Engadin Skimarathon 2009

April 21, 2009

Once again sunny weather and perfect tracks in Engadin Skimarathon.
Transport to start went well as usual and while waiting in Maloja the sun come over the mountain and hit us nicely. Some minusdegrees in the start made waxing easy for classic skiers and the classic tracks were fine like train tracks all the way to finish line. This pleased the classic skiers from the nordic nations which were in record numbers this year. The snow was packed fine for freestyle skiers too and tracks were comfortable wide as usual. The cold temp and sharp snow made the glide a bit slower for early starters but during the day the sun heated up the snow and made glide much better. Along the track there were crowds chairing as usual and the service stations looked good with their stack of neon-red replacements poles. The race arrangements were as usually very good. Transport, servicestations and information. The meeting for Worldloppet Passport-holders on Saturday was very nice and served fingerfood and wine for the attendes. Good party atmosphere were also in the "pastaparty-hall" in the finish area. A big party hall where we got beer, food and live music.

The sunny weather resulted in many pictures taken during race and it was a nice weekend to be a skiing tourist in the Engadin valley.

This page was last revised on September 27, 2009