Without proper fuel, a ski tour can turn into a day of unnecessary suffering. My previous post covered some basic concepts for fueling. This post compares some of the different options for fast energy on the skin track. See the full gallery on Posterous Nick fueling up during a break from skiing pillow lines on[…]
May 12 2012 – Spearhead Traverse Distance: 33 km Vertical Ascent: 1755m Vertical Descent: 3267m (Including Singing Pass) Time: 4 Hrs 35 Min Calories: 3577 Over the last week a good freeze-thaw cycle has built up good conditions in the alpine with good stability. Things were looking perfect for a fast attempt on the Spearhead[…]
Nutrition strategies during a Speed Traverse or Skimo Race. I wanted to detemine the optimal fueling strategy for an upcoming attempt at a fast – in a day – speed ski traverse. This is an approximately 4-6 hour effort with significant time spent climbing. Saturday’s attempt at the Garibaldi Neve is a good example of pace for[…]
Time – 4:03Calories – 2478Ascent – 1346m HR Profile.On Saturday morning, Stano picked me up in Squamish and we headed up to the Elfin Lakes Trail for a possible attempt at crossing the Garibaldi Neve in a fast time. We made good time up the logging road with Stano in the lead. I was at a[…]
Wedge Mt. North Face – ascent line in green (notice the detour due to whiteout), descent in red. Climbing: 2500m Time: 11hrs Alexis and I took off after school on Tuesday to ski the North Face of Wedge Mt. near Whistler. We got a late start up the Wedgemount Lake Trail, leaving the car around[…]