Lyndsay Meyer (born December 26, 1973) 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 ...

. Maeyer was born in

Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

, and attended the Blake School, before she studied at

Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

. She lives 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 ...

Selected results

* 2009: ** 8th,

Pierra Menta The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (''les grandes trois de ...

, 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 ...

** 10th,

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

, together with

Chantal Daucourt Chantal Daucourt (born 23 June 1966) is a Swiss professional cross-country mountain biker of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) as well as a competition ski mountaineer. Daucourt was born in Biel/Bienne and grew up in Courroux. She works as a register ...

and Cécile Pasche * 2010: ** 3rd,

Zermatt Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). ...

- Rothorn run ** 7th,

Patrouille des Glaciers The Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering race organised every two years by the Swiss Armed Forces, in which military and civilian teams compete. It takes place once every two years at the end of April, in the south part of the can ...

, together with Nina Cook Silitch and

Monique Merrill Monique Merrill (born May 26, 1969) is an American world champion adventure racer, ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker. She studied at the University of Virginia. Merrill attended the Pine Crest School until 1987, and studied at the Unive ...

** 9th, Pierra Menta, together with Nina Cook Silitch * 2011: ** 5th USA National Championships in Jackson Hole ** 2nd, Power of Four, Aspen Mountain, women's team, together with Jessica Phillips ** 6th, Trofeo Mezzalama, together with

and

Valentine Fabre Valentine Fabre (born September 26, 1976) is a French ski mountaineer. She works as a military physician in the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and is married to the ski mountaineer Laurent Fabre. Selected results * 2005: ** 2nd, French Cha ...

2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results
/ref> * 2012: ** 2nd Power of Four with

Sari Anderson Sarah "Sari" R. Anderson (born December 30, 1978) from Carbondale, Colorado, is an American multisport and endurance athlete. Anderson grew up in Rhode Island and played ice hockey and soccer before she moved to Colorado, where she started compe ...

** 4th,

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 ...

, sprint ** 8th, North American Championship, individual ** 8th, North American Championship, total rankingNorth American Ski Mountaineering Championships - Results
* 2013 ** 2nd Power of Four with

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 ...

** 1st America's Uphill ** 3rd

Matterhorn Ultraks The Matterhorn Ultraks is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1982. It runs every year in Zermatt Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Swit ...

with Melanie Bernier and

Janelle Smiley Janelle Smiley (born 1981) is an American ski mountaineer and mountain climber. Smiley was born in Aspen, Colorado, and lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Selected results * 2011: ** 7th, World Championship, vertical race ** 7th, World Champions ...

** 1st Mezzalama mixed coed team with Stevie Kremer and

Marshall Thompson James Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor. Early years Thompson was born in Peoria, Illinois. He and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Thompson, moved to California when he was a ...

External links

Lyndsay Meyer
skimountaineers.org

References

1973 births Living people American female ski mountaineers People from Minnetonka, Minnesota Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota Sportspeople from Minnesota Colgate University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-wintersport-bio-stub