One if By Land, Two if by Ski: 30 Years of the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA)
The 2014 Eastern High School Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford, ME A version of this article will appear in the forthcoming Cross-Country Ski Magazine, 45.1 By: Ben Theyerl John Caldwell didn’t exactly stand up in Faneuil Hall and shout, ‘Give me klister, or give me death,’ but it was something close. The old issues…
Lumi Experiences Trip Giveaway
We’re excited to share a give away with you all from one of our valued NENSA sponsors, Lumi Experiences. Giveaway Overview: Lumi Experiences, the world’s premier cross-country ski travel company, is celebrating their partnership as an official tour operator for the Worldloppet’s series of 19 international ski marathons with a Trip Giveaway to two lucky…
Our Annual Fund Drive is Live!
Dear NENSA Community, We’re closing the year at NENSA reflective of the visionaries who brought this organization to life and the countless contributions that have shaped it over three decades. From the very first NENSA newsletter to our programs today, the core ideals remain the same: inspiring youth, growing and developing lifelong skiers, and building…
NENSA Winter Events Primer: A Popular Place Go for Winter Warmth!
In many an ol’ New England home, there’s a aphorism repeated throughout the winter that a person who splits their own firewood warms themselves twice. At NENSA, we look at what you do when you leave the woodstove to venture out with a similar spirit. The skier who skis in community, builds it twice. Once…
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2026 Women’s Day Registration is Open!
This year’s event will be held on January 25th, 2026 at the Holderness Nordic Center in Holderness, NH. You can read up on all the event details on the NENSA website HERE. New England Women’s XC Ski Day was started in 2002 by former Olympian Trina Hosmer of Stowe, VT. Trina was inspired by her “Sisters in Skiing”…
New Virtual Speaker Series for NENSA Members
We’re excited to announce our new virtual speaker series which is free to all NENSA members! This educational series expands opportunities for learning beyond our in-person conferences, symposiums, and clinics. All webinars in the series will be held over Zoom and each offering will be feature a 45 minute presentation followed by a 15 minute…
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Sharing Some Stoke, and Seasonal Confusion at SMS Training Day
Starting a community day of dryland training off contemplating whether the roads would melt off was an unexpected turn. Friday night in Vermont, Stratton Mountain picked up its first significant snow of the winter. Up North, skiing was already happening. And in the SMS Nordic office, us coaches were stubbornly hoping that things would warm…
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Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Carina Hamel
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring lifelong skier, athlete, and Bivo co-founder, Carina Hamel. Your connections to NENSA and years involved? Carina Hamel (CH):…
A Little Better Than We Found It: NENSA Coaches Conference 2025 Recap
On Saturday evening in Dublin, NH Sverre Caldwell kept coming back to one word, until it became definitional. “I’m all about ‘progressions,’” he said. Caldwell was speaking to his peers, a coach addressing a group of around fifty coaches at the 2025 NENSA Fall Coaches Conference. Caldwell was also speaking as a patron, of sorts.…
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Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Tony Ramsey
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring Farmington Area Ski Team (FAST) coach, Tony Ramsey. Your connections to NENSA and years involved? Tony Ramsey (TR):…
Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Ted Hall
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring Technical Delegate, Ted Hall. Ted serving as the 2025 BKL Festival TD Your connections to NENSA and years…
FasterSkier: From Grassroots to the Summit – The Historic Mt. Greylock Hill Climb Marks a Storied Ascent
The 2025 Mt. Greylock Hill Climb (Photo: Matthew Voisin / FasterSkier) Read the 2025 Greylock Hill Climb Recap from FasterSkier Full Story HERE “For every place we associate with ski racing—Vermont, Minnesota, Colorado, Alaska—there’s a community just adjacent, with dedicated skiers doing the sport we love where it’s a little harder to hack it. The…
Bethel Rollerski Clinic 2025
November showed its colors in Bethel, Maine, on Saturday morning, with classic early-winter weather setting the tone for our rollerski clinic. Luckily, the chill didn’t discourage our enthusiastic group of BKL skiers or the Gould Academy junior athletes who came out to help! We started the day learning about rollerskis, getting comfortable on the wheels,…
NENSA Welcomes Steve Bruner as Operations and Programs Director
In support of our mission and our day-to-day operations, NENSA is so pleased to welcome Steve Bruner as Operations and Programs Director. Steve’s first experiences with competitive skiing with his high school team in Stillwater, Minnesota ignited a passion for endurance sports that led to collegiate running and adventures in the many places he resided…
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Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Katharine Call (Ogden)
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring NENSA Board Member & Ford Sayre Coach, Katharine Call (Ogden). Your connections to NENSA and years involved.…
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Fischer Eastern Cup Primer 2025-26: Chop the Wood, Stack the Hay, RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIPS!
