Yannick Buffet Explained

Yannick Buffet
Birth Date:	23 December 1979
Birth Place:	La Rivière-Enverse, France
Club:	Praz Montagne

Yannick Buffet (born December 23, 1979) is a French ski mountaineer.

Buffet was born in La Rivière-Enverse. He is member of the Praz Montagne and has been member of the French national selection since 2007. He lives in Praz sur Arly.^[1]

Selected results

• 2007:
  • 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Bertrand Blanc, Tony Sbalbi and Fabien Anselmet)
  • 7th, European Championship team race (together with Bertrand Blanc)
• 2008:
  • 6th, World Championship
  • 9th (and 7th in the "international men" ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Philippe Blanc and Martial Premat)
• 2009:
  • 1st, European Championship single race
  • 1st, European Championship combination ranking
  • 3rd, European Championship vertical race
  • 3rd, Dachstein Xtreme^[2]
  • 4th, European Championship team race (together with Grégory Gachet)
• 2011:
  • 2nd, World Championship vertical race
  • 3rd, World Championship single race
  • 3rd, World Championship relay, together with Didier Blanc, Xavier Gachet and William Bon Mardion
  • 4th, World Championship vertical, combined ranking
• 2012:
  • 2nd, European Championship vertical race
  • 2nd, European Championship team, together with Mathéo Jacquemoud
  • 2nd, European Championship relay, together with Alexis Sévennec-Verdier, Valentin Favre and William Bon Mardion
  • 7th, World Championship vertical, combined ranking

Pierra Menta

See main article: Pierra Menta.

• 2009: 3rd, together with Florent Perrier
• 2012: 6th, together with Yannick Ecoeur^[3]

External links

• Yannick Buffet at skimountaineering.org

Notes and References

1. http://www.ski-alpinisme.com/equipe.php?id=143128 Equipe de France de ski-alpinisme - Buffet Yannick
2. http://www.mountains2b.com/1400-Dachstein_Xtreme_2009_Grandioses_Saisonfinale_fuer-,e_94329,r_11058.htm Dachstein Xtreme 2009: Grandioses Saisonfinale für die Skibergsteiger-Elite
3. http://www.pierramenta.com/images/2012/PM2012-cltgendimanche.pdf Pierra Menta 2012