Useful info

Here are some important information for the Valmalenco UltraDistance Trail 2024.

COMPULSORY USE OF CRAMPONS

In view of the snow situation on some sections of the route, crampons must be worn. Please follow the instructions of the personnel on the route, who may oblige you to wear them if the snowpack conditions require them.

Bib collection

Each athlete must collect his/her own bib. It is not possible to delegate teammates or third parties.

Subscription of a sports card

Anyone without a sports membership card who needs to subscribe to a CSEN membership card may do so at bib collection.

Overnight stay in the gym and shower areas

There will be no gym/ dormitory. Showers will be available on arrival.

VUT shuttles

For interested athletes, there will be shuttle buses from the race village car park in Caspoggio to the start in Chiesa in Valmalenco on Friday 26 at 8 pm.

There are no shuttles for the return journey, so athletes staying in Chiesa in Valmalenco can leave their cars in Caspoggio and use the shuttle bus.

There is no need for a reservation.

VUT35 shuttles

There are no shuttles between Caspoggio and Lanzada. The departure can be reached on foot and is about 1.5km from the arrival, along the pedestrian path that takes you to Caspoggio in via Pizzo Scalino (behind the Fior di Monte hotel).

VUT changing bags

The bags can be delivered at the bib collection, or from 8 pm at the departure point in Chiesa in Valmalenco.
There are two transport bags: one for Chiareggio (km 33), and one for the arrival in Caspoggio.

Withdrawals

The athlete who withdraws must communicate this to a control point or to the broom, obligatorily handing in the bib. The GPS instead must be handed in at the finish in Caspoggio.

There will be shuttles for the withdrawals of the 90 KM at Chiareggio (km 33) and at Campo Moro, parking ref. Zoia (km 73). The shuttles will depart at full capacity.

The Campo Moro shuttle can be reached in 30 minutes' walk from Musella (km 53).

In the event that the withdrawn athlete wishes to request transport for the return journey outside the predetermined points, if deemed possible, the organisation may offer - at the athlete's expense, if the specific recovery represents a burden for the organisation - the service via the available means (shuttles or helicopter).

The organisation will in any case assess solutions for assisting the athlete on a case-by-case basis, in coordination with the volunteers in the area.

In the event of an injury requiring medical assistance, the transport cannot be carried out with the organisation's vehicles, which are not qualified to provide assistance, but the intervention of the official rescue service will be required.

GPS

Each individual competitor and each team of the relay will be given a GPS device that will transmit the position in real time.
The position of the athletes will be visible on the race site , as well as on the screen at the race village.
The GPS must be turned on when entering the starting grid (the VUT staff will help you turn them on).
Relay athletes who have arrived at the changeover must pass the gps device to their partner.
Athletes must return the GPS at the end of the race, under penalty of a penalty of € 150.

The real-time tracking link will be published on the site in the 'Route and Tracking' section.

Balise

The route has been entirely traced with orange balises, flags and yellow reflectors for the night sections.
Balise is frequent, in case you do not see balises for about 5 minutes, we recommend checking your position as a route error is likely.

Obligatory material

All material listed in the regulations is compulsory for individual athletes as well as for all members of the relays and the 35km (with the exception of the front cover for the 35k).

The obligatory material must be shown at the start.

The organisation will carry out spot checks before the start, during the race, and at the end of the race.

Batteries

For the safety of the athletes, the front panels must have sufficient charge to illuminate during all hours of darkness (12 hours). In the case of faceplates with rechargeable batteries it is not necessary to have spare batteries, however they will have to last all night.
Course assistants are authorized to stop the athlete with the control panel off.
For safety, the athlete must bring his / her phone and keep the ringer activated. Also in this case the athlete must guarantee the functioning of the telephone from start to finish (if necessary, have a power bank).
In addition to being necessary to contact the emergency services in the event of an injury, it can be used by the organization to contact the athlete in case of imminent dangers.

