NENSA News

It was a great day of racing in Jackson NH this past Saturday January 21^st, for the NENSA One Day Club Championship.  The morning started with low clouds, above freezing, and it almost felt like rain as I left the Eagle Mountain House.  But by race time, the sun was out, and klister was on everyone’s skis!  The course was in great shape – lots of cover and good tracks.

This was my second year participating in the WMC.  I was not sure I was even going to race at the beginning of the week – as work and travel had me worn out.  I decided to just embrace the day, and the chance to get out and actually ski, with my CSU club teammates.  I made the big mistake of grabbing a pair of my daughter’s skis to race on – ones I had never skied on before.  They were sweet skis, but I underestimated the (lack of) depth of the wax pocket, and over klistered my skis.  I had BOMBER kick, and NO glide.  I flew up Yodel and The Wave, but suffered immensely on the flats and downhills.  But I was happy to be out skiing, enjoying the day, and cheering on my teammates as we crisscrossed trails throughout the course.

Jackson does a great job with this annual race.  After, we were all treated to a fantastic lunch provided by all the local business, and served up with smiles by the youth in the Jackson ski program.

The competition for the One Day Club Championship was fierce.  In the end, the Women’s and even the Men’s categories were SO close!

For the Women – there was a tie for first place with NWVE and CSU, with 3 points each, so a tie breaker was invoked, and NWVE earned the title of Club Champion (their next highest racer earned a second place, and CSU a third place); CSU was the second overall; and Stowe Nordic was third, with 4 points

For the Men – NWVE earned the title to Club Champion with 6 points total, CSU was second with 7 points, and Craftsbury was third with 11 points.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the racers and clubs who participated ~ see you all next year!

 

It’s time to register for our Eastern Cup weekend #3 at Rikert Nordic Center, happening this coming weekend 1/28 & 1/29 ~ go to SkiReg.com and register today! On-line registration closes at 5pm sharp this Weds. 1/25. The Rikert course looks good, the crew there is working hard, and according to Rikert Director Mike Hussey, he is confident snow conditions will allow them to host another top notch event.  So don’t delay, register today!  For the schedule and full info on the weekend’s events, go our VTCM #3 page.

Looking for a fun thing to do this weekend?  Want to come skiing on some great snow with lots of other great women?  Then look no further then NENSA’s Women’s Day, this Sunday January 22nd in Bethel Maine.  Registration is just $35 for NENSA members, and $50 for non-members.  Go to SkiReg.com to register and see the full schedule of events.  There is an array of wonderful clinics to choose from, a luncheon, a raffle and lots more!  We hope you will join us!

Many of our top NENSA athletes, including those on both our NENSA Elite and Development Teams had a very successful week of racing out in Soldier Hollow Utah for US Sr. Nationals last week.  The following NENSA athletes were named to the following teams:

U18 Scando Trip:  Ben Ogden, SMS, NENSA Devo Team & Anna Lehmann, SMS, NENSA Devo Team

JR Worlds:  For the women -Katharine Ogden, SMS, NENSA Elite Team & USST D; Julia Kern, SMS, NENSA Elite Team, USST D; Lauren Jortberg, Dartmouth;  For the men – Kamram Husain, SMS, NENSA Devo Team;  Lance McKenny, PG, NENSA Elite Team; Bill Harmeyer, UVM.

U23 Worlds:  For the men – Patrick Caldwell, SMS, NENSA Elite Team, USST D; John Hegman and Cole Morgan, both former UVM skiers, now both skiing for Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation;  Callan DeLine, Dartmouth, NENSA Devo Team; For the women – Kelsey Phinney, former Middlebury skier, now skiing for Sun Valley; Alayna Sonnesyn, UVM, NENSA Elite Team; Corey Stock, Bridger Ski Foundation, NENSA Elite Team.

EXCITING for our New England athletes this year, is that both U23 Worlds and JR Worlds are going to be held in the US at Soldier Hollow Utah, January 30th – February 5th.  The USA U18 Scando trip is to Trondheim Norway this year, January 23rd-Feb. 1st.

Congratulations to all our New England athletes on a very successful week out at Sr. Nationals, including in the Championship finale, Ben Lustgarten, Craftsbury Nordic & NENSA Elite Team, skied to an impressive first U.S. title winning the men’s 30k classic.  The bronze went to veteran Kris Freeman (Campton, NH) of Ski and Snowboard Club Vail.  Katharine Ogden, SMS, won silver that day in the women’s 20k classic.

Go to VTCM EC#2 page to see seed listed posted for the Saturday SPRINT qualifier races at Quarry Road:  Please note – ignore the bib#’s on the seeds lists – all racers will be randomized within their seeds group, and you will get a correct bib# assigned to you on the starts lists.

Coaches and athletes – please be sure to check the seed lists and verify all your information.  Please contact [email protected] if there is a correction needed.  Thanks, and see you at Quarry Road!

