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Official Worldloppet Masters’ awarding 2023

2 January 2023

In only a few days the Worldloppet winter 2023 is kicking-off with the Vasaloppet China. We are awaiting a wonderful marathon skiing winter: Many race destinations already have superb conditions on their tracks.  Also in 2023 some of you will finish their 10th race and become a Worldloppet Master (or even a Global Skier). We […]

What will 2023 bring to Tartu Maraton?

25 December 2022

Winter in Estonia is early this year and already today the marathon course is skiable in full length. In addition to the daily track grooming, all the other preparations are in full swing too for welcoming the ski fans in South-Estonia on February 19th for Tartu Maraton 2023. Two months before the event,  Race Director […]

Five tips for early winter training for skiers

21 December 2022

Winter is here on the Northern Hemisphere! It’s an exciting time to be back on snow and all of a sudden racing isn’t as far away. It’s important to keep things in mind as we transition back to snow. Here are 5 tips for your early winter training for skiers making sure the transition to […]

Groomers work every day on Bieg Piastow 2023 tracks

20 December 2022

Natural tracks in the forest, wonderful landscapes, friendly atmosphere, easy access from airports in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany – this is legendary Bieg Piastow 2023 in Poland. And the tracks of our Polish member race are already full of snow and the groomers work every day. Also participants wise work is in full progress: […]

Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures from Gatineau Loppet Vlog

12 December 2022

Gatineau Loppet Vlog: 🇨🇦 Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at Gatineau Loppet 2022 🇨🇦 After the 50 km classic style ski marathon Gatineau Loppet in the beautiful Gatineau Park and the NHL hockey match between Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins, it was time for me, to experience Canada’s wildlife. 🐕 🛷 First I got an invitation […]

Good chances for Dolomitenlauf on original track in Lienz

6 December 2022

Already for some days cross-country skiers are enjoying perfectly groomed tracks and a winter wonderland in Obertilliach, East Tyrol/Austria. Several national teams are using the venue of Dolomitenlauf’s skating events for their season preparation. On Saturday 21st January Obertilliach is going to host the Dolomitenlauf Lienz Skating race (42/20 km) again. But also down in […]

Global Ski Marathon Calendar 2023 packed with 66 races

1 December 2022

Snow has arrived to many ski areas on the northern hemisphere, the ski marathon season is just about to start. Time to find suitable challenges for your skiing winter. This is the reason why we have composed the Global Ski Marathon Calendar. One place for a xc-ski races, no matter of their size, length or […]

Free waxing service at Tartu Maraton for Passport Holders

28 November 2022

In order to guarantee a great experience at every Worldloppet race specially for our most loyal skiers, we always try to find benefits and special deals for Worldloppet Passport Holders. Good news are coming from Estonia: The free ski waxing service at Tartu Maraton is continuing, as in season 2021/22. That means, that Passport Holders […]

Win a trip for two to the Engadiner 2023 worth 10.000 €

18 November 2022

In our role, as world federation for popular skiing, we connect skiers, organizers, operators and companies. To celebrate our cooperation with Lumi Experiences, together we have composed a promotion raffle with an astonishing prize over a 10.000 € value: Win a trip for two to Seefeld & the Engadin Skimarathon 2023. How to win Participation […]

+Update+ With Christmas Shopping to Vasaloppet, Marcialonga, Engadiner & Co

16 November 2022

+++ Update +++ Since we had a server breakdown past week, we have decided to extend the Christmas Shopping until Friday 18th November (24:00 CET). Yes, yes, it is still some time to Christmas. But experience has shown, that international shipping takes some time around the holly jolly Christmas time. So only for orderings until […]

Marcialonga 2023: There is the witch’s wall

11 November 2022

Perhaps few people know this, but the first edition of Marcialonga was not 70km but 68km. Getting to Canazei, overcoming the bottleneck of Mazzin was still impossible. The rock was overcome already in the second edition, the turning point was brought to Canazei and the route was improved considerably from the technical point of view. […]

Stay strong Vasasloppet!

6 November 2022

Shocking news from Mora: Vasaloppet’s central storage burned down this Friday. Good news first: No human harm. But it seems like basically the whole material (machines, kilometers of fences, tanks for the blueberry soup, sheds and and and) has been destroyed. Even tough this is a huge setback for our Swedish member, they are already […]