Keep cross training — winter is almost here in the northern hemisphere. This season add a ski mountaineering race or two to your alpine experience. Races are an excellent way to get motivated for peak fitness, and to fine tune your gear and skills.
Gignoux Morpho 400 ski boots might give you the edge, but more economical (and more comfortable) race packages are available too. When I won the women’s rec division of the Powder Key in 2007, I didn’t have special race skis. I used my sturdy everyday AT skis and boots which luckily worked to my advantage since the snow was chopped up and hard. Admittedly skis back then were narrower underfoot and perhaps lighter than many of the backcountry powder setups we use these days.
Below is this coming 2014-2015 season’s race schedule for easy reference. Things change, of course, so always check http://ussma.org for the latest.
USSMA United States Ski Mountaineering Association
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Anyone know the 2015 dates for Gothic Mountain race and the Grand Traverse, both at Crested Butte?
Hi Kerry,
The Grand Traverse is March 26, 2015 to March 28, 2015. More info here.
Gothic Mountain Tour race is Saturday, Feb 21, 2015
Great post Lisa! I don’t have plans to do any races like this in the near future but I really appreciate you putting in the work to compile such a comprehensive list of events. Hopefully this gets some people inspired 🙂
I’m inspired and ready to race.
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