We are excited to announce new USA Skimo programs focused on growing youth and masters skimo racing in the United States. Sarah Cookler is leading our youth program. Molly Zurn is leading our masters program. Both programs strive to be inclusive and welcoming, provide recognition to top youth and masters...
- Oct2021
USA Skimo announces Youth and Masters Development Programs
October 11, 2021
- Jul2021
Skimo Olympic Announcement – USSMA Press Release
July 20, 2021
Ski Mountaineering (Skimo) is now an Olympic sport! Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved to add Ski Mountaineering to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. From the President of the US Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), Ram Mikulas, “This is fantastic news! We are very excited to hear about...
USSMA 2021/22 National Team Selection
July 9, 2021
2021/22 US Skimo National Team The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) announces the 2021/22 winter ski season, national team selection process & criteria. This will be a one-year term from December 2021 to November 2022. In addition to qualifying athletes to the team, there will be a limited number...
- Jan2021
US HIGH PERFORMANCE GROUP
January 14, 2021
The USSMA announces the US Skimo High Performance Group (US Skimo HPG) for the 2020/21 race season. The goal of this program is to keep athletes interested in high performance skimo engaged, learning, building relationships and camaraderie, and continuing to progress as skimo racers. The program structure has been developed...
- Nov2020
November 2020 Newsletter
November 20, 2020
All your USA Skimo News here! The snow is flying and ski season is just about here! We hope you are getting excited for whatever this season brings. We have a lot of updates for you in this newsletter. Although the season is still up in the air in many...
- Sep2020
September 2020 Newsletter
September 24, 2020
Hello Skimo Community! We hope you are enjoying the last of summer and looking forward to the snow flying soon! We have been working hard this summer to make the upcoming season the best it can be for you. Below are a number of updates from some of the many...
- Jul2020
July 2020 Newsletter
July 5, 2020
Happy Summer Skimo Friends! We hope you all are enjoying the summer and getting outside to enjoy the warmer weather. The summer is a busy time for the USSMA with many initiatives being worked and a lot of planning. The very noticeable elephant in the room is of course COVID19....
- May2020
2019-20 Season Wrap-Up
May 18, 2020
Season Wrap up and Review: The 2019-2020 skimo season started off strong with the Youth Olympic Games selections at Eldora, which also included the Sprint National Championships! Jan and Feb were full of many races around the country, as well as the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland! The Teams National...
- Mar2020
2020 March Update
March 3, 2020
Wow…where has the time gone?! Daylight savings in next weekend and it will be spring in about 2 1/2 weeks! Hopefully everyone is having a great winter season. Here’s some updates… RACE UPDATES Lots of races have been happening all over the World. The US had 5 athletes at the...
- Dec2019
Happy New Year From USSMA
December 31, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR! The USSMA wishes you and your family a Happy New Year! 2019 Recap 2019 was a great year for the USSMA and much was accomplished. Membership has grown strong as well as many new committee and board members. A 2019/20 National Team was selected and competed in...