The big open cross-country skiing race in St. Johann in Tirol!
The Koasalauf is back! The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol – the ‘Koasa’ as insiders and locals call it – is one of the biggest cross-country events in Austria. This open cross-country skiing competition takes place every year on the second weekend in February, with the breath-taking Wilder Kaiser forming the backdrop.
Competitors from over 20 nations take part in the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf , which is a big sporting and tourist event in a class of its own for the St. Johann in Tirol region. The cross-country event is part of the Euroloppet race series – the association for the biggest cross-country events in Europe.
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When
8th - 9th February 2025
What
Cross-country event
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Where
Koasa stadium St. Johann in Tirol
The programme
Programme sequence for the Koasalauf weekend in St. Johann in Tirol!
Friday, 7th February 2025
- from 13.00: Chance to test the latest Fischer Ski cross-country models and have skis waxed by partner companies in the Koasa stadium - from 14.00: Issue of start numbers and late registration in Koasa stadium
Saturday, 8th February 2025
45 km Classic
22 km Classic
8 km Taster Classic
Start time: 09.30
Start time: 09.30
Start time: 09.40
Time limit: 15.00
Time limit: 15.00
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Prize giving: around 15.30 in the marquee at Koasa stadium
Prize giving: around 15.30 in the marquee at Koasa stadium
No prize giving – Entry list alphabetically arranged
Raiffeisen Super Mini-Koasalauf
No entry fee, no timing, no assessment – being there is everything! Children can choose the event they prefer (Classic or Skating). Every child taking part receives a surprise pack, filled with lots of surprises, participant medal, start number and snacks.
D.O.B: 2018 and after (male and female) Distance: 600 m Start: 13.30 Entry fee: € 0.--
Raiffeisen Mini-Koasalauf
The draw will be made from all registered participants and all late entries will be added at the end. Children can choose the event they prefer (Classic or Skating).
checkEntry fee € 15.-- by Tuesday, 04.02.2025, 24.00, late registration € 20.--
checkEntertainment programme for children
checkEvery participant receives a medal, start number and snacks, a printable certificate is available online
checkThe first 10 positions in each class receive a trophy, the quickest of the day also get a laurel wreath
checkPrize ceremony: 16.00
checkSuper Tombola after the prize ceremony - there is a prize draw for superb prizes from all the MINI-Koasalauf skiers who are present (half girls; half boys): top-class Fischer race skis and many more super sports prizes
checkAdvance registration is available until Tuesday, 04.02.2025, 24.00. Late registration is available on site on 08.02. and 09.02.2025.
checkTeam ranking: A team consists of 4 starters. A team is made up of 2 skiers from the children’s class and 2 from the school age class respectively. Team registration is effected after individual registrations are completed, and start numbers allocated on site when the start numbers are issued - this is effected via a specific registration form.
Sunday, 9th February 2025
45 km Skating
22 km Skating
8 km Taster Skating
Start time: 10.00
Start time: 10.00
Start time: 10.10
Time limit: 15.30
Time limit: 15.30
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Prize giving: around 15.00 in the marquee at Koasa stadium
Prize giving: around 14.30 in the marquee at Koasa stadium
No prize giving – Entry list alphabetically arranged
Registration
Online registration for various events at the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
The legendary Koasalauf is heading into another round, and sports fans of all ages can hardly wait for the starting klaxon to sound in February! Registration for the various events can be done conveniently online.
Would you like to make the most of the benefits available as a Euroloppet Pass holder?
- At every Euroloppet race you pay a discounted registration tariff! - At least a 2nd starting grid/starting block position in Euroloppet races! - Entitlement to the "Racer promotion 3+1"! (Start 3 different races in this season = 1 free start in the next season)
Koasalauf routes in the St. Johann in Tirol region!
