The Trophée des Gastlosen (trophy

Trophy

A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...

 of the Gastlosen) is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 competition of ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...

, which is carried out annually in the region of Charmey

Charmey

Charmey is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-History:Charmey is first mentioned in 1211 as Chalmeis. Until 1760 it was known as Feiguières. The municipality is also informally known by its German name Galmis.-Geography:Charmey has an area, , of...

 since 1993

The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erhard Loretan

Erhard Loretan

Erhard Loretan was a Swiss mountain climber.Loretan was born in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg. He trained as a cabinet-maker and mountain guide and began his climbing career at the age of 11...

 had the idea to carry out the Patrouille des Poyets. The Trophée des Gastlosen has been part of the Swiss cup of ski mountaineering (Coupe Suisse de Ski Alpinisme) since 1995, was also part of the World Cup of skimountaineering as well as part of the Trophée des Alpes in 2002.

Courses

The long distance course A includes a total altitude difference (ascent) of 2,190 m and a total altitude difference for downhill skiing of 2,230 m.

place	altitude	course A	course B
Jaun Jaun Jaun is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is the only German-speaking municipality in Gruyère.-Geography:...	980 m	starting point	-
Gratflue	1,920 m	check point	-
Abländschen	1,205 m	check and supply point	starting point
Wandflue Wandflue The Wandflue is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.-External links:*...	2,130 m	check point
Petit-Mont	1,400 m	check and supply point
Chalet du Soldat	1,752 m	check point
Jaun	980 m	goal