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Randonnee backcountry skiing race gear rules, boots and bindings.

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.…

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…

Monarch, Mt. – Race the Divide Race Report 2/28/09 By Bryan Wickenhauser The week leading up to Saturday’s race at Monarch ski resort started with warm snow and rain (yes rain in Gunnison, CO in February!) basically ruining our prized…

Spectating a World Cup skimo race in Italy is an experience I will not forget, included the spectators backcountry skiing.

09/10 Dynafit Dy.N.A AT race boot review for randonnee racing and ski mountaineering

John D. scheduled a WildSnow shop session for his new Dynafit TLT Vertical Race Ti binders, combined with Black Diamond Cult skis and the known performance of Scarpa F1 boots. John’s plan is to run this rig for a few…

This weekend is the third annual 24 Hours of Sunlight endurance ski race, at our nearby Sunlight Resort. Things have really ramped up this year. They’ve got upwards of 276 racers registered as of this morning, in 79 teams.

Ah, the night racing. Fritz registered us as Team Slowtech, himself and friend Ricki, and me. Without the high heartrate sprint fitness and specialized gear, along with older and slower Lou, the idea was to simply have fun. Which we did.

by Stano Faben First of all, I want to thank Lou for letting me to spread the word about our event through a blog post on his highly visited website – Thanks tons, Lou! Also, let me clarify what we’re…

Here is the PR folks, leave a comment if you know any of these guys. ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA NAMES 2008 NATIONAL SKI PETITION TEAM Canmore, AB – THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE MEMBERS OF…

Black Diamond Tracer helmet review for backcountry skiing and climbing

Dawn patrol, this morning. Can you spot the kid trying to make school on time?

Wasatch Powderkeg Randonnee Race 2007 report

Ski mountaineering racing at Black Diamond Powderkeg Randonnee Relay Race

Report from skimo ski mountaineering race in Utah, Powderkeg was super fun.

Ski Trab 2007 US Rando Race Team Announced, fun sport to watch with ski touring and the backcountry.

Champion randonnee racer Pete Swenson is working hard to create a Colorado race series. He just sent me this press release. Looks like fun! Introducing the 2007 COLORADO SKI MOUNTAINEERING CUP SERIES – COSMIC The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC)…

The Euro ski racing scene was kind of an eye opener. The resorts are huge, wide open and do almost no avalanche control work by North American standards. Add to that the mentality that avalanches are seen as an unavoidable act of God, and you begin to see why so many people die over there.