Cross-country skiing

FIS race trail

Obergoms

8/18°

You can ski like a professional on the almost five-kilometer-long FIS race trail near Ulrichen. The FIS race trail is aimed at experienced cross-country skiers with its steep ascents, fast descents, and challenging changes of direction. Races are regularly held on the FIS race trail throughout the winter.

Difficulty

Difficult

Length

4.51 km

Duration

45 m

Description

The Nordic Centre near Ulrichen offers a true mecca for ambitious skiers. Steep ascents and challenging descents guarantee good training opportunities and the best profile requirements for races.

The area around the Nordic Centre can be snowed from November, so ideal conditions can be offered early. From here, the Goms trail network also operates the other trails.

Special trails are also prepared in Obergoms for training athletes. This race track is the right challenge for ambitious cross-country skiers. The trail with steep ascents, fast descents, and demanding changes of direction has been approved by the International Ski Federation (FIS). This race trail is located on the grounds of the Nordic Centre in Ulrichen.

The Nordic Centre also offers toilets, showers, and a small snack bar.

Turn-by-turn directions

Follow the logo shown on the turquoise trail markers for cross-country skiing (trail 642). For safety, take a printed map of our web map on your route.

Start

Nordic Centre, Ulrichen (1343m)

Destination

Nordic Centre, Ulrichen (1342m)

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Author's recommendation

Every year, competitions take place on the race trails in Goms – the most well-known is certainly the International Gommerlauf with around 2,000 participants.

Technical information

Altitude

1383m

1341m

Ascent

+71m

Descent

-71m

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

Public transport

You can get from Brig to Ulrichen in 1h 15min with the regional trains of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Goms is also well connected from the Zurich / Lucerne region via Furka. Train and postbus timetables can be found at sbb.ch.