America's Olympic SkiMo Hopes Are Riding on 20-Year-Old Griffin Briley

Acclimating and preparing meticulously for ski mountaineering’s Olympic debut at Milan-Cortina 2026, American Griffin Briley recently benefited from a valuable pre-season training camp, exploring vast terrain around the Italian Dolomites and Stelvio Pass. The future Olympic venue in Bormio lies below.“We had a really productive trip to Italy – we spent four days at the Stelvio Pass, practicing downhill, doing laps, and working on technique with a coach,” Briley tells POWD