Tag: Racing

2009 PowderKeg

2009 PowderKeg

| March 16, 2009 | 13 Comments

Last Saturday, for the first time in seven years, I was on the other side of the starting line of the Wasatch PowderKeg as a racer instead of an organizer. I love this event and thought it was a goner when Black Diamond and Patagonia pulled their backing out of it this season, but fortunately […]

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The Big Four-Oh

The Big Four-Oh

| February 13, 2009 | 10 Comments

Having hit 40,000′ of climbing and skiing at the 24 Hours of Sunlight, I’d like to say I can now rest easy, except I’m still in too much pain.  Someday, hopefully soon, I’ll rest easy, but the best I can do until then is just to be very psyched. The first year I did the […]

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24 Hours of Pain… coming up.

24 Hours of Pain… coming up.

| February 6, 2009 | 6 Comments

It’s been four years since I partook in the inaugural 24 Hours of Sunlight race in 2005, which is just long enough to forget the painful memories and do it again.  Through bad luck, I had a schedule change  that fell through this weekend (I was going to give the dog a bath) which meant I had no […]

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The Wasatch PowderKeg Lives!

The Wasatch PowderKeg Lives!

| January 8, 2009 | 6 Comments

Snatched from the jaws of financial abandonment, I’m psyched to say the Wasatch PowderKeg Ski Mountaineering race will be back again this year by popular demand!  The race was resurrected by a group of my neighbors here in Summit Park (aka Somewhat Dark, or The Alpine Slum), including Chad Brackelsberg, G and Mark Christopherson (of […]

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Ski Mountaineering Racing Info

Ski Mountaineering Racing Info

| September 12, 2008 | 4 Comments

A few years ago I was very involved with ski mountaineering racing, both as a participant and later as a race organizer.  It is an incredibly fun sport and aside from the events themselves, there is a a huge amount of carry-over as far as general ski touring goes.  After only a single race or two, you […]

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2008-2009 ISMF Racing Schedule

2008-2009 ISMF Racing Schedule

| September 6, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hot off the LCD monitor, here’s the International Ski Mountaineering Federation 08/09 race schedule.  These are all the ISMF sanctioned races, including World Cups and National Championships.  Most of the races are in Europe, but there is one in Korea and another up in Whistler, BC if you happen to be traveling that way this […]

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