Due to warm weather and insufficient snow conditions, Jizerská50, scheduled to take place in the Czech Republic on February 11, is now canceled.
Jizerská50, the eighth Ski Classics Pro Tour stage and second Grand Classics event of Season XV, planned to take place on Sunday, February 11, 2024, in Bedřichov, Czech Republic, has been canceled due to warm weather and poor snow conditions.
The organizers were working with several options for the race, but at the end of January and the beginning of February, there was little snowfall, and temperatures were mostly above freezing level. They have been in daily contact with the Czech National Weather Service, and they expect even warmer temperatures and heavy rainfall in the coming days, which resulted in the cancelation of the traditional Czech long-distance skiing event.
“Of course, a very sad day for Jizerska; they have worked fantastically past years to develop the event and were expecting a record of 9500 participants next weekend. However, winter sports depend on weather and snow conditions, so even the best organization will meet impossible conditions in order to stage an event. For Ski Classics Pro Tour, the next event will now be Orsa Grönklitt 17-18th of February in Sweden,” says David Nilsson, CEO Ski Classics.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV
The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 9, 2023, and will end in Norway with the 100km Ski Classics Grand Finale Janteloppet on April 13, 2024.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)
- Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
- Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 37km
- Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
- Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
- Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
- Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
Event 8: February 11, 2024 –Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km- Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
- Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
- Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
- Event 12: March 16, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
- Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
- Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
- Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km
More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com
Photo: Jakub Nedbal/Jizerská50
