fossbuinn challenge
16.-.17. august 2025
Registration for the Fossbuinn Challenge PRS Pro Match begins on Wednesday, April 16th at 19:00 GMT at fossbuinnprs@gmail.com. The information that must be included in the registration is:
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Full name
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Category and country.
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Division:
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Open Category
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Senior (anyone turning 55 years old or older)
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Lady
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The Match fee is 26.000 isk / 200 dollars / 185 euros (non-refundable).
There will be 8-10 stages each day, 300 - 1000 meters. 170-230 shots in total. Approximately 100 available spots. There will be hot food and drinks on both days. Prize table. Alcohol is prohibited on the shooting range.
Gas guns are prohibited in Iceland and silencers must have a serial number and be registered on the competitors firearms license, but competitors may be denied silencers.
Location
The shooting range is located in a peaceful location in beautiful nature on Snæfellsnes Peninsula on the west coast of Iceland. The nearest towns are Grundarfjörður (10min) and Stykkishólmur (25min).
The shooting range is 2 hours away from the Icelandic capital Reykjavík.
More information here.
Accommodation
There are many types of accommodation available on Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Hotels, guesthouses, homestays, farm stays, campsites, etc. The easiest way to find accommodation is to use booking.com (You can search for places like Grundarfjörður, Stykkishólmur, Ólafsvík, Hellissandur or Rif)
Transport
Icelanders rely on private cars. There are no trains in Iceland and bus travel is very limited and expensive. We recommend that competitors rent a car. Driving in Iceland is very easy.
There are many car rental companies in Iceland and you can rent a car at the airport.
Interesting places
Snæfellsnes is the long and narrow peninsula sticking out of Iceland into the North-Atlantic ocean to the west. The peninsula offers dramatic landscapes and examples of most of the natural wonders found in Iceland and is therefore often called “miniature Iceland” or “Iceland in a nutshell.” Mountains, waterfalls, black beaches, lava, glaciers, caves, wildlife, a national park, etc. More here: Snæfellsnes
PRS Iceland
The PRS Shooting Sports Association in Iceland was founded in February 2021 and the purpose of the association is to increase knowledge, promote safety, build facilities and schedule matches in Iceland. The association schedule numerous matches each year and the number of competitors is increasing. Icelandic competitors from PRS Iceland have also competed in matches abroad such as Viking Trail in Norway and the World Championship in Colorado.
How to get to Iceland
There are two main ways to reach Iceland: by plane or ferry.
A number of international airlines maintain regular scheduled flights to Iceland from both Europe and North-America. Find a list of all airlines offering flights to Iceland here.
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You can also find useful information about Iceland here.