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Race the Route: Marathon du Mont-Blanc and the Chamonix Trail Festival
The most famous trail valley in the Alps hosts its festival this weekend, but the Chamonix balcony trails are open all summer. Complete guide to the Marathon du Mont-Blanc and running Chamonix: the five festival distances, the balcony routes, the lift system, gear, travel, and where to base beneath Mont Blanc.
By ZealZag TeamMarathon du Mont-Blanc 2026: The 90K Opens Chamonix's Trail Festival
The Marathon du Mont-Blanc festival is underway in Chamonix — five races across four days beneath the highest summit in the Alps. The 90K flagship circles the valley's high balconies, the marathon climbs to Flégère on Sunday, and the whole town has turned over to trail running for the weekend.
By ZealZag TeamOlympic Valley's Race Weekend: Broken Arrow Records Fall as Western States Week Begins
Philemon Kiriago and Mădălina Florea shattered Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k course records at Palisades Tahoe last weekend — and today the same valley fills again as Western States 100 runners arrive for mandatory check-in, four days before the deepest 100-mile field in the race's history.
By ZealZag TeamKMV du Mont-Blanc 2026: A Thousand Metres of Brévent in Under 35 Minutes
Two days from the KMV du Mont-Blanc — the vertical kilometer that opens Chamonix's Marathon du Mont-Blanc weekend. 3.8 kilometres, 1,000 metres of climb on the Brévent's north flank, and a startlist that brings the skyrunning world to the alpine north face.
By ZealZag Team
Marathon du Mont-Blanc 2026: Chamonix Welcomes the World's Best Trail Runners
The Marathon du Mont-Blanc returns to Chamonix June 25-28 — 90K, marathon, 23K, KMV and Cross — a UTMB World Series cornerstone that gathers the best of mountain running beneath Europe's highest peak.
By ZealZag TeamZermatt for Trail Runners: Cable Cars to 3,883m and the Trails That Use Them
Zermatt sits at 1,620m in the Mattertal with the Matterhorn at 4,478m above it and cable cars climbing to 3,883m. The village is car-free, the trail network covers 400-plus kilometres, and the Matterhorn Ultraks skyrunning race fills the high terrain every July. What that actually means for a trail runner planning a trip.
By ZealZag Team