Ymir Climber - Whitewater Ski Resort - Nelson
Fri, Feb 02
|Nelson - Whitewater Ski Resort
THE YMIR CLIMBER February 2-4, 2024 VERTICAL RACE & INDIVIDUAL RACE
Time & Location
Feb 02, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Nelson - Whitewater Ski Resort, 4798 Whitewater Ski Hill Rd #4784, Nelson, BC V1L 5R3, Canada
About The Event
Individual: Up the King, down Goat Trees, up the Summit, over to West Ymir, down West Ymir, up the King, up the Half Dome bootpack, down Goat Slide, back to the lodge.
The individual race has multiple ascents and descents, and will take racers anywhere from 1.5 - 3 hours to complete. This race approximates a “normal” ski tour, with climbs being a mix of on- and off-piste skinning, bootpacking, and descents including everything from groomed runs to backcountry skiing.
Vertical: Up new lift line
The vertical race consists of a single ascent completed entirely on skis or a splitboard using skins. There is no bootpacking or downhill skiing involved.