Dogtooth Dash 2010 race: Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 | 
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Events & Races
During the upcoming Easter weekend Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (near Golden) will host the final round of the Canadian Ski Mountaineering Cup with its second annual Dogtooth Dash event.
Crazy start of the Dogtooth Dash 2009 edition.
Starting gun will go off on April 3rd (Saturday)...
Pierre Gignoux 444: Behind the scene of the lightest ski boot in the World
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 | 6 Comments | Gear, Tech & Food, Skimo Racing
Sharing a look behind the scene of manufacturing the world’s lightest ski boot (Pierre Gignoux 444 model) through the eyes of Michael Silitch, an internationally certified mountain guide living his dream in Chamonix.
Nina with her team mates from the Chamonix Ski Alpinisme Club.
Michael...
Are these the same skis? Dynafit DNA Race vs. Crazy Idea DNA Race
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | 10 Comments | Gear, Tech & Food, Skimo Racing
Update: After confirmations from various sources these two skis are in fact the same.
For a longer time now I have been suspecting a little “marketing scam” that might be being played with the ski mountaineering racing community. Two companies with well known names might...
Sunshine 5000 race report: great battles, long course…little rocky
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 | 5 Comments | Reports & Results
Sunshine 5000 is the oldest race on the Canadian ski mountaineering racing calendar and its 6th going was held last Saturday (Feb 6th, 2010) at the Sunshine Village ski resort near Banff, AB.
Start line - calm before the storm.
Sunny skies are nothing new to this event yet the course...
Sunshine 5000 skimo race: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2010
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 | 8 Comments | Events & Races
Updated with current photos from critical parts of the race course. See at the bottom of the article under “Photo updates”.
This Saturday, Sunshine Village ski resort (16km west of Banff, AB) will be the venue for a second round of the Canadian skimo racing series.
There...
Whitefish Whiteout ski mountaineering race: big checks, fast times, wicked course
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 | 6 Comments | Reports & Results
Another round of the US skimo racing series was hosted on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Whitefish ski resort. According to organizers, for the first time in the events history the weather didn’t stay true to its name. It was clear skies with a bit of cool temperatures but just...
The Heathen Challenge – Sunlight COSMIC Race Report + US Team
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 6 Comments | Reports & Results
Last Saturday, January 16th, Sunlight Mountain in Colorado hosted another round of the US ski mountaineering racing series and the event was the last chance for three more racers to make the US National Team. The race was also included in Colorado’s own COSMIC series.
The following...
Grand Targhee Skimo Classic and Pierra Menta 2010
Thu, Jan 7, 2010 | No Comments | Skimo Racing
A bit of current news that should interest you if you are into ski mountaineering racing:
This Saturday is arguably the most important day in US skimo racing this season for those shooting for the stars…and a National Team.
The second news is a brief update on Pierra Menta since...
» Tags: Pierra Menta, Ski Mountaineering World Championships
Tips and advice from a world caliber skimo racer Peter Svätojánsky
Tue, Jan 5, 2010 | 7 Comments | People (Interviews), Skimo Racing
To progress Canadian and American ski mountaineering racing further we have to learn from each other but more importantly from those that are doing it longer than us.
Since one of my good friends is a world class ski mountaineering racer I asked him to share some knowledge (via an...
How North American ski mountaineering racers compare against the World’s fastest?
Mon, Dec 28, 2009 | 19 Comments | Skimo Racing
On December 5th, 2009 the Canadian racing season (and North American too) started with an event hosted at a ski resort near Golden, BC. One of the disciplines was a vertical race, a hill climb, that was a pure all out effort without disruptions of transitions and leg burns from crazy...
