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WELCOME TO LAPPONIA SKI WEEK!

Lapponia Ski Week will take place from 8th to 12th of April, 2024.

REGISTRATION AND RACE OFFICE

The link to register: https://www.lapponiahiihto.fi/en/registration-and-prices.html

The race office is located by Lapland Hotels Olos.

Race-office is open from 7th of April to 12th of April, 2024:

Sunday: 12-18 ja 18.30-19

Monday 8-18

Tuesday 12-18 ja 18.30-19

Wednesday 7-18

Thursday 12-18 ja 18.30-19

Friday 06-15

RACE-INFO AT 18 IN THE RACE OFFICE previous evening - in this info you will hear important facts about the tracks.

Race-info is held both in Finnish and in English (app. 18-18.15 Finnish and 18.15 - 18.30 English).

NUMBER BIBS

The number bib must be attached to your front side with four safety pins. In cases of illness or personal medications, please write down the necessary information on the backside of your number bib for the first aid crew to see in emergencies.

START

The first starting block includes skiers 1-30 in the Full Races. Organizer also reserves numbers 31-50 and race manager and TD may call for some elite skiers with bigger numbers to the front line. In the Half Races skiers with first numbers start from the first line. Event organizers will point out the starting areas for other skiers, according the required safety distances. First starting block will be based on result lists after the first race and those skiers who participate on all three races have priority having small starting number.

BUS TRANSPORTATION

Bus transportation needs to be booked and paid in advance on the Lapponia website. Please keep your receipt as it may be necessary for boarding the bus in order to prove your payment if your name is not on the check list.

PERSONAL BELONGINGS

During the first skiing day (Half Keimiö and Keimiön Kiekerö), you are welcome to leave your personal belongings in the garage number 6 in Olos. During the second skiing day (Half Himmelriikki and Himmelriikin Hiihto) and during the third skiing day (Half Huikonen, Karra Huikonen) those using the group transportation arranged by the event organizers can have their personal belongings transported back to Olos from the start. Please indicate your belongings with your name. The personal belongings will be waiting for you in the garage number 6 in Olos. All personal belongings are the participants’ sole responsibility during the entire race week. The event organizers assume no liability for any personal belongings and equipment of the participants.

SKI WAXING

Ski waxing room is available daily in Lapland Hotel Olos (garages 3 & 4 and a ski waxing room in log restaurant building) for free use of skiers. Please note that in the garages own ski waxing equipment needed. The event organizers or the hotel bear no responsibility for ski waxing or any equipment in the waxing room.

Waxing service (chargeable) is availabe during the Lapponia Event 2024 in the garage no 5: 

You may also pick up your waxed skies on the morning hours before the buses leave from Olos.
For more information about the waxing service: Hiihtocenter.fi / Juha, mobile +358 44 9819016

RACE CANCELLATION OR WITHDRAWAL

If you can’t start or you have to withdraw from any of the races, please inform the race office. The phone number is available during the opening hours of the race office. Please observe: the pit stops in Jeris and Pallas closes 3.30 pm. All participants not at the pit stop by then are obliged to withdraw from the race in Jeris/Pallas for safety reasons. If you have any doubts about your being able to finish the race, you are strongly advised to withdraw.

FIRST AID AND SAFETY

First aid is available at the pit stops. First aid staff on snowmobiles will be patrolling on the tracks and they are recognizable by their clothing. At the finish line there is another first aid service station. In emergency, please call 112. If you feel you need help during the race, please ask your fellow skiers to bring the message to the next pit stop. This is a skiing competition in challenging conditions, so you need to be fit. Please be realistic about the weather conditions up in the fells. In bad weather ski in groups and dress accodingly. Wear sun glasses in order to prevent any damage for your eyes due to possible snow blindness.The event organizers have the right to cancel the competition at any time if the conditions require so. Never leave the track so that the final snow mobile patrol would not see you. There is always coming organizers snowmobile behind the last skier due to safety reasons.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

The event organizers reserve the right to disqualify any skier if he/she is not following the regulations or displays unsportsmanlike conduct.

SKIING INSIDE THE NATIONAL PARK

The regulations of the National Park must be obeyed while skiing inside the park. Littering is strictly forbidden. All the participants using energy gels are required to mark packages with name and/or skiing number. Some of the packages will be occasionally checked at the starting area by TD and race director. Empty energy packs need to be returned to trash either at the end of the race or left to service point energy package trash collection nets. On the tracks there are clear information signs telling when service points are near.

SERIES

Long distances men/women, half distances men/women, men/women 60 yrs.+, men/women 16 yrs (2007).

TROPHIES AND PRIZES

Every skier completing the race will receive a medal upon request at the race office.

The prize giving ceremony will take place in the Olos Polar Center in the evening of the final skiing day at 7 pm. Trophies will be given to the best skiers (men/women) and the best team in the Full Race Competition.

As a tradition, there are rather good and valued raffled prices also, which are raffled amongst all the participants.

The money prizes in the Full Races 3 day Competition are:

Men/Women: 1. place 1000 €, 2. place 600 €, 3. place 400 €.

RESULTS

The results are available in the Internet.

INSURANCE

All participants must have their own accident insurance. The event organizer assumes no liability for accidents, lost items, theft or any other damage during the race.

Lapponia-hiihto

Oloshotellintie 25

99300 Muonio

FINLAND

Tel.

+358 16 536 111/Lapland Hotel Olos

e-mail: info(at)lapponiahiihto.fi