About Me
My name is Eric Carter. I am a graduate student, endurance coach, and elite ski mountaineering racer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, living in Squamish, British Columbia. I am a member of the U.S. National Ski Mountaineering Team and competed on the '14/'15 and '15/'16 World Cup Circuits as well as the 2015 World Championships. When I'm not skiing, I like alpine climbing and mountain running. In 2017, I'm looking forward to competing both domestically as well as returning to Europe to compete on the World Cup.
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World Ranking
#1 ISMF Ranked American (2015)
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2015 Pierra Menta
Top North American Finish
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2015 Mezzalama
Top North American Finish
Latest Blogs
An evolving mantra: Fast and Light
For a long time, one of the foundations of my identity as an athlete has been going FAST AND LIGHT in the mountains. That is still the case – moving unencumbered through terrain is an amazing feeling. More recently however, my mindset has shifted, particularly with skiing. Fast and light can certainly be an exciting[…]
2020 in Review!
Yikes – only two posts ago was my summer 2019 summary! I guess this page needs a little more attention but it can be a little difficult with all the various places to tell stories. I’ve kept a moderately accurate training log since college so it’s always interesting to review the years’ statistics and try[…]
New Zealand in October
Another long overdue post but maybe not as delayed as some of the others. The story starts at a BBQ in Will’s backyard a few days before the 2019 Squamish 50. It’s an awesome time of year where the town is full of running friends for the race but also climbers for the Arc’teryx Academy[…]
Summer 2019
I’ve been overwhelmingly behind on blog posts so rather than try to catch up individually, this is a bit of a summary of my spring and summer. While it’s tempting to let short blurb Instagram and Facebook posts take over, I think the long-form blog posts serve a purpose as well. Our ski season on[…]
Ice Anti-Tick List
The mega ice-science trip is over and I’m back in BC. While I’m psyched about the routes we sent this week, I’ve been thinking more about the ones we backed off. The weather was quite good, a bit chilly in the mornings but always warming to bearable in the afternoon. Avalanche conditions were about as ideal as you[…]