Well the 2023 winter has been soft, our Popular Racers have been treated to a full slate of events this winter thanks to dedicated clubs, venues and volunteers. The last few weeks have positioned the Craftsbury Outdoor Center to have amazing conditions for Super Tour Finals and the final Club Event of the season. Tomorrow over 40, four-person teams will be toeing the line for the New England Club Relay Championships!
Zak Cup racing wrapped up last weekend with the Long Haul Loppet in Jackson, New Hampshire. NENSA will acknowledge and award the top-three skiers in each age group tomorrow at the conclusion of the relays and event barbecue. If you name is listed below don’t miss awards! All skiers will receive their coveted NENSA mug and the top skier in each age group will receive a co-branded LL Bean / NENSA headband.
Read below for more information on the Overall Club competition.
| Place | Name | Club | Class | NENSA | Best 3/6 |
| SR | |||||
| 1 | Landis, Annika | Craftsbury Ski Club | SR | 50 | 40449 |
| 2 | Follett, Emily | Cornell University | SR | 35 | 35149 |
| 3 | Anderson, Luci | University of New Hampshire | SR | 25 | 44367 |
| 4 | Gebhardt, Waverly | University of Vermont | SR | 25 | 45327 |
| 5 | Miller, Ingrid | Bowdoin College Ski Team | SR | 25 | 19103 |
| 6 | Falconer, Sara | Mansfield Nordic Club | SR | 25 | 36079 |
| M1 | |||||
| 1 | Patterson, Caitlin | Craftsbury Ski Club | M1 | 25 | 19856 |
| 2 | Mangan, Audrey | Craftsbury Ski Club | M1 | 20 | 15038 |
| M2 | |||||
| 1 | Crocker, Alison | Ford Sayre | M2 | 125 | 3 |
| 2 | Snyder, Jessica | Cambridge Sports Union | M2 | 90 | 11589 |
| 3 | Jospe, Alexandra | Stratton Mountain School | M2 | 45 | 7040 |
| M3 | |||||
| 1 | Graves, Sara | Stowe Nordic Club | M3 | 100 | 25119 |
| 2 | Good, Cipperly | NWVE | M3 | 85 | 40387 |
| 3 | Groff, Tricia | Ford Sayre | M3 | 70 | 44637 |
| M4 | |||||
| 1 | Wilson, Rosalie | Ford Sayre | M4 | 140 | 44631 |
| 2 | Bolduc, Jessica | NWVE | M4 | 100 | 8405 |
| 3 | Smith, Michele | Cambridge Sports Union | M4 | 65 | 44279 |
| M5 | |||||
| 1 | Pribram, Sarah | NWVE | M5 | 150 | 10931 |
| 2 | Caldwell, Amy | Putney Ski Club | M5 | 25 | 4778 |
| 3 | Hill, Katie | Mansfield Nordic Club | M5 | 15 | 43731 |
| M6 | |||||
| 1 | Alence, Karen | Mansfield Nordic Club | M6 | 95 | 6555 |
| 2 | Pasterczyk, Christine | Cambridge Sports Union | M6 | 70 | 42355 |
| 3 | Shea-Cobb, Rosemary | Mansfield Nordic Club | M6 | 50 | 4755 |
| M7 | |||||
| 1 | Bouffard, Ellie | M7 | 75 | 26961 | |
| 2 | Prevot, Margie | Craftsbury Ski Club | M7 | 75 | 18578 |
| 3 | Smith, Laurel | Mount Washington Nordic Ski Club | M7 | 65 | 30652 |
| M8 | |||||
| 1 | Hanowski, JoAnn | Craftsbury Ski Club | M8 | 75 | 11613 |
| 2 | Heller Osgood, Mary | Putney Ski Club | M8 | 75 | 1317 |
| 3 | Burnham, Ann | Cambridge Sports Union | M8 | 65 | 10786 |
| M10 | |||||
| 1 | Hosmer, Trina | Stowe Nordic Club | M10 | 50 | 1082 |
| 2 | Proulx, Viera | Cambridge Sports Union | M10 | 25 | 44636 |
| M12 | |||||
| 1 | Berman, Sara Mae | Cambridge Sports Union | M12 | 25 | 2967 |
| Place | Name | Club | Class | Best 3/6 | NENSA |
| SR | |||||
| 1 | Clayton, Thomas | NWVE | SR | 90 | 10250 |
| 2 | Taylor-Roth, Clem | SR | 50 | 47501 | |
| 3 | Young, Jack | Colby College | SR | 35 | 18859 |
| M1 | |||||
| 1 | Burnham, Chris | NWVE | M1 | 145 | 19143 |
| 2 | Page, Dennis | Nansen Ski Club | M1 | 105 | 7362 |
