9.–12. februar 2023
Lillomarka OL and Nordmarka Ski Orienteering Club in partnership with the
Norwegian Orienteering Federation invite you to the Ski Orienteering World Cup 2023 and
World Masters Ski Orienteering Championship 2023
Registration and more information about the race in Eventor.
Full and updated information can alwasy be found in Eventor. The below information is an excerpt from the latest bulletin.
Important documents
Embargoed area for World cup and WMSOC
Continues information and live updates on our Facebook page.
Live GPS tracking on Loggator
Venue
The event centre will be located at the skiresort Beitostølen, 210 km from Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Competition Centre will be at Beitostølen Cross country stadium.
Classes and participation
World Cup
There is one class for Women and one for Men. There are no age restrictions. The classes are called Women and Men.
U-23 World Cup and World Championship
There are Women U23 and Men U23 classes in the individual World Cup. Women and Men belong to the Women U23 and Men U23 classes respectively up to the end of the calendar year in which they have their 23rd birthday. They compete simultaneously in the Women’s and Men’s classes and are treated in all respects as competitors in those classes except that their results and scores are also listed separately in Women U23 and Men U23 lists. The Middle Distance and the Sprint are selected as World Championships for Women U23 and Men U23 Competitors. The titles of Women U23 World Champion and Men U23 World Champion are awarded in those two competitions.
Each Federation may enter up to 6 men and 6 women in each competition in World Cup. In addition, each Federation may enter up 2 women and 2 men, who qualify for the Women U23 and Men U23 classes. The organizing Federation may have two additional competitors as official World cup competitors in the individual competitions.
WMSOC
W/M 35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85. Open for everybody.
Open competition “Ski-O-treff”
W/M 17-20, Norwegian Junior Cup. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) W/M 11-12,13-14,15-16, N-open, A-open, B-open, C-open (Saturday, Sunday)
Program
| Thursday Feb 9. | Model event |
| Friday Feb 10. | World cup Middle Distance (Included World Championship/World Cup U23) WMSOC Long Distance Open Competition W/M 17-20, Middle Distance Social Event with WMSOC-prizegiving in the Evening |
| Saturday Feb 11. | World cup Sprint distance (Included World championship/World Cup U23) WMSOC Sprint Distance Open Competition Sprint. W/M 11-12,13-14,15-6,17-20, A/B/C/N-open, Social Event with WMSOC-prizegiving in the Evening |
| Sunday Feb 12. | World cup Pursuit (Included World Cup U23) WMSOC Middle Distance Open competition, middle distance W/M 11-12,13-14,15-6,17-20, A/B/C/N-open, Prizegiving Ceremony in the arena |
Terrain and climate
Mixed Forest with open marshes. Moderately hilly. Altitude 780-880m The climate is normally wintry with weather ranging from sunny to cloudy and snowfall. Average temperature for Beitostølen in February is -5--20°C. Average snow depth is 50-100 cm.
Map
The map is based on the orienteering map “Beitostølen”, owned by Øystre Slidre IL from 2018. Contour intervals 5m Copies of old maps will be available at IOF-Eventor
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| World cup | 1:10000 | 1:5000 | 1:10000 |
| WMSOC | 1:10000 1:7500 (50+) |
1:5000 | 1:10000 1:7500(50+) |
| Ski-o-treff | 1:10000/1:7500 | 1:5000 | 1:10000/1:7500 |
Classes and winning times
| Middle distance | Sprint | Pursuit | |
| World cup Women | 40-45 min | 12-15 min | 50-60 min |
| World cup Men | 40-45 min | 12-15 min | 50-60 min |
| Long Distance | Sprint | Middle distance | |
| W/M 35,40,45,50,55,60 | 60 min | 20 min | 30-40 min |
| W/M 65 | 50 min | 20 min | 30-40 min |
| W/M 70, 75, 80, 85 | 45 min | 20 min | 30-40 min |
Detailed information about the open competition “Ski-o-treff” will be given in bulletin 3, and in Eventor.orientering.no.
Visa
If you need a Visa to enter Norway, you can read all about it here: https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/visit-and-holiday/ If you need an invitation, please contact the event secretary: jan.arild.johnsen@orientering.no A lot of people can get their visa online: https://selfservice.udi.no
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