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The Norwegian Andreas Nygaard won the 50 km Fossavatn Ski Race with a time of 02:22:34.8. Andreas was nearly two minutes ahead of the next man to cross the finish line, the Czech Stanislav Rezac, with a time of 02:24:10.9. Third was the Italian Riccardo Mich, with a time of 02:25:19.4. The first woman was Sophia Velicer, who competes for Taiwan. She finished with a time of 02:51:32.6,…

Here are fertilizer tips from the experts at the Fossavatnsgangan. We remind you of the absolute ban on fluorine!

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.

German Thomas Bing won the 50 km Fossavatns Walk in 2025.

Weather Mixed precipitation tonight, Friday, rain, sleet or snow. Cools, lowers and shortens into the night. Partly cloudy but clears completely during the day tomorrow. Frost in the mountains early in the morning but quickly creeps above freezing during the day. Remember sunscreen! On the front page here on the website you will see links to weather stations that the march has set up at key locations.…

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…