Vasaloppet 2026

Perhaps the most legendary event in the Ski Classics long distance skiing series is Vasaloppet. The 90 km classic style race is competed in Sweden. The traditional route goes from Sälen to Mora. Vasaloppet is the biggest cross country skiing event in the world.

Vasaloppet´s official history started one hundred years ago as the first Vasaloppet was competed in 1922. During the one hundred years Vasaloppet has been cancelled only three times (mostly due to absence of snow): vuosina 1932, 1934 ja 1990. The first women´s Vasaloppet was competed in 1997.

Vasaloppet´s history goes way beyond 1922 because actually the roots of the Sälen-Mora skiing goes 400 years further back all the way to the year 1520.

Vasaloppet gathers huge amounts of skiers every year. Since 1975 at least 10 000 skiers have entered the race. The all time record of entries was achieved in 2018 when 17 041 entered the race.



The race has been started at best by 15 709 skiers in 2010. The same the record amount of race finishers was achieved when 14 947 skiers crossed the finish line. The always popular Vasaloppet is often fully booked early on.

In 2025 Vasaloppet belongs to the 500-point Grand Classics competitions category of Ski Classics. The winner of the competition will thus be awarded 500 points.

From the two sprints of Vasaloppet, full sprint points are awarded to the sprint competition. Full points for the climb competition are guaranteed for the only climb finish of the race.

Here´s a video showing the final kilometers of Vasaloppet 2021:

Vasaloppet 2026 – Schedule & timetables

Vasaloppet is the seventh race of the Ski Classics season 2025/26. The race starts on Sunday the 1st of March at 8 AM local time in Sweden.

Vasaloppet 2025 - Startlists

We will update Ski Classics Pro Tour's startlists for Vasaloppet here.

Vasaloppet 2026 - Results

We will update the Vasaloppet 2026 results here. You can follow the main event in real-time from the Ski Classics live result service.

Vasaloppet 2026 - Prize money

The prizes are paid in local currency, the Swedish crown. 102 000 SEK equals to approximately 9 342 euros (checked on September 16th 2025).