Ski mountaineering often takes place on slopes steeper than 45 degrees or exposed slopes where the risk of slipping or falling is much higher and more consequential. At least basic mountaineering ...

Clockwise, from the top left: Swiss mountain guide Patrick Weiss looks at a map at the Cabane de Mont Fort, a mountain hut 2,457 metres above the Swiss ski resort of Verbier, on April 17.

Ski mountaineering makes athletes first go up the mountain, before coming back down. “It’s kind of like you combine cross-country skiing with Alpine skiing.

The 2026 Olympics will host five ski mountaineering events. In the sprint, skiers dash up a mountain and then down again, perhaps only 100 meters each way, and the race is over in minutes.

The 2025 ISMF World Ski Mountaineering Championships. S ki Mountaineering ("SkiMo”) combines mountain climbing with downhill skiing. Among the fastest growing winter sports in the world, ...

Ski mountaineering is a new sport trying to create a foothold in the state. But essentially, they're the same activity with different tools.

Ski mountaineering combines all the miserable aspects of cold-weather, alpine-style climbing with the adrenaline rush of big mountain skiing. It’s the ultimate punishment tour in the mountains — ...

Valentine Fabre and her ski-mountaineering partner, Hillary Gerardi, took on the Haute Route, traversing 66 miles of glaciers and passes in less than 27 hours. The challenge? Finding confidence.

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Ski mountaineering makes athletes first go up the mountain, before coming back down. “It’s kind of like you combine cross-country skiing with Alpine skiing.