Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap to a short ski tour for some low-angle pow turns an all-day ...

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 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 ("SkiMo), among the fastest growing winter sports in the world, combines mountain climbing and skiing. This human-powered endurance sport has captured the imagination of ...

Backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering, which involves summiting peaks with alpine gear, are versions of traveling uphill in the snow. But a less extreme, fitness-oriented version of ...

MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — Backcountry skiing is an integral part of Idaho's winter recreation scene. Ski mountaineering is a new sport trying to create a foothold in the state. But essentially, they ...

“Uphilling” — bypassing ski lifts and gondolas in favor of ascending on human power alone — is on the rise within resort boundaries at US ski resorts. It’s got more rewards than fitness ...

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

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.

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.