White trails
From green to white!
During the summer period, there is a plethora of trail races. Every weekend, we will find one or even several trails. These allow you to discover entire resorts and regions with breathtaking panoramas. Therefore, no wonder these races are a huge success. It is therefore not surprising that almost every resort has its own trail because it is a real tourist attraction that generates overnight stays and economic benefits.
However, white trails are much more confidential. But recently, some resorts are organizing these white trails and we list them below. So certainly, the distances are not the same because of the brightness on the one hand, because of running on (in) the snow also increases considerably the physical difficulty and let us not forget the cold. So you liked the trail in green, will you like it in white?
Diablerets trail white
This white trail had its first edition in 2018. 2023 will be the sixth edition. Two courses are proposed to you, one of 10 km and a second of 21 km. The 10 km course will make you discover Creux de Champ and a part of the Dar path. With a departure at 1150 m, the maximum altitude of this course is 1360 m.
Concerning the 21 km route, you will start the ascent of the Col de la Croix which is the highest point with its 1777 m altitude before starting the descent to the village of Vers-l'Eglise. You will then join Les Diablerets to get it over with.
White Trail La Tzoumaz
For the 2023 edition, the organizers propose a second shorter course. The first course will allow you to tackle 17km for 880m of D+ and the second one will still be demanding with its 12km and 660m of D+.
Winter trail of the patrollers
This white trail of Crans-Montana which is called Winter Trail des Patrouilleurs offers two courses, one of 15 km and a second of 25 km. For the 15 km trail, the departure will be from Les Violettes to reach Les Marolires, making a nice detour, Arnouva to then reach the arrival at the golf of Crans-Montana. You will walk along the lower part of the ski area, however, you will always be overlooking the resort of Crans-Montana and you will not exceed 1770 m of altitude.
For the 25 km course, you immediately get into the thick of things with the big climb leading to the Cave du Scex. Shortly after, you will reach the highest point of this course at almost 2'000 m. At the 14th km, you will join the small course that you will not leave until the arrival at the Golf of Crans-Montana.
