Where to start?

Every year, dozens of British skiers will travel abroad to take part in cross-country ski races. They will range from the country's elite through to those who may never have raced before.

Taking part in "citizen's races" is becoming increasingly popular. These races are essentially an all-comers event. If you ski in some of the marathons you'll be with 10,000 other skiers just like the running marathons. Like the running marathons you'll be in the same race as the winners who will probably cover the 42 km in less than 90 minutes!

The greatest of the citizen's races have been grouped into the Worldloppet series- where 14 countries across the globe (Sweden to Australia; Canada to Japan) have each entered their premier race. The largest of these races generally draw in excess of 10,000 participants.

Other events likely to be of interest to British ski racers are the World Masters Championships, Lowlanders Championships, and British Week.

For information about the loppet races please go to;

www.wordloppet.com

www.euroloppet.com

If you are interested in joining the British Team please go to;

www.snowsportgb.com/

The latest events and races can be found in the events section.

If you are taking part in FIS races you must be registered with your Home Nation Click here for joining info

Check out some of the Membership Benefits of becoming a Snowsport England member.

Make sure of your insurance cover, if you are racing you should have;
1. Personal Liability (covered by your Home Nation membership) and Accident
2. Travel Insurance

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