Mushers
Race presentation
« Make your dogs a legend »: two weeks of international competition, an amazing human adventure race through fantastic sceneries between Savoie’s lands and Isère.
You will find below the program for 2024
La Grande Odyssée VVF OPEN
Dates // From Saturday 13 to Thursday 25 january 2024
Pool // 12 dogs
Number of dogs at first // 6 to 10 dogs
Number of hitched dogs minimum on arrival // 5
Number of mushers by race // 30 (OPEN & LIMITED)
Km per stages // 32km
Number stages // 10 stages – 1 prologue – 1 special
Totale distance // 360km
Price // 450€ per team (without accomodation)
Changes possible between two stages
La Grande Odyssée VVF limited
Dates // From Saturday 13 to Thursday 25 january 2024
Pool // 9 dogs
Number of dogs at first // 5 to 6 dogs
Number of hitched dogs minimum on arrival // 4
Number of mushers by race // 30 (OPEN & LIMITED)
Km per stages // 32km
Number stages // 10 stages – 1 prologue – 1 special
Totale distance // 360km
Price // 450€ per team (without accomodation)
Changes possible between two stages
TROPHIES : 3 trophies of 3 days each
Dates //
Trophy 1 : From Saturday 13 to Monday 15 January
Trophy Allianz (reserved for Nordic dogs) : From Friday 19 to Sunday 21 January
Trophy 3 : From Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 January
Pool // 8 or 9 dogs
Number of dogs at first // 5 to 6 dogs
Number of hitched dogs minimum on arrival // 4
Number of mushers by race // 12 per trophy
Km per stages // Between 30km/40km
Price // 130€ per team
Changes possible between two stages
