SKIMO GOLD
The premier podcast and YouTube show for ski mountaineering interviews and analysis. Explore the high-altitude, high-stakes world of skimo as elite athletes prepare for Olympic competition and beyond. From the World Cup podium to the local skintrack, SKIMO GOLD is THE podcast for smooth-gliding, quick-transitioning, lung-burning, kick-turning beta on training, racing, gear, fueling, mindset, and–most importantly–FUN! Join hosts Travis Macy and Cam Smith regularly for novel conversations with the world’s best athletes, coaches, organizers, and skimo aficionados plus just-in-time race analysis. Produced for all podcast players by Palm Tree Pod Co.
Episodes
52 episodes
Olympic Aftermath, Pierra Menta, and a Wild Val Martello World Cup with Catie Friend
We’re back with Catie Friend to break down everything that’s happened since the Olympic debut of skimo and there’s a lot to unpack.Catie takes us inside her experience on the ground in Bormio, from calling races in front of a roaring cro...
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Joe DeMoor’s Path from Elite Running to the Top of U.S. Skimo
This week on Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with Joe DeMoor for a wide-ranging conversation on endurance sport, ski mountaineering, and the path that led Joe from elite collegiate running to the skimo podium.Joe shares what i...
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Race Roundup with Cam Smith: Power of Four, U.S. Nationals, and European Championships
The skimo season isn’t slowing down. In this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with Olympian Cam Smith for a full race roundup covering a packed stretch of ski mountaineering competition.They break down results and st...
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Pierre Menta Preview with Logan Gray & Colin Kelly | Training, Tactics, and the Tour de France of Skimo
The long-distance world championships are here, and on this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy is joined by two of America’s top ski mountaineers, Logan Gray and Colin Kelly, for a deep dive into Pierre Menta — the iconic four-day stag...
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Why Skimo Builds Better Mountain Athletes with Max King
Trail running legend and multi-time national champion Max King joins us on Skimo Gold for a wide-ranging conversation about mountain sports, aging as an endurance athlete, and why ski mountaineering might be the ultimate cross-training...
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Olympic Mixed Relay Breakdown: France Wins Gold, Team USA Just Off the Podium
The Olympic debut of ski mountaineering continues with one of the sport’s most dynamic formats: the mixed relay.In this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy is joined by Team USA athletes Ian Clark and Sarah Burke to...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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Olympic Sprint Debut: Team USA, Podium Drama & What It Means for the Mixed Relay
Ski mountaineering has officially made its Olympic debut and the sprint race delivered drama, chaos, and history.In this Olympic Dispatch episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy is joined by former U.S. National Team coach Joe Howdys...
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Episode 43
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From Track Cycling to Olympic Skimo: Germany’s Tatjana Paller on Finding Her Sport
Germany’s Tatjana Paller didn’t start in skimo — she came up through alpine skiing and later raced for Germany’s national cycling team on the road and track before realizing she was missing the mountains. In this Olympic Dispatch episode of Ski...
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Episode 42
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Team USA Skimo: The Road to the Olympics
Racing starts tomorrow.Ahead of the Olympic skimo sprint, this episode tells the story of Team USA — how the team got here, who these athletes are, and why the U.S. skimo community is so fired up right now.This is a narrative epis...
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Episode 41
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Countdown to Bormio: Sprint, Relay, and the Medal Picture with Catie Friend
The Olympics are here—and skimo is finally on the biggest stage. Catie Friend is back on Skimo Gold to help us set the table for what you’re about to watch in Bormio: the Sprint (Feb 19) and the Mixed Relay (Feb 21).We break dow...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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Racing Skimo at 40: How Marianna Jagerčíková Prepares for the Olympics
On today's Olympic Dispatch, Marianna Jagerčíková (Team Slovakia) joins Travis to talk about her preparation for skimo’s Olympic debut and what it’s taken to stay competitive into her 40s in one of the most demanding disciplines in endurance sp...
