. HISTORY First race: 24th February 1973, 48 km (34 participants), 22 km (19 participants) Highest number of participants in main race: 9183 (5851 skate skiers and 3332 classic skiers) in 2011 Worldloppet membership: founding member American Birkebeiner was founded in 1973 by Tony Wise, alpine ski resort owner of village Cable. In the beginning of the 1970s he […]

HISTORY of Finlandia-Hiihto First race: 24 February 1974, 75 km, 1334 participants Highest number of participants in main race: 13226 (1984) Worldloppet membership: founding member After several unsuccsessful attempts, Erik Pihkala, one of the leader of Suomen Latu, the organisation promoting recreational sports in Finland, turned to Lahti Ski Club, as they already had the structure and experience […]

. HISTORY First race: 11th April of 1976, 15km, 261 finishersHighest number of participants in main race: 1661 finishers in 2009Worldloppet membership: since 2008 The idea of creating a winter sport event of great importance has been in plans few years before it was realized. Mr. Julian Gozdowski, the director of the Sport Department in the Govenor’s office […]

HISTORY First race: 19th March 1922, 90 km, 119 participants Highest number of participants in main race: limit of entries 15800 Worldloppet membership: founding member Vasaloppet’s historical background stretches almost 500 years back in time, more precisely to 1520, at a time when Sweden was under Danish rule. Gustav Eriksson Vasa, a Swedish noble opposed to the Danes, was […]

. HISTORY First race: 16th March 1969, 42 km, 945 entries, 805 ranked Highest number of participants in main race: 14.200 entries in 2018 Worldloppet membership: founding member from 1978 The initiator and “spiritual father” of the Engadin Skimarathon was sporting goods dealer and former skier Albert Scheuing of St. Moritz. On the Sunday after the Vasaloppet 1968 […]

Birkebeinerrennet – a unique ski race and a mountain experience for cross-country skiers.Birkebeinerrennet and its region has a very stable climate with good winters and a lot of wild snow in the high ground. The mountains and the meeting with Norwegian nature makes Birken attractive to foreigners as well as to Norwegians. What makes Birkebeinerrennet special? […]

HISTORY OF FOSSAVATNSGANGAN First Fossavatnsgangan: April 22, 1935. Seven skiers registered. Highest number of participants in main race: Highest number of participants in main race: 363 (2016)Highest total number of participants: 499 (2016) Worldloppet membership: since 2014 Fossavatnsgangan, Fossavatn Ski Marathon, was established in 1935.  The initial race was 18 km long and there were no problems with […]