Time to ramp up your cardio and save up for those Ti bindings. Below is this coming season’s race schedule. Figured we might as well get it on the record here at WildSnow, so it’s that much easier to access.…

or years, this mountain melee Elk Mountains Traverse race was treated more as a nordic skate race than a ski mountaineering comp. But recent developments in lightweight backcountry skiing gear have converted the race into something more along the lines of a true radonnee skimo comp.

The 2009 US Ski Mountaineering National Championships is the culmination of randonee races taking place all across the US, including both coasts but with a concentration of racing in Colorado and Rocky Mountains.

Ski Trab factory visit in Bormio, Italy, ski for ski mountaineering and backcountry skiing

The 2009 US Ski Mountaineering National Championship presented by Dynafit, will take place Saturday March 21st, with an 8am start, at the JH Mountain Resort. Registration will take place at Teton Mountaineering Friday, March 20th between 5 & 7pm. Entry…

Special to WildSnow.com from Brian Wickenhauser The two prior years randonnee racing at Loveland ski resort were challenging, due in part to the weather…you ARE competing on the Continental Divide! This past weekend: Same date on the calendar but mild…