Calendars for the North American ski mountaineering racing scene are taking shape, even though, the sun is still shining high.
Canadian racing calendar will be getting polished within the next couple of weeks – clarifying all dates and venues.
The US calendar looks impressive already with plenty of races all over the country.
Skimo racing is clearly growing more popular every year in this part of the world, however, the act of growing won’t be finalized until we race on Hawaii 🙂
Canadian racing calendar as of Sep 8th, 2009
December
5th – Golden, BC (Tiki-Torch Dash at KHMR)
February
6th – Sunshine Village, AB (Sunshine 5000)
March
6th – Nelson, BC (ROAM Rando at WH2O)
April
3rd – Golden, BC (Dogtooth Dash at KHMR)
Late April – Whistler, BC (Ski & Snowboard Festival)
USA racing calendar as of Aug 14th, 2009
December
29th – Sugarloaf, ME (Holiday Hill Climb)
January
9th – Grand Targhee, WY
16th – Sunlight Mt., CO (The Heathen Challenge)
23rd – Whitefish Resort, MT (Whitefish Whiteout)
30th – Jay Peak, VT
30th – Crested Butte, CO (Crested Butte Rando)
30th – Bridger Bowl, MT (Skin to Win)
31st – Blue Hills, MA (Big Blue Relay Race)
February
7th – Mad River Valley, VT (Mountain Hardwear Ski Mountaineering Race)
20th – Monarch Mt.,CO (Race the Divide)
27th – Saddleback Mt., ME (Second Annual Saddleback Mountain Challenge)
March
6th – Magic Mt., VT (Magic Mt. Rando Race)
6th – Nelson, BC, Canada (Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest)
13th – Alta, UT (Wasatch Powder Keg)
20th – Jackson Hole, WY (USSMA National Championships)
April
10th – T.B.A., CO (COSMIC Race – two-person team event, 10,000ft. vertical)
17th – Molas Pass, CO (San Juans Rando)
24th – Arapahoe Basin, CO (Marmot Grind)
May
2nd – Mt. Bachelor, OR (King and Queen of the Cone)
Ian says
Hey fellas, I was thinking it’d be cool to fill out the canadian season with some toonie races… wapta traverse, roger’s pass(3 pass route, illecileweat to the Lily…..)might be good pierra menta training….
thoughts?….
Tiki Dash….night rally, headlamps, teams of 2 or 3, 400(ish) ft laps, barftastic. stay tuned for poster
ps.I dig the new site Stano.
pps. Congrats Canadian team yahoos, do us proud!!!!
James says
Whitefish Whiteout is a good race (though they need to mark the course better) and so is Bridger Bowl. I’m going to both if people are interested in cost sharing etc. Is Whistler a for sure go this year Stan? Alex?
Stano says
Fernie, or Mountain Storm at other venue, is a no-go this year, however, it should return in the future. With commitments and busy schedule the organizer had to change his priorities for the moment 🙂
AlexS says
Sweet at night and maybe a relay!!!! Diversity in this sport is what we need! Golden was awesome last year I’m sure they’ll provide a punishing course again!
steve says
Why no Canadian events in Jan? To race fast you need to race somewhat often. Is Fernie out this year?
Stano says
Tiki-Torch should be an opener to the season. Couple of laps with headlamps on at the base of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Maybe relays too. I will update on this event once I learn more.
James says
What the hell is the Tiki-Torch dash? Should be good if it’s at KHMR. They proved last year that they can do an event up right!