Name: Sienna Petersen Age: u20 Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah Home Club/Team: Silverfork Skimo Sponsors: Neversecond Racing Accomplishments: 3rd in Sprint at 2025 World Championships. 10th in U20 mixed relay at World Championships. 2nd in individual, 2nd in Sprint, and 3rd in U20 mixed relay at Powderkeg 2025. 4th...
My name is McCall Birkinshaw. I am from Salt Lake City, Utah, and have been fortunate to ski in the Wasatch Mountains my whole life. I have been an athlete on the U.S. Ski Mountaineering National Team for 2 years. Around 7 years ago, I fell in love with skimo...
Hi, I’m John Rauen, and I live in Breckenridge, CO. I discovered skimo after college, and I was immediately hooked. My first race was a total struggle—during the event, I lost both of my skins and couldn’t get them restuck, so I ended up running the course with my skis...
My name is Bryce Ostermiller and this is my first season with the national team. I’m lucky to live in SLC where the skiing, hiking, mtn biking and trail running are epic and I’ve enjoyed great Skimo coaching for the past 2 years. I start my Jr year at west...
Though she grew up in the Bay Area, far from snow, Emmiliese got introduced to “uphill skiing” as a kid, during visits to see family in Austria. This early introduction to the sport involved heavy gear and a lot of sliding backward. At the time, Emmiliese didn’t understand the point...
Arthur Whitehead discovered skimo racing in college and has competed for the National Team since the 2021/2022 season. Specializing in the sprint and relay disciplines, he is looking forward to another year competing on the world cup circuit and continuing to improve his results. When not racing, you can find...
Name: Griff Briley Age: 19 Home Town: Park City, Utah Home Club/Team: Park City Skimo Sponsors: Atomic, ATK, Pierre Gignoux carbon ski boots Racing Accomplishments: 4x Junior World Champion Favorite US Skimo Race; Shoehorn, Montana Favorite Mantra: “all is possible” or “we arrive” What inspires you? : Adventure and Exploration of...
