This weekend was an ISMF Skimo World Cup race in Valle Aurina. Saturday was the vertical race (one climb, no descents) and Sunday was the individual race (standard with climbs and descent). North America was represented by several Canadian men and women and two American women. ISMF Vertical Race Winning vertical climbing speed: 20.16m/min up[…]
The 2013 race season began for me in Jackson, WY. at the U.S. Skimo Championship. Two days of racing, started at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Saturday and continued on Sunday at Grand Targhee Resort. Brad and I left Vancouver on Wednesday morning and picked up a Washington skimo racer and master boot fitter, Thierry,[…]
Last weeks major storm system left a ton of new snow that settled down nicely on the South Coast. An upper ridge coming over the region on Friday and Saturday meant it was game on for some real skiing. I was still recovering from my christmas cold so we took things easy on Saturday and[…]
After a final exam marking marathon, I started my holiday break on Wednesday just as a major storm hit the Coast Mountains. I joined Adam for a day of powder skiing on Blackcomb Mountain and did lap after lap of fresh tracks as the sky kept puking. Thursday I dropped Sarah at the airport and[…]
It is pretty common to hear people talk about their quiver of skis but I have to confess I have a quiver of ski poles. It is hard to believe that something as simple as a ski pole can get so specialized as to need more than one pair but here we are. Carbon vs.[…]