Lapponia offers unforgettable skiing in unique scenery, with sunshine and snow galore on superb trails from magical forests to wide open lakes and fells. Organized since 1978, Lapponia Ski Event challenges skiers throughout the skiing week with three starts on three different days. On Monday, 4th April, Lapponia Ski Week kicks off with a 60…
König Ludwig Lauf is one of Germany’s biggest cross-country skiing events which invites you in the nature park Ammergauer Alps. During the main race of 50km in classic technique immerse yourself in an unforgettable winter experience in the Valley of King Ludwig II as you are passing the world-famous abbey Ettal through the Graswangtal, the…
The traditional Trysil-Knut rennet is a cross-country ski race in the deep forest of Søre Osen. The 40 km classic technique race is starting and finishing at the community centre of Søre Osen and the track takes you through breathtaking sceneries. For its 60th anniversary, Trysil-Knut rennet became part of Visma Ski Classics Challengers and…
Fossavatnsgangan, a 50km long-distance ski event, is the first Visma Ski Classics Challengers event in Iceland. The event takes place in Isafjordur and was established in 1935, being the oldest long-distance race in Iceland, with the 50km being on the program since 2004. The race has its start and finish at Seljalandsdalur-Isafjordur’s main cross-country ski…
As its 50th anniversary last year with a brand new 42km course was a huge success, Dolomitenlauf will provide the same course this year. The Visma Ski Classics Challengers race is held in classic technique with a welcoming finish in the centre of the Dolomite town Lienz, Austria. The course follows the Drau cycling path in…
Arctic Circle Race is known as one of the world’s toughest ski races. The three-day ski race takes place through the magnificent, varied, and sometimes harsh countryside in Greenland north of the Polar Circle. Here the participants have to ski 160 km in three days in temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius. At night…
Les Belles Combes is a 42km long-distance ski race in classic technique taking place in the village of Les Moussières situated in the middle of the Haut Jura Nature Parc, France. The course takes place in the magical “Hautes Combes” offering tracks through beautiful landscapes, only one hour drive from Geneva Switzerland and 1,5 hours from French cities Lyon, Annecy…
La Savoyarde Ekosport takes place in the heart of Savoie Grand Revard Plateau, with a panoramic view of Mont Blanc and the largest natural lake in France, the Lake Bourget. The Visma Ski Classics Challengers event is a 42km long-distance ski race in free technique in La Feclaz, France and goes across the Bauges Massif,…
The Visma Ski Classics Challengers series continues on Sunday, January 16, when La Venosta Open takes place in Italy. The 33-kilometer mass-start Challengers race sets in motion at 10:00 CET for both women and men. The start and finish are in Melago and the course has three laps of which the first one is a…
Ganghoferlauf entered last year for the first time the Visma Ski Classics Challengers series with two long distance races and will this year be able to host the event as a Challengers event for the first time. March 5th and 6th, 2022 Leutasch will host the 51st edition of Austria’s oldest cross-country skiing race. Ganghoferlauf…
