Imagine yourself next year, as winter approaches, bringing with it one of Sweden’s most beloved traditions – Vasaloppet’s Winter Week! Whether you’re an experienced skier or an enthusiastic beginner, this is your chance to be part of something unique. And the best part? Right now you can register for the Winter Week races with a 20% discount!
Another Winter Week has crossed the finish line. The weather conditions occasionally caused challenges for both participants and organizers, but thanks to hard work and determination from both skiers and functionaries, 44,000 participants managed to pass the iconic finish line in Mora. Some competed against others, while others competed against themselves – just as it should be. So many smiles and tears of joy. We have looked back and put together a summary of some of the amazing performances and highlights from Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2025.
The 101st Vasaloppet and Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2025 have come to an end. But now you have the chance to catch up and relive all the exciting moments again, thanks to Sveriges Television, Vasaloppet.TV, and Ski Classics. Join us on a journey back to some of the most memorable races, live broadcasts, highlights, and interviews from Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2025. Don't forget to check out the ceremonial festivities from Mora church, SVT’s skiing reporter in Tjejvasan, and, of course, Gunde Svan and his crew in "Mot alla odds – Stafetten," who completed Vasaloppet together. You can also replay all starts, checkpoint passes, and finishes. Don’t miss out!
Sporting history was made in the Vasaloppet Arena today. Eighteen-year-old Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, became the youngest Vasaloppet winner in history after a thrilling sprint finish. World and Olympic champion Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, competed in her first Vasaloppet and dominated the women’s race. A Dalarna man from Bjursås and a Dalarna woman from Malung took home the victories – receiving a winner’s wreath from a Kranskulla from Sälen and a Kransmas from Mora.
Vasaloppet has entered its second century, and on Sunday, March 2 at 08:00, the 101st Vasaloppet will take place! Millions of TV viewers worldwide will follow the 15,800 participants from the mass start in Sälen to the classic finish line in Mora. Can Emilie Fleten from Norway become the first-ever female skier to win three consecutive Vasaloppet titles? Will a Swede take the men’s title again? Could the record time be broken? Here are all the conditions ahead of this year's edition of the world's largest long-distance ski race.
Due to the quick weather changes with above-freezing temperatures over the past week, parts of the Vasaloppet Arena are currently very wet. The problems are most severe at the starting point in Sälen and along parts of the Sälen – Mångsbodarna stretch, especially around the first checkpoint in Smågan, where water is seeping up from the marshes and streams are overflowing. Intensive work is now underway to divert water and secure the snow supply for the weekend's races.
Starting today, Tuesday, February 25, the first section of the Vasaloppet Arena up to Vasslan, just below Evertsberg, will be closed for skiing to preserve snow and prepare the tracks in the best possible way ahead of the weekend.
Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won Tjejvasan – the world’s largest ski race exclusively for women – ahead of Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus, and Julie Kvale Støstad, Team Ramudden. The junior class was won by Alva Hedström from Funäsdalens IF, with Anna Aukland from Norway in second place and Ines Lignell from Lucksta IF in third.
On Saturday, February 22, at 09:00, Tjejvasan – the world’s largest ski race exclusively for women – will begin. The 30 km course runs from Oxberg to Mora. Interest in the race is high, with an increase in registrations compared to last year. This year’s race, the 37th edition, has so far attracted over 6,500 participants. Anyone keen to ski thirty fantastic kilometres can still register, with registration open until race day. Tjejvasan is now also a Ski Classics Challenger race, featuring both a senior competition class (D21) and a junior competition class (D17–20). Sveriges Television has, per tradition, broadcast Tjejvasan live ever since 2012. We can now present – also per tradition – all the conditions ahead of Tjejvasan 2025.
On Friday, February 21, at 09:00, Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2025 kicks off with Vasaloppet 30, a 30 km race from Oxberg to Mora. This is the first of the Winter Week's 14 races, with distances ranging from 9 to 90 km. The week will culminate on "Vasaloppet Sunday," March 2, with the 101st Vasaloppet in history. Currently, more than 54,000 participants from 66 different nations are registered, and the forecast indicates that over 57,000 skiers will attend the Winter Week 2025.
