Ready, set, scramble! The Hoarding Marmot and Hilltop Ski Area present The Marmot Skimo Scramble: a fun, competitive, after work, skimo race series! Various course and race formats will test your technique, fitness, and endurance.

This 4 race, monthly series is meant to be inclusive and community focused, and introduce the sport of ski mountaineering ("skimo"), while also rewarding the competitive efforts. Skimo is one of the newest Olympic sports and makes its debut in 2026. While this race series will not require race gear to participate you're welcome to use it! But the great thing about this race series is that you don’t need any fancy gear at all - you just need to bring basic ski-touring (or splitboarding) equipment. So bring what you have! That said, even we have standards ;)

EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

• All skis/boards must have metal edges
• All skis/boards must have brakes or leashes.
• Skins must cover 50% or more of the ski base must be used for climbing
•  Participants must wear a helmet, and a functioning headlamp. 
• A backpack capable of securely carrying skis/boards may be necessary for bootpack sections. 
• If you have an ultra-light setup, please refer to the USA Skimo / International Ski Mountaineering Federation guidelines for ski & binding length & weight requirements.
• Avalanche safety equipment is NOT required.
• Nordic ski equipment is not acceptable. 
• We reserve the right to revoke race access if equipment does not meet these standards. 

Dates:

January 9, 2025

February 6, 2025

March 6, 2025

April 10, 2025

Entry fee: $20

Route: Will be shared during athlete briefing 

Required Gear: See discussion above

Registration: ONLINE ONLY & open until 5:45PM day of race

Waiver: Sign THM waiver online during registration process & Hilltop waiver at bib pickup

Race Schedule

Bib pick up & Hilltop waiver signing in main lodge: 5:00-6:00 PM

Athlete Briefing: 6:00-6:10PM

Start time: 6:15PM

Duration: ~45min

Awards: 7:30PM on the patio

Venue closing time: 8:00PM

RACE FORMAT

TBD

PLEASE CHECK THIS EVENT PAGE LEADING UP TO THE RACES FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AS DETAILS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

We have a limited number of ski touring & splitboarding skis/bindings/skins available for rent at our shop. Book early so you’re ready to go! We will also have a couple skimo setups soon too.