Jizerská Padesatka

11. The loneliest walk

by Marg Hayes – Australian 7 x Worldloppet Gold Master The northern Winter of 2011 was to be an epic Worldloppet adventure for Bruce Wharrie and myself both hoping to complete our 4th Worldloppet Gold Master as well as become Global Worldloppet skiers.  An ambitious plan involving races in 3 different continents in one season. […]

9. 180 heartbeats, days before Jizerská Padesátka

by Michael Förster – I’m sweating like a pig, my breath is coming short, my heart rate’s close to 180. Nothing unusual during a ski-marathon. But maybe unusual a few days before the start? This year’s Jizerská Padesátka wasn’t the first time my pre-race anxiety driven heart rate has outreached the peak of heartbeats during […]

Worldloppet presents the Worldloppet Stories project

Since some weeks, the entire world has been affected by the pandemic Coronavirus, that has been impacting our lives and lifestyles. At this particular moment, Worldloppet would love to take a small step to cheer spirits up, sharing stories of good memories and fun times of the slopes – sure that everything will go back […]

37 years to become a Worldloppet Master

By Juha Viljamaa, President of the Worldloppet Ski Federation – My first Race was Finlandia Hiihto in 1979 and there I got my first stamp on my Worldloppet Passport. It was an experience to ski 75 km and survive it. My daddy was an experienced marathon skier and before the race, he gave me an […]

Looking at 2021: registrations opening for all the Worldloppet races

The current season is slowly fading to the end, leaving a sour taste for the many events that were forced to cancel for the different reasons. It has not been an easy season, due to the lack of snow in many countries and the current spread of the virus COVID -19, that has inducted both […]

Ski Planet 2 By Worldloppet Episode 2

?ON AIR? THE SECOND EPISODE OF SEASON II In the 2nd episode of #SkiPlanetByWorldloppet, we travel to the Czech Republic, to discover with Marika how the past edition of Jizerská 50 was…a marvellous trip in the sunny and snowy Jizera Mountains and the culture surrounding it, let’s go friends ! ??? ? Don’t miss this episode AND like the #Worldloppet page to not […]

Snowy magic at this year’s Jizerska 50

Perfect conditions: snow, sunshine and great atmosphere There was fear of cancellation or consistent modifications also for the Czech Jizerska 50 in the past weeks: few snow-falls during the current season and the fear to get the already prepared tracks destroyed by the last weeks’ rains. The Organizing Committee had already everything set for plan […]

The Jizerska weekend is ready to kick-off

Many events and dates that cannot absolutely be missed Bedrichov (Liberec) – It is a winter snowy landscape that we see when looking out of the window, the one that every skier likes. Finally, after the fear in the past weeks to be forced to modify the race course, the snow has come to cover […]

The Czech Jizerska 50 almost sold out!

As for today, Jizerska 50 only has 20% of the capacity left Jizerska 50, the biggest winter event of the Czech Republic, will soon be sold out – the race has at the moment only 20 % of its capacity left! Jizerska 50 Organising Committee Inseparable part of Jizerska is also the memory of the […]