The inaugural North Star Skimo Races are Jan 31st -Feb 2nd, 2025. With a vertical race on the evening of Jan 31st, a Sprint race on Sat Feb 1st and finally an Individual race Sun Feb 2nd. More about each event at the bottom of the page.

A registration desk will be set up in the Slopeside Cafeteria will be open daily for bib pick ups and waivers.

The Kimberley races are the second stop on the 2025 Canada Cup Skimo Race circuit. See smcc.ski for the complete 2025 calendar.

Athletes holding the annual 2025 Skimo Canada license do not pay the single event license fee. Athletes without the 2025 Skimo Canada annual license pay the single event license fee ($35.00).

The single event license fee covers all three races over the weekend.

License fees assist Skimo Canada with operational expenses.

A huge shoutout to our event sponsors Purcell Outdoors , Hollywood North Wealth , Kickturn Coffee Roasters , Black Dog Cycle & Ski and Backcountry Access .

Friday 4.30pm - Vertical Race by Hollywood North Wealth. Simply a race to the top, starting at the base of the quad and finishing at the top of Kimberley's Easter Chair. All participants then ski back down together.

Saturday - Kickturn Coffee Sprint race 1pm. Hosted at the Kootenay Haus the Sprint race is a short-format event consisting of a skin section, a bootpack section, and a clearly marked gate descent. As the title implies, this is a very fast race, and is based on completing the total course in approximately 3 minutes for the faster racers.

Sunday - Individual Race, 9am resembling a normal ski tour the full course option covers over 1300m with multiple ascents, descents and bootpacking sections. The race starts at the base of the quad and finishes above the bridge by the patrol shack. With a mixture of on and off piste climbing and descending.