La Saireda Roseg in classic technique and La Sfida in freestyle technique are taking place this week in Switzerland. Get to know more about the Ski Classics Challengers events.

La Saireda Roseg in classic technique starts the Engadin La Diagonela weekend with a 12km mass start competition in classic technique on Thursday, January 15. In 2026, due to snow conditions, it will be held as a mass-start race with start and finish at the Pontresina Cross-Country Ski Center.  

Skiers will start the event at 18:00 CET, equipped with a headlamp.

Also Read: Course and start time updates for Engadin La Diagonela

La Saireda Roseg – Ski Classics Challengers Event 

• Date: January 15, 2025
• Place: Pontresina
• Country: Switzerland
• Race distance: 12km
• Technique: Classic
• Website: La Saireda Roseg  
• Facebook: La Saireda Roseg 
• Instagram: La Saireda Roseg   
• Registration: La Saireda Roseg  

More information about the event can be found HERE

La Sfida

La Sfida, the freestyle race in the Engadin La Diagonela Week, became part of the Ski Classics Challengers circuit during Season XV, with an attractive 28-kilometer (23km for the 2026 edition) course from Zuoz to Silvaplana (from Zuoz to Pontresina for the 2026 edition).

La Sfida was a new long-distance skiing event of Engadin La Diagonela in Switzerland in 2024 and joined the Ski Classics Challengers circuit. The next edition will be on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

La Sfida – Ski Classics Challengers Event 

• Date: January 18, 2026
• Place: Zuoz-Pontresina
• Country: Switzerland
• Race distance: 23km
• Technique: Classic
• Website: La Sfida  
• Facebook: La Sfida 
• Instagram: La Sfida   
• Registration: La Sfida  

More information about the event can be found HERE

As La Saireda Roseg and La Sfida are Ski Classics Challengers events, Pro Team registered athletes can collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders. 

A list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for the season 2025/2026 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour, or Challengers events, as well as professional and recreational skiers, can connect their profile to Ski Classics’ results database, MyPages.

MyPages can be connected for free. In the profile, you can view your Ski Classics event results, collect pins, print diplomas, and analyze your results with friends in the SC ranking system. In your profile, you collect points according to your performance and are rewarded with pins and diplomas.

One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC ranking. The SC Ranking is a live-updated international ranking that is unique for combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers, in a single list.

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As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics events with English commentaries is available.

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