Demino maraphon — the snow challenge
The Demino sky trail becomes more and more popular among European sportsmen. There are more than a thousand members in Sundays start, and there are some German, French, Latvian, Ukrain and Belarusian skiers in the midst of the contestants. And even some Olimpic winners came here, to Demino, to take part in the 50-kilometers marathon.
This marathon is going to become the most numerous in the sport history of the Yaroslavl region. There will be also a lot of entertainment for the audience. The organizers engage for balloon flights, extreme power show and even qiuzzes!
A famous old-timer skier Victor Popov is also going to start. He is a fivefold winner of the Veterans World Skiing Championship. And The Sunday Start is going to be his 61th maraphon. He has more than 50 years skiing experience and he wins new awards every season. It’s like a funny hobby for him to bring new skiing souvenires from all over the world. However, he is not only a sportsman, but he also developes and promotes skiing in the region. For more than 12 yers Victor is the Head of the Yaroslavl Skiing Fedaration. This March Victor celebrates his 64th birthday. And he is still on trail every day. Think about it.
via Yaroslavia