Winter is starting its procession into fall high up in the mountains. Which means that in a few short weeks, it’ll works its way into the valleys of New England, and we’ll fill it in with joy. …The 2025-26 Fischer Eastern Cup season is on its way! Before it arrives at the Cheri Walsh Memorial…
On Women’s Cross-Country Ski History and the Founding of Women’s Day: A Conversation with Trina Hosmer and Mary Heller Osgood
Cross-country skiing has long brought women together through movement, community, and the simple joy of gliding over snow. Among those who have most profoundly shaped that story are Trina Hosmer and Mary Heller Osgood, trailblazers whose passion helped open doors for generations of female skiers and led to the founding of NENSA’s Women’s Day in…
2025 NENSA Event Organizer & TD Seminar Recap
Race Jury & Contingency Group Exercises This year’s Event Organizer and TD Training Seminar was held over two days in the new Warming Hut at the Oak Hill Outdoor Center in Hanover, NH, with participants traveling from as far away as Rochester, NY. We kicked off the seminar with two group exercises – Jury Procedures…
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Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Leigh Niedeck
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring EMXC athlete, Leigh Niedeck. Your connections to NENSA and years involved. Leigh Niedeck (LN): I’ve been involved…
Call For Coaches: Junior Nationals in Wisconsin with Team New England
Team New England at JNs 2025 (Photo: George Forbes) Support the dedicated junior skiers of New England, gain experience working with peer Coaches, and see a World Record Muskie Too! Application HERE Applications Due End of Day Sunday, November 2nd 2026 USSS Junior National Championships Sat. March 7th-Sun. March 15th American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, Wisconsin…
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Update: Mansfield Fall Carnival Rollerski Race Cancellation, Join us Sunday for MNC Pro Uphill Run!
Well, in New England, it’s the winds that will pose an obstacle to racing – be they coming down from Canada, or up from Washington D.C. Following the Federal Government Shutdown last week, the Vermont National Guard has announced that all activities at Camp Ethan Allen are suspended through at least the month of October.…
Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Colin Rodgers
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring SMS-t2 Head Coach, Colin Rodgers. Your connections to NENSA and years involved. Colin Rodgers (CR): I can…
Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Julia Kern
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring SMST2 skier and US Ski Team Member, Julia Kern. Your connections to NENSA and years involved? Julia Kern…
2025 YES Rollerski Clinic
This past Sunday, NENSA, EMXC, and YES collaborated to put on the fourth annual Youth Enrichment Services (YES) Rollerski clinic where we shared a beautiful morning of fun and games on rollerskis with YES and Eastern Mass Cross Country. The goal of this clinic was to introduce young people in the Boston area to the summer version cross…
Skiers on 30 Years of NENSA: Jack Lange
NENSA is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2025. As part of the occasion, we’re gathering reflections from skiers across New England on the people, moments, and values which have defined the NENSA community. This week, we are featuring Dartmouth skier and US Ski Team Member, Jack Lange. Your connections to NENSA and years involved? Jack…
