Winter Multi-Sport Racing

Before diving head-first into the wonderful world of ultrarunning, I was seriously involved in winter multi-sport racing in the small mountain communities of Moran/Jackson, WY, and Steamboat Springs, CO. In the summer, endurance athletes played in the mountains and in the winter, we played in the snow, albeit with lots more gear.

After my first real “mountain running” season in 1997 while living in Grand Teton National Park, I moved to the town of Jackson for the winter. It was there that I bought my first pair of heavy backcountry skis (touring skis are skinny with scales and metal edges) and snowshoes. I ski-toured a lot that winter