Spring Update

USA Skimo Shines at ISMF World Championships The ISMF World Championships held in Morgins, Switzerland wrapped up last month with outstanding performances by our entire US team placing sixth in the World Championship Nations Ranking. This performance was lead by a strong showing from the USA Skimo youth athletes, with...

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2025 USA Skimo National Champions

After 4 intense days of racing at the Wasatch Powderkeg at Solitude, UT, USA Skimo crowned National Champions in four disciplines: Mixed Relay, Sprint, Individual, and Vertical. Congratulations to the all athletes! Complete results can be found here. Mixed Relay Hali Hafeman & Cam Smith Gwen Rudy & David Sinclair Kelly Wolf & Griffin...

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USA Skimo Adopts ISMF Transgender Policy

Silverthorne, Colorado (November 25, 2024) – The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) established a transgender policy as of 10/17/2024. USA Skimo has adopted the ISMF policy for all National Championship races and National Cup races effective for the 2024/25 season. Realizing that the ISMF policy is restrictive to transgender athletes and...

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United States Ski Mountaineering Announces Successful Launch of “Project Podium” – Hires Sarah Cookler as Head of Sport

Silverthorne, Colorado (August 15, 2024) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA or USA Skimo) is pleased to announce the successful launch of Project Podium, a donation-funded initiative created to ensure the success of USA skimo athletes in global competition. USA Skimo is also pleased to announce the appointment...

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USA Skimo Announces 2024-2025 US National Team

Summit County, CO. (May 3, 2024) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) named a record 37 athletes to its 2024-2025 National Team after several qualifying events that took place during the 23/24 race season. Qualifying events consisted of races in the USA Skimo National Cup Series, ISMF...

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United States Ski Mountaineering Association Continues Preparations for Olympic Debut in 2026

USA Skimo Enters Into Agreement With U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Silverthorne, CO (Sept 25, 2023) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to establish an Olympic high-performance program for Ski Mountaineering...

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Anthony Armstrong

USA Skimo Announces Anthony Armstrong As New Executive Director

Silverthorne, Colorado (July 5, 2023) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA or USA Skimo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Armstrong to serve in the newly-created position of Executive Director. In this capacity, Anthony will be responsible for leading USA Skimo as we prepare for the...

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June 2023 Newsletter

Athlete Advisory Committee: WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! USA Skimo needs your help again, as we prepare to make this upcoming season the best one yet. The AAC has prepared its Annual Athlete Survey and humbly requests all members AND non-members to take a few minutes to complete the survey.  Your...

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USA Skimo Announces 2023-2024 US National Team

Summit County, CO. (May 8, 2023) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) named 24 athletes to its 2023-2024 National Team after several qualifying events that took place during the 22/23 race season. The qualifying events consisted of all USA Skimo national cup events and all ISMF sanctioned events,...

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