Koasalauf routes
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Class categorization
Class categorization at the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
Gender
Classes
D.O.B.
male / female
Super Mini-Koasalauf
2018 and after
male / female
Mini-Koasalauf
2010 - 2017
male / female
Juniors (only in the 22 km event)
2008 - 2009
male / female
general
1995 - 2007
male / female
30
1985 - 1994
male / female
40
1975 - 1984
male / female
50
1970 - 1974
male / female
55
1965 - 1969
male / female
60
1960 - 1964
male / female
65
1955 - 1959
male / female
70
1950 - 1954
male / female
75
1945 - 1949
male / female
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1944 - (+)
Entry fee
Prices for advance registration and late registration for the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
Event
Advance registration by 04.02.2025, at 24.00
Late registration from 07. to 09.02.2025
22 km & 45 km CT & FT
€ 55.--
€ 55.-- plus € 15.-- Late registration fee
Youth promotional price 22 km CT & FT
€ 30.--
€ 30.-- plus € 10.-- Late registration fee
8 km
€ 24.-
€ 24.-- plus € 5.-- Late registration fee
Mini-Koasalauf
€ 15.--
€ 15.-- plus € 5.-- Late registration fee
Super Mini-Koasalauf
free
free
Upon registering for both race days (Saturday Classic and Sunday Skating) participants receive a gift. Euroloppet Pass holders always get the discounted advance registration price.
Koasa skiers doing the cross-country event with the Kitzbüheler Horn in the background in St. Johann in Tirol.
Participants in the skating event at the Int. Tiroler Koaslauf.
Children at the start of the Mini Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
The Int. Tiroler Koasalauf in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the biggest cross-country skiing events in Austria.
FAQS
Frequently asked questions about the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
Important information about the Koasalauf
If you have questions, you can contact the Koasalauf office on site and also via info@koasalauf.at .
Start numbers issue takes place from Friday, 07.02.2025, 12.00 in the Koasa stadium in St. Johann in Tirol. And also on Saturday, from 07.30, all day and on Sunday from 07.30, until shortly before the start. Online registration is available until Tuesday, 04.02.2025, 24.00!
Start documents are available upon presentation of payment confirmation. Double payments and certification of illness will be reimbursed with credit notes for entry to another event.
Start documents are available upon presentation of payment confirmation. Double payments and notification of illness will be reimbursed with credit notes for another event. Upon registering for both race days (Saturday Classic and Sunday Skating) participants receive a gift.
Euroloppet Pass holders always get the discounted advance registration price.
Group 1: ELITE & 1st start row After completing standard registration, skiers who have qualified must get in touch directly with Koasalauf-OK ( info@koasalauf.at) with regard to their seeding placement in the 1st start row. (Elite = specialist skiers, 1st start row: Top 40 Koasalauf overall ranking, ...).
Group 2: Euroloppet Pass holders
Group 3: Open race skiers
45 km Classic, 45 km Skating 4 starters make up one team after they have individually registered and start numbers have been allocated to them. Team registration can either be done via the online registration portal ("Team entry") or direct on site via a specific registration form when collecting start documentation. Multiple entry by one participant will result in the disqualification from all team events.
Mini-Koasalauf 4 starters make one team. After they have individually registered and start numbers have been allocated to them, 2 skiers from the ‘children’s’ class and 2 from the ‘school pupil’ class respectively make one team. Team registration is exclusively direct on site via a specific registration form when collecting start documentation. Multiple entry by one participant will result in the disqualification from all team events.
Every participant receives a Koasalauf medal and a Koasalauf start number. The first 3 places in each class receive trophies, so too do the first 10 in the Mini-Koasalauf. Printable certificates are available online.
The overall quickest women and men each receive the following prize money:
K90 (45 km Classic and 45 km Skating) - 1st place € 600.-- 45 km Classic and Skating - 1st place € 400.-- 22 km Classic and Skating - 1st place € 200.-- The 2nd and 3rd places respectively receive non-cash prizes.
Time is measured exclusively via an active PAS-Chip. This is worn on your cross-country shoe and must be returned immediately after the race when leaving the finish area. There will be a charge of € 20.-- for chips that are not returned. There is no hire fee or deposit for the PAS-Chip.
In taking part I recognise the organiser’s liability waiver for damages of any kind. I will not assert claims for damages and injuries of any kind against the event organiser and sponsors or their representatives that may arise through my participation.
I declare that I have completed sufficient training to take part in this event, am in good physical condition and my health status has been medically confirmed. I agree that the details stated in my registration, photos taken during participation, filming and interviews on radio, television, advertising, books, photomechanical reproductions – films, video cassettes etc. – may be used without any claims for remuneration by me.
I consent to my details being used for advertising purposes. I assure that the date of birth stated is correct and that I will not transfer my start number to another person. I understand that I will be disqualified if I change my official start number in any way, in particular by making the advertising print unreadable or unidentifiable. I acknowledge that the event organiser reserves the right to exclude me in the event of proven infringement of the above-mentioned obligations.
