page_title: GEM Altigliss Challenge
section_title: Ski Challenge
hierarchical_section_title: GEM Altigliss Challenge / Challenges / Ski Challenge
caption_attribution_description: English: A CMSC (Chicago Metro Ski Council) Giant Slalom Ski Racer running a gates at Wilmot Mountain. Photo by Richard C. Drew, 02-07.
context_page_description: GEM Altigliss Challenge is the biggest ski and snowboard student event in Europe. The week-long event is organized annually in March by Altigliss, a student association of Grenoble École de Management. It is classified by the newspaper Le Point Etudiants as the third biggest event organized by a student association in 2013. GEM Altigliss Challenge is the biggest ski and snowboard student event in Europe. The week-long event is organized annually in March by Altigliss, a student association of Grenoble École de Management. The challenge unites an average of a 1000 university students combining more than 25 nationalities, from 30 Grandes écoles and other European universities. The challenge is held at Val-d’Isère, ski resort in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
context_section_description: The Ski Challenge consists in five different events listed below: 
  
   
  Le Slalom Géant (Giant slalom) is the opening event of the GEM Altigliss challenge. Participants must slide down a winding track through poles as quickly as possible to win the first round.
  Le Boarder Cross involves four teams competing against each other on a timed rocky obstacle course.
  Le Big Air is an event where participants jump on a trampoline to perform intricate tricks to impress a panel of judges.
  Le Slalom Spécial is the most technical event of the Ski Challenge. It differs from Le Slalom Geant with narrower gates and a shorter course.
  Le Slalom Parallèle is a team challenge composed of a qualifying and a final round. Four best teams in the overall running compete to score the most points.
caption: Giant Slalom Ski Racer
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