Fossavatnsgangan

Great tracks and skiers from all around the world at Fossavatnsgangan

Over 400 participants from 23 countries are registered for the Fossavatnsgangan race, the largest cross-country skiing competition held in Iceland. The race takes place on Saturday, offering three distances: 50 km, 25 km, and 12.5 kilometers. Some of the participants have come a long way to compete, hauling in from as far as Japan, Australia, […]

The long night over Fossavatnsgangan tracks

Snow has arrived in Ísafjörður, and as a result, all is good. Up in the arctic, the day is short now and even though the day is light, the mountains block the sun. Direct sunlight can only be seen on the the mountaintops. Come January, the sun will be seen again in the town and […]

Worldloppet Season Ender Party at Fossavatnsgangan

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 […]

Einarsson and Pessey win Fossavatnsgangan under Icelandic conditions

The mountains of Isafjördur welcomed the skiers of Fossavatnsgangan 2022 with real Icelandic conditions: Wind, fresh snow, cold. Even more impressive are the performances of the athletes. In total 233 skiers started in wave starts over the 50 km track and all of them have made it to the finish. The fastest among them were […]

MyFossavatn 2020 Virtual Race available until end of September

Well, the pronunciation issues with our Icelandic member race are not getting better. Finally I am able to pronounce “Fossavatnsgangan” fluently (I didn’t even had to check how to spell it anymore), and now our Icelandic member race is coming up with a name, even harder to pronounce. The name for their recently launched virtual […]

26. Stay positive

by Vladislav Kalous – The year 2017 was not easy for me as I had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Luckily, as I was told by my typically cynical doctor: “if you should select a cancer, this is a good one.” There was a clear medication and I went through chemotherapy and radiotherapy for half […]

21. Fossavatnsgangan – that’s easy for you to say!

by Jon K Amundson – We arrived in Iceland with only the minimal website information on this first week of May Ski Marathon in 2014. It is the oldest and largest cross-country ski race in Iceland, dating from 1935 and continuous since 1956. All we knew was that it was 50/25 kilometers in distance, just […]

8. After-ski party in (n)Iceland

by Petter Soleng Skinstad – My first visit to Isafjördur and Fossavatn Ski Marathon was in 2014. This was also my first visit to Iceland and a country I had heard so many nice things about. Let’s just say (n)Iceland was even better than we imagined!With me on my trip to Iceland I had a […]

Fossavatnsgangan cancelled in Iceland

The end of the 2019/2020 Worldloppet season The official communication of cancellation appeared yesterday night on the Fossavantsgangan’s channels, confirming that the last race of the Worldloppet 2019/2020 ski season won’t take place. Here the statement of the Organising Committee: “Dear cross country skiersDue to the Covid-19 pandemic and the expected development of the disease […]

The Worldloppet races snow situation

Here you can check the latest stand of the Worldloppet races’ tracks: Race: Gatineau LoppetKm ready at the moment: 100% of 200 kilometres of trails for classical cross-country skiing, which includes over 125 kilometres of trails shared with skate skiers.Snow condition: Snow Base at P8 Parking Lot: 22.5 cm Temperature Min and Max (° C) – 3° C Expected temperature for the […]

SkiPlanet by Worldloppet Episode 8

?ON AIR?Welcome to the 8th episode of #SkiPlanetByWorldloppet, your worldwide cross-country marathon skiing show!Today, we’re in Ísafjörður, in Iceland, to discover the great Fossavatnsgangan… and many more! Enjoy the show! ? Don’t miss a single episode of SkiPlanet and like the Worldloppet Facebook page! • SKI PLANET is hosted by Marika Godin, produced by Worldloppet and proudly presented by Montagnes du Jura and Rossignol & Rossignol Apparel. […]

Video Race Report Fossavatnsgangan 2019

Philipp, our Race Reporter travelled to Isafjordur in Iceland to participate in the Fossavatnsgangan in order to collect is 10th stamp in his Worldloppet passport. Here is, what he experienced there.