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Argentina, Australia and New Zealand ready to host international skiers again

28 April 2022

2022 should be the year, our southern hemisphere races in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand are going to host international skiers again. Ushuaialoppet, Kangaroo Hoppet and Merino Muster are working with high pressure to organize their events taking place in four months.  Heavily booked hotels at Kangaroo Hoppet The pandemic has changed the traveling behavior […]

Vlog: Gunnar gets some cultural education at König Ludwig Lauf

26 April 2022

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 […]

Gallery: Fossavatnsgangan 2022

4 April 2022

Find here some great moments of our Icelandic Worldloppet event and season ender of the winter 2022, the Fossavatnsgangan in Isafjordur.

Icelandic home victories at Fossavatnsgangan 2022

2 April 2022

About 500 skiers have been part of the first real ski marathon in Isafjordur since the beginning of Covid. The weather for the Fossavatnsgangan 2022 was good for Icelandic circumstances: + 1 degrees, no wind and cloudy skies. Snorri Einarsson wins Fossavatnsgangan 2022 Not surprisingly the local hero Snorri Einarsson took the victory in today’s […]

Worldloppet Season Ender Party at Fossavatnsgangan

30 March 2022

It is time for a great season ender! And in our case, that means, we are travelling to Iceland, to the Fossavatnsgangan, Iceland’s longest running ski marathon. It is going to take place coming weekend, Saturday April 2nd, in Ísafjörður. Since 1935 the skiers of Iceland meet in April – which is end of the […]

Vlog: Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at Birkebeinerrennet (I really tried Skeleton)

21 March 2022

Welcome to the final chapter of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures for the winter season 2022. Traveling to the Olympic city Lillehammer to participate at the Birkebeinerrennet. In this Vlog you can follow me on my (quite hard) journey over the two mountains and Sjusøen to finish my 6th Worldloppet race this winter. ? But before that, […]

Both Vasaloppet winners also win the Birkebeinerrennet

19 March 2022

With a star-studded starting field with far more World Cup runners than usual, the victory in the men’s elite class was more than open. Also more than usual were able to follow the leading group until the final stretch, so the decision making in 2022’s Birkebeinerrennet came down to a massive final sprint. And this […]

Thousands of skiers will be back to Birkebeinerrennet tomorrow

18 March 2022

Lillehammer is presenting it self in very welcoming way this weekend: Sunshine, mild temperatures but enough snow. Slight snowfalls over night let Lillehammer shine as winter wonder land. It is time to celebrate the comeback of the Birkebeinerrennet like we know it: Thousands of skiers from Norway but also from all around the world skiing […]

Furger snatches victory from Cologna at 52nd Engadin Skimarathon

13 March 2022

Roman Furger takes his fourth win at the Engadin Skimarathon while Swiss superstar Dario Cologna finished in second place at his last international race. It was Dario Cologna’s last international race as a professional athlete, driving up expectations ahead of the race: not just the public and the media had banked on his victory, he, […]

Dario Cologna and other top athletes to race at the Engadin Skimarathon

12 March 2022

A star-studded Swiss team and several strong contenders from France will try to frustrate Dario Cologna’s attempt for a fifth victory at the Engadin Skimarathon. Together with them 11.200 participants will join tomorrow’s race. Less than a week ago, at the race in Oslo, Dario Cologna ended his World Cup career with a bang. A […]

Vlog: Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at Vasaloppet 100 years

11 March 2022

In this edition of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures we travel to Mora ?? to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the king of cross-country skiing, the Vasaloppet! I did my first Vasa! With everything you need for this experience: Standing in line on the first uphill, a crash, blueberry soup… My summary: Indeed, every skier has to […]

Around the world for Ukraine

10 March 2022

We invite the whole Worldloppet family to join the Ukraine Charity Loppet! A virtual event organized to raise money to help the Ukrainian people suffering under the ongoing war. “It always have been core values of Worldloppet, to stand for unity, for bridges between nations, for respect and finally for peace!” , explains Juha Viljamaa, […]