblanc.com
JUNE
🏃♂️ Trail du Gypaète – (VAL d’ARVE & MASSIF du BARGY) – Saturday 3rd June 2023
The 2023 edition has 4 different parcours on offer :
website & FB page
🏃♂️ La Comblorane – trail running & obstacle race – (COMBLOUX) – 10th & 11th June 2023
2023 will be the 27th edition of La Comblorane : 3 different timed races (7km, 25km and 38km – the 38km race takes you to the summit of Croisse-Baulet, for a sublime 360° view!) . . .
There is also a trail enfants (XS) on Saturday at 16h around the Plan d’Eau Biotope, with different lengthed options, depending on age : 400m / 800m / 1.3km / 2.4km / 4,5km / price: 5€ (included cadeau coureur + un goûter) / ⇒ more information here;
website & FB page
. . . and « La Family » – an obstacle course around the Plan d’Eau for the whole family!
There is also a canicross !
🚴♂️ Megève Mont-Blanc Cycling (Megève MBC) – road biking event – (MEGÈVE) – 10th & 11th June 2023
With a children’s option too !
🚵♀️ Le Bélier VTT (formally Alps Bike Festival) – VTT event – (LA CLUSAZ) – 10th & 11th June 2023
A VTT event, with a kid’s option !
website & FB page
🏊♀️🏃♀️🚵♀️ Mont-Blanc Triathlon International – (PASSY) – 17th & 18th June 2023
This 🏊♀️🏃♀️🚵♀️ triathlon, that uses Lac de Passy for its swimming component, has become quite the fixture on Passy’s summer sports calendar!
With a new long distance Mont-Blanc Man !
⇒ for youngsters 8 to 11 years : swimming (100m) + VTT (one 2km tour of lake) + 🏃 1km run / see here;
website & FB page
🏃♀️ ALPINIRUN – trail running & balade gourmande (Salvan, Valais, Switzerland) – 17t
⛳️ PRO-AM Chamonix – golf tournament – (Chamonix golf course) – 19th ⇒ 21st June2023
🏃♂️ Marathon du Mont-Blanc – (CHAMONIX VALLEY) – 22nd ⇒ 25th June 2023
An 🏃♂️ iconic trail running race in the Vallée de Chamonix Mont-Blanc, with various options : 90km, 42km, 23km, 10km, duo étoilé, le Kilomètre Vertical (3,8km, with a 1000m dénivelé), KMV, Young Race Marathon, and Mini Cross;
website & FB page
🇫🇷🏃♂️ 8è Arly Cîmes Trail – trail running – (VAL d’ARLY: Crest-Voland Cohennoz) – Sunday 25th June 2023
The Arly Cimes Trail is a course of 13km or 30km, and you can do it solo or as a duo ! The shorter trail is perfect for a parent and child!
🧘♀️ Chamonix Yoga Festival – (CHAMONIX) – 30th June ⇒ 2nd July 2023
This 🧘♂️ yoga festival in Chamonix is set over 3 days, and has attracted a lot of attention these last years, with yoga teachers arriving from around the globe!
website & FB page
🚵♀️ MB Race – (Megève & Combloux) – 30th June ⇒ 2nd July 2023
The 🚵♀️ MB Race (Megève & Combloux) is a tough biking event which takes place in Megève & Combloux . . .
for kids:
- MB Kids on Saturday 1st July at the Plan d’Eau Biotope (for children 7 to 14 years);
- MB Kids Découverte on Saturday 1st July at the Plan d’Eau Biotope (for children 6 to 14 years);
- MB Draisienne on Sunday 2nd July at the Pumptrack de Combloux (for children 2 to 6 years);
website & FB page
🇫🇷🧘♀️ Sanskriti Yoga Festival (SCIONZIER) – 30th June ⇒ 2nd July 2023
JULY
🏋️♂️ Morzine Spartan Trifecta weekend (MORZINE & AVORIAZ) – endurance obstacle course – 1st & 2nd July 2023
An 🏃♂️ endurance obstacle course, with a kid’s event too!
