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Winter 12/13 US & International Ski Mountaineering/Uphilling races

by Joe Risi January 14, 2013
written by Joe Risi January 14, 2013
A recent local skimo race at Aspen Highlands.

A recent local skimo race at Aspen Highlands.

The following are ski mountaineering/uphilling races for Winter 12/13.

If you are aware of other race series or have an outlaw race series
you would like posted please leave a comment and it will be added
to the list.


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Cosmic Race Series Colorado

2013 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race
01/26/2013 Crested Butte, CO

Sprint Race and SIA Uphill/Downhill Challenge
02/04/2013 Winter Park, CO

Vail Winter Mountain Games
02/09/2013 Vail, CO

The Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race
03/02/2013 Aspen, CO

The Five Peaks presented by CAMP
03/23/2013 Breckenridge, CO

2013 San Juans Rando
04/06/2013 San Juans Mts, CO

Spyder Grind
04/20/2013 A Basin, CO

Please visit the Cosmic Ski Mountaineering site for results, registration, and more detailed information.

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Aspen/Snowmass Skimo Race Series Aspen

Highlands and Aspen Expeditions are hosting a four race mid-week series.

Dates:

Tuesday, February 5th
Tuesday, February 26th
Tuesday, March 12th

Cost:

$15 per race

Registration/Check-in:

Register just before each race at Aspen Expeditions. All participating athletes must check-in at Aspen
Expeditions before each race to pick up bib.

Course:

Each race will begin at the base of Aspen Highlands. The course will be different
for each race and will be announced when you check-in. Each course
has an estimated finishing time of 60-90 mins*
*Time estimated

Apres: Highlands Pizza Company will be offering racers a discount following each race.

Visit Aspen Skimo Race Series for results, registration, and additional information.

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ISMF International Ski Mountaineering Federation Race Series Europe

January 25 Alpiniski, Les Marécottes-Salvan
Switzerland
www.alpiniski.ch
World Cup Level

February 2 Championnat de France Sprint and Vertical, Courchevel
France
www.courchevel.com/skialpinisme

February 3 Pizzo Tre Signori, Premana
Italy
www.aspremana.it

February 9 ISMF World Championship, Pelvoux-Puy Saint Vincent-Vallouise
France (Defunct link removed 2015).

February 17 Tour de Sas, Badia
Italy
www.tourdesas.it

February 17 2013 Asian Cup Ski Mountaineering Competition, Yongpyong
South Korea
www.kaf.or.kr

February 23 Ergan Ski Mountaineering, Erzincan
Turkey
www.ergandoga.com

March 2 Skialp3 Presolana, Clusone
Italy
www.skialp3.it
World Cup Level

March 9 Font Blanca, Arcalis
Andorra
www.fontblanca.ad
World Cup Level

March 17 Olympus Ski Mountaineering, Elassona
Greece
www.eooa.gr

March 17 Tre Rifugi, Mondovì
Italy
www.trerifugi.com

April 1 Dolomiti di Brenta, Madonna di Campiglio
Italy
www.sportcampiglio.com

April 6 Kamchatka Ski-Mountaineering Race, Pertopavlovsk – Kamchatsky
Russia
www.alpfederation.ru/engversion

April 13 Blatind Arctic race, Tromso
Norway
www.arcticrace.no
World Cup Level

Visit http://www.ismf-ski.org/ for registration and additional information.

Follow ISMF on Facebook.

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Skimo Town Race Series at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

The 5 race series takes place on Tuesdays through the ski season with races on the following dates:

January 15– 7AM Uley’s Cabin Start/Finish
February 19– 7AM 9380 Start/Finish
March 5-5PM Paradise Warming House Start/Finish
March 19-5PM Ten Peaks/Painter Boy Start/Finish

FREE Entry sponsored by Griggs Orthopedics includes post-race refreshments.

Two Categories including Race and Recreation Class.

Registration open 1 hour prior to the start of each race in the Elevation Hotel lobby.

Demo gear available for rent in the Scarpa/Ski Trab Demo Center in the Elevation Hotel.

Prizes for series winners.

Must have a CBMR Uphill Pass to participate.

For more information visit skicb.com or call 970.349.2217

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Wasatch Citizen Race Series Utah

Race 5 Jan 15 2013 Brighton Ski Resort, UT
Race 6 Jan 22 2013 Solitude Ski Resort (Tentative)
Race 8 Feb 19 2013 Brighton Ski Resort, UT
Race 9 Feb 26 2013 Brighton Ski Resort, UT

Visit the Wasatch Powder Keg for registration and
additional information.

