Comments on: Loveland, Colorado Randonnee Race Report http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:10:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wick http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/comment-page-1/#comment-14738 Wick Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1735#comment-14738 Ellen - I am sorry for the oversite, you killed it for your first go! I would love to see more female participation, so once again I sincerely apologize! Folks if you're looking for some good updates on our US teams over at the Pierra Menta (4 day World Cup event) check out Carbondale,CO local Sari Anderson's blog http://sarianderson.com/2009/03/11/team-america-fk-yeah/ Powder Keg this weekend! Ellen – I am sorry for the oversite, you killed it for your first go! I would love to see more female participation, so once again I sincerely apologize!

Folks if you’re looking for some good updates on our US teams over at the Pierra Menta (4 day World Cup event) check out Carbondale,CO local Sari Anderson’s blog http://sarianderson.com/2009/03/11/team-america-fk-yeah/

Powder Keg this weekend!

]]> By: marc http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/comment-page-1/#comment-14736 marc Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:38:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1735#comment-14736 hey,nate In 2007 I ran a splitboard at crested butte and the n.a finals at jackson hole,complete with a pair of old koflch mnt boots! The WI2 skinning at butte was made a lot easier w/ nice fat skinns. ONly splitboard in race division at both events. Had lots of fun,met some great folks. After just having a shoulder surgury, I thought this would be a great way to get in shape for El Capitan. I wasn't wrong! I got 14th at the butte And had a time of around 310.00 at jackson. The ladder up the end of corbets' was super fun! Callling mountaineers not just runners! Have fun! Marc Boilard Breckenridge hey,nate In 2007 I ran a splitboard at crested butte and the n.a finals at jackson hole,complete with a pair of old koflch mnt boots! The WI2 skinning at butte was made a lot easier w/ nice fat skinns. ONly splitboard in race division at both events. Had lots of fun,met some great folks. After just having a shoulder surgury, I thought this would be a great way to get in shape for El Capitan. I wasn’t wrong! I got 14th at the butte And had a time of around 310.00 at jackson. The ladder up the end of corbets’ was super fun! Callling mountaineers not just runners! Have fun!

Marc Boilard Breckenridge

]]> By: Ellen http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/comment-page-1/#comment-14716 Ellen Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:20:42 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1735#comment-14716 Hey Bryan, Your story about the Loveland race is not completely accurate. I also raced in the Women's Race category, for my first time. It's just that I am over 50! Gimme a break! Hey Bryan,
Your story about the Loveland race is not completely accurate. I also raced in the Women’s Race category, for my first time. It’s just that I am over 50! Gimme a break!

]]> By: ScottN http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/comment-page-1/#comment-14714 ScottN Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:24:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1735#comment-14714 I think that most americans are just pretty lazy. Our society is so based on convenience and comfort that the thought of skinning up 4000' , or whatever distance, just isn't too exciting for most folks. Its just too much work. And that's cool, everyone has their own interests. And I think that lightweight rando/AT gear is really versatile. I ski exclusively in F1's, everywhere. And my skinny K2 sahales (160cm) work in a lot of conditions, some they are better, some they aren't so great, but I can usually have fun whatever I'm doing. Its a bit of a compromise, but I don't need a quiver of skis and boots to go out and ski, tour, skin, etc. (although I'd like one....) Wick, is it normal for an F1's rear cable to break? Makes me wonder about carrying a spare. I think that most americans are just pretty lazy. Our society is so based on convenience and comfort that the thought of skinning up 4000′ , or whatever distance, just isn’t too exciting for most folks. Its just too much work. And that’s cool, everyone has their own interests.

And I think that lightweight rando/AT gear is really versatile. I ski exclusively in F1’s, everywhere. And my skinny K2 sahales (160cm) work in a lot of conditions, some they are better, some they aren’t so great, but I can usually have fun whatever I’m doing. Its a bit of a compromise, but I don’t need a quiver of skis and boots to go out and ski, tour, skin, etc. (although I’d like one….)

Wick, is it normal for an F1’s rear cable to break? Makes me wonder about carrying a spare.

]]> By: Clyde http://www.wildsnow.com/1735/randonnee-race-loveland-cosmi/comment-page-1/#comment-14707 Clyde Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:26:17 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1735#comment-14707 How many of those racers actually pay retail for the trick gear? Probably not many. You say the sport is growing in the US but only in the sense that it's going from infinitesimal to miniscule. There's a potential to grow it significantly larger but only if you make it more accessible to a broader audience. Ultimately that's what sells more gear, that sells more advertising, that brings more interest, that creates more events.... Look at adventure racing. It's essentially dying an early death because they made it too hard for the average person. Sponsors are bailing, attendance is down, races are disappearing. Ultras are only growing because there are a lot of 10ks and marathons for normal people to work their way up. Same with tris. How about setting some courses where the tricked out uber-light gear is a DISadvantage? Or go back to the roots of ski racing and require ups, flats, and downs with a jump? Just tossing ideas out. I don't see rando racing reaching the next level without broader appeal. Less than a dozen HM participants makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Growth comes from the bottom up, not the top down. How many of those racers actually pay retail for the trick gear? Probably not many. You say the sport is growing in the US but only in the sense that it’s going from infinitesimal to miniscule. There’s a potential to grow it significantly larger but only if you make it more accessible to a broader audience. Ultimately that’s what sells more gear, that sells more advertising, that brings more interest, that creates more events….

Look at adventure racing. It’s essentially dying an early death because they made it too hard for the average person. Sponsors are bailing, attendance is down, races are disappearing. Ultras are only growing because there are a lot of 10ks and marathons for normal people to work their way up. Same with tris.

How about setting some courses where the tricked out uber-light gear is a DISadvantage? Or go back to the roots of ski racing and require ups, flats, and downs with a jump?

Just tossing ideas out. I don’t see rando racing reaching the next level without broader appeal. Less than a dozen HM participants makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Growth comes from the bottom up, not the top down.

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