Skimo News & Articles

The Risk Paradox: Does Experience Make Us Safer or More Vulnerable? For many years I ha...

The 90% humidity causes me to gasp like a fish with too much water. Where the hell am I? T...

Choosing skis can be a daunting task. There are many brands with many models to choose fro...

After another eventful trip around the sun, we find ourselves waking up to crisp mornings,...

Whether replenishing race skins worn out from a season of hard racing, guaranteeing a supp...

Once upon a time, leather boots and telemark bindings were the only efficient way to ski i...

I’ll be the first to admit I swore never to ski lightweight gear. I’m 200 pounds and an 8-...

The mention of backcountry skiing often conjures mental images of talented skiers slaying ...

The next morning, we woke casually, made water, and slowly headed up Wila Llojeta. In the ...

Have you ever considered doing a multi-pitch alpine rock climb with ski gear and skiing ba...

The Hunza District of Pakistan If you've ever thought about Pakistan in the context of ...

Why go on a trip/expedition in the first place? Maybe you have skied in the same zones ...

Part art form and part science, waxing a pair of skis often feels shrouded in mystery. Con...

I wish to acknowledge the Western Shoshone, Eastern Mono, Western Mono, and Northern Piute...

Whether you just signed up for your first avalanche course or are looking to take your sno...

With the aroma of pumpkin latte in the air and the first dustings of snow having been sigh...

It's a fairly intuitive statement to say backcountry skiers enter the backcountry to ski. ...

With the increasing number of backcountry skis available, selecting the best one for the t...

In the thick of it. It is always hard to imagine skiing in the depths of summer...

Faction Skis? At Skimo Co?! Yep, starting this 22/23 season, we are carrying select Fac...

The calendar says it’s time to kick off another ski season; unfortunately, this one is sta...

Here at Skimo Co, we spend a lot of time discussing ski touring boots. They’re important—p...

We’re not sure if the ski industry is responding to basic market signals or if it’s run by...

I have an upper limit on how many times I will ski the staples of the Central Wasatch ever...