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Good snow conditions
This is the Stone with a capital si. The stone is in Engidal, near Fossavatn, and was a landmark at the start of the walk since 1935. Since then, the walk has been extended to 50 km. the path goes from Seljalandsdal to Stein and back again, and Stein is then the center of the walk. Thråstur Jó, track manager, recently started exploring...
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Lottery until the end of the year
Everyone who registers to play until the end of the year will enter a pot that will be drawn in January. Two lucky participants will get free admission to the walk in 2025. It is cheaper to register early, as you can see in the price list.
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Wild Westfjords is the official travel agency for Fossavatnsgangan
The Wild Westfjords travel agency is the official travel agency for the Fossavatnsgården. The travel agency offers packages for foreign visitors starting at Keflavík International Airport. A package is available from April 15 to April 22, including sightseeing, travel and accommodation. There is also a package with accommodation only. The packages can be customized according to needs and interest.
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Special offer from Icelandair
Icelandair offers a 10% discount on flights in connection with the Fossavatn Walk. Use the code FOSSAVATN in the period 7-13. November to book flights in the period 13-24 April 2024. See more below:
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General meeting of the Fossavatnsgånginn on November 8
The general meeting of the Fossavatnsgang is held on November 8, 2023 at 20:00 in the cafeteria of Vestfirskar kurtakaki at Æðartangi 12a. All well-wishers welcome.
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Photos from 2023 races
About 2,000 photographs from the 2023 Fossavatnsgangurin have been published. They, like pictures from previous competitions, can be found on the website of Ágústs Atlason, the competition's court photographer. You can buy them in full resolution for a low price.
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Recognition documents for participants / Diplomas for participants
Did you finish walking today? Congratulations! You can pick up an acknowledgment document for participating in the 2023 Fossavatn Walk by going to www.timataka.net/fossavatn2023 and clicking on your name in the appropriate category. The document will then appear with the name, distance and time, ready for printing. Just finished your race? Congratulations! Participants can get a diploma for their participation...
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Swiss and Norwegian gold in today's Fossavatnsgangan
Fossavatnsgangan, the biggest cross-country skiing event in the country, took place on Ísafjörður today, Saturday. It was Nadja Kaelin from Switzerland and Mathias Aas Rolid from Norway who finished first in the women's and men's categories in the 50 kilometer walk. The top Icelanders in the walk were Snorri Einarsson from Ísafírður and Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir from Reykjavík. A total of 300 contestants…
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Fertilizer recommendation 2023 / Waxing recommendations 2023
The experts' fertilizer advice for the walks on Saturday are here: Everest — Swix The advice from Everest is based on test walks on Friday, April 14 at 08:00-12:00. GLIDE 1: Racing: Glide 2: Touring Grip: 1. Sandrub the basezone. 2. Apply a thin layer of KX20 Green Base klister – Cool it very well 3. KN44 Nero klister- let cool- VP50…
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Reminder about altered starting times
We remind you that tomorrow's schedule has been changed slightly from what was previously announced:• The start of the 50 km walk will be open at 08:00-08:30 • The start for 25 km and 12.5 km will be open 08:30-09:00 Just a friendly reminder that the starting times tomorrow have been altered a little bit:• The start for 50…