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#JuneTerm Wrap Up

June 30, 2020 by Kait Miller

Kudos to everyone who just wrapped up #JuneTerm! This month-long event presented diverse weekly challenges designed to bring our broader ski community together with some shared training in a flexible and virtual manner. We had participants of all ages from 7 states – VT, NH, MA, MN, NY, ME, and NJ – and Canada!

Hammering that double pole

It was a busy month with our youngest participants building their own agility course, sharing their favorite trail or mountain through art, going for a hike, and getting out for a fun free-choice activity every day of the final week. The popular challengers/masters crew completed a 5k run, 10k roll (or bike), a double pole challenge, and an over-distance workout. Open regional training group participants completed an over-distance workout, did a double pole test, ran up a peak, and followed the virtual Eastern Regional Elite Group (REG) camp training and testing plan for the final week. Check out the test results from our #JuneTerm participants and our REG camp attendees here. It was inspiring to see the commitment of everyone working hard and training “together” on their own this month!

A big shoutout to EnjoyWinter for the sweet prizes and raffle items from Bliz, Start, Swenor, and Anti-Freeze! Also thank you to our event partners, Green Mountain Valley School and Nordic Team Solutions. And last, but not least, a huge thank you to all our participants who got out there and tackled the challenges thrown their way!

Next up for summer programming, NENSA is partnering with the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center to host the second annual Roy-llerski. This virtual July rollerski (or even bike or run!) fundraising event honors the life of Maine skier Roy Varney. Find more info here.

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25 in 2020 #ThrowbackThursday

June 25, 2020 by Preston Noon

Welcome to the second edition of Throwback Thursday. This week we jump into a Technique clinic article written by our own Peter Hendel titled “Kick Double Pole” published in the late fall of 1997 here is the article from NENN Vol.3 No.2 

KICK DOUBLE POLE – BY Peter Hendel, Holderness Ski Coach

A poorly understood and highly underused classic technique is the kick double pole, or stride double pole. One main reason for this is that most skiers do not weight shift properly and so never benefit from the power of a properly weighted kick. This may be true even if they do weight shift well in their normal diagonal stride.

Why the confusion? I think many skiers are confused in kick double pole because they have an image of the kick leg as sliding or moving backwards during the kick phase. In fact we as coaches may contribute to this misconception by having our skiers kick double pole on dryland or in front of a video by sliding their kicking foot back, which in turn forces them to weight their glide ski! On snow this translates into a premature weight shift and poor kick.

In recent years I’ve tried a sequence of drills to counter this. [see diagrams below] First I have my skiers do #7 and #8 of the Nikolai Anikin drills (falling forward with a step and a kick) and then a double poling with relaxed arms drill. Next I have them tie these three together into the kick double pole.They should pole, weight their right foot and kick off, falling forward onto their (left) glide ski. We repeat this several times to get a feel of the dynamic kick propelling us forward.

Now we move outside and try this on skis. The timing of the arms, kick and weight shift is confusing, so I provide my skiers with verbal cues by skiing behind them and yelling “pole/(weight the)left foot/ kick, pole/(weight the) right foot/ kick,” and so on.Our skiers say that the verbal cues help them get used to the rhythm of the technique and that they really begin to feel the power of a properly weighted kick.

This exercise (No.7)will help you feel the proper motion which should occur as you lean forward and transfer weight from L ski to R ski.Do not push off the opposite leg. Instead just concentrate on letting your weight naturally fall forward. Also, pay attention to your upper body position. In the step position, you should not have excess trunk compression. The rotation happens at the ankle, thus little change will occur to your trunk angle.

(No.8) Is the same exercise as No.7 only now add the kick or push phases which will cause forward rotation of your hips and a relaxed, but straiter upper leg. The kick is very, very important. Pay attention to the strait line of the body from the head to the kicking foot. The support or gliding leg must be relaxed and notice it is relatively straight. The hips must rotate up and over the gliding ski; this is obligatory.

Nikolai Anikin

Photo: Nikolai Anikin

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NENSA’s 25 in 2020 Throwback Thursday

June 18, 2020 by Preston Noon

In honor of the long history of our organization, and our beloved community of skiers across New England we are going to pause and reflect on how we got here. I myself have been reflecting quite often over the past few months because, for most everyone, the future is more undefined than it has been in living history.

