Should I be including roller skiing in my summer and fall skimo training? And what should I even be doing? If you have been wondering about the … [Read more...]
Essential Tips for Preparing to Race Patrouille des Glaciers in Switzerland
It’s that time of year when days are getting longer so we can start thinking of big days in the mountains instead of just storm skiing and … [Read more...]
New Training Plan Release: 8-Week Sprint and Speed Development Training Plan
While our social media accounts were dormant over the Christmas, we were working hard on finishing our newest 8-week skimo training plan! Eric and … [Read more...]
Best Terrain for Skimo Intensity Interval Training: Groomed Ski Runs or Skin Tracks?
In any competitive sport, once you want to improve your speed beyond a certain plateau, you'll have to incorporate regular high intensity sessions - … [Read more...]
Short and Long-term Skimo Training: Training to Train vs. Training to Compete?
It’s appealing to follow the top athletes in our sport as many post all of their training on social media like Strava. It can be also incredibly … [Read more...]
Important Differences Between Training Volume and Training Load in Skimo Training
How can two training plans be the same overall volume but be designed for two completely different athletes? How can we quantify training in a sport … [Read more...]
Effective Training Planning for Your Next Skimo Season
Are you ready to ski yet? We bet a lot of you are. After all, the snow has been flying already. We are big proponents of planning your next season … [Read more...]
Mental Skills for Racing: Visualization
Mental training is a commonly overlooked aspect of preparation for athletic competition. At best, most of us use only a few mental skills to cope with … [Read more...]
How to Taper and Peak for Your Goal Skimo Race: Volume, Intensity, Recovery…
After months of training, it can be daunting when the time finally comes for your big race. While it’s not possible to ‘make’ your race by … [Read more...]
Training Plan: 12 Weeks to Your Best Skimo Race
Today, after receiving much feedback and almost two years after releasing the Manual For Ski Mountaineering Racing e-book, we are proud to announce … [Read more...]
Skimo Training Locations Series – Summit County, Colorado
The idea of this series is to highlight local skimo training zones. Not the big, rad lines in the backcountry that you go to for huge missions, but … [Read more...]
Guide to Overtraining for Mountain Athletes: What it is, Symptoms, Causes, Effects, Treatment, and Prevention
We originally published this post in November 2013 but it with the new season at our door it is highly relevant. As highly enthusiastic mountain … [Read more...]
My name is Stano Faban and as a member of the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team I have been fortunate to compete in races like Pierra Menta or World Championships.
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