König Ludwig Lauf

Vlog: Gunnar gets some cultural education at König Ludwig Lauf

In the second episode of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at our German member race König Ludwig Lauf, we focus on culture. I am talking to one of the main actors of the wold famous Oberammergauer Passion Plays. Afterwards Franziska is going to show me the theater where more than 4500 spectators are watching the traditional and […]

Vlog: Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at König Ludwig Lauf 2022

 Vlog coming in 3,2,1…Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures, this time from Oberammergau  , the home of the royal König Ludwig Lauf  ! The 2022 edition of the german Worldloppet race was an adventure for itself, as it was finally celebrating a comeback to the tracks after 2 years break. Only happy faces to see among the thousands of starters, […]

König Ludwig Lauf weekend concluded with Swedish double victory

Kaiser weather on the King Ludwig weekend in Oberammergau. Today 850 skiers have participated in the Classic Technique races of König Ludwig Lauf. The weather was perfect for a ski marathon: Sunshine but minus degrees. A perfect day of marathon skiing in the valley between Ettal and Oberammergau. This weather conditions made the tracks quite […]

König Ludwig Lauf ready to hit the tracks

Tomorrow (5th Feb) morning the König Ludwig Lauf is going to be back to business. The start places are well booked, the tracks are under preparation, the OC team is working with high pressure and Worldloppet is on site. Tomorrow the skating races are on the program: 10km, 21km and the original 42km course. In […]

Which Upcoming Worldloppet Races are going to Take Place and How

In times like these, informations changes on a daily basis. We want to give you an overview about current situation at the upcoming Worldloppet events, so you can make a decision either to travel there or not. The good news first: Almost all events can take place somehow. Marcialonga preparations are fully in swing 5000 […]

König Ludwig Lauf offering 100 % guarantee for their participants 2022

Not only does european summer time end on October 31st, but also the early bird discount for signing up to the König Ludwig Lauf ends on October 31st 11:59 p.m. CET. Until the, you may register for the König Ludwig Lauf 2022, taking place on February 4th to 6th, in order to benefit from reduced […]

König Ludwig Lauf offering free virtual event

The König Ludwig Lauf 2021 was forced to cancellation, but the tracks in Oberammergau are marvelous. If you would have skied their the past days, you may would recognize some signs with a QR-code on it. They are needed for the alternative virtual event the organizers have released now: Mein König Ludwig Lauf 2021. Free […]

In memoriam Hans Reicherl (1935–2021)

On January 26th, former Worldloppet Secretary General and CEO of König Ludwig Lauf Mr. Hans Reicherl passed away.  Hans was engaged in sports related activities all his life, with xc-skiing since 1968 being a founding-member of König Ludwig Lauf and later the CEO of the race in 1977 – 2019. He also gave contribution to […]

König Ludwig Lauf forced to second cancellation in a row

The German state Bavaria, the home of König Ludwig Lauf has announced the desaster situation & has tightened the lockdown. Under these circumstances the OC of the König Ludwig Lauf had to announce the cancellation of the 2021’s edition. This is hitting the organizers particularly hard, because this is cancellation number two on a row […]

Tobias Angerer & Trond Nystad make you a König Ludwig Lauf Ambassador

Winter is coming closer and it is high time to get prepared for the marathon skiing season. And who could be a better help for that, then a two times world cup overall winner and a Norwegian trainer legend? This premium support you can have at Tobias Angerer’s & Trond Nystad’s Cross-Country Skiing Camp, hosted […]

36. A Global Family

by Silvio Carcano, Alessandro Carcano and Maria Rita Chini – Global skiers and 3 times masters – This is the story of an Italian family, a mother, Maria Rita, who buys almost by chance a Worldloppet Passport with her two sons Alessandro and Silvio, but in the end they all conquered the prestigious Worldloppet Global […]

33. Memories of Worldloppet ski

by Brendon Hyde, Gold Master n.2095 – After skiing the Australian Kangaroo Hoppet for 10 years my first European Worldloppet tour was planned for 2003. I started training along park pathways in the Oz summertime using cross-country roller skis where I gave local kangaroos a bit of a fright since they all quickly hopped away. […]