Author: Gylfi Ólafsson

Everyone is welcome to the Fossavatn Ski Race's closing party, which is also, in many ways, the end of the ski season in the west. The evening begins with a varied fish buffet, and after entertainment, the house band, Húsið á sléttunni, will take the stage. The buffet includes, among other things, salmon in teriyaki sauce, fish stew, salted cod, gellir, salads, and vegetable lasagna. Tickets can be purchased along with registration for the walk and…

Norwegian Andreas Nygaard has announced his participation in the Fossavatn Ski Marathon next month. This is great news for ski marathon enthusiasts, as Nygaard has been one of the world's best long-distance ski marathoners in recent years. He is the most successful male competitor in the history of the Ski Classics series, which is a kind of World Cup for long-distance skiing. Most of the best-known…

In the fall of 2024, Fossavatnsgangan received a grant from the Westfjords Development Fund to collect photos and videos from the long history of the march. The public and partners have responded very well to this and in total, almost 700 GB of material has been collected. As is generally the case with this type of material, recent videos weigh the most on that scale, but…

Registration for the 2026 races begins on August 1st at 12:00. Until then, the content on this website will gradually be updated.

Ágúst Atlason and his family took photographs all weekend. They are available for purchase on his website.

A thrilling final sprint decided the winner of the men's Fossavatnskátur earlier tonight. Einar Árni Gíslason was a minute behind Degur Benediktsson and Snorri Einarsson after the first intermediate time, but caught them in the second intermediate time. The three of them came burning down Eiríksmýri and after the Bankiskórja turn it became clear that Einar would have Dag and Snorri. In the women's category…

It has been quite cold in Skutulsfjörður the last few days and the next few days will be even colder. Saturday night will freeze, however, and glorious weather is expected on Saturday. The trail managers have made their decision and the situation in the hiking area is such that it will not be possible to walk the 50 km loop, but will instead be two 25 km…

We have been going through the 90-year history of the Fossavatnsgöngunn and paid special attention to one thing. That is, over the years the walk has never been canceled. Sometimes, like in 2019 (see photo), the walk has been moved up to Breiðadalsheiði, and sometimes the route has been changed, but there is always enough snow.…

Norwegian ski cross-country skier Anders Aukland has announced his arrival at the Fossavatnsgöngun next April. Aukland has an impressive career behind him, including being part of the Norwegian relay team that won gold at the 2002 Olympics and the 2003 World Championships. He has reached the podium thirteen times at World Cup events and has won three of the world's most prestigious ski cross-country events, the Vasagöngungun, the Birkibeinagöngungun and…

Ágúst Atlason and his family are the family photographers of the Fossavatnsgang. All the photos they took are available on the website Gusti.is, where you can buy the photos in high resolution.