Tag: Skimo
Goodbye, 2019
2019 was a hell of a year. While there are a lot of things that make me want to give 2019 the finger, like an orange-haired clown who...
Patrouille des Glaciers 2018 Race Report
I’m very happy to report that Team Cascadia was not only the only fastest North American team to represent the continent at this...
Wasatch Powderkeg 2018 US National Skimo Championships
This year was my third trip to the Powderkeg. In 2012, I raced the Heavy Metal division as my first ever skimo race. In 2014, I returned...
Skimo Helmet Hacks
Man has it been a long time for this blog. My apologies. It’s ben a ho-hum Winter in a lot of ways. But never mind that, Winter is...
Notes From The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse
by Ethan Linck and Peter Innes Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of lining up to race the 20th annual Elk Mountain Grand Traverse. The...
SkiMo Race Report: The Father Dyer Postal Route
A century and a half ago, a minister by the name of John Lewis Dyer journeyed over 1000 miles by horse and by foot from Minnesota to the...
Skimo Racing Vertfest Alpental 2016: 1st Place
The forecast called for temperatures in the 40s. As the weekend approached, the weatherman started calling for one to two inches of rain....
Skimo Racing Vertfest Mt Bachelor 2016: 2nd Place
Last weekend, Taylor and I drove to Central Oregon for the second skimo race of the short PNW season. Mt Bachelor hosts the smallest of...
Free Range Skimo Race: 2nd Place
There aren’t that many skimo races in the Pacific Northwest, in part because the sport is only beginning to take root and in part...
DIY: Resizing Fixed-Length Ski Poles
I have a quick tech tip for you today. Fixed-length poles are becoming more popular for backcountry skiing because they’re stiffer...