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Winter Wild Uphill Series New Hampshire

February 2nd – Ragged Mountain, NH
February 9th – (K-9 Uphill) Whaleback, NH
February 16th – Pats Peak, NH
March 2nd – Mount Sunapee, NH
March 16th Series Championship – Bretton Woods, NH

Visit Winter Wild for registration and additional information.

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North East Rando Race Series

Berkshire East Rando Race Jan 27 Berkshire East, MA
Magic Mountain Rando Race Mar 17 Magic Mountain, Vt
Bromley Mountain Rando Race Mar 24 Bromley Mountain, Vt

Visit NE Rando Race Series for registration and
additional information.

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2013 Thunderbolt Ski Race Adams, Massachusetts

Saturday, February 9, 2013

The race registration fee is USD $75.00. The race is only open to club members. Join TSR for $25.00.

Visit Thunderbolt Ski Runners for registration and additional information.

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Saddleback Mountain Challenge Maine

February 9, 2013

Registration is from 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM in the Baselodge lobby.
Pre-registration is $25 and $35 on the day of the event.

Visit Saddleback for registration and additional information.

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Mad River Valley Ski Mountaineering Race Vermont

Feb 3, 2013

Registration will take place at the Mad River Glen Basebox from 8-9 AM with the start scheduled at 10 AM.

Visit Mad River Valley for registration and additional information.

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Cody’s Challenge Steamboat, Colorado

Uphill/downhill race/fundraiser for a ski patrol who died in a car accident. Cody St. John Foundation helps further the medical education for ski patrollers.

April 6

Visit Cody’s Challenge for registration and additional information.

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Vertfest Pacific Northwest

The PNW’s festival of freeride skiing and mountain mettle. Vertfest is the biggest sidecountry and backcountry skiing and rando rally race in the NW.

Mt. Bachelor, OR Jan 19, 2013

Alpental, WA Feb 16-17, 2013

Visit Alpental for the January’s registration and additional information.
Visit Mt. Bachelor for February’s registration and additional information.

Follow along on Vertfest Facebook for all the latest news on both events.

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The DoJoe Race Eldora, Colorado

Sunday February 24, 2013 at Eldora Mountain Resort

Registration & Fees:

8 – 10:30 AM in the Corona Bowl Bar upstairs in the Old Lodge
Tag team – $35 per 2 person team
Individuals – $30 per person
Registration fee includes goodies, 2 beer tickets, 1 raffle ticket
Discounted lift tickets will also be available for $29 to non- Eldora pass holders.

Visit Dojoe.org for registration and additional information.

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Elk Mountains Grand Traverse Colorado

March 29, 2013

Registration fee is $400/team. If a team needs to rent a SPOT, the fee is $40. If a team has their own SPOT, the fee is $15 for information transfer and handling.

A number of event slots are reserved for teams racing for a charity. Each charity team of two racers must commit to raise $1,500 total for their entry. A portion of the amount will pay for the team’s entry, the remaining money will go to the charity of the team’s choice. See above for the regisration fees, they are the same amount for Charity Teams. Charity racers are encouraged to contact the Grand Traverse prior to the opening of General Registration on December 1st to ensure a Charity spot. Charity racers must pay their entry fee by March 1, 2013

Mandatory race meeting on Friday March 29 at 1:00 PM at the Grand Ballroom at Mountaineer Square in Mt. Crested Butte.

Visit http://www.elkmountainstraverse.com/ for registration and additional information.

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Breckenridge Ascent Series Colorado

January 16, 2013
February 13, 2013
March 13, 2012
March 27, 2013
April 10, 2013

Registration for the series ends on Tuesday, January 15th @ 9 pm. A Sports Waiver and Vail Resorts Events Waiver must be signed BEFORE the race begins.

Please visit the front desk or call 970-453-1734 for the Breckenridge Recreation Center, 970-547-9974 for the Stephen C. West Ice Arena, or 970-547-7889 for the Breckenridge Gold Run Nordic Center to register.

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A-Basin Rise & Shine Rando Race (4 of 4) Colorado

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Start: 7:00 a.m.

Online registration ends at midnight before the race.
Day-of registration starts at 6:00 a.m. in the Rental Shop.

Visit Abasin.com for registration and additional information.

