Coupe des 3 sommets - Winter participant's guide

All routes will have a start for uphill skiing followed by a start for runners and walkers with snowshoes/crampons. The trails will be marked with white arrows on a yellow background, as well as pink ribbons and flags.

This intermediate course criss-crosses Mont Giroux and offers participants a nice, short but steady ascent, followed by a pleasant descent in the Familiale. Perfect for a first race mountain experience.

Technical details:

• 291m drop+
• 11 years old and over
• Time limit: 1h45
• Separate uphill skiing and snowshoes starts

Here is a course that will satisfy the most adventurous who wish to climb the 3 summits! No sooner have you started than you will reach your first peak. Then let yourself descend towards Alfred-Desrochers where you will be accompanied by its tall trees to the summit. Take a deep breath, head for the summit of Orford! This section of the course will take you to more than 850 meters above sea level. A great challenge for uphill skiing who will have to take off and put on their skins as quickly as possible, for 3 times!

Technical details:

• 985m drop+
• 15 years old and over
• Time limit: 3h30
• Separate uphill skiing and snowshoes starts

• Parking and access to facilities
• Entry fee
• Gift
• Lunch meal
• Prize-giving on the podium per course
• Official electronic chip timing
• Activities and entertainment in the Slalom Pub
• Insurance

• 3:30 p.m.: Registration tables open
• 4:40 p.m.: Outdoor warm-up
• 5:00 p.m.: Departure from the 3 Summits Cup (crampon AND alpine hiking)
• 5:30 p.m.: Departure from Giroux (crampon AND alpine hike)
• 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Meal service in the Slalom Pub
• 8:15 p.m.: Prize giving in the Slalom Pub

Those who wish to walk will have to put themselves at the end of the start of the snowshoe/crampon

Go to the tables in the hall leading to the Slalom Pub with proof of registration and proof of identity no later than 1 hour before your departure.

Parking is free for everyone. Parking spaces are available in our 6 parking lots (P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) located at the foot of the ski center. The P1 is paying during the ski season, but not after 4:00 pm.

We strongly recommend that you use carpooling to avoid traffic and all the inconvenience.

Prizes will be awarded to the first three participants (M/F) for the 3 courses uphill skiing and snowshoe. The prizes will be awarded on the terrace or in the Slalom Pub depending on the weather.

• GIROUX CUP (4.2 KM)
• 3 SUMMITS CUP (12 KM)

* All prizes will be awarded on site and cannot be mailed later.

In order to have access to your meal: You will need to give your chip to our volunteers once you have crossed the finish line. We will then give you a coupon which will allow you to purchase your meal.

On the menu, a hot meal (vegetarian option), a dessert and a beer tasting will be offered to you.

The Slalom Pub menu will also be available so that friends and family who have come to support you can have a bite to eat. The bar will also be open.

1. The electronic chip must be worn on the ankle and visible at all times;
2. Garbage thrown on the ground will not be tolerated under penalty of disqualification;
3. It is forbidden to wear headphones during the race;
4. It is forbidden to run without the correct equipment during the event;
5. No external help is allowed outside the designated refreshment zones under penalty of disqualification;
6. A participant who goes off course, must turn around and resume the course where they exited or suffer penalty of disqualification;
7. A participant who encounters an injured person must assist him until the event organizers have control of the situation;
8. A participant who abandons must inform a race official as soon as possible and then go to the finish to return their electronic chip to the time official;
9. Participants must respect the start time and cannot start before or after the official start time of the race;
10. Participants must be courteous to the other participants, volunteers and officials ;
11. The race officials have the right to remove any participant from the course if deemed appropriate or necessary;
12. The race officials have the right to modify the course at any time, including during the race;
13. The race officials have the right to cancel or postpone the race for safety reasons or in the event of force majeure.
14. The organization takes the liberty of withdrawing a runner from the race if it deems that his state of health is unsafe;
15. The runner authorizes the organization and its subsidiaries – such as partners and the media – to use the images or videos taken during his participation in La Coupe des 3 Sommets on which he may appear for any media support.

A supporter is defined as anyone who provides material, medical or food support to a participant.

1. Supporters must stay within 200 meters of the refreshment station to help their participant;
2. No pets will be allowed on the site;
3. Smoking is not permitted at checkpoints or along the trail;
4. It is strictly forbidden to throw garbage on the ground, at checkpoints, along the trail or at the finish.

It is the duty of the participants to assist an injured participant and report the position to a volunteer equipped with a radio as soon as possible.

A first aid team will be on site at the bottom of the mountain. The infirmary will be located in the Patrol room (red roof).

Emergency number: 819 843-6548 ext: 8448

Compulsory materials:

• Your electronic chip
• Equipment that is safe for you and others (avoid anything that can hang or protrude from your clothing)
• Ski helmet for those who will do uphill skiing
• White light (front) and red light (back)
• Snowshoe or crampons or alpine hiking equipment

Prohibited materials:

• Earphones

Recommended Materials:

• Energy supplements and food;
• Survival blanket 1.4 m x 2 m (4.6 ft. x 6.6 ft.);
• Cell phone;
• Neck warmer, headband, toque, 2 pairs of gloves;
• Self-adhesive compression bandage (3 inches X 48 inches);
• Épipen (for participants with wasp sting or food allergies);
• Spare clothes.