The 3rd Wasatch Ski Mountaineering series race will be tomorrow night at 7pm at Brighton. Please park by the church on the right on your way into Brighton and check in at the Voile tent. The race will start promptly at 7 so be there early enough to check in and warm up.
The race format will be one-hour criterion style, with the course length set for about a 15 minute lap.
See you there!
A few photos from the 2nd Wasatch Ski Mountaineering Series race which was a teams sprint relay.
Our thanks to Nite Ize for providing the red lights to mark the descents for this season.
This Tuesday is the second race of the season and the format will be a sprint relay. Please park by the church just north of the Millicent Lift. Look for the sign-in under a Voile tent with flashing red lights. As usual, you will need a helmet and a headlamp.
Please be there in time to be ready to race at Great Western at 7pm as there will be a prompt start.
See you up there!
These are informal meet ups. Female members of Utah Ski Mountaineering with different experience in the sport will usually be there to lead the group up the safest and preferred routes. Plan to be out on the hill until about 8pm– remember you can turn around and be done whenever you need.
For those that are interested, last year a few ladies would grab a drink at Molly Greens or Silver Fork lodge after the workout. We also hope to have equipment for ladies to demo (more on that to come)
We encourage all of you to attend the Tuesday night Wasatch Ski Mountaineering Series and give racing a go. Also, consider becoming a member of Utah Ski Mountaineering a newly formed non-profit organization that aims to advance the sport of ski mountaineering in Utah. The organization website has other useful information including resort uphill polices, ski mountaineering techniques and a gear swap page.
Around 85 people showed up for our annual Thanksgiving skimo turkey trot. Thanks to Voile, The Sport Loft, Skimo.co, Gnary Nutrition, Kate’s Bars, and all our other sponsors. Everyone earned their turkey.
Photo by Teague Holmes
Photo by Andy Dorais
The next 7 Wasatch Ski Mountaineering series races are on Tuesday nights at Brighton at 7pm. Please arrive in time to get signed in and warmed up for a prompt start. The only required equipment is a helmet and headlamp.
See you on December 9th!
The first Wasatch Ski Mountaineering Series race is this Thursday, and the race will start at 8am. So, please bring your signed waiver and try and get there around 7:30am to get checked in and warmed up in time for an 8 o’clock start. This race is free to members, otherwise an $8 donation is suggested.
Please park at the church just north of the Millicent lift.
See you there!
With all the snow coming down be careful out there and below are the resorts that allow uphill traffic:
http://utahskimo.org/uphill-policies/
The Memberships page has been updated with a waiver for this season. Utah Ski Mountaineering is now a full fledged 501(c)(3) non-profit and we would like to invite you to become a member to help support the growth of ski mountaineering in Utah. Membership provides a free entry to all the races in the Wasatch, Logan and Ogden.
The first race is next Thursday, so please register and please print, sign and bring the waiver with you.
The updated Membership page
The updated Waiver .pdf
Additionally, more (tentative) races have been added to the Race Schedule:
Logan: December 19, January 16, February 20 and March 20th.
Ogden: January 6 and 27, February 10, March 10 (or 17th t.b.d.)
We are looking forward to another great season of racing!
The snow’s started to fly today and we’re less than a month away from this season’s first race!
Memberships will go on sale on November 19th. Please sign up before the first race, and please bring a printed, signed waiver with you to your first race.
We’ve posted this year’s schedule and are working on getting a better calendar page going soon.
If you’re looking to add race gear or upgrade, there are some great deals in the Gear Swap right now.
So awesome to see the locals turn out last night for our second Logan-area Citizen’s series race! Many thanks to Beaver Mountain Ski Area “Official” for generously hosting.
The course was a short loop up and down the Little Beav lift, about 350′ vertical… with a ‘run laps until you drop (or hit 45 minutes)’ format. David and Mae took the top spots with 5 and 3 laps, respectively, and there was plenty of great schwag for everyone to walk away happy.
We’re just getting started – look for a more frequent series of races next season!
