Öppet Spår Monday 45 starts at the Oxberg start location, and the 45 km race passes through the three checkpoints at Oxberg, Hökberg, and Eldris. The race is freestyle, meaning both skate and classic styles are allowed. For this race, the Vasaloppet Arena is prepared with both a skate surface and ski tracks.
The race counts as a seeding race for Vasaloppet’s start groups 2–9.
Rules
The race is a freestyle race, which means you can choose between classic skiing and skate. It is allowed to take off their skis only downhill. 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 13.
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
How participants skis are tested >
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 45-kilometre Vasaloppet races during one calendar year.
