Ushuaialoppet

Ushuaialoppet 2023: Unveiling Triumphs in Argentina’s Skiing Extravaganza

Discover the exhilarating highlights of the 2023 Ushuaialoppet in Argentina, featuring champions Johan Didron and Isabel Lane. Join us for an unforgettable cross-country skiing experience in Ushuaia’s breathtaking landscape. Ushuaialoppet 2023: A Triumph of Athleticism and Scenic Beauty The 2023 Ushuaialoppet, Worldloppet’s season opener, unfolded in spectacular fashion against the awe-inspiring backdrop of Ushuaia, Argentina. […]

Cross-country skiing in Argentina officially opened

In three weeks it is finally time again for cross-country skiing in Argentina: The Ushuaialoppet, the Argentinian Worldloppet event is going to kick off the season on August 14th. Where? At the end of the world, called Tierra del Fuego. The winter season already has been officially opened there. The organizing club of Ushuaialoppet, Club […]

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

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 […]

Merino Muster postponed, Ushuaialoppet extended

Merino Muster postponed to mid of September As new COVID restrictions are affecting New Zealand, Merino Muster’s OC has announced, that the Merino Muster 2021 gets postponed for two weeks. New the race should take place on 18th September. The trails at the Snow Farm in Wanaka are in a great shape, as the region […]

BLOG: Virtual Race Adventure – Mountain Running in Austria

Kangaroo Hoppet Do It Your Way? Ushuaialoppet Virtual Edition? What is this virtual race format and how does it look like? I and my two brothers started the adventure to discover 3 virtual races during a mountain running tour in Austria. Conclusion: It is a great interim solution! Even though I am hoping for a […]

Video: Ushuaialoppet Virtual Edition 2020

Due to COVID19 the Ushaialoppet was cancelled. But there is an alternative event: The Ushuaialoppet Virtual Edition 2020. Choose your distance and ski, rollerski or run wherever you want. Stay home, stay safe, stay together!

Virtual Edition: Ushuaia Loppet participation possible despite COVID-19

Covid-19 is hitting the world of marathon skiing hard. Unfortunately, the Worldloppet season has to start with a cancellation due to the travel restrictions: Ushuaialoppet, the Argentinian Worldloppet race and traditionally the season opener end of August has announced the cancellation! BUT!!! Only a few days later the Club Adino Ushuaia – the organizers – […]

39. Skiing with a purpose

by William Brown – 2 x Gold Master & Global Skier n. 263- Moving to Minnesota at age 26, I took up Nordic skiing and completed my first American Birkebeiner the following season.  I was hooked for life!  Over the next 33 years, I’d become a two-time World Master skier and a Worldloppet Global skier […]

Ushuaia Loppet 2020 cancelled

News coming from the Southern Hemisphere, where the Worldloppet 2020/2021 season should have kicked off on August 16th, but the race was cancelled due to the pandemic covid-19. The message of the CEO Pablo Valchef, speaking for the Organizing Committee, the Club Andino Ushuaia: “Due to the difficult situation caused by the outbreak of COVID […]

A season opening kissed by the sun in Argentina

Big success for the 9th Ushuaia Loppet and 33th Marcha Blanca that took place yesterday Sunday August 18th in the Tierra Mayor Valley, at the very bottom of Patagonia near Ushuaia – in the so-called “fin del mundo”, the end of the world. More than 350 registered skiers joined the race, where the weather really […]