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Glisse en Coeur 19–21 March 2027

Over the course of 17 editions, Glisse en Cœur has established itself as the leading charity event in the French mountains, with nearly €6.5 million in donations given to 37 charities.

This success is based on a unique concept combining solidarity and a team relay ski race from 2pm on Saturday to the same time on Sunday, all in an atmosphere electrified by live concerts given every winter by headliners from the French music scene.

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Glisse en Coeur is...

   A fundraising campaign lasting several months

with nearly €6.5 million already raised over 17 editions

   A 24-hour non-stop skiing challenge with over 1,700 skiers every year

equivalent to nearly a trip around the world completed on a single ski slope

   A charity dinner and a major solidarity concert right on the slopes

featuring personalities from the worlds of sport, culture and the media

The charity event of the French mountains

In 2026, 137 teams took part in the 17th edition and helped raise €873,416 in donations for the charity Ma Chance Moi Aussi. Find out more.

Glisse en Cœur has raised nearly €6.5 million in donations across all editions!

In 2026, a strong commitment to a social cause, for the greater good of society.
This year’s Bornandin event was held in aid of the Ma Chance Moi Aussi charity, founded in 2015 by André Payerne, a metallurgy entrepreneur concerned about social inequality. Its aim: to support the most vulnerable children on their path to success. The first centre was opened in Chambéry (Savoie). Today, the charity has 13 centres across France. By supporting highly vulnerable children from families facing educational challenges, the charity is committed to offering them comprehensive and preventive support, from the age of 6 until the end of secondary school if necessary.

Through a comprehensive, long-term educational model, Ma Chance Moi Aussi works on a daily basis to:

  • the acquisition of basic academic skills;
  • the development of social skills;
  • cultural, artistic and civic awareness.

It works hand in hand with families, schools and local authorities to unlock children’s potential and instil in them the essential values that will enable them to shape their own futures despite social and educational obstacles.

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Key figures

400 volunteers
Nearly 6.5 million from € in 17 editions
37 charities supported over 17 editions
about 25 000 km skied in each edition
Approximately 160 teams of 10 skiers

Objectives

  • To collect donations for causes supporting children. Through the Children’s Endowment Fund, donations are passed on to charities.
  • Raise awareness of the charity and the cause it supports.
  • Bringing energy and recognition to the charity’s leaders, the children, families, supervisors and support staff.
  • To offer a powerfulshared human experience for family, friends or colleagues. An adventure that combines solidarity, sport and celebration!

The winners of the Charity Run will be the teams that have raised the most donations in each of the two categories, “Company” and “Tribe”, AND that have completed the sporting challenge of 24 hours of non-stop skiing in a team relay.

The challenge for the competing teams is to race down the eponymous slope (every winter, this equates to almost a round-the-world trip being completed at Le Grand-Bornand) whilst having raised several hundred thousand euros through an intensive online fundraising campaign, held in aid of recognised charitable causes supporting children.

The official anthem!

The cause championed by the Ma Chance Moi Aussi association, the main focus of the 17th edition, struck a chord with one of the most prolific hitmakers on the French music scene, Gioacchino Maurici. The brother of Calogero, he has composed for the likes of Johnny Hallyday, Céline Dion and Florent Pagny, before teaming up with Bruno Guglielmi to create an official anthem for Glisse en Cœur. “A gift,” according to Isabelle Pochat-Cottilloux, General Delegate of the Children’s Endowment Fund, for whom “the educational issues championed by the Ma Chance Moi Aussi association resonated with Gioacchino’s own childhood, as he himself grew up in a working-class neighbourhood of Grenoble.”

"EN CHOEUR" - Collectif "Glisse en Coeur - Le Grand-Bornand"
"EN CHOEUR" - Collectif "Glisse en Coeur - Le Grand-Bornand"

The Children's Endowment Fund

Glisse en Coeur, Vendée Coeur and Danse en Coeur united under the banner of the Fonds de Dotation pour l’Enfance (Endowment Fund for Children)

The aim of the Fonds de Dotation pour l’Enfance is to create a sense of solidarity between existing 24-hour amateur sports and leisure charity events. A unique framework structure with an ethics committee for Glisse en Coeur as well as Vendée Coeur (Les Sables d’Olonne) and Danse en Coeur (Lyon).

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