Abstract. Let {ζ (κ) m,k (t), t ≥ 0}, κ > 0 be random processes defined as the differences of two independent stationary chi-type processes with m and k degrees of freedom. In this paper we derive the asymptotics of P sup t∈[0,T ] ζ (κ) m,k (t) > u , u → ∞ under some assumptions on the covariance structures of the underlying Gaussian processes. Further, we establish a Berman sojourn limit theorem and a Gumbel limit result.