Rally Sweden 2016

[BleAivano]

The rally used to go up to Falun area, so I have always wondered why they won't move it up there.
There should be enough hotels and surely is a bit more snowsafe

The thing is that it isn't that (enough) much more snow safe then the Hagfors area, they don't have any snow today either so that wouldn't have a made a difference.
There are plenty of hotels in the area, especially in Tällberg which have several larger hotels and bunch of smaller ones.

Moving it north is a no-brainer.

Move it north? Where? Sweden is not a motorsport friendly country, quite the opposite.
The issue with the moving it north to somewhere very snow safe is that it likely have a lot less population, basically
where there are allot of snow, there aren't that many people living.

Östersund is in Jämtland province, about 110'000 people live there + 200'000 in Trodnheim. So you've got about 300'000 people
compared to 100'000 in Karlstad alone+ 200'000 in the rest of Värmland + 1.7 million in Oslo metropolitan area + 500-600'000 in Akershus county.
Then within the same distance (or very close) as between Trondheim and Östersund, you also have Västmanland (1/4 million),
Södermanland (300K) and Dalarna (300K).

You do the math but the difference in the population basis itself is very large.

[Gregor Osredkar]

Is there any video of point 1 SS Rojden according to rally magazine, there at farmhouses?

[jens]

The thing is that it isn't that (enough) much more snow safe then the Hagfors area, they don't have any snow today either so that wouldn't have a made a difference.
There are plenty of hotels in the area, especially in Tällberg which have several larger hotels and bunch of smaller ones.

So where does the "snow-safe" area start in Sweden? Is there sufficient snow in, say, Östersund? And would it be a viable place for holding a WRC rally there?

[nafpaktos]

An iconic event is already out(Acropolis).If a second classic event leave the calendar this means the true decompostion of the wrc.

[Mirek]

Safari, Sanremo, RAC, Acropolis... people used to say the same many times in the past yet nothing happened except some people dropping a tear.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Somewhere in western Russia would be good.. there must be somewhere in that huge area that is suitable (with sure snow, forest & large towns nearby)...

Global warming makes many places less snow-certain, but I don't think Russia is one.

[SubaruNorway]

Somewhere in western Russia would be good.. there must be somewhere in that huge area that is suitable (with sure snow, forest & large towns nearby)...

Global warming makes many places less snow-certain, but I don't think Russia is one.

Have you been to Russia? I have, not going back

[BleAivano]

So where does the "snow-safe" area start in Sweden? Is there sufficient snow in, say, Östersund?
And would it be a viable place for holding a WRC rally there?

1. I don't think there is specific "line" or so but take a look at this map and you'll get a rough idea; http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteor...sobservationer
Have in mind that last winter, there was problems with lack of snow in Östersund as well.
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/...tar-arctic-cat
http://www.op.se/jamtland/ostersund/...llet-for-medar
http://www.op.se/jamtland/are/snobrist-i-fjallen
So it's seems not even Östersund is safe.

2. I don't know (see my previous post). They have an annual round of the Swedish championship but I
think it is a big step to go from a one day event with 7 SS to a three day event with 20+ SS.

[Lundefaret]

1. I don't think there is specific "line" or so but take a look at this map and you'll get a rough idea; http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteor...sobservationer
Have in mind that last winter, there was problems with lack of snow in Östersund as well.
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/...tar-arctic-cat
http://www.op.se/jamtland/ostersund/...llet-for-medar
http://www.op.se/jamtland/are/snobrist-i-fjallen
So it's seems not even Östersund is safe.

2. I don't know (see my previous post). They have an annual round of the Swedish championship but I
think it is a big step to go from a one day event with 7 SS to a three day event with 20+ SS.

The "snow line" also has a lot to do with altitude. There are places in Scandinavia, in Norway especially, where there is a close to 100% guarantee of snow, and they are no more north than where the Swedish rally is orgianized now.

[Mk2 RS2000]

Well you could always bring it to NZ and run it down in the South Island up and around the roads of the Snow Farm at Cardrona and the roading network of some of the neighbouring high country stations.

Plenty of accommodation at Queenstown.