Greetings Eastern Cup Racers!

5pm TOMORROW is you LAST DAY to REGISTER for this weekend’s Eastern Cup #2 race weekend at Quarry Road in Waterville ME!  DO NOT DELAY ~ go to SkiReg.com now to register now.  There will be NO DOR and NO late registrations allow at all.  If you miss the deadline, you miss out on racing this weekend.  We do not want this to happen, so please make sure you, your club, team members, friends, athletes, etc. are all set to race this weekend!  Quarry Road has been working very hard to make their wonderful race venue ready for us.  Be sure to remember to THANK all the volunteers and officials who are all volunteering to make the weekend great for us!  See you in Waterville!  Here is the link to the VTCM EC#2 page.

REMINDER to all Eastern Cup racers, parents and coaches ~
Our second Eastern Cup weekend at Quarry Road in Waterville Maine is fast approaching! Deadline for on-line registration is 5pm SHARP, next Weds. 1/11. No exceptions ~ NO DOR registration for this EC#2 weekend. SO PLEASE REGISTER NOW ~ DO NOT DELAY! Registration is on SkiReg.com. Full schedule and all race information can be found on the VTCM EC#2 page here on NENSA.net

Snow has arrived in New England, and so has the racing season. The Zak Cup was supposed to kick off with the Quarry Road Opener, but due to the lack of snow in 2016, our first Zak Cup will be the Gunstock Skate Race this Saturday January 7th. Please click here to review the Zak Cup Points and rules for Zak Cup Scoring. All Zak Cups have registration on skireg, with an option to sign up as a NENSA member or as a Non NENSA member. Only those who have registered as NENSA members will be scored with Zak Cup points. If you have not signed up in the correct category please contact the race organizer to be changed.

NENSA members who participate in at least two Zak Cup races or Marathon Series Races will be automatically entered in a raffle to win a TWO NIGHT STAY at the Trapp Family Lodge! After the minimum of two races, each additional Zak Cup or Marathon Series race you enter you will get another entry into the raffle. Each race series will have a winner!

Interested in trying a race but not sure about all the details? If you are a NENSA Member interested in racing in the Zak Cup series, then join Amber Freeman at any or all of these three races for an intro to racing! Jan. 16 at the Geschmossel 15 km classic race, Feb. 12 Cheri Walsh 10 km skate race, or Feb. 25 at the Bogburn classic race. Click here for more details.

Get ready for the One-Day Club Championship, held as part of the White Mountain Classic on January 21st.  Race fees go up Thursday January 5th, and team representatives should consider organizing a team.  All that’s needed is to sign up and list your current Club on the SkiReg form. Remember, the Championship doesn’t always go to the big clubs, but it always goes to the most organized!

New England Women’s XC Ski Day is being held in Bethel, Maine on January 22nd. Sign up now and experience cross-country ski clinics for every level of skier-from first-timers to seasoned masters. In addition to top-notch instruction, there will be a wax demonstration, a fantastic prize drawing and a fabulous lunch. Clothing and equipment retailers will be on hand with items to try and buy. Space is limited don’t wait to sign up.

If you have any questions regarding Masters racing, please contact Amber Freeman at [email protected] Get ready for a great 2017 season.

Men: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/CraftsburyEC2016/Pursuit/results-Men.html
Women: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/CraftsburyEC2016/Pursuit/results-Women.html
U16 Girls: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/CraftsburyEC2016/Pursuit/results-U16%20Girls.html
U16 Boys: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/CraftsburyEC2016/Pursuit/results-U16%20Boys.html

Day two was both an epic and extremely successful day of Pursuit style racing at our Eastern Cup opener in Craftsbury VT.  The day dawned with rain, that turned to pouring rain by the time the women went off at 11am, and then changed to snow when the men raced at 12:30pm.  Nothing like New England weather!  The racing was fast, furious, and fun!  We had 132 women go off in the span of 13 minutes and 170 men in 19 minutes – both of those groups racing 10k on a 2.5k course!  Our U16’s raced 5k.

Our top finishers for Sunday Skate Race podiums were:

For U16 boys – Will Koch, SMS, first place; Joshua Valentine, Gunstock Nordic took second; and Olivier Levelle, Orford, was third.

For U16 girls – Anna Lehmann, SMS, first place; Laura Appleby, CSU juniors, took second; and Abigail Streinz, OSI was third.

For the open women – Elizabeth Guiney, Craftsbury Green Team, first place; Julia Kern, SMS Elite Team took second; and Ida Sargent, Craftsbury Green Team, was third.

For the open men – Patrick Caldwell, SMS Elite, first place; Ben Lustgarten, Craftsbury Green Team took second; and Karl Schulz, UVM was third.

A HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful organizers, groomers, volunteers, and everyone who works at COC, for hosting such a great race weekend!

For a full list of Sunday’s results – please go to:  Live.BullittTiming.com

Click here for the combined Pursuit Style Race Results.