EM - Litzlhof · 2026
Olympia meets Europe
19th to 22nd May 2026
Two competitions, one shared event: the Alpen-Adria Forest Olympics and the European Student Championship in Forestry Skills. Young talents from all over Europe come together at the Litzlhof Educational Center to showcase their skills, compete with one another and be part of an international experience full of team spirit and a passion for forestry work.
The
Championship
Basal area table for relascope measurement
Programme
Tuesday, 19th May
Arrival
- 02.00 pm Arrival, registration, bib draw, Hotel check-in
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03.00 pm Referee/team leader meeting
- 04.30 pm Team line-up
for ESCFS: 22 teams from 17 countries
for Olympics: 24 teams from 7 countries
- 05.00 pm Joint opening ceremony
- 07.00 pm Opening dinner (closed society)
Wednesday, 20th May
Alpen-Adria Forest Olympics & The European Student Championship in Forestry Skills
Alpen-Adria Forest Olympics
- 08.00 am - 12.00 pm Technical competitions at BZ-Litzlhof
- 12.00 pm - 01.00 pm Lunch
- 01.00 pm - 03.00 pm Technical competitions at BZ-Litzlhof
- 03.00 pm Final delimbing of the top 12 participants
- 05.00 pm Award ceremony and farewell (participants Olympics)
The European Student Championship in Forestry Skills
- 09.00 am -04.00 pm Forestry course at BFW – Ossiach
(07.30 am departure Litzlhof)
- 06.00 pm International evening – BZ Litzlhof
Each nation brings its own traditional dishes
(closed society)
Thursday, 21st May
The European Student Championship in Forestry Skills – Technical events
- 08.00 am - 12.00 pm Technical competitions at BZ-Litzlhof
- 12.00 pm -01.00 pm Lunch
- 01.00 pm - 04.00 pm Technical competitions at BZ-Litzlhof
- 05.30 pm - 06.10 pm Timbersports show
- 06.30 pm - 09.00 pm Dinner and award ceremony (closed society)
Friday, 22nd May
The European Student Championship in Forestry Skills – Final day
- 08.00 am -12.00 pm Delimbing
- 12.00 pm - 01.00 pm Lunch
- 01.00 pm - 04.00 pm Relay race – IALC rulebook
- 06.00 pm Award ceremony
- 07.00 pm Gala dinner (Closed society)
- 08.00 pm - 11.00 pm EM party (closed society)
Saturday, 23rd May
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Departure from your hotel
Venues
ESCFS & Olympiade
Bildungszentrum Litzlhof
Litzlhof 1
9811 Lendorf
ESCFS Forestry course
FORESTRY TRAINING CENTRE OSSIACH
Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Ossiach 21
9570 Ossiach
