January 21 The Beast @ Berkshire East Charlemont MA www.NERandoRace.blogspot.com And follow us on:
March 12 Skin the Crotch @ Crotched Mountain Bennington NH March 18 The Sun @ Bromley Mountain Peru VT
March 25 Something Bigger @ Sunday River Bethel ME
RANDO RACES 2017 NE RANDO SERIES IS BACK!
Rando – short for randonnée – or “skimo” racing hearkens back to skiing’s early years, when skiers challenged the mountain both up and down, without the help of chairlifts.
Using climbing “skins” with alpine touring or telemark bindings (or even “split” snowboards), racers start at the base of the mountain, ascend, then descend, over multiple laps, up to 5,500' cumulative vertical (but with shorter options available), in the truest test of the most complete skier overall.
Photo credits: Jonathan Selkowitz, SelkoPhoto, 307‐690‐7366,
[email protected], www.SelkoPhoto.com Skiers are from the 2014 Mt Greylock 100%‐backcountry race, L>R: Jonathan Shefftz, Nina Silitch, Jerimy Arnold, Josh Flanagan