Janelle Smiley (born 1981) is an American

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and

mountain climber Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, ...

. Smiley was born in

Aspen, Colorado Aspen is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,004 at the 2020 United States Census. Aspen is in a remote area of the Rocky Mounta ...

, and lives in

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County, one of the richest counties in the Unite ...

Selected results

* 2011: ** 7th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

** 7th, World Championship, relay, together with

Nina Cook Silitch Nina Cook Silitch (born December 5, 1972) is an American ski mountaineer, is married to Michael Silitch, has 2 children; Birken and Anders Silitch. Selected results * 2010: ** 1st, World Championship team race, together with Jari Kirkland * 201 ...

and

Jari Kirkland Jari aka "Yari" Kirkland (born 1976) is an American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker. She has been member of the national ski mountaineering selection since 2010. Selected results * 2010: ** 9th, World Championship relay race, togethe ...

** 8th, World Championship, team, together with Nina Cook Silitch ** 9th, World Championship, individual6. ISMF World Championships - women's individual
, ISMF. * 2012: ** 1st,

North American Championship A North American Championship is a top level international sports competition between North American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Bridge * North American Br ...

, individual ** 1st, North American Championship, total ranking ** 2nd, North American Championship, sprint

References

External links

Janelle Smiley
at SkiMountaineers.org
Janelle Smiley
at Athleta.net
Personal website
1981 births Living people American female ski mountaineers Sportspeople from Aspen, Colorado 21st-century American women {{skimountaineering-bio-stub