Mezzalama Trophy | |
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Date | April |
Location | Aosta Valley |
Event type | Ski mountaineering |
Established | 1933 |
Official site | Trofeo Mezzalama |
The Mezzalama Trophy (Italian: Trofeo Mezzalama, French: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. white marathon[1]) is an Italian high altitude ski mountaineering competition in upper Valtournenche and Ayas valleys, in Aosta Valley.
The Mezzalama Trophy, which belongs to the "big three of ski mountaineering" (French: les grandes trois de ski de montagne) besides the two other best-known and classical ski mountaineering events, the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Pierra Menta, is the highest alpine ski mountaineering competition of the world. The event in the Monte Rosa's massif was named in honor of the mountain guide Ottorino Mezzalama.[2]
The Mezzalama Trophy is a stage of La Grande Course that includes the most important ski mountaineering competitions of the season.