The president of the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), tells us all about this human-powered winter sport.
Skimo (short for “ski mountaineering”), is the sport of ascending a mountain or course on “skinned” skis (occasionally carrying them) and blazing back down. Its roots are in long-distance uphill ski-travel tradition known as alpine touring (AT) or randonee.
In America, modern skimo is really about fitness – building strength and endurance by training, and often racing, without the help of conveyance.
