Epic on all counts. The 2025 Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour was a lesson in perseverance, faith in the people around you, and the knowledge that Nordic skiers are made of pretty tough stuff. What other group of people will tackle a stormy 34-kilometer point-to-point race with 20 millimeters of fabric between them and the …
On December 13, Rick Kapala presented the first of three installments in the Sun Valley Speaker Series, designed to help adult skiers improve their performance and enjoyment of cross-country skiing. “Build A Better BMT,” a presentation by Kapala, a member of the BMT Board of Directors, three-time USSA Coach of the Year, member of the …
The 2024 Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour provided a proving platform of sorts for two entirely different reasons for this year’s overall champions. For 26-year-old Mariah Bredal of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Gold Team, it is that she has ascended to another level of skiing; for 32-year-old Erik Bjornsen, a 2014 and 2018 …
In the 1965 Broadway hit, Mame, the titular character Auntie Mame pronounces the famous line, “Life’s a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” The utterance, however, certainly does not apply to Garrott Kuzzy, who is one of the rare people who revels in all that the world has to offer. And, illustrative …
The BMT board and I wanted a way to recognize Bob as well as perpetuate all the amazing qualities he has.
Registration for the Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour opens Saturday, July 15. The annual cross-country ski race will observe its 51st running on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Capping field sizes at 800 skiers in the Full Boulder and 250 in the Half, the event was fully subscribed in 2023, selling out well before winter began. …
Hometown racers Peter Wolter and Mary Rose will both be wearing bib number 1 on Saturday, February 4 in the 50th annual Boulder Mountain Tour sponsored by Zions Bank. Fresh off his first World Cup ski races at Les Rousses, France, Peter has put together a strong season with 14 top 10 finishes in Super …
