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On Thursday afternoon two days before the main event the 25 km skate is scheduled. The skate event is becoming more and more popular every year with over 100 registered at this point. The race is in the afternoon, start goes at 17:30 so the ...

Its now sold out in the 50 km race 2019, 700 people have registered for the next Fossavatnsgangan. You must be prepared for the race 2020 and sign up when we open for registration August 1st 2019.

Last spring, we decided to add a time limit at 10 km at second feeding station Heidin 1. Competitors have to pass before 10:45 which is 1 hour and 45 minutes after start. That limit should be rather easy to pass at least easier than the one ...

Wild Westfjords is the official travel agency of Fossavatnsgangan and one of our sponsors. They offer standard travel packages with hotel accommodation in Isafjordur, customised tours & travel arrangements, local day tours and ...

We opened for registration today in the Fossavatnsgangan 2019. Sign up soon to ensure your spot in the race. The 50 km has for the last 2 years sold out. We’d like to point out special offers by our sponsors, Hertz car rental and Air ...

Photos from Fossavatnsgangan 2018 are online! Have a look at the following instructions on how to search for specific skiers and buy to print if ...

We've had some fresh snow in the past few hours and our groomers are working hard on laying down the 12,5 km track for everyone to practice on today. The track takes you up to 500 m, which is about the same altitude as the biggest part of ...

Here you can see live TV from the start and finish area: https://jakinn.tv/live/

GPS tracking All our skiers in the 50 km and 25 km distances can track their race using Racemap.  This program allows your friends and family to follow you “live” during the race and at the same time give our security staff ...

Wild Westfjords have available accommodation at Hotel Isafjordur | Horn and Guesthouse Isafjordur | Gamla.    Those who are interested can contact [email protected] .com

Registration to Fossavatnsgangan is now open. You can register here.   If you are making travel arrangements from abroad we have several airlines flying to Iceland. All of them arrive in Keflavik, 40 minutes from Reykjavik ...

The registration for the 2018 race opens on Ausust 1st at 8 am. The fees are the same or less than last year, especially in the shorter distances. We have 650 bibs in the 50km main event. 200 of them are reserved for travel agencies. ...

Today, Thursday, the Fossavatn weekend started with sunshine and a 25 km skate race and the Children's Fossavatn (5 km and 1 km races). You can already find some great pictures from today's races from Gusti Photography and ...

We have decided to extend the opening hours at our race office today, doors are open already and will be until 21:00 tonight. For those already in Ísafjörður it is a good idea to come by and pick up your bibs before "rush ...

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We  close for the registration in the 50km tonight at 22:00,  its almost sold out

We now started the sale for our famous Seafood Party in the evening after the race. Tickets are availble see on this site. Last year we were fully booked 2 weeks before the buffet. Get your ticket now.

On Fossavatnsgangan webpage you can find who have signed up to compete in next years race. We now have a total of 457 participants registered to the race. That number does not include 200 registrations from tourist operators that are not in ...

Fossavatnsgangan has decided that all participants will be required to have a backpack with a jacket, trousers, hat and gloves on their back in Fossavatnsgangan 25 and 50 km CL.   This is due to security reasons. The backpack has ...

We´re going to open for regstistration for the raceweek 2017 in August 1st 2016. Be prepared, last year we were sold out early December. See you all in the next Fossavatnsgangan , 1 km Family Fossavatn, 5 km classical,  and ...