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The Shasta Rando Rendevous Backcountry Ski Race California

February 2nd, 2012 Mt. Shasta City Park

Registration is from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM the day of the event. Entrance fee is $10.

Visit Shastaavlanche.org for registration and additional information.

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For additional international races visit Ski mountaineering.

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If you are aware of other race series or have an outlaw race series
you would like posted. Please leave a comment and it will be added
to the list.

Additionally this list is not to be limited by US only events; we urge our international readers to send us races in your area as well.

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Todd Givnish January 15, 2013 - 6:52 am

Steamboat Springs, CO
Cody’s Challenge – uphill/downhill race/fundraiser for a ski patrol who died in a car accident. Cody St. John Foundation helps further the medical education for ski patrolers.
Fun course and a great vibe.
April 6
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151330851007311&set=a.153884792310.113270.567757310&type=1&theater
http://www.codyschallenge.org

Todd Givnish January 15, 2013 - 6:53 am

April 6 Steamboat Springs, CO
Cody’s Challenge – uphill/downhill race/fundraiser for a ski patrol who died in a car accident. Cody St. John Foundation helps further the medical education for ski patrolers.
Fun course and a great vibe.

http://www.codyschallenge.org

Jane January 15, 2013 - 8:14 am

Thanks for the information. It’s nice to have all the schedules in one place.

coop January 15, 2013 - 8:15 am

the Aspen Highlands series is only $15 per race now

Charlie January 15, 2013 - 9:34 am

VertFest:

January 19, 2013 at Mt. Bachelor, OR
February 16-17, 2013 at Alpental, WA

It looks like their main page is on FB?
https://www.facebook.com/vertfest

Phil Miller January 15, 2013 - 9:56 am

Let’s just hope the USSA doesn’t co-opt control of this sport and start governing the equipment for the “safety” of its participants…

Andy January 15, 2013 - 9:57 am

The DoJoe race see – http://www.dojoe.org/ at Eldora, just outside Boulder, CO

February 24th

This race is fun because it has a costume contest (which takes the best prize) along with AT, tele, and snowboard divisions.

Andy January 15, 2013 - 9:58 am

Obviously, I am not an HTML coder.

Joe Risi January 15, 2013 - 10:09 am

Thanks all! Keep em’ coming!
@andy don’t worry we are

Travis January 15, 2013 - 10:38 am

22nd Annual EPIC Adventures 49N Hill climb. Hosted by 49N Ski Area and EPIC Adventures Outdoor Program from EWU this event has racers skiing up-hill to to the top of Chewela Peak in Washington State followed by a hasty decent back to the startline just above the lodge. Most skiers still honor the race’s history by competing on tele gear although the lightweight AT gear and splitboard setups are just now starting to show up 😉

Race Date: 01/13/2013
Start Time: 8am
Registration: 7am in main lodge

wick January 15, 2013 - 1:24 pm

Arguably the largest athlete field at the start line and longest (race distance wise)…in your back yard Joe…

http://www.elkmountainstraverse.com/

….and a “teams’ race at that, taken after the fact that Backcountry skiing is usually done with a partner.

Tim January 15, 2013 - 1:52 pm

Don’t forget the beck ascent series: http://www.townofbreckenridge.com/index.aspx?page=1344

And the A Basin Rise and Shine Rando series: http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/mountain/calendar.aspx

Joe Risi January 15, 2013 - 2:14 pm

@Wick literally under my nose!

JCoates January 16, 2013 - 2:01 am

http://www.skimountaineering.org

This is a great resource to keep up on all the races–especially if you live in Europe since there are so many of them every weekend. It has links to almost all of the races. Don’t know how they can keep up, but the do.

Lou Dawson January 16, 2013 - 3:26 am

I’m still not sure the Elk Mountains Traverse is a a ski mountaineering race. Seems more like a nordic race done partially in the backcountry. But whatever, we’ll let that one go (grin). Lou

Hanne Meyers January 16, 2013 - 9:39 am

The Shasta Rando Rendevous Backcountry Ski Race
At the Mount Shasta Ski Park
$10 Entry Fee
Registration 7:00 to 8:00 am
Start time 8:30 am

Joe Risi January 16, 2013 - 3:06 pm

Updated with some more East Coast and International races

Nicole February 16, 2013 - 9:44 pm

The Bear Valley Adventure Ski Race is the longest-running Skimo race in California:

http://mtadventure.com/pages/randonee.html

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