Tierra del Fuego celebrated a new edition of Marchablanca and Ushuaia Loppet
The 35th edition of the traditional Marchablanca cross-country ski race and the 11th Ushuaia Loppet took place last Sunday at the Tierra Mayor mountain center where the Fuegian community and visitors enjoyed a day full of sport
In this regard, the president of the Fueguino Tourism Institute, Dante Querciali highlighted the participation of more than 300 athletes and fans who enjoyed cross-country skiing in the natural spaces offered by the End of the World, traveling the 21 kilometers of the Provincial Ski Track Fund (PIPEF) uniting the winter centers of the Tierra Mayor Natural and Landscape Reserve.
“It is very important that Tierra del Fuego is also a destination where large sporting events can be held that involve a tour of our natural spaces. We accompany this event as a sponsor, which this year brought together athletes from 15 countries plus national and local ones, positioning Fuegian cross-country skiing internationally and allowing skiers to stamp their Worldloppet passport, since the destination is the venue for a race enrolled in the world circuit of cross-country ski marathons".
He also added that "Marchablanca has 35 years of experience and it is a tradition in our city and a family event where those children who participated as boys today do the same with their children and it is something of great value to be able to appropriate these proposals that have many years developing because its organizers bet on these events that are part of the Tierra del Fuego culture and attract national and international athletes". For his
part, the CEO of the event, Pablo Valcheff expressed that "we have been Worldloppet members since 2014 and we want to continue making history. Continuing to receive athletes from all over with the goal of stamping their passports at the End of the World positions the province on an international level of incalculable value”.
It should be noted that on Saturday the Mini Marchablanca was held, bringing together the hotbed of cross-country skiing and the U12, U14 and U16 categories, as well as the participation of students from the Special School No. 1 Kayú Chénèn and the Center for Alternative Activities for People with Disability (CAAD).
While on Sunday the competitive instance was completed with the traditional 21-kilometer Marchablanca, the 7-km Promotional and the 42-kilometer Ushuaia Loppet, where athletes from Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland, Finland, Italy, the United States, Russia, Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Germany, Denmark and Canada, along with Argentine athletes.