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... 

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... 
» Tags: Melanie Bernier, Peter Knight, Reiner Thoni, Vert180

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... 

Whitefish Whiteout ski mountaineering race: big checks, fast times, wicked course
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 | 8 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... 

Tiki Torch Dash 2009: fun and chill under the stars
Tue, Dec 8, 2009 | 11 Comments | Reports & Results
Melanie Bernier delivered a performance of the night while Montana boys won a relay as the North American skimo racing season went under way. On Saturday night, Dec 5th, thanks to a determined crew of organizers and volunteers Kicking Horse Mountain Resort near Golden, BC hosted the... 

Recap of the Canadian ski mountaineering racing season 2009
Sat, Aug 29, 2009 | No Comments | Reports & Results
Canadian ski mountaineering racing series is growing bit by bit every year. The 2009 skimo racing season promised five event calendar, which meant one more than the previous year. The new event that was added was a Dogtooth Dash at the Kicking Horse Alpine Resort in Golden, BC. And... 
» Tags: Dogtooth Dash, Mountain Storm, Sunshine 5000