Category Archives: Race reports 2015

Text by Hannes Larsson. IAWLS member. In June 2014, at the WL general assembly, Ushuaia Loppet was accepted in Worldloppet as an associated member. That left little time for interested skiers to prepare the travel to the “End of the … Continue reading →

(french text first, english text follow below) Cette année à l’occasion de son 80° anniversaire la Fossavatnsgangan ski marathon, faisait son entrée dans la grande famille de la Wordloppet. Pour l’occasion près de 700 coureurs ont fait le déplacement venant … Continue reading →

After the set-backs due to bad weather in 2013: snow storm and very hard ski conditions, or in 2014: last minute cancellation due to lack of snow, everybody wondered, with some apprehension, what 2015 would bring to us. Concern increased … Continue reading →

Text by Alessandro Carcano To do a Japanese race was always in our mind and this year my brother Silvio, my mother Maria Rita, myself Alessandro and our friend Lino we decided to go to Sapporo. After a long fly … Continue reading →

By Boris Petroff Warm temperature at the 39th Bieg Piastów What should I say about the 2015 edition of Bieg Piastów? Lauds, as most often. The 50 km classic race on Saturday took place at a temperature around zero degrees … Continue reading →

By Boris Petroff Sunday February 15 “This is the 37th Gatineau Loppet and I believe it is the coldest ever experienced!” Yann Michaud, the new Gatineau President is categorical: “especially with the cold wind that penetrates the bones”. The limit … Continue reading →

Saturday morning, at the Lienz railway station we jump in the shuttle buses for Obertilliach under a dismal drizzle. Yesterday the tracks were grand; what will remain of them to-day? Thirty km later the rain becomes snow. In Obertilliach it … Continue reading →

Report by Boris Petroff (English text first, then followed by french version below) The organizers were right in believing in their good luck: the 2015 edition was a success. Very beautiful 30 km skate race on Friday with a variable … Continue reading →