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Episode 40
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Alba De Silvestro on Speed, Transitions, and Adapting to Skimo’s Olympic Format
On today's Olympic Dispatch episode, Italian skimo standout Alba De Silvestro joins Travis Macy for a deep dive into what it really takes to prepare for skimo’s Olympic moment. Racing for Italy since she was just 17, Alba has lived through the ...
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Episode 39
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Team Australia’s Olympic Skimo Debut: Lara Hamilton & Phil Bellingham
In this episode of Skimo Gold’s Olympic Dispatch, Travis Macy sits down with two members of Team Australia Skimo: Phil Bellingham and Lara Hamilton—right in the middle of the chaos leading into the first-ever Olympic ski mountaineering races.
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Episode 38
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Emily Harrop on Winning, Training Joy, and Handling Olympic Noise
Emily Harrop has a British last name, a hint of an English accent, and a very French skimo story: raised in the Alps, shaped by alpine ski racing, and ultimately pulled into ski mountaineering by curiosity, adventure, and the sheer love of trai...
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Episode 37
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Life Is a Team Sport: Max Drion + Coach Pablo RAL on Skimo, Speed, and the Olympic Sprint
In this Olympic Dispatch episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with two people who embody the idea that performance is never solo: Belgian sprint podium contender Max Drion and his on-snow coach/supporter Pablo Ruiz de Almirón.Max...
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Episode 36
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How to Train Your Mind for the Olympic Stage with Dr. Pete Kadushin and Cam Smith
Cam Smith is heading to Europe for the Olympics—and before he goes, we’re digging into the mental side of performance with one of the best in the game: Dr. Pete Kadushin (“Dr. K”), Manager of Learning & Development for the Chicago Blackhawk...
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Episode 35
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How Does a World Champion Prepare for the Olympics? Spanish Star Oriol Cardona Coll Tells All
Today on Skimo Gold's Olympic Dispatch, Travis Macy sits down with Spanish skimo star Oriol Cardona, one of the fastest and most consistent athletes in the world in the sprint and mixed relay disciplines and now an Olympic qualifier.
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Episode 35
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37:21
Why Skimo Sprint Is Freaking Awesome (and Why It Belongs in the Olympics) — with Max Valverde
In this Olympic Dispatch episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with Max Valverde—skimo’s ultimate hype man, content creator, and now an NBC Olympic ski mountaineering commentator.Max shares the full arc: from building a s...
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Episode 34
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Have the Olympic Formats Degraded the Spirit of Skimo? With Matteo Eydallin
As part of the Skimo Gold Olympic Dispatch series, Travis Macy sits down with one of the true legends of ski mountaineering: Matteo Eydallin.Matteo has spent decades at the very top of skimo—winning iconic team races like Pierra Menta, M...
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Episode 33
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Giulia Murada: Racing Toward the Olympics in the Italian Alps
On this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with Italian World Cup standout Giulia Murada for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up in the Italian Alps, the deep cultural roots of ski mountaineering in Valtellina, and w...
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Episode 32
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What is Skimo? Andrew Vontz of Choose the Hard Way
What is skimo…and why on earth are these people skiing uphill instead of taking the lift?Today we're kicking off Skimo Gold's Olympic Dispatch with Travis Macy and Andrew Vontz (host of Choose the Hard Way and co-host o...
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Episode 31
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Race Analysis: Andorra & Boí Taüll World Cups
Two major World Cup weekends. One deep dive into what actually mattered.On this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy is joined by longtime ski mountaineering commentator Catie Friend to break down the Andorra Vertical World Cup and the Boí...
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Episode 30
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What Is the Kulshan Randonnée? Inside a Wild, Team-Based Skimo Race
This week on Skimo Gold, we're diving deep into one of the most ambitious and soulful ski mountaineering races in North America: the Kulshan Randonnée.Think European-style grand course racing—but fully untamed. G...
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Episode 29
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How Can I Get Into Skimo? What Races Should I Consider? Mark Koob of Rocky Mountain Skimo
Getting into skimo can feel overwhelming — the gear, the races, the rules, the learning curve. So where do you actually start?On this episode of Skimo Gold, Travis Macy sits down with Mark Koob, race director, coach, educator, a...
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Episode 28
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