Kids (4 à 15 ans) – Spartan Kids ranges from 800m to 3,2km and is for kids aged 4-14 years – ” they’ll run, jump and crush their way through obstacles ” / ⇒ see here;
Hurricane Heat (4 & 12 heures)
Sprint (5km, 20 obstacles)
Super (10km, 25 obstacles)
Beast (21km, 30 obstacles)
Ultra (50km, 60 obstacles)website & FB page
🏊♀️ La Traversée du Lac de Passy – lake swimming race – (LAC de PASSY) – Sunday 2nd July 2023
🇫🇷🧘♀️ La Clusaz Yoga Festival – (LA CLUSAZ) – 6th ⇒ 9th July 2023
Back for 🧘♀️ a 6th edition this summer!
website & FB page
🧗♂️ Coupe du Monde d’Escalade – (CHAMONIX) – 7th ⇒ 9th July 2023
website
🏃♂️ 12è Trail Tour du Fiz – trail running – (PLAINE-JOUX) – 7th ⇒ 9th July 2023
Balcon des Fiz : 12,3km – 870mD+; Duo des Fiz : 24,7km – 1440mD+ en duo;
Tour des 5 refuges : 38km – 2500mD+; Tour des 8 refuges : 65km – 4600mD+;
Ultra Tour des Fiz : 70km – 7500mD+ ( FULL ! );website & FB page
🇫🇷🚴♂️ Le Tour de France au Pays du Mont-Blanc – 16th ⇒ 19th July 2023
🚴♀️ Le Tour de France is passing through the Pays du Mont-Blanc this year from 16th ⇒ 19th July 2023, on 3 separate étapes, and spending étape 16 between Passy and Combloux, with a contre la montre !
A pre-party awaits for cyclists to discover the route on the 28th May !
⇒ check website for the route and FB page for updates . . .
🎾 Open International Les Contamines Montjoie – ladies’ and paraladies’ tennis tournament – (Parc de Loisirs du Pontet, Les Contamines) – 16th ⇒ 23rd July 2023
🏃♂️ 36ème Montée du Nid de l’Aigle – vertical running course – (Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc) – 22nd July 2023
FB page
Savoie Mont-Blanc Freestyle Tour – freestyle mountain bike tournament (AVORIAZ) – weekend 22nd & 23rd July 2023
🌈 La Folle Furieuse® Haute-Savoie – fun obstacle race (LES CARROZ) – Sunday 23rd July 2023
🌈 La Folle Furieuse® organises a series of obstacle races across France – ” des parcours 100% fun pour tous les âges ” – and July 2018 saw the first Les Carroz event . . .
It looks like SO much fun: obstacles, bouncy castle structures, bubbles, MUD and WATER and more surprises!
3 parcours: 5K Famille (families with children from 6+ years) / 5K Adulte (adults and youngsters from 16+ years) / 8K Adulte (adults and youngsters from 14+ years);
animations: village de départ, music, buvettes;
required: carte d’identité, photocopy of certificat médical, with mention ” pas de contre indication à la pratique de la course à pied ” and e-billet;
website & FB page
🏃♂️ Megève Nature Trail – trail running – (MEGÈVE) – weekend 29th & 30th July 2023
With a kids’ race – la kids bambini !
website & FB page
AUGUST
🏃♂️ UTMB Mont-Blanc ( Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc ) – ultra running race – (CHAMONIX & BEYOND) – 28th August ⇒ 3rd September 2023
The world famous 🏃♂️ Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc brings together trail runners from all over the globe in the Chamonix Valley, the Pays du Mont-Blanc, Switzerland and Italy.
⇒ for youngsters and children:
- 🏃♂️ Mini UTMB – several different locations / free to sign-up in-situ / locations & dates: see here;
- 🏃♂️ YCC – a new format this year, for the future generation of train runners! / see here;
website & FB page
Mont Blanc Family Fun 