Lorna Bonnel - La Toussuire

Lorna Bonnel, world ski mountaineering champion on a hike in the Sybelles ski area

Twice Team World Champion with Axelle Mollaret

Lorna Bonnel is a ski instructor at ESF La Toussuire, and a medium mountain guide at La Toussuire Mountaineering Office. She started ski mountaineering in 2013 in the senior (adult) category and has since excelled in this sport.

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Photo prise en hiver de jour lors d'une compétition de ski alpinisme en équipe. Nous pouvons voir Lorna Bonne et Axelle Mollaret en action lors de la manche par équipe

Her record

2021

Bronze medal at the Long Distance World Championships(Pierra Menta) with Axelle Gachet Mollaret.2nd at Adamello with Marianna Jagercikova (Great Races circuit).

Ranked among the top 10 in all individual World Cup events (8th in Verbier, 9th in Flaine, 7th in Val Martello, 9th in Madonna di Campiglio) ; Ranked 8th overall in the individual World Cup events.

French sprint vice-champion.

Ranked 1st in Full Crossing of the Maurienne Valley in Ski Mountaineering.

2020

2020 was incredibly curtailed, as many competitions were cancelled due to COVID.She finished 4th in the sprint World Cup in Germany, and 5th in the individual events rankings (8 and 9 February)

5th in the individual World Cup events in Andorra, and 13th in the vertical race (25 and 26 January)

French Vice-Champion in individual events (18 January)

Arrivée finale d'une compétition de ski d'alpinisme. Nous voyons Lorna Bonnel et Axelle Mollaret terminant première de la compétition main dans la main

2019

World Championships in Villars, Switzerland :

Team World Champion with Axelle Mollaret

Relay World Champion with Axelle Mollaret and Léna Bonnel

Bronze medal in individual events – Bronze medal in combined event

7^th in sprint World Cup :

10^th in individual events, and 12^th in sprint, Austria

3^rd in individual events, and 10^th in vertical race, Andorra

3^rd in sprint and 4^th in individual events, Super Dévoluy, France

2^ndin individual events, and 10^th in vertical race, Disentis, Switzerland

3^rd in individual events, and 6^th in sprint, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy ; 4^th in the world ranking (ranking season World Cups and World Championships).

6^th in the overall World Cup rankings, 5^th in individual events, 6^th in sprint, and 14^th in vertical race.

Mezzalama : Team victory with Alba De Silvestro and Axelle Mollaret (Long Distance World Championships support – La Grande Course circuit)

Portrait of two La Toussuire athletes: Laura Deplanche and Lorna Bonnel

French championships :

French vice-champion in individual events

French vice-champion in sprint

3^rdFrench competitor in vertical race

Victory in the Transcavallo team events with Alba De Silvestro (famous 3-day race in Italy).

Winner of La Toussuire sprint.

Winner of Dynastar x 3 (best women’s ski touring time) with Léna and Candice Bonnel.

A year of training and competitions in numbers: 560h of exercise (including 220h of skiing), 4,858 km covered, 274,340 metres of altitude difference or more (including 140,000 metres or more of skiing). As well as 25 days of winter skiing races, and 13 vertical kilometres and cycling races in the summer.

Photo prise en hiver de jour et en contre plongée. nous pouvons voir Lorna Bonne et Axelle Mollaret en train d'enlever les peaux sous les skis

2018

In 2018, despite a persistent flu that ruined much of her winter, Lorna’s results were more than excellent :

5th in the Individual World Cup events at Madonna di Campiglio and 6th in the Sprint event

3rd in the Tour du Rutor with Séverine Pont Combe – Vice French Sprint Champion and 3rd in the Vertical Race event

Team ski mountaineering world champion with Axelle Mollaret in Piancavallo (Italy), 26 February 2017.

2017

Team ski mountaineering world champion with Axelle Mollaret in Piancavallo (Italy), 26 February 2017

– 11th in Individual events, 11th in Sprint and 4th in Combined.

Lorna and Axelle also finished 3rd in the Pierra Menta, in 2017.

French championships : – 3rd place in the individual race – 6th in the sprint

3rd in the Vertical Race – Albaron women’s record: 2h36’36”

Photo au format vertical prise en hiver avec nos sportifs féminines en ski alpinisme. Nous pouvons voir nos quatre sportives en tenue de l'équipe de France. De gauche à droite : Lorna Bonnel, Candice Bonnel, Léna Bonnel et Laura Deplanche

2016

FFME French Team Champion (with Laetitia Roux)

5th in the World Cup, individual event, Mondole.

– 7^thin the individual events and 8^th in the sprint : 3rd stage of the Transcavallo World Cup, Italy

– 12^th in the individual event and 12^th in sprint: 2nd stage of the World Cup Valtellina Orobie, Italy

13^thin the individual events at European Championships, and 16^th in the sprint in Les Marécottes, Switzerland

16^th in the individual event and 18^thin the vertical race: 1st stage of the World Cup in Andorra

2015

FFME French Team Champion (with Laetitia Roux)

FFCAM French Individual events and Team Champion

10^that the Puy St Vincent Sprint World Cup

6^th at Adamello, Italy (with Valentine Fabre) (“Grande Course” race).

8^th at Pierra Menta (with Candice Bonnel) (“Grande Course” race)

2014

FFME French vice-champion, team event (with Blandine Ducrest)

FFCAMFrench champion, team event (with Blandine Ducrest)

FFCAM French Vice-champion

9^th at the Patrouille des Glaciers, Switzerland (“Grande Course” circuit)

1^st in the Transvanoise

2013

9^th at the Mezzalama, Italy (“Grande Course” circuit),

1^st at the Grand Béal in 2013, 2014, 2015