Kickzone Newsletter Archive - New England Nordic Ski Association

The Kickzone newsletter serves as a key means of communication between NENSA and our New England ski community. Through this weekly newsletter we share community updates, events, stories, and program highlights. Read back through previous editions below and reach out to membership@nensa.net if your NENSA member club has information you’d like shared in Kickzone.

January 7, 2026: NENSA on NBC5 | Intro Eastern Cup Opportunities | Community Race Recap
January 1, 2026: Eastern Cup Recap | Zak & Club Cup Update | Nordic Rocks Feature
December 18, 2025: Eastern Cup reg deadline | Skiers on 30 Years: Peter Hendel | Club Development presentation
December 10, 2025: Membership Deadline for Eastern Cup Opener | Reg deadline for Rikert FIS Openers | Race ranking info | Tuesday Tracks is back
December 4, 2025: Kicking off our Fund Drive | One if by Land, Two if by Ski: 30 Years of NENSA | Humans of NENSA | Masters Skier member presentation | Quarry Road Opener
November 26, 2025: Speaker Series for Members | NENSA Winter Events Primer | BKL Games Survey
November 19, 2025: Speaker Series for NENSA Members | Women’s Day Reg Open | Skiers on 30 Years: Carina Hamel | SMS Training Day Recap
November 12, 2025: Skiers on 30 Years: Tony Ramsey | Coaches Conference Recap | Last Call for Community Training Day
November 5, 2025: Last Call for Coaches Conference | Greylock Race Recap | Winter Events Poster | Skiers on 30 Years: Ted Hall
October 29, 2025: Fischer Eastern Cup Primer | NENSA Welcomes Steve Bruner | 30 Years of NENSA: Katharine Call (Ogden)
October 22, 2025: Coaches Conference | Origins of Women’s Day | Bethel Rollerski Clinic | Mt. Greylock Hill Climb
October 15, 2025: Coaches Clinic | Skiers on 30 Years: Leigh Niedeck | Mansfield Fall Carnival Cancelled | JN Call for Coaches
October 8, 2025: Coaches Conference Reg Open | Skiers on 30 Years: Colin Rodgers | TD & Event Organizer Symposium
October 1, 2025: YES Rollerski Clinic Recap | Skiers on 30 Years: Julia Kern | TD & Event Organizer Seminar
September 24, 2025: Skiers on 30 Years: Jack Lange | Lake Placid Rollerski Recap | Mansfield Fall Carnival | TD & EVent Organizer Seminar
September 17, 2025: 30 Years: Ellen Chandler | Lake Placid rollerski registration | Share Winter Grant Announcement
September 10, 2025: Skiers on 30 Years: Amy Patenaude & Charlie Gunn | Lake Placid Rollerski Race Weekend | Historic Bogburn Preview Video
September 3, 2025: Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Matt Whitcomb | Event Organizer & TD Seminor | Lake Placid Rollerski Weekend
August 27, 2025: 30 Years of NENSA: Carol Van Dyke | Reg Open for Lake Placid Rollerski Races | NENSA Rollerski Clinic in Bethel
August 20, 2025: Festival Logo & Theme | 30 Years of NENSA: Susan Dunklee | REG Camp Recap | 2001 BKL Festival Video
August 13, 2025: SMS Camp Recap | Coaches Conference | Rollerski Race Series | Jakroo Club Support Program
July 30, 2025: Cami Thompson receives John Caldwell Award | Frost Mountain Clinic Recap | Lost Nation Roll Recap
July 23, 2025: Club of Year Awarded to PMSC | NENSA Rollerski Series Announcement | Judy Gear on 30 Years of NENSA
July 16, 2025: Caroline Mathes Receives Chummy Award | James Underwood & Lea Perreard Win Gallagher Award | Community Day at Ford Sayre
July 9, 2025: U16 & EHSC Venues | RDG Camp Recap | Hilary McNamee Coach of the Year | 30 Years of NENSA: Sadie Graham
July 2, 2025: BKL Fest 2026 Site Announcement | 2025 BKL Leadership Award | NENSA Community Day at Ford Sayre | Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Sophie Caldwell and Project Announcement | KWCF Grant Announcement
June 25, 2025: Women’s Day Site Announcement | Kait Miller Returns | New Membership Year | Job Openings
June 5, 2025: Donor Appreciation | NENSA Membership and Benefits 2025-26 | Elite and Devo Teams | Eastern Cup Announcement 2025-26
May 8, 2025: NENSA’s 2024-25 Annual Report and Recap Video | 2025-26 Membership Live | New Member Benefits Tab | REG/RDG Camp Nominations and Call for Coaches | Marathon Results Updated and Challengers Announced

