What is ski mountaineering? | Skimo: the Art of Uphill Skiing | Documentary | CBC Sports

[@sullivanjdavid]

I agree with Kylee. Need more access to ski hills. Not just for racers but also BC skiers looking for skinning exercise without being in avalanche terrain.

[@Fujisan1998]

Loved this! Great snapshot of a sport that is quickly gaining in popularity across the country!

[@nathanbonslaver1738]

Great video, thanks!

[@edrundle3551]

At 1:06 she says “we can climb 40 to 50 degree slopes without sliding backwards”. This is a bit deceptive. A 45 degree slope is far too steep to skin climb directly up and must be skin climbed on a diagonal. The maximum angle for a skin track will vary with snow conditions, the skin in use, the ski in use (especially the width), the binding (heel risers), range of motion in the boot, physical condition etc.. I believe that a comfortable top angle is probably around 5 degrees which would get you about ten feet of elevation in one hundred feet. 45 degree slopes are probably more often boot climbed.

[@iron___]

I just got into ski touring (the non-competitive version of skimo) and you can definitely skin up more than 5 degrees, when I was out west recently I was skinning up 15-20 degree slopes. Any more than that and even with heel lifts it would be very hard. Agree that 45-50 degrees you'd be boot climbing. People almost always overestimate slope angle by the naked eye (i.e. you might think it's 45 degrees, but it's probably half that).

[@cosmicwakes6443]

Can ski mountaineering be utilised for a military purpose.

[@pcalvinski]

Sure. See the 10th Mountaineers in the US, and the Finnish ski troopers against Russia. The technology has advanced, but the concept is the same.

[@christophec.482]

The comment at 5:30 is to me so strange. I've skied in the French Alps and now in Norway. I cannot wrap my mind around the idea that you would be forbidden to freely access nature/mountains !!

[@MtJochem]

Keep an eye on the French hunting laws/private property in that case.

[@iron___]

She was referring to downhill ski resorts (which are private property) not allowing people to walk up the hill. I presume it's because of possible liability issues if someone coming downhill loses control and strikes someone who is skinning up. I agree that especially in Ontario where there is next to no touring opportunities (everyone here flies somewhere to do it) it would be great for training, even for those who aren't competitive athletes like skimo racers.