Refreshments

The VUT is a competition that takes place in semi-self-sufficiency. In this regard, only salts, fruit, white pasta and biscuits will be guaranteed in the refreshment points. The shelters will be exceptionally open also during the night and it will be possible to buy other supplies.
In case of need, the shelters will make beds available, the athletes must comply with all the provisions required by the shelters.
Any accompanying persons can assist athletes only outside the life bases and refreshments.

You can consult here the list of all the refreshment points of the three races with the indications for each one (liquids / solids / first courses).

There will be no plastic cups in the refreshment points. Everyone will need to use their own water bottle or cup for refilling liquids.

Path

Find the route on the site https://ultravalmalenco.com/percorso
(the altitude profile opens by clicking on the "Profile" button).
In case of bad weather the organization could decide to modify the route following variants already identified. This decision will be made by the route managers in agreement with the security personnel. The departure time may also be postponed.
In the event that the weather conditions are so negative as to endanger the safety of the athletes even on the alternative routes, the organization may decide not to carry out the competition.

The traits to pay attention to are:

90k Pradaccio - alpe Ventina

remote area with poor telephone coverage. Path on stony ground and presence of large boulders.

90k Descent from Passo Ventina

steep stretch, slippery. Proceed with caution, especially at night.
Pay particular attention in the moraine section below the snowfield where a section of the route has collapsed.

90k Descent from the Longoni refuge

slippery in rainy weather.

90k Valley of Scerscen

remote location, lack of telephone coverage, reduced assistance. Be careful when crossing the stream, the bridges could be slippery.

90k Marinelli - Bignami

Ascent to Fellaria on large boulders and slippery descent in the first section.

35k Last stretch towards Rif. Motta

stretch exposed with the presence of chains. Pay attention and follow the instructions of the safety personnel.

90k / 35k Ref. Cristina - Alpe Cavaglia

in case of rain, the bottom is slippery.

Map and GPX

The altitudes with the refreshment points are printed on the bibs of the 90 km
Here are the gpx:

It has been reported to us that on some devices the distances or total differences in height calculated from the gpx tracks differ from those indicated by us.
This is due to the fact that each device or software uses its own distance calculation system with averages, filters and rounding, over long distances it can cause even important discrepancies, in excess or in defect.

Time delays and suspension from the race

The time gates are also indicated on the map and on the bibs.

Compared to the 2023 edition, 3 minor route changes were necessary:

- at the start, the route will run on the hydrographic right of the Mallero (no passing through the Vassalini roundabout)

- at Piasci there will no longer be a passage to the Cometti refuge (there will however be a refreshment stop)

- the final section will pass through the hamlet of Motta di Caspoggio and will join the original route at Sant'Antonio (‘sentiero del latte’)

The gates identified are a constraint that we have also imposed to ensure the safety of all, the volunteers on the path will have to stop all those who show up after the time gate.

90 km

Chiareggio (33 km) by 7:00 am on Saturday (9 hours of racing)
Alpe Musella (53 km) by 12 noon on Saturday (13.30 hours of racing)
Zoia Refuge (75 km) by 5:30 pm on Saturday (20 hours of the race)

35 km

Zoia Refuge by 2.00 pm on Saturday (5 hours of competition)

The doctors on the course may interrupt the race of an athlete deemed unsuitable for physical conditions to continue the race at any time.
These decisions will be made only in exceptional cases, and will have the purpose of guaranteeing the athlete's safety.

Bibs

The bib colors are:

90 km individual red

90 km relay yellow

35 km blue

Safety

Please note that the competition takes place in a difficult alpine environment.

In some places, the rescue intervention could be difficult and time-consuming, especially at night, and in some points of the route there is no telephone coverage.

For this reason, each athlete must evaluate his / her psychophysical state at all times and consider the opportunity to stop and rest, to ask the health personnel present on the course for a consultation or to retire if necessary.

The number of our mixed base of operations for accidents and medical emergencies will be indicated on the bib.

The base is in constant contact with the rescue personnel and doctors on the way.

Thanks for your attention, and good race everyone!
The Valmalenco UltraDistance Trail staff

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