April 27, 2022: Final 3 days of April Fund Drive and we still need 74 more donors! | #25kinMay starts Sunday! | Accepting Nominations for NENSA Awards 2022 | NENSA Elite & Devo Teams named | NENSA ED Job Posting
April 21, 2022: April Fund Drive | Accepting Nominations for NENSA Awards 2022 | NENSA ED Job Posting | NENSA member Sara Mae Berman breaking barriers in the Boston Marathon 50 years ago | Katharine Ogden retires from ski racing
April 15, 2022: April Fund Drive | Accepting Nominations for NENSA Awards 2022 | NENSA ED Job Posting | Call for REG Camp Coaches | First L100 Coach Developer Course Date Set
April 7, 2022: April Fund Drive | World Masters Recap | NENSA Youth at Biathlon US Nationals | BINGO season end recap | Bid sheets open for 2022-23 EC’s | Purchase your own NENSA hat ~ and more!
March 23, 2022: EHS and Rikert Grand Prix Recaps | Survey on climate change and XC skiing | UnTapped Kikkan & Ted at the Berkie | Upcoming free talk from Jessie & Gus on mental & physical well being | VTSSM Red Bench Series: The Trail to Gold
March 17, 2022: JN’s Recap ~ the Alaska Cup returns to New England | U16 Champs Recap | Rikert Grand Prix this weekend! | WC Recaps | Survey on climate change and XC skiing…and so much more!
March 10, 2022: JN’s mid-week update | BKL Festival Recap | Stratton Terrain Challenge Recap | Rikert Grand Prix & other March races to come | WC Recaps and how to watch this weekend
February 23, 2022: Jessie wins silver in the 30k! | World Jrs. men’s team wins bronze today in 4x5k relay | JN Team Naming | NENSA’s BKL Program USA finalist for FIS SnowKidz Award | SWIX Responsible Waxing Project | Final Olympic highlights, plus SO much more!
February 16, 2022: JN Team Packet & Team Naming this weekend at Dublin | Recaps of last weekends Popular Race & Club Rankings | Recaps of the VT & MA State Team qualifiers | SWIX Responsible Waxing Project | Olympic highlights, plus SO much more!
February 9, 2022: Team USA’s stupendous XC Sprint races! | Recap of the C’bury EC/ST/UVM Carnival race weekend | SWIX Responsible Waxing Project | Cross Country Skier Tour de Ski in LP this weekend | Olympic highlights, plus SO much more!
February 22, 2022: The Winter Olympics are starting! | Recap of the Lake Placid EC/ST race weekend | Registration closes soon for C’bury EC/ST weekend | SWIX Responsible Waxing Project | Cross Country Skier Tour de Ski is ON! | plus SO much more!
January 26, 2022: SWIX Responsible Waxing Project | Recaps of the WMC, Gunstock & Prospect Mtn. Races and Women’s Day | US XC Olympic Team named | Upcoming EC/ST back-to-back race weekends
January 19, 2022: Recaps for Race for Snow, Silver Fox Trot & C’bury Scramble | U16 Champs moves to NH | Great article on Dartmouth coach Cami Thompson Graves | Popular Races this weekend | Jessie Diggins graces the cover of Outside Magazine & gears up for Olympics
January 12, 2022: US Nationals, Qualifications & Junior National Staff Announced | Women’s Day Updates | Popular Races coming up over the next two weekends | Katharine & Ben Ogden NBC news video piece | US Ski & Snowboard Updates | Swix & TOKO waxing tips
January 5, 2022: Jackson Jaunt Recap | Remembering George Atkinson | BKL Leader Clinics are happening this winter & BKL Race updates | Why you should support the Race for Snow | Tour de Ski & US Sr. Nationals Recaps | Trail to Gold your winter must read!
December 30, 2021: Year End Giving | Roy Varney EC Opener Recap | Registration is OPEN for 2022 BKL Festival | NENSA’s Popular Race Calendar | NENSA Bingo | Women’s Day registration is open | World Cup News
December 15, 2021: Year End Giving | Craftsbury race weekend recap | Roy Varney EC Opener this weekend in Maine | NENSA’s Popular Race Calendar | NENSA Bingo | Women’s Day registration is open | Davos World Cup Recaps
December 8, 2021: Quarry Road Opener Recap | Winter race season continues this weekend in Craftsbury & EC Opener next weekend in Maine | NENSA partners with the App Pastimes | NENSA Bingo | Women’s Day registration is open | Lillehammer World Cup Recaps
December 1, 2021: The annual NENSA Auction ENDS at 8pm TONIGHT! | NENSA Bingo is back! |. NENSA is a Share Winter Grant Recipient | Winter Competition Primer | Women’s Day 1/23/21 | FasterSkier Article on our Youth NENSA programing | World Cup Opener Recaps
November 17, 2021: The annual NENSA Auction is LIVE! | Rollerski Season Ends with Success at Greylock and Stowe |. Women’s Day Registration is OPEN | Call for NE JN staff
November 3, 2021: Rolling out our NENSA Popular/Citizen Race Schedule | Two Mornings in Maine | Pastimes partners with NENSA | Mt. Greylock Hill Climb this Sunday 11/7 | NENSA Invitational Rollerski Race Sat. 11/13 and so much
October 20, 2021: BKL & High School Rollerski clinic at Gould 10/23 | The Maine Event at Pineland Farms 10/24 | SMST2 send-off gathering 10/31 | Mt. Greylock Hill Climb Rollerski Race 11/7 | NENSA Rollerski Invitational Stowe VT 11/13 | Awesome new video from the YES
October 7, 2021: SWIX renews NENSA Sponsorship with 3-year commitment | Recaps on our Lake Placid Sprints & Jericho Rollerski Races, NENSA Boston Clinics weekend, Coaches Symposium & TD Training weekend, and Climb to the Castle race weekends
September 17, 2021: Jessie Diggins racing in our “Keys to the Castle” Rollerski Race this weekend! | Welcome SMS ~ our newest Sponsor! | NENSA’s Updated COVID Protocols | Regional Coaching Clinic, Sudbury, MA 9/25 | NENSA’s Coaches Symposium and TD & EO Training
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