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Dec. 29, 2024 – Ski mountaineering — or “skimo” for short — involves racing up and down mountains, either on skis or carrying them. Emma Cook-Clarke of Canmore and Cochrane’s Kylee Toth are training to qualify for the Olympics. Read more from CBC News here. Image credit: James Young/CBC News

Dec 28, 2024 – After a bout with cancer and quitting his job to focus on training, the 35-year-old is up for the challenge as sport makes its Winter Games debut. Read more from the Toronto Star here. Photo credit: ISMF

Dec. 27, 2024: As snowboarding to skateboarding and breakdancing have already discovered, Olympic inclusion can change a sport but also help it grow by reaching new athletes, fans and revenue sources. Read more from the Toronto Star here. Photo credit: Kent Toth

Skimo Canada is pleased to confirm the 18 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team for the 2024/25 season. The athletes will represent Canada on the ISMF World Cup circuit, as well as other high level events domestically and abroad. With the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games justContinue reading “Canadian Ski Mountaineering Team Announced for 2024/25 Season”

In conjunction with the 2025 Castle Mountain Resort (CMR) Ski Mountaineering Races (Jan. 10,11,12) SMCC is delivering a referee course. The course starts Thursday January 9th at noon (12:00 MST) with theory sessions and on mountain learning all weekend. The course finishes Sunday at 4:00PM. Accommodation will be provided free of charge to course participants.Continue reading “Castle Mountain Referee Course – Call for Participants”

Ski Mountaineering Competition Canada will hold an Interim Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM MST. Many members and license holders may remember that it has been less than a year since our last AGM, however there are several time-sensitive items which require member approval prior to the 2024/2024 program season.Continue reading “Notice of Interim Annual General Meeting”

EDIT: The Zoom recording can be found on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/HpDM3VAd4Bw?si=oPihbF_2Kwo7qz2G Ski Mountaineering Competition Canada is growing up, and we want to tell you all about it on Friday January 19 at 6:30PM MST!  Over the past 12 months, a major organisational overhaul has taken place and we’re proud to say that SMCC isContinue reading “Winter 2024 Town Hall – January 19th”

SMCC is thrilled to announce that registration for the 2024 Marmot’s Revenge ski mountaineering races is set to open on January 15th. Jasper, AB’s Marmot Basin always delivers an incredible weekend, and we can’t wait to return to this awesome alpine venue in 2024. Please note: the race has moved to an earlier weekend thisContinue reading “2024 Marmot’s Revenge Presented by Karpos & Pure Outdoors: Event Details and Registration”

SMCC regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2024 Castle Mountain Ski Mountaineering Races.  Through over a decade of operation, Castle Mountain has been a perennial favourite on the Canada Cup tour. Each year has provided exciting racing in beautiful terrain, often with a healthy dose of southern Alberta weather to keep things interesting! BelovedContinue reading “2024 Castle Mountain Ski Mountaineering Races Cancelled”