Vitals & career path
- Hometown
- Park City, Utah
- Junior clubs
- Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (postgraduate)
- High school
- Park City High School
- College
- Michigan Tech (2024)
About Skylar
Skylar Patten grew up in Park City, Utah, racing mountain bikes and skis before committing fully to skiing. He was a two-time Junior Nationals All-American, then spent a postgraduate year with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation before joining Michigan Tech. He earned NCAA All-American honors in 2022 with 10th in the 20K skate. In 2023 he placed fourth in the 10K freestyle at the U.S. Championships on his college home course in Houghton, earning a spot on the U.S. team for the OPA Cup Finals in Toblach, Italy. As a senior in 2024 he won both men's races at the NCAA Midwest Regional and led the Huskies at the NCAA Championships, and earned Academic All-America honors with a 3.83 GPA in Materials Science and Engineering. In 2026 he placed 12th in the mass start at the Canadian Championships and 19th in the mass start at Spring Nationals.
Fun facts
- Favorite workout
- 5 to 6 x 10 minute L3 on a race course, working transitions
- Favorite skiing memory
- Finishing 4th at Senior Nationals on his college home course
Skylar's Snø Racing stories
- Rebuilding After Injury: My Summer of TrainingIf you don't already know me, my name is Skylar Patten, and I race for Snø Racing's Continental Team.
- Bouncing Back From OvertrainingSkate 13k in Anchorage. Photo credit: Colton Haataja As a cross-country skier, we spend about eight months of the year training to be fast for the remaining four. Most of that time is fairly…
- Starting a new season with Team BirkieHi everyone! My name is Skylar Patten, and I’m excited to introduce myself as a new member of Team Birkie’s Continental Team. I’ve been living in the big city of Minneapolis for a month now, and I…