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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flyktningerennet history goes back to 1950 when the first race, also called Flyktningloppet in Sweden, took place to honor and remember the refugees escaping across the border from Norway to Sweden during World War II. The 44km long-distance race in classic technique stretches from Nordli, Norway, to Gäddede, Sweden, and is part of the Ski…
