Jonathan is a racer, race organizer and the ultimate ski mountaineering and rando racing gear detective. His first contribution to Skintrack came in September 2012 in form of research help for the lightest bindings comparison page. In the future, he will be contributing mostly with gear related topics such as reviews and comparisons.
Jonathan Shefftz resides in Western Massachusetts, which is actually more of an ideal skimo training locale than one might think, given the surprising number of ski resorts there and in nearby southern Vermont with friendly skinning policies, coupled with only relatively infrequent powder days to provide distractions from training.
When he is not measuring his young daughter’s foot size to see how many more cm she needs to grow to fit into the smallest available Tech-style ski boot, he is an avalanche safety instructor for the National Ski Patrol and American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education: http://avycourse.blogspot.com/ … and is a Governing Board Member of the American Avalanche Association.
On rest days he earns a living as a financial economics consultant: http://jshefftzconsulting.com/ … including testifying as an expert witness in state and federal courts.
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About SkinTrack
Travelling through snowy mountains on skis is like flying… and experiencing life at its core.
Gear reviews, interviews, adventures, contests, skills, skimo training, race reports – we connect you to all things related to self-propelled skiing.
SkinTrack.com, created by Stano Faban, was born out of passion for ski mountaineering and ski touring. Over the years, it has become one of the most popular ski mountaineering blogs in North America.
Recent Articles
- Kilian Jornet Interview: About His New Foundation, His Own Environmental Impact, and How He Wants To Help Athletes and The Outdoor Industry To Protect Nature
- How Fast Are Glaciers Really Melting? How Will This Affect Your Mountain Adventures? Interview with Pascal Egli
- Book Review – Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka
- Forest Skis: Innovative, Custom Build, For Backcountry Skiing and Freeride
- Lighter and Completely Redesigned: New CAMP Ultralight Ski Mountaineering Ice Axes
Useful Links
Comparing the lightest: Skis | Boots | Bindings
Skimo Training: Training Plans | Videos
bob arnot says
LOVE this site! Look at it every day. Have been a Nordic and alpine ski racer for ever. Skimo puts them both together. Have been building a quiver and find the reviews insanely GREAT! Started with he Marker Duke on some atomics. Upgraded to AT boot and Atomic Backland 95s. Then got the PDG and finally, after reading all about Kilian, the Salmons which just crrrrush it!!!!!!!! You guys are doing a GREAT JOB for our sport!!!!!!!
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Kim Alix says
Hi Jonathan, this is gonna sound so random, but I ran across a post of yours from several years ago that said you were trying to make a wind tunnel for your daughter. Well, I am trying to do the same thing for our Kindergarteners. Did you ever find the stiff, clear material to make the cylinder out of? I’m having a hard time finding that and thought you may be a good lead.
Thanks much!
kim alix
Lower School Science Lab
Providence Day School
Charlotte,NC
kim.alix@providenceday.org