Information according to the data protection act: Your details will be machine read!
All participants have the opportunity to use Panorama Badewelt in St. Johann in Tirol free of charge.
Your start number will be your entry ticket. Please remember your swim togs.
Contact Panorama Badewelt Pass-Thurn-Strasse 3 A-6380 St. Johann in Tirol Tel. 0043 5352 62625 info@badewelt.at www.badewelt.at
Closure for advance registration for all races is Wednesday, 05.02.2025, at 24.00! Late registrations are available on site from Friday, 07.02.2025 at 12.00. If you have any questions, the Koasalauf office on site are available, and you can also get in touch via info@koasalauf.at.
Results
Results lists and results from the various events at the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
For the 50th time the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf is set to be staged. In St. Johann in Tirol the Koasalauf has long been regarded as legendary and captivates thousands of cross-country skiers every year. In the shadow of the ‘Koasa’, the name the locals give to the impressive mountain massif of the Wilder Kaiser in a mix of pride and reverence, and where the event gets its name from – this is not just the sporting activity that provides joyous moments for spectators & participants, its dreamy setting does too. So much has remained the same at the Koasalauf, yet it has not become ‘dated’ or ‘quiet’. For instance, over the course of the decades the route has changed considerably.
At its première in 1973 the Koasa, in which more than a 1000 skiers took part, proceeded from Kitzbühel via Kössen to St. Johann in Tirol. However after a short time, the race, which has its roots in St. Johann, found a home in other towns at the Wilder Kaiser too. With the construction of new roads and houses the route has to be moved. Since 2010 the Koasa has been held exclusively on the trails in the St. Johann in Tirol region. Every year around 300 volunteers help make this huge sporting event a success, and this year too a fantastic programme awaits.
The history
An open cross-country skiing race which is a tradition!
On 11th February 1973 the first starting klaxon for the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf rang out. In the face of the Wilder Kaiser, reverently called the ’Koasa’ by local people, at that time more than 1000 skiers tackled the 38 km and the 72 km route from Kitzbühel via Kössen to St. Johann in Tirol. Due to heavy snowfall, pretty much on wild routes, skiers sought the quickest way to get to Kössen and St. Johann respectively. In a time of 5 hours 34 minutes and 16 seconds, local star from St. Johann in Tirol, Heinrich Wallner, won the event over 72 km.
The well-known open cross-country ski event was initiated by the ski company ‘Kneissl’ in Kufstein and the chairman of the tourist association in St. Johann in Tirol at the time. Upon closer inspection the similarity between the Koasalauf lettering and that of the Kneissl company is apparent. Over the years the route of the ‘Koasa’, as it was called by insiders, had to be changed time and again due to the construction of roads and houses. So it was that the Koasalauf soon found a home in St. Johann in Tirol.
Since 2010 the Koasalauf has been held solely on the trails in this region in the Kitzbühel Alps, and as a result improvements were continuously worked on for the participants. Franz Puckl sen., Werner Patz, Franz Steinkogler and Hans Richter experienced every change and every innovation. These four men were also known as "The legends of the Koasalauf", since they took part in the ‘Koasa’. The race has changed, but the legends remain.
The four legends
The legendary athletes from the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf!
The four athletes who were there at the Tiroler Koasalauf as participants from the very beginning can truly be called ‘legendary’. Neither bad weather, illness or other happenings could stop the four legends from tacking the Koasalauf. Anticipation for Tiroler Koasalauf is always great and the organizing team of the Int. Tiroler Koasalauf would like to extend a huge thank you to these four athletes and all the participants.
Franz Puckl sen. from Going (AUT), D.O.B. 1935: "For me as a cross-country skier the Koasalauf is the greatest. And as long as I am still able, I want to keep dong it!" says a proud Franz Puckl.
Werner Patz from Kainach (AUT) D.O.B. 1941: "I regard it as a unique event and am always really delighted to be able to stay for a few days during the Koasalauf." muses Werner Patz.
Hans Richter from Kirchweidach (GER) D.O.B. 1941: "The Tiroler Koasalauf? Discovered by chance – it awakened an ambition in me, which then became a passion!" says Hans Richter.
Franz Steinkogler from Ebensee (AUT) D.O.B. 1949 (✟ passed away in November 2023): "When you have taken part once, you are then captivated by the Koasalauf – as long as my feet will carry me, a Steinkogler will always be there!" said a motivated Franz Steinkogler.
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