In theory, skiing 100 miles should be easier than running them. But this all depends on terrain, snow conditions and overall winter challenges. In … [Read more...]
Mount Baker: Early season ski trip report
Last weekend brought a nice dump of snow to the Pacific Northwest. Rainier was forecasted to get walloped and further north, we got a decent amount of … [Read more...]
Best Ski Trip Reports of 2014/2015 Season
Last year, we posted our picks for the best ski mountaineering trip reports from North America in the 2013/2014 season. We decided to do it again this … [Read more...]
2014 Canadian Skimo Team Camp at Rogers Pass
This is a guest post from a recent Canadian Skimo Team training camp in Rogers Pass. I was unable to attend so I want to thank Peter Knight for the … [Read more...]
Summer Training – New Fastest Known Time on the Howe Sound Crest Trail
On August 4th, 2014, Gary Robbins set a new fastest known time (FKT) on the Howe Sound Crest Trail (HSCT) in Cypress Provincial Park. Twenty-eight … [Read more...]
New Fastest Known Time for Mount Rainier: Up and down in 3h 51min 40sec
This is pretty much old news now but for various reasons we have not been able to cover it for you yet. In short, couple of days ago, SkinTrack … [Read more...]
6h 34min: New speed record on the full Wapta Traverse by 1 hour!
Back in 2012 my two good friends and Canadian Skimo Team members, Melanie Bernier and Ian Gale, partnered together for what at the end happened to be … [Read more...]
Another Duffey Lake adventure: Duke Couloir, big cornice rappel, north face of Vantage Peak
As of two weeks ago, conditions around Duffey Lake seemed to make the final turn towards spring until the weather started acting up and proceeded to … [Read more...]
Back on skis: Skiing new, Bailing on old, Winter camping…
After being out of the ski game for much of November and December due to injury I eased into January with caution. I have to credit my good friend and … [Read more...]
Best 6 Ski Mountaineering Reported Trips of 2012-2013 “season”
The other day, on Twitter, Carl (@CarlKohnstamm) asked me for my opinion on "What are the top 5 ski mountaineering trip (reports) of 2012-13"? (It was … [Read more...]
First Tracks – Oct 2nd!
The Coast has been getting pounded with rain in the valley and snow in the alpine so I snuck out for a morning of skiing near Cypress Peak. We have … [Read more...]
China-Kyrgyz expedition, part 2: Beautiful Kyrgyzstan + Winds on Lenin Peak + Bishkek uncensored
Here is part two from our ski expedition to Muztagh Ata and Lenin Peak we went on last month. To read part one see here - Skiing thin air at Muztagh … [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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