Archives for January 2012

Location: Winter Park Ski Resort, CO Start Date: Jan 30 2012 Winter Park COSMIC Sprint Race/"Elite" SIA race 2012 – Monday, January 30th 2pm  It's Monday at the SIA On-Snow Demo and the US Ski Mountaineering Association fundraiser race. A climb up Winter Park to the Sunspot Lodge, a trip down the legendary Outhouse bump run, then […]

Location: Crested Butte, CO Start Date: Jan 27 2012 - Jan 29 2012 The 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race is also the ISMF North American Championship. Racers from Canada and throughout the US will compete for the title of North American Champion. This year's course includeds a technical climb, please note required gear. Info:http://www.skicb.com/cbmr/info/things-to-do/skimo.aspx. Registration: http://www.zapevent.com/ListActivities.aspx?eventid=1803 http://www.ussma.org/race/cosmic/2012-01-28/2012-ismf-north-american-championships  

CRACKED! A broken ski could’ve spelled disaster for two rivals turned partners at the COSMIC Five Peaks Race in Breckenridge. Instead, it became a strategy that drove them.  By Bryan Wickenhauser  AS I RACED down the first descent on wind-hammered sastrugi snow, I found myself drifting into a tailspin.  “What the hell is going on!” […]

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