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Breaking record in Vasaloppet, skiers got a police escort

Breaking record in Vasaloppet, skiers got a police escort

Mon 2 Mar 2026 16:15 CET

The snow chaos caused problems for the skiers at Vasaloppet - and resulted in a new record. Then we had to take buses with police escorts in the one-way direction, said Vasaloppet's sports director Tommy Höglund to TT

Snowfall at the start of the Vasaloppet - emergency solution

Snowfall at the start of the Vasaloppet - emergency solution

Sun 1 Mar 2026 08:28 CET

Nearly 20 centimeters of snow fell in Sälen overnight, according to SVT. The weather has forced the Vasaloppet organizer to resort to an emergency solution

Vasaloppet strengthens - stricter technical controls

Vasaloppet strengthens - stricter technical controls

Tue 3 Feb 2026 17:18 CET

Now, technical controls during the Vasaloppet are being tightened. Last year, 24 percent said they skated and aimed to skate the entire Vasaloppet

Help with rope times will allow more people to finish Vasaloppet

Help with rope times will allow more people to finish Vasaloppet

Mon 29 Dec 2025 09:21 CET

Now more people will be able to finish the Vasaloppet. This will be done with rope guides and by moving the rope time earlier

Increased controls – to catch the cheaters

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Increased controls – to catch the cheaters

Fri 28 Feb 2025 13:25 CET

Proposers who cannot manage the entire Vasaloppet without shortcuts and start cheating. It can lead to irritation among other skiers, as well as destroyed tracks

Takes out the chainsaw to rescue the Vasalopp tracks

Takes out the chainsaw to rescue the Vasalopp tracks

Wed 26 Feb 2025 19:18 CET

It's "very wet" in the Vasalopp tracks. Now the organizer is working hard to rescue the underlying surface for Sunday's long-distance classic