Sellaronda Ski Marathon

• The Sellaronda Ski Marathon is a night-time ski mountaineering race.
• The course circles the Sella Group in the Dolomites.
• The race is a team event contested in pairs.
• The route crosses the Pordoi, Sella, Gardena and Campolongo passes.
• Villages on the route include Arabba, Canazei, Selva and Corvara.
• The tourist Sellaronda uses lifts and ski pistes; the Ski Marathon is a separate competition.

The Sellaronda Ski Marathon is a night-time ski mountaineering race around the Sella Group. Its circuit crosses the Dolomiti Superski area and the Pordoi, Sella, Gardena and Campolongo passes. Villages along the route include Arabba, Canazei, Selva and Corvara. The competition links several valleys and mountain passes in a 42-kilometre Alpine course. The Sella Group lies between the Ladin valleys of Badia, Gröden, Fassa and Fodom.

Teams of two complete the course together, coordinating their pace and energy. The night-time setting adds to the challenge: start and finish points are set for each edition, and the route is completed as part of an organised event. Time limits apply to intermediate sections, structuring the race.

The name recalls the tourist Sellaronda, which takes skiers around the massif using lifts and pistes. In contrast, teams of two tackle the Ski Marathon as a long night-time ski mountaineering race. The two formats share the same geographical area, but their modes of travel and demands differ.

The route across four Dolomite passes makes the race an endurance challenge in Alpine terrain. Climbs, descents and transitions alternate. For teams of two, shared race planning matters: pace and energy must be managed across the full circuit. The challenge comes from the long distance, the sequence of different course sections and the night-time event.

The Sellaronda Ski Marathon belongs to ski touring and ski mountaineering. Its movement differs from cross-country popular races such as the Vasaloppet, and its format differs from Alpine World Cup races. Other winter competitions range from skiing events to cross-country skiing, whose Nordic technique differs fundamentally from ski mountaineering.