Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer, and champion mountain runner.
Biography
In November 2008 she and an accompanying Sherpa suffered a serious accident while descending from the Pumori mountain during an expedition in Nepal. After convalescing, she returned to action in the Championnat de France Vertical Race in January 2009.
Selected results
Ski mountaineering
1998: 3rd, Trofeo Kima 1999: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier) 3rd, French national ranking 2001: 3rd, French national ranking 4th, European Championship (team race together with Nathalie Bourillon) 2002: 1st, Trofeo Kima 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Carole Toïgo) 2nd, World Championship (team race) 4th, World Championship combined ranking 5th, World Championship single race 2003: 3rd, European Championship (team race together with Véronique Lathuraz) 5th, European Championship (single race) 5th, European Championship (combined ranking) 2004: 1st, Trofeo Kima 7th, World Championship (combined ranking) 10th, World Championship single race 2006: 1st, Trofeo Kima 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Carole Toïgo) 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Carole Toïgo, Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon) 5th, World Championship vertical race 2007: 1st, Trofeo Kima 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Véronique Lathuraz) 2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux) 7th, European Championship vertical race 2008: 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Nathalie Bourillon, Véronique Lathuraz and Valentine Fabre) 4th, World Championship team race (together with Nathalie Bourillon) 5th, World Championship vertical race 10th, World Championship combined ranking 2009: 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux) 2012: 4th, European Championship relay, together with Émilie Favre and Laëtitia Roux 7th, European Championship vertical race
Pierra Menta
1997: 4th, together with Nathalie Bourillon
1998: 3rd, together with Jana Heczková
1999: 2nd, together with Gloriana Pellissier
2001: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
2003: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
2004: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
2005: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
2006: 4th, together with Carole Toïgo
2007: 2nd, together with Nathalie Bourillon
2008: 4th, together with Véronique Lathuraz
2009: 5th, together with Magali Jacquemoud
Patrouille des Glaciers
1998: 3rd, together with Danielle Hacquard and Véronique Lathuraz
2006: 2nd (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon) 2008: 2nd (together with Laëtitia Roux and Nathalie Bourillon)
Trofeo Mezzalama
2007: 2nd, together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon
2011: 4th, together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Émilie Gex-Fabry
Sky running
Favre won the Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005, she won the Pikes Peak Marathon at her first attempt, and also won the Buff Skyrunner World Series the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed. She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other competitor, and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part. She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008, and is also a three-time winner of the race from Base Camp to Lukla on Mount Everest.