The 2013 Canadian Ski Mountaineering Cup wrapped up this weekend with the Ken Jones Classic at Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta. I left Vancouver early and made it to Lake Louise late in the afternoon. I had just enough time to go for a quick leg-stretcher ski behind the hostel along the river. The[…]
This weekend was the 2013 Dogtooth Dash at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden BC. The race was selected as this years Canadian and North American Championships so titles were on the line! My parents and I left Vancouver on Thursday and got in a short ski to stretch the legs at the resort on[…]
Today was our 4th annual UBC Nordic Ski Fundraiser race at Cypress Mountain. This race raises funds to help the UBC team travel to Nationals and is part of our commitment to Cypress in return for sponsoring our trail passes. We held a 16km and 8km race on a hilly course. Slightly lower turnout this[…]
Saturday was the first day of the Coldsmoke Powderfest in Nelson BC. The local mountain shop: Rivers Oceans and Mountains sponsors the ROAM Randonne Rally as part of the event. I decided to stop at the race on my way through to the Hypoxia conference in Lake Louise. I met Canadian skimo guru Stano and[…]
The ISMF had an interesting statistic in their Skimo World Championships Preview document released earlier this season. They claim 1 gram lost from feet is like losing 7 from the pack in terms of energy cost. I can’t find any data to support this but do have some thoughts as I try to cut my[…]