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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 […]

Vlog: Travelling and skiing with kids and family

24 March 2023

🇪🇪 🇫🇮 Follow me to my next skiing trip. This time to the Tartu Maraton 2023 in Estonia and a week later, to the Finlandia Hiihto. The special thing about this journey is, that this time, my family is joining me. Is travelling and skiing with kids working? 👨‍👩‍👧 👧 2,5 year old daughter is […]

Vasaloppet 2024 sold out

23 March 2023

Only 18 days after the registrations for 2024’s edition of Vasaloppet have opened, the Swedish Worldloppet race is fully booked out. With today 15,800 skiers have signed up to be part of the 100th edition of Vasaloppet on March 3rd 2024. In total 30,000 skiers are registered for the whole Vasaloppet Winter Week. But beside […]

Why trees have moved Sapporo Skimarathon’s venue

21 March 2023

In winter 2023 Worldloppet’s President Juha Viljamaa, from Lahti/Finland, made a journey to far east, to visit Worldloppet’s Japanese member race, the Sapporo Skimarathon. Not only he skied is 10th silver race and became a Worldloppet Master there, but also he examined the new venue. Long story short: Approved and appreciated. Here come some questions […]

Nygard and Slind with home victories at Birken 2023

18 March 2023

Yesterday a snow storm prevented the Skoeyte Birken (FT race at Birkebeinerrennet), today, Birkebeinerrennet main race day, the weather has turned 180 degrees: Cold, but blue sky and sunshine between Rena and Lillehammer. Andreas Nygaard and Astrid Oeyre Slind are on top of Birken 2023 results. Slind with solo show Astrid Oeyre Slind didn’t accept […]

Visiting Maihaugen, Norway’s biggest outdoor museum

17 March 2023

When traveling to Lillehammer 🇳🇴 to ski the famous Birkebeinerrennet, you definitely should visit the outdoor museum Maihaugen. Such a beautiful place to go for a walk and experience Norway’s history. It is right next to the Olympic Museum and only a few minutes per foot from Lillehammer’s center.