Equipment Advices

• Bag intended to carry the mandatory equipment during the race
• Cell phone. The runner must be reachable at any time before, during and after the race: keep your phone on, and do not activate the airplane mode. The LiveRun application is strongly recommended for security reasons.
• Personal cup 15cl minimum (cans or flasks with cap not accepted)
• Water reserve minimum 1 liter
• 2 lamps in good working order for the X-Alpine and the X-Traversée (with spare batteries for each lamp)
• 1 lamp in good working order with spare batteries for the Verbier Marathon. Recommendation: 200 lumens or more for the main lamp.
• Survival blanket of 1.40m x 2m minimum
• Whistle
• Adhesive elastic bandage or strapping (minimum 100 cm x 6 cm)
• Food reserve Recommendation: 800kcal (2 gels + 2 energy bars of 65g each)
• Jacket with a hood to withstand bad weather in the mountains and made with a waterproof and breathable membrane (see description at the end of the paragraph*)
• Cap or bandana
• Additional warm second layer: a long-sleeved second layer garment weighing at least 150g (men, size M) OR the combination of a warm long-sleeved undergarment (first or second layer) weighing at least 110g (men's size M) and a windproof jacket* with durable water repellent protection.

*The windproof jacket does not replace the mandatory waterproof jacket with hood, and vice versa.

• Waterproof overtrousers
• DNI or passport

If you choose to take poles, it is for the entire duration of the race. It is forbidden to leave without poles and to get them back during the race.

Other recommended equipment (non-exhaustive list)

• A change of warm clothing is essential in case of cold, rainy weather or injury.
• Poles in case of rain or snow, for safety on greasy terrain
• Vaseline or anti-heating cream
• A CHF 20 bill (to cover unforeseen circumstances)
• Reusable bowl
• GPS watch
• Knife or scissors to cut the adhesive elastic band
• Sewing kit

Race marshals will be on hand to check your bag at any point along the route.

Waterproof jacket details

• Recommended minimum waterproofness 10,000 Schmerber
• Recommended breathability index less than 13
• the jacket must feature an integrated hood
• seams must be welded
• the jacket must not have any parts made of non-waterproof fabric, but vents provided by the manufacturer (under the arms, on the back), as long as they do not obviously impair waterproofing, are acceptable.

It is the rider's responsibility to judge, on the basis of these criteria, whether his jacket is suitable for the regulations and therefore for bad weather in the mountains, but, in the event of a control, the assessment of the control officer or race steward will prevail.