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Ushuaialoppet, Kangaroo Hoppet & Merino Muster preparing snowy tracks

11 August 2023

As Worldloppet is the global federation for Skimarathons, we have no summer break! Three of our member races are located on the southern hemisphere, hence take place during the period of time “we” call summer, “their” winter. All three southern races, Ushuaialoppet, Kangaroo Hoppet and Merino Muster have received snow and wintery conditions. The track […]

Special Vasaloppet 2024 Entry Right for Masters

4 July 2023

In February 2024 the king of cross-country ski races is going to take place for the 100th time. A jubilee many skiers want to be part of. The main event of the Vasaloppet Winter Week, the 90 km Vasaloppet is fully booked for months already. But there are still chances to be part of Swedens […]

Worldloppet Annual General Meeting 2023 in Oberammergau

19 June 2023

As every year, the delegates from the Worldloppet member nations were meeting past weekend for the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting 2023. The meeting has taken place in the Bavarian Oberammergau, the venue of König Ludwig Lauf.  When the delegates had a look back into the past season, the conclusion is promising. The major part of […]

The right summer training for a successful ski marathon season

30 May 2023

In the Northern Hemisphere it is getting warmer and the days are getting longer. That said, ski season will be here before we know it. Already, registration is filling up for many popular Worldloppet races. It’s time to make plans for next winter, and to start to get fit for the next winter. Personal Coach […]

One night at the mountain chalet Dolomitenhütte

24 May 2023

The Dolomitenhütte is a mountain chalet located in the Lienzer Dolomiten, East Tyrol, the venue of the Austrian Worldloppet race, the Dolomitenlauf. The glass rooms of Dolomitenhütte are built right on the edge of a hundreds of meters high mountain wall. Gunnar knew, this is the perfect location, to recover from the Dolomitenlauf 🇦🇹 and […]

Vlog Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures Down Under: Urban Surf Melbourne

17 May 2023

On my journey to the Kangaroo Hoppet, the Australian Worldloppet race, I tried out surfing for the first time. Right next to Melbourne Airport, only 20 minutes walking distance, there is the artificial surfing wave Urban Surf Melbourne located. It was my first time, so I went for a beginner’s lesson. And what shall I […]

Two stamps in one trip: Summer time skiing at Kangaroo Hoppet and Merino Muster

28 April 2023

The winter season is over. For now. But not for long. End of August the next Worldloppet race is standing on the program already. With a journey to Australia and New Zealand two stamps in your passport are possible. The Kangaroo Hoppet in Falls Creek/Australia is going to take place on August 26th. As the […]

Travel Vlog Iceland – A skiing trip to the land of ice and fire

20 April 2023

Welcome to another episode of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures: A skiing trip to the land of ice and fire. Here comes the travel vlog Iceland, specially for cross-country skiers. Welcome to (N)Iceland! The home of Fossavatnsgangan – one of the most prestigious cross-country skiing races in the world. Together with my brothers I have spent 7 […]

Fossavatnsgangan 2023 results, info and pictures

16 April 2023

Nadja Kälin from Switzerland and Mathias Aas Rolid from Norway are on to of Fossavatnsgangan 2023 results. A total of 300 competitors were ready on the starting line for the 50-kilometer race at 8 am Saturday morning. Additionally, 92 competitors participated in the 25-kilometer race and 37 in the 12.5-kilometer race. “The competition went exceptionally […]

Fossavatnsgangan 2023 ready to close the Worldloppet winter

13 April 2023

As the first participants have started to arrive in Ísafjörður, the organizers of Fossavatnsgangan 2023 are working hard to get the tracks ready for this weekend’s 89th installation of the largest ski race in Iceland.  A total of around 500 participants from 20 countries are registered in the six different Fossavatnsgangan races, with the first three […]

Survey: One skiing family! Help us and win

29 March 2023

We have created a survey that helps us, understanding the needs of our valuable customers – the thousands of skiers participating year by year in the world’s greatest ski marathons. Those who answer the questions can win a Northug Sportswear Package worth about 500 €. The survey Worldloppet is a family of organizers, skiers, partners […]