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Mountain Hardwear Ski Mountaineering Race Results from Mad River
Submitted by admin on February 8, 2010 - 11:19amMountain Hardwear Mad River Valley Race Results are attached. Thanks to all that came out for a great event.
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Jan. 27th UPDATE: SIA Snow Show Uphill/Downhill Challenge
Submitted by admin on January 27, 2010 - 10:54pmCOURSE: 1,700' ft. Climb Lower Hughes to Little Pierre to Hughes to Sunspot lodge (round the kiosk). Descend Balch, cross under Arrow lift, Larry's Sale to finish. Course uptrack is marked in green, descending line with red GS panels.
Registration at the SIA show is at the Scarpa Booth, Monday on-site registration and number pick-up at the Scarpa tent in the demo area.
- If you are racing and NOT involved in the SIA show, go to will-call and request a "Uphill Downhill Competitor" badge to enter the demo area.
- There is no required gear but helmets are recommended.
- If you need a team-mate (or two) there will be a team finder board at the Scarpa booth at SIA and Winter Park.
Early registration opens for The Five Peaks in Breckenridge
Submitted by admin on January 18, 2010 - 8:06pmLocation:
Start Date:
Apr 10 2010
Early on-line registration is now open for North America's longest randonee race on April 10th - The Five Peaks in Breckenridge. The projected field limit for the 10,000 ft. duo teams event is 90 teams. To register go to: active.com, for complete information and updates leading to the The Five Peaks event see cosmicski on Facebook as well as thefivepeaks.com.
Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic contributes $500 to USSMA
Submitted by admin on January 12, 2010 - 5:22pmThe US Ski Mountaineering Association thanks Grand Targhee Resort for its contribution of $500 to the USSMA World Championship Team going to Andorra in March. The Classic race on Saturday had great weather with temps warming up nicely for race time. Results from the event are available on the RACES tab with event info. See you next year!
Jan. 6th Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic Update
Submitted by admin on January 6, 2010 - 6:23amThe news is all good on this weekend's Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic - plenty of snow and fair weather forecast Thursday through race day on Saturday. For info click here, race maps are attached.
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SIA Snow Show Uphill/Downhill Challenge - February 1st Winter Park CO
Submitted by admin on December 13, 2009 - 6:31pmThe SIA Snowshow Uphill/Downhill Challenge starts at the center of the ski universe - the SIA On-Snow Demo at 2pm on Monday, February 1st.
Follow a marked 1,700' skin track up to the Sunspot Lodge, then descend a marked course via bumps, trees and few surprises back to the base area. Entry is free but we welcome donations to the USSMA. Call it a race, call it a FUN-draiser, grab two friends to make a team and come on out.
Teams of three from ski shops, ski companies and ski areas are welcome, but any combo of three people makes a team. Teams don't need to stay together during the race, at the finish the times of all three team members will be added together. The fastest individual will recieve a pair of Scarpa F1 Carbon boots!
All donations received go to the US National Ski Mountaineering team going to the World Championships in Andorra March 1st-6th 2010.
COMPLETE ENTRY AND INFO ATTACHED
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New events on the North American race calendar
Submitted by admin on November 12, 2009 - 9:56pmA number of new events have been recently added to the North American race calendar. To learn more about these events as well as others, please go to the RACES tab on this site.
December 5th - Tiki Torch Dash, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Canada
February 1st - SIA Uphill Downhill Challenge, Winter Park CO
March 6th - Bruhaha at Brundage, Brundage Mountain Resort, ID
March 6th - CROWBAR Race, Logan UT
Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic - October 8th Update
Submitted by admin on October 6, 2009 - 3:12pmThe 2010 Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic is a Saturday-only singles race (no teams race this year). Grand Targhee is offering racers special lodging packages for the weekend to come check out the course on Friday and stay and ski powder on Sunday. Complete race info and maps can be found under the RACES tab on this site.
For information regarding the 2010 USA Team Selection, see the attachment or see the posting in the news section on the home page of website. (Scroll down the home page to see the posting).
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Race Dates of 2010 Updated August 14th
Submitted by admin on August 6, 2009 - 9:23amAs of August 14th, 2009 the following event dates are confirmed for 2010 ski mountaineering races:
DECEMBER
29th - Sugarloaf USA, ME - Holiday Hillclimb
JANUARY
9th - Grand Targhee, WY
16th - Sunlight Mt., CO - The Heathen Challenge
23rd - Whitefish Resort, MT - Whitefish Whiteout
30th - Jay Peak, VT
30th - Crested Butte, CO - Crested Butte Rando
30th - Bridger Bowl, MT - Skin to Win
31st - Blue Hills, MA - Big Blue Relay Race
FEBRUARY
7th - Mad River Valley, VT - Mountain Hardwear Ski Mountaineering Race
20th - Monarch Mt.,CO - Race the Divide
27th - Saddleback Mt., ME - Second Annual Saddleback Mountain Challenge
MARCH
6th - Magic Mt. VT - Magic Mt. Rando Race
6th - Nelson BC, Canada - Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest
13th - Alta UT, Wasatch Powder Keg
20th - Jackson Hole, WY - USSMA National Championships
APRIL
10th - T.B.A., CO - COSMIC Race (two-person team event, 10,000ft. vertical)
17th - Molas Pass, CO - San Juans Rando
24th - Arapahoe Basin, CO - Marmot Grind
MAY
2nd - Mt. Bachelor, OR - King and Queen of the Cone
San Juans Rando Photos and Results
Submitted by admin on April 20, 2009 - 8:13pmThe April 18th San Juans Rando on Molas Pass was North America's first randonee event held entirely in the backcountry. Thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers that made the event such a success - The American Alpine Club, Silverton Powdercats, Pine Needle Mountaineering, The US Forest Service and San Juan County Search and Rescue/Silverton Avalanche School.
The course included a steep couloir, extensive high-alpine terrain and a final descent off the top of Spencer Peak at 13,087. Results are posted on the Races tab. You can find photos of the event on the following name links - both shot by course marshals (thanks guys!) Matt Lanning and Jim Donovan. Congrats to the competitors and we look forward to seeing more of you in the San Juans next year.
