New England Nordic Ski Association
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Eastern Cup 2: Lake Placid/St. Lawrence Carnival at Mt. Van Hovenberg
January 18 - January 19
Save the Dates! Registration will open in early November!
The 2024-25 Eastern Cup, Race #2!
Lake Placid/St. Lawrence Carnival at Mt. Van Hovenberg – Lake Placid, NY
Saturday January 18th – Sunday January 19th, 2025
Questions? More Details? The Race Packet is a Live Document for Race Weekend: HERE.
Races Offered
Saturday, January 18th: CLASSIC Interval Start – 7.5 k Open, 5 k U16 – Combined with EISA St. Lawrence Carnival.
Sunday, January 19th: FREESTYLE Sprint – Open, Junior, U16 Heats.
Coach and Athlete Notes
Coaches: Please register for use of Wax Cabin or Trailer/Tent space for 3 options of support space via SkiReg:
- By reservation – Use of a MVH 12′ x 16′ Wax Cabin from Friday to Sunday for a fee of $50 – there are only 9 cabins available.
- By reservation – Use of up to 15′ x 30′ trailer/tent space from Friday to Sunday with out fee.
- First come first serve – Use of a public wax room – nothing can be left overnight.
Diagram for Load in and Load out for Team’s using Team Area: HERE
Membership Requirements
- Membership
- USSS: Competitors license is required to race for all US-based residents.
- FIS: This year’s Lake Placid Eastern Cup is FIS-sanctioned. For foreign residents, including Canadian skiers, an FIS license may be used in lieu of a USSS license to race. For US-based resident, a USSS Competitors license is required and an FIS license may not be used in place to race, however, a US-based athlete may also list their FIS license for scoring and seeding purposes in addition to their USSS license.
- NENSA: Membership is required to race and score in the Eastern Cup Series for all New England divisional skiers.
- NYSSRA: Membership is required to race and score in the Lake Placid JNQ for all Mid-Atlantic divisional skiers (New York and Pennsylvania).
