2008 Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup Race Dates

I’m not going to blog about current conditions as they are pretty much non-existent.  Instead, let’s focus on the future and something positive to look forward to once the snow does start to pile up here in Colorado.  The 2008 COSMIC race dates have been published on the official website and this year they are going Canadian.  7 races will make up the Cup this year, with one of them being at Whitewater in Canada.  The COSMIC series started up last year and gave the ski mountaineering scene here in Colorado a taste of competition and European flare.  I hope to make it out for a few of these races as I’ve been training hard during the off-season.  Now that this off-season has been extended I hope to be ready for the first race on the 19th of January in Snowmass.  Check out the schedule below for all the dates and locations.  Information and logo taken from the COSMIC website: www.cosmicski.com

2008 COSMIC SERIES - The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup
January
19th - Snowmass Winter Wild (US team qualifier and USSMA points race)
20th - Sunlight Mt. COSMIC Ski Mountaineering Race (US team qualifier and USSMA points race)

February
9th - Crested Butte Arc’Teryx Ski Mountaineering Race (USSMA points race)
23rd - Whitewater, Canada Arc’Teryx Roam Rally (USSMA points race)

March
8th - Loveland COSMIC Ski Mountaineering Race

April
19th - Silverton Mt. COSMIC Hardcore Challenge (two-person team event)
26th - Arapahoe Basin Marmot Grind