| 3 | Burnham, Jimmy | Cambridge Sports Union | M1 | 50 | 8282 |
| M2 | |||||
| 1 | Magnan, Tyler | NWVE | M2 | 115 | 4536 |
| 2 | Johnson, Mark | Ford Sayre | M2 | 75 | 44330 |
| 3 | Millar, Michael | Mansfield Nordic Club | M2 | 25 | 41072 |
| M3 | |||||
| 1 | vom Steeg, Landon | Ford Sayre | M3 | 70 | 47267 |
| 2 | Tremble, Eric | NWVE | M3 | 70 | 6699 |
| 3 | Freeman, Kris | Caldwell Sport | M3 | 50 | 1085 |
| M4 | |||||
| 1 | Bolduc, Damian | NWVE | M4 | 140 | 8404 |
| 2 | Enman, Eli | NWVE | M4 | 110 | 3953 |
| 3 | Freeman, Justin | Holderness Nordic Club | M4 | 75 | 3257 |
| M5 | |||||
| 1 | Riley, Rob | Gunstock Nordic Ski Association | M5 | 95 | 44512 |
| 2 | Palleiko, Jeff | Gunstock Nordic Ski Association | M5 | 87 | 5079 |
| 3 | Bednarczyk, Dallas | M5 | 48 | 36041 | |
| M6 | |||||
| 1 | Thurston, Tom | NWVE | M6 | 125 | 2476 |
| 2 | Kremzner, Stuart | Black Water Nordic Ski Club | M6 | 115 | 3962 |
| 3 | Dougherty, William | M6 | 89 | 43306 | |
| M7 | |||||
| 1 | Wright, Stephen | NWVE | M7 | 75 | 5885 |
| 2 | Siegel, Kirk | Bethel Outing Club | M7 | 75 | 1254 |
| 3 | Prevot, Roger | Craftsbury Ski Club | M7 | 65 | 18579 |
| M8 | |||||
| 1 | Burnham, Robert | Eastern Mass Nordic | M8 | 75 | 1441 |
| 2 | Bradlee, Robert | Freedom Trail Nordic | M8 | 70 | 1062 |
| 3 | Baumert, Daniel | Maine Nordic | M8 | 65 | 43768 |
| M9 | |||||
| 1 | Katz, Bruce | M9 | 75 | 12781 | |
| 2 | Scannell, Gordon | Schussverein-Drifter XC (SDXC) | M9 | 70 | 3410 |
| 3 | Hartmann, Jud | Waterville Valley | M9 | 51 | 20376 |
| M10 | |||||
| 1 | Ingalls, Everett | M10 | 75 | 6300 | |
| 2 | Hosmer, David | Stowe Nordic Club | M10 | 60 | 1083 |
| 3 | Donohoe, Kevin | M10 | 25 | 30651 | |
| 4 | Brodhead, John | Craftsbury Ski Club | M10 | 25 | 1456 |
| M11 | |||||
| 1 | Gray, Bob | Putney Ski Club | M11 | 25 | 1455 |
| M12 | |||||
| 1 | Berman, Larry | Cambridge Sports Union | M12 | 25 | 2966 |
Club Relay
In 2018 Jim Fredricks created the concept of a Club Relay Championships to pair with the Super Tour Finals National Championship relay. After five years, the Craftsbury is bringing back this awesome event to celebrate not only the individual Popular racers listed above, but their broader Clubs as well. There has been quite a race this year (and over the past few) as NENSA has scored all open competitive events including Eastern Cup to create a broader representation of the entire club.
Tomorrow’s relay will feature four person teams, each skiing five kilometers. Six classes (listed below) will be scored with first place claiming 240 points (2nd – 236, 3rd – 232…). No doubt it will be exciting to see who prevails — but the bigger win is that there are 176 individual clubs listed on the ranking list. Skiing’s alive and well here in New England. Don’t miss tomorrow — it’s gonna be a Hoot!
Classes & Categories
We will have 2 complete age groups, 3 different gender categories, and a special bonus prize. The classes are either combined team age above 100 years or combined team age below 100 years.
Within each class we will be recognizing the top 3 all-male teams, the top 3 all-female teams, and the top 3 mixed gender teams (at least 50% female). Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams in each category.
We are also going to recognize the top team with a combined age over 200 years. No other rules there, just the fastest team over 200.
