The 42-kilometre cross-country skiing competition runs every year on the second Sunday in March from Maloja, Switzerland to S-chanf.
Updated: March 10, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Thousands take part in annual Engadin Skimarathon
The skiiers get going near the start of the marathon on Sunday. Nicola Pitaro / AP / Keystone / March 9, 2014
The Engadin Skimarathon has been contested in Switzerland since 1969. Nicola Pitaro / AP / Keystone / March 9, 2014
The Engadin Skimarathon takes place on the second Sunday of March every year. Nicola Pitaro / AP / Keystone / March 9, 2014
There are usually between 11,000 and13,000 participants in the Engadin Skimarathon. Nicola Pitaro / EPA / March 9, 2014
Anders Gloersen, right, of Norway competes in the Engadin cross country Skimarathon on Sunday. Nicola Pitaro / EPA / March 9, 2014
The race begins at the Maloja Palace Hotel and finishes in S-chanf. Nicola Pitaro / EPA / March 9, 2014
Anders Gloersen of Norway celebrates after winning the Engadin cross country Skimarathon on Sunday. Nicola Pitaro / EPA / March 9, 2014
The total distance covered by the freestyle race is 42 kilometres. Nicola Pitaro / EPA / March 9, 2014
The pack passes by St Moritz during the Engadin cross-country Skimarathon on Sunday. Arno Balzarini / EPA / March 9, 2014