Since the first Vasaloppet in 1922, hundreds of thousands of skiers have made their way from Sälen to Mora. During the day, 90 kilometres is a challenge. At night it becomes an adventure. In your backpack you’ll pack the food and equipment you think you will need. Darkness and silence close in around you the moment you leave the start in Berga by. Only stars and headlamps show the way.
Rules
The race is a freestyle race, which means you can choose between classic skiing and skate. You can go individually or in couples.
If you have registered as a pair and one participant decides to withdraw, the other may still complete the race. The participant who aborts their race must return their timing chip to a functionary at the bus at the nearest checkpoint. Both participants must complete the race for you to receive a finish time as a pair.
All participants will be listed in the results, and there will be a separate results list for those skiing in pairs, where the recorded time will be that of the second participant crossing the finish line.
The race is an leisure race where no winner is crowned. Swedish Ski Association rules for leisure races apply. Read the rules in their entirety at the Swedish Ski Association’s website.
Swedish Ski Association’s website
Membership in ski club
You don’t need to be member of a Swedish ski club to participate in the race.
Minimum age
You may participate in the race from the year you turn 17.
Equipment requirements
All participants are required to be equipped with:
- a headlamp
- one litre of fluid
- liquid container that you can fill up at the checkpoints (as we do not provide disposable cups).
Other equipment we strongly recommend bringing in your backpack or similar:
- windproof jacket and trousers
- underwear shirt
- extra hat and gloves
- first aid equipment
- one litre of fluid
- energy bar or similar
- extra battery for the headlamp
- cellphone.
Ban on fluorinated ski wax
Ski wax and top-coating products that contain fluorine are prohibited in all our ski races starting from 2024. Their use can result in a starting ban or disqualification. Read more on the Swedish Ski Association’s website.
Swedish Ski Association’s website
Time penalty for littering in the Vasaloppet Arena
It is allowed to throw garbage in three different ways during Vasaloppet’s Winter Week. If you will be caught by throwing debris otherwise you may be penalized with a time penalty of 15 minutes.
You must throw litter:
- in the bins at the Vasaloppet checkpoints.
- in the marked littering zones between each Vasaloppet checkpoint.
- where you as a participant know that a team leader or associate will pick up what you throw.
False pretences
A competitor will automatically be disqualified if he/she participates in the competition under false pretences such as starting under false name/with false timing chip or practice any unsportsmanlike behaviour. The Race Director and/or Race Secretary have authority to disqualify, penalize or ban from participation if evidence of rule infraction is submitted after the race is completed and after the Jury has finished their work.
Vasaloppstrippeln – three Vasaloppet in one year
Vasaloppstrippeln, the Vasaloppet trifecta, is a challenge where participants complete three 90-kilometre Vasaloppet races during one calendar year.
