Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The 90 km course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and end
Jørgen Aukland, Norway, winning the 2013 men's event
Ernst Alm, first winner, 1922
Kransmas Erik Smedhs and Vibeke Skofterud, 2012
Mora is a locality and the seat of Mora Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 10,896 inhabitants in 2010.
Vasaloppet
…first Sunday of March. The 90 km (56 mi) course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the central part of the province. It is the oldest cross-country ski race in the world, as well as the one with the highest number of participants…
Midsummer Dance by Anders Zorn, 1897
Dala horse statue in Mora, Sweden