SKIMO PROGRAM

If you’re looking for the perfect winter cross training to boost your summer trail running, get into SKIMO. Short for Ski Mountaineering, this sport is just gaining roots in the US and will be part of the Olympics in 2026.

MBSEF Skimo Program

December/January 2023/24

The MBSEF Ski Mountaineering program aims to introduce youth athletes ages 11-18 interested in ski mountaineering to the sport through a program designed around both competition and fun.

The “skimo” program will focus on the skills and tools needed to execute a successful training and racing season along with education in gear, technique, training and racing principles, and more. The Skimo program is designed for youth athletes ages 14-18 with two days of training per week.

A background in Alpine or Nordic skiing is recommended. This 6 week program will give youth interested in skimo the opportunity to learn from the basics all the way up to their first race experience. This program focuses on ski mountaineering as a competitive sport rather than a touring perspective and will be taught with the intention of racing a skimo race.

Participants will work with the team two days per week and given a full training program for fitness training on their own if they would like. The program will start with series of classroom sessions to introduce the basics of gear and skimo technique, then lead into on-hill training to emphasize technique and gain fitness.

The program will also include the opportunity to race in a local or regional skimo race (entry fee and travel not included).

One 6 Week Session in 2024

December 6th - January 24th - Wednesdays and Sundays

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ABOUT THE COACH Max King has been coaching youth athletes for the past 15 years in various running programs and camps. He sees skimo as a natural progression for endurance athletes in learning a new sport, cross training for summer activities, and learning a new way to enjoy the winter. With the inclusion of Skimo in the 2026 winter Olympics this seemed like the perfect opportunity to work with youth in a new sport and introduce them to this awesome winter activity.

Max is a professional running athlete for Salomon and competes all over the world. He started skimo 8 years ago as a way to improve his mountain running, cross train, and find a way to enjoy the Central Oregon winter. Since then he has participated in numerous skimo races around the West and can’t wait to share what he’s learned.

6wk Sessions

**December 6th - January 24 - Wed and Sun**

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MAX KING TRAIL RUNNING CAMP

A trail running camp led by Max King in the Pacific Northwest focusing on trail running, trail stewardship, trail maintenance, map reading and navigation skills, nutrition, training and wilderness skills.

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We would like to acknowledge that we are using and running on Native lands in the areas we hold our camps. We are running on traditional Shasta, Kurok, Yurok, Modoc, Tolowa Dee-ni, Chetco, Tekelma, Klamath, Paiute, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Molalla, Wenatchi, Coast Salish, Nisenan, Washoe, and Yakama lands. The Native peoples were the original stewards of the land we now use and one of our camp goals is to connect our time on these lands to them so that we may gain a better understanding of the land and how to be good stewards of it in the future.

“This business operates under special use permit with the National Forest

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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.

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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”