Comparison of Worldloppet ski events

Finlandiahiihto was 6th and last Worldloppet ski race this winter for me. Now I'm feeling totally exhausted and need a good rest. Based on my subjective opinion and experience from the different Worldloppet events I composed a comparison of 7 different Worldloppet ski race.

	Birkebeinerrennet	Dolomitenlauf	Marcialonga	König Ludwig Lauf
Distance	54 km CL	42 km CL	70 km CL	50 km CL*
When (week)	11	3	4	5
Total ascent (m)	1010	745	757	272*
Start	Rena	Obertilliach	Moena	Ettal
Finish	Lillehammer	Obertilliach	Canazei	Oberammergau
Track condition	10	10	9	1*
Route	10	8	9	8*
Fluency (no jam at track)	8	8	6	7
Washing facilities	9	6	4	-
Transportation	-	-	9	9
Comments	Scenic route over the mountains. Physically tough.	At high altitude. Steep and long climbs.	Through tiny villages at Val di Fiemme valley.	*Due to exceptionally warm weather and lack of snow, route was shortened to 42 km.
Tips	Start slowly, demanding climb at the beginning.	Travel 2-3 days before to acclimatize to higher altitude.	The start place is crucial. Lots of waiting and standing in queues if start place is in the last groups.	Original 50 km route would have been more scenic.

	La Transjurassienne	Tartu maraton	Finlandiahiihto
Distance	50 km CL	63 km CL	50 km CL
When (week)	6	7	8
Total ascent (m)	648	695	527
Start	Les Rousses	Otepää	Lahti
Finish	Mouthe	Elva	Lahti
Track condition	10	10+	5
Route	10	10	6
Fluency (no jam at track)	8	9	7
Washing facilities	8	-	9
Transportation	5	8	-
Comments	Very scenic route. Lots of snow.	Well organised. Easy and good route. Tracks in excellent condition.	Overpriced. Tracks always in poor condition.
Tips	Rent a car from Geneva airport, don't take transportation from the organiser. Get accommodation from Mouthe.	Tampere maja accommodation in center of Tartu is excellent. Buses to start leave very close.	Never again…

As requested I added similar comparison table from three well-known ski events in Finland...

	Pirkanhiihto	Pogostan hiihto	Vuokattihiihto
Distance	90 km CL	51 km CL	60 km CL
When (week)	9	11	12
Total ascent (m)	749	447	777
Start	Niinisalo	Ilomantsi	Vuokatti
Finish	Tampere	Ilomantsi	Vuokatti
Track condition	8	8	9
Route	7	8	9
Fluency (no jam at track)	8	9	9
Washing facilities	-	9	9
Transportation	9	-	-
Comments	Early start at 7 AM. Typically dark and cold at the beginning.	Hospitality and nice atmosphere. Beautiful route in wilderness up to Petkeljärvi national park.	Scenic climb to Vuokattivaara.
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