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2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championships in Crested Butte

Stano — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:02:12 +0000

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 biggest event of this winter on the North American skimo racing calendar. Six [...]

NA skimo racing is full-on the next 2 weeks

Stano — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:38:09 +0000

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 28-29 – Two rounds of Austria [...]

Grand Teton: adventures are essential for skimo training… because every journey counts

Stano — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:45 +0000

This is a second article submitted by Melanie Bernier – an elite skimo racer and a pillar member of the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team. Read her first article here – skimo racing experiences from Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee. At 3am on January 14 two alarms went off in our host attic. After 8 nights of [...]

Two races down on our US skimo racing and touring road trip

Stano — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:42:14 +0000

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 most enthusiastic and hardworking skimo racers you can ever [...]

Less traditional interview: Greg Hill – the man behind

Stano — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:46:40 +0000

Greg Hill’s skiometer sometimes reaches values of national debts of all countries combined. In fact, he too raises his ceiling regularly to make sure his addiction is well and alive. Greg (GregHill.ca) is best known for his vertical obsession in backcountry skiing and for his 2 million climbed then skied feet in exactly one year, [...]