2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championships in Crested Butte
Sat, Feb 4, 2012 | No Comments | Reports & Results
This is article was submitted by Melanie Bernier – an elite skimo racer and a member of the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team. Read her previous article here – Grand Teton: adventures are essential for skimo training… Last weekend (Jan 28-29, 2012) saw the... 

NA skimo racing is full-on the next 2 weeks
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 | 1 Comment | Events & Races
Starting tomorrow there is some great skimo racing awaiting all North American athletes. With important upcoming races in NA and Europe the skimo season is in a full swing. These are the 4 events to watch or join: Jan 27-29 – NA Skimo Championships in Crested Butte, CO Jan... 

Two races down on our US skimo racing and touring road trip
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | No Comments | Reports & Results
This article was submitted by Melanie Bernier – an elite skimo racer and a pillar member of the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team. She will be contributing to Skintrack’s pool of quality content with tips, race reports and her skimo trips. Melanie is one of the... 

Results, video and report for Vert180 skimo race (Dec 3, 2011)
Thu, Dec 8, 2011 | 2 Comments | Reports & Results
Fun, great snow and “go-go-go” were the words flying around at start/transition area of the Vert180 skimo race at Canada Olympic Park. As a great surprise  (in Calgary terms) about 15cm of powder fell during the event and temperatures didn’t even drop below  -8... 
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Ski mountaineering (and racing) transitions with Reiner Thoni
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 | 2 Comments | Racing 101, Tips, Tricks & Advice
Ski mountaineering is as much about having fun as it is about efficiency. In fact, the more efficient you are the more time you can spend having fun. Hunting powder in the backcountry or during a skimo race lots of time can be saved on transitions – getting you set from uphill... 

MEC Vert180 on Dec 3: Take skimo racing as serious or as laid-back as you want
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | No Comments | Events & Races
From young, to adult, to very fast...everyone has fun at Vert180. Vert180 is one of a kind North American night event. Easy course suits novices as an introduction to this unique sport while elite skimo racers test their early season speed and endurance. Race solo or bring your own... 

If you like a challenge, you are a ski mountaineer
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | No Comments | Events & Races
I thought I was challenging myself until I started to play in the mountains more seriously. I thought I was having lots fun until I started to meet new people that had similar views on life. Ski mountaineering merged those two things (challenge and fun) for me into one. Now, I want... 

Tiki Torch Dash 2011: Race under the stars
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | No Comments | Events & Races
Last winter the Tiki Torch Dash was an opening event of a new racing season and proved to be lots of fun. This time around the date has been moved from December to January to give everyone some time to get their legs ready. The Tiki Torch Dash is a great night event that is especially... 

Vert 180 skimo race: Relay friendly race format
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 | 1 Comment | Events & Races
Vert 180 brings a new format to Canadian ski mountaineering racing that will showcase the sport in an altered way, however, it will showcase it to much bigger masses than ever before. This Calgary event will be hosted so close to people not even Europeans have had a race like this... 

Dogtooth Dash 2010 race: Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 | No Comments | 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)...