This weekend was the Canadian Skimo National Championships at Kicking Horse Resort in Golden BC. Last year it was a great event and I finished 2nd behind Scott Simmons. This year was a bit of a different story. The previous organizer took a step back so Stano and I took on the challenge of organizing[…]
I have been putting off this blog post, not only because I have been swamped with real work lately but also because it took about a week for the excitement of the race to wear off and to recover from the effort. This year’s North American Championships, the Powder Keg, was situated in the Wasatch[…]
The last week has been a bit of a blur travelling to two races. The first, nearby at Alpental in Washington, and the second, a little further away at Whitewater in Nelson, BC. Last year, I raced Vertfest at Alpental and despite the torrential downpour throughout the race, really enjoyed it. The course was interesting[…]
How is your season so far? The 2013-2014 season has been an eye-opening one for me. The South Coast of BC has been extremely warm and dry. When we get storms, it has come as rain, even high in the mountains. When cold, arctic air arrives, it pushes away the moisture and we have cold,[…]
Ski mountaineering racing is all about feats of endurance in extreme mountain environments but sometimes we get a bit spoiled with beautiful weather. We can’t all be freezing our butts off in Calgary all winter (nor do we want to) so travelling to a race in the Rockies during cold weather can be a bit[…]