Didier Moret (born 25 April 1975) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipment ...

. Moret was born in

Riaz Riaz (; , or ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Riaz is first mentioned in 900 as ''Villa Roda''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Zum Rad'', however, tha ...

. He started ski mountaineering in 1996 and competed first in the Trophée de Plain Névé race on the

Grand Muveran The Grand Muveran is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Valais. At 3,051 metres, it is the highest summit of the group lying between the Rhone knee and the Pas de Cheville and the westernmost thr ...

in the same year. He has been member of the national team since 2003 and enjoys also

mountain biking Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...

and

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

. Moret studied

microtechnology Microtechnology is technology whose features have dimensions of the order of one micrometre (one millionth of a metre, or 10−6 metre, or 1μm). It focuses on physical and chemical processes as well as the production or manipulation of structures ...

at the

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (, EPFL) is a public university, public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, founded in 1969 with the mission to "train talented engineers in Switzerland". Like its sister institution E ...

Selected results

* 2003: ** 1st, Swiss Cup ** 3rd,

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun Jaun (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gru ...

, together with Laurent Gremaud ** 10th,

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

team race (together with Christian Pittex) * 2004: ** 1st, Swiss Cup ** 3rd, Trophée de Muveran *2005: ** 2nd, Swiss Cup ** 3rd,

team race (together with Christian Pittex) * 2006: ** 10th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

team race (together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz) ** 2nd, Swiss Cup ** 2nd,

Adamello Ski Raid The Adamello Ski Raid is an annual ski mountaineering competition at the Italian Tonale Pass declared as the final race of the European Cup of Ski Mountaineering by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). Starting ...

(together with Christian Pittex and Alexander Hug) ** 2nd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Laurent Gremaudiney">Sébastien Ep Laurent Gremaudiney * 2007: ** 2nd, Swiss Cup * 2008: ** 1st, Swiss Cup ** 2nd,

relay race (together with Pierre Bruchez, Martin Anthamatten and Florent Troillet) ** 10th, World Championship individual long-distance race ** 2nd,

, together with Pierre Bruchez * 2009: ** 1st, Swiss Cup ** 3rd,

, together with Laurent Gremaud * 2012: ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Laurent Gremaud

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2003: 6th, together with Christian Pittex and Florent Troillet * 2005: 5th, together with

Stéphane Gay Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

and

Yannick Ecoeur Yannick Ecoeur (born 23 August 1981) is a Switzerland, Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Ecoeur was born in Martigny VS. He started ski mountaineering in 2003 and has been member of the national team since 2005. At the 2020 Winter Youth ...

* 2009: 5th, together with Pierre Bruchez and Ernest Farquet * 2011: 8th, together with Marcel Theux and Alexander Hug''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results''

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2004: 5th, together with Pius Schuwey and Emmanuel Vaudan * 2006: 2nd, together with Alexander Hug and Christian Pittex * 2008: 1st, together with Florent Troillet and Alexander Hug * 2010: 5th, together with Pierre Bruchez and Marcel Marti

References

External links

Official website

Didier Moret
at ''skimountaineering.org''

(French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Moret, Didier 1975 births Living people Swiss male ski mountaineers Sportspeople from the canton of Fribourg