What we’re about
This group is intended as an OPEN FORUM for anyone interested in cross-country skiing: first timers and Engadin Ski Marathon trainers alike.
We will also add some Cross Skating and Rollerski during the dry months
Everybody is welcome to post suggestions-proposals at all levels of skills and duration. The group will be not for profit. If somebody wants to step up and organise events, you more than welcome! If anybody wishes to arrange an event and charge (separately), that will have nothing to do with the group.
Whilst we mostly use English totally happy about using German... don´t be shy!
Lastly, anybody participating in activities does so at her or his own risk.
Finding snow on a warm year
Generally you will find tracks in the bigger mountains of Graubunden, Wallis and Uri as these are often valley tracks surrounded by 3000 metre mountains which provide ample shade. Safe bets are generally Engadin (plus Scuol-Zernez-Valmustair), Obergoms, Sedrun.
Generally you will find better snow on tracks which are on a north facing side or below a big north facing slope.
There is a small number of higher altitude tracks which are nearer and may open when all the flatlands have no snow... Melchsee Frutt with its 2000 metres, Salwideli in Sorenberg with its 1300-1500, or Stoos with its 1400, Rigi (1400) very ocassionally from Kaltbad.
SWISS CROSS COUNTRY TRACKS
For comprehensive information on Swiss XC ski tracks...https://www.langlauf.ch/en/nc/gebiete/ll-gebiete/
Where tracks are located https://map.schweizmobil.ch/?lang=en&land=crosscountry&route=all&layers=Crosscountry&bgLayer=pk&season=winter&resolution=250&E=2631750&N=1189000
Some highlighted ones (estimated altitude in metres over sea level).
• 800 Trub Emmental http://www.loipelangnau-trub.ch/Default.aspx?PageId=0
• 900 Schwedentritt (Einsiedeln) http://www.schwedentritt.ch/
• 900 Bolzberg-Trachslau (Einsiedeln) http://www.loipe-bolzberg.ch/
• 900 Rothenturm (near Einsiedeln) http://www.finnenloipe.ch/home/
• 900 Studen SZ (near Einsiedeln) http://www.studen-sz.ch/
• 900 Marbach https://www.bergfex.ch/luzern-vierwaldstaettersee/langlaufen/marbachegg/loipen//winter-erleben/langlauf/loipenuebersicht
• 900 Trun http://www.nordic-surselva.ch/
• 1100 Zugerberg http://www.loipe-zugerberg.ch/home.aspx
• 1100 Flims https://trinnordic.ch/de/Willkommen
• 1200 Rigi Seebodenalp http://www.kuessnacht.com/skiliftseebodenalp/
• 1300 Stoos https://snow.myswitzerland.com/snow_reports/LucerneLakeLucerneRegion/Stoos-19
• 1300 Salwideli Sorenberg https://www.loipesalwideli.ch/loipe/
• 1400 Rigi Kaltbad https://snow.myswitzerland.com/snow_reports/LucerneLakeLucerneRegion/Rigi-21
• 1400 Sedrun https://www.bergfex.com/graubuenden/langlaufen/disentis-sedrun/loipen/
• 1500 Andermatt https://www.bergfex.ch/luzern-vierwaldstaettersee/langlaufen/gemsstock/loipen/
• 1500 Davos http://www.davos.ch/winter/aktivitaeten/langlauf/loipenbericht-davos-klosters/
• 1500 Lenzerheide https://lenzerheide.com/de/aktuell/wintersportbericht
• 1400 Savogning https://sdds4.intermaps.com/savognin/snowreport_savognin_bivio_albula.aspx?lang=de
• 1300 Obergoms https://snow.myswitzerland.com/snow_reports/Valais/GomsObergoms-272
• 1800 Engadin https://www.engadin.stmoritz.ch/winter/de/services/loipen/maloja_zernez/
• 1900 Melchsee Frutt https://snow.myswitzerland.com/snow_reports/LucerneLakeLucerneRegion/MelchseeFrutt-24
MULTIDAY CROSS COUNTRY SKIING ADVENTURES
Finland Border to Border (Finnish Lapland, from Russian to Swedish Border, east to West, 440kms, 7 days)
http://www.rajaltarajallehiihto.fi/rr-info-2
Bayerischewald Loipe (150 km, about 3 to 4 days)
Swedish Kungsledan with Backcountry Skis (Swedish Lapland, 100 to 200km, you decide, from hut to hut)
https://www.kirunalapland.se/en/news/9814-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZdyoOIGVI
Finland North to South (1800 kilometres, you need to be retired, on a gap year or with a major mental malfunction, can be done in stretches)
https://www.hhs-ski.net/en/about/
http://skitrax.com/ski-the-length-of-finland-hhs-in-2017-adventure-of-a-lifetime/
Nordenskioldsloppet (220 km in one go, I've added as multi day as a few skiers take over 24 hrs to complete)
https://www.nordenskioldsloppet.se/en/about/
ROLLERSKIS AND CROSS SKATES IN SWITZERLAND, RULES
The information that I have from the web suggest that all paths are allowed provided that they are not main roads or highways, and that there is not a sign prohibiting pedestrians or a sign prohibiting skates.
It would appear that you can go with these even in the walking paths where bicycles are not allowed.
https://www.verkehrsclub.ch/ratgeber/zu-fuss/fahrzeugaehnliche-geraete/
Pedestrians will have right of way, so be mindful.
