New England Nordic Ski Association

The Home of Cross Country Skiing in New England

Isabel Caldwell

Para Skiing Resources and Events Page

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As we round the corner into a New Year, we want to take a moment to remind you that you can find up to date information about Para Skiing and Para events in New England at this page. NENSA is excited to announce that for the second year in a row Eastern High School Championships will also serve as a National Para Junior Invite. Additionally, in an effort to continue expanding Para opportunities in the region, this year we will be having a Para component at the BKL Festival.

Alex Altermatt competing at the 2024 Eastern High School Championships / National Para Junior Invite

A big thank you to the staff of U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing for been very helpful compiling resources and creating opportunities. We want to encourage anyone with a Para athlete in their life to reach out to our regional and/or national partners for opportunities to become involved or to better support this amazing group of skiers!

NENSA Unveils a New Membership System! 

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Rodrigues Sprints – Phillip Belena Photo
NENSA Membership App

We are excited to unveil a new NENSA membership app! 

With a simple and streamlined interface, the app offers many features that will simplify membership management for our community.

Members can:

  • Securely access their membership account without having to remember a password
  • Easily lookup their NENSA membership number
  • Quickly purchase/renew a membership or update a profile
  • Easily access and manage family memberships

Coaches and program directors can:

  • View and manage membership rosters
  • Easily submit and update program rosters for streamlined bulk membership processing. This process has been simplified and automated, providing faster turnaround times, improved invoicing, and expanded payment options.
Rodrigues Sprints – Phillip Belena photo

We encourage you to visit our new app, access your account, and – if you haven’t yet had a chance – renew your 2024-25 membership. With a busy season ahead, now is the perfect time to take care of this!

update your account or renew your membership

If you have any questions or would like to share feedback, we’d love to hear from you anytime: membership@nensa.net

Thank you for being a part of the NENSA community!

nensa membership website hub
Kendall Memorial – Phillip Belena photo

Youth Community Day Recap

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On Saturday morning, while driving to Stratton, I drove by Jessie Diggins doing her final interval workout before flying to Europe to begin her World Cup season. Many of the athletes driving to the Youth Community Day also got an early morning glimpse of Jessie – it was a motivating way to start the morning!

George Forbes photo

Our first ever Youth Community felt like a huge success. We had athletes in attendance from across the Southern and Central Vermont regions and cold weather was a perfect way to get excited for winter. After a beautiful hike up to Mid Mountain Lodge, we hiked back down to the school for lunch and a presentation on the opportunities that youth skiers have after graduating from BKL. The afternoon was spent in the air awareness center and on roller skis. It was the first time on roller skis for a third of the athletes in attendance, which was cause for celebration at the end of the day.

George Forbes photo

This event felt really meaningful and we at NENSA would love to hold more events like this in the future. The middle school audience is a particular age group that we like to engage with because it is a time of such change for young people and we’d like to encourage as many people as possible to stay in the sport of nordic skiing.

George Forbes photo

NENSA Youth Community Day

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(Photo: George Forbes)

Please join us this Saturday, November 9th at the Stratton Mountain School for NENSA’s Youth Community Day. The goal of this event is to connect young skiers from across the region and get them excited for the opportunities NENSA provides after BKL. Come join us for a fun day packed full of events! We will begin with a group hike up the mountain, followed by lunch and a NENSA programming presentation with Isabel and Ben. Then athletes will spend time honing their athletic skills in the SMS Air Awareness Center and on their skate roller skis in an agility course (NENSA will provide roller skis).

(Photo: George Forbes)

The forecast looks gorgeous – come spend the day with us! You’ll meet new people from the ski community leave feeling excited about the upcoming winter. Click this link for event details and registration.

**Please bring a bagged lunch to eat on the SMS campus. Drop off and pick up are both at the Sun Bowl Lodge.