A group of families, from the Berkshire Trails Nordic Ski Club (BTNSC), met on July 6th to hike a 13 mile segment of the M&M Trail. Beginning at the Notch in South Hadley, MA and ending at Mt.Tom in Holyoke, MA.  This section has been rated by Runner’s World Magazine as one of the top 10 hikes in the US.  The range is a series of small mountains close together, so after every decent, there is another climb just ahead – a lot like skiing! Uphill efforts are rewarded by beautiful views.

The lead group, doing the entire 13 miles, was not stopped even by the Connecticut River.  An obliging boat owner with the well known name of Thomas Jefferson ferried them across and they continued up Mt.Tom.

Group hiking is a lot of fun. With a little planning, a successful hike has a destination and terrain to match varying abilities.  A common starting point, with cars left at one or two intervals, allows everyone to start together, and finish where they want to.  The best part of a group hike is that everyone can hook up with someone who goes at about the same speed.  All hikers, big and small, should carry their own food and water supply. Have a favorite hiking spot? Send us the location, or plan a group hike and spread the word.

By Penny Molyneux NENN Vol.3 No.1 Early Fall 1997

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NENSA prepares for U.S. Ski & Snowboard Virtual REG Camp

June 17, 2020 by Justin Beckwith

On Monday evening June 22nd NENSA and U.S. Ski & Snowboard will partner to host the first virtual Regional Elite Group (REG) camp for 34 athletes from the Eastern region.  The concept of a virtual camp experience was born from necessity as our current health crisis does not allow for groups to safely gather.  Although we would all rather be able to host an in person camp – the reality of a virtual camp allows the broader New England (and beyond) community to see what a REG camp entails, both through shared training plans and standardized testing.  Many clubs will participate alongside their nominated athletes and anyone can gain access to the training plan and testing by signing up for NENSA’s #JuneTerm event.

2018 REG Uphill Running Test Start. Whiteface Mountain, NY.

Athletes were invited to the camp based on NENSA Elite and Development Team criteria, Junior National ranking and nomination by the Mid-Atlantic division.  Throughout six days of training these athletes will be coached by US Ski Team staff, Ski Team athlete alums as well as regional club leaders.  Training and testing will be introduced via prerecorded video and interactive conference calls.

Male Participants: Aidan Burt, Brian Bushey, Caden Cote, Clint Macy, Fin Bailey, Finn Sweet, Isaac Freitas-Eagan, Jack Christner, Jack Lange, Jack Young, Linden Niedeck, Luke Streinz, Quinn Wilson, Sam Murray, Trey Jones

Female Participants: Amelia Tucker, Ava Thurston, Callie Young, Camille Bolduc, Elsa Bolinger, Emma Strack, Emma Charles, Evelyn Walton, Maggie McGee, Mica Bodkins, Nina Seemann, Phoebe Sweet, Quincy Massey-Bierman, Sammie Nolan, Shea Brams, Sofia Scirica, Hattie Barker, Rose Clayton and Sophia Kelting.

Success in this distanced environment requires self reliance and creativity – both themes that will be conveyed to the athletes – and that were essential to create the framework in which regional leaders came together to create national standardized testing.  Athletes will be challenged with a 3000 meter running test (ideally on a track), a 1000 meter SkiErg test and the Canadian Strength Test protocol.  These metrics along with individual placement on the National Ranking List will allow for comparison among athletes throughout the United States.  It also creates the potential for advancement to further U.S. Ski Team camps – namely the National Elite Group (NEG) which typically attends a camp in the fall alongside the National Training Group (NTG) and members of the U.S. Ski Team.

Stay tuned for updates about REG and the final week or #JuneTerm.  NENSA is proud of our athletes achievements and is dedicated to furthering their potential.  Despite the challenges we all face we are determined to meet this challenge and come back to the new normal stronger than ever!

#joinusforREG

 

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Taking a Stand Toward Making a Difference:

June 11, 2020 by Amie Smith

Dear NENSA Community ~

The senseless killing of George Floyd, and so many others, has brought into sharp focus the injustice of inequality and race in our country and around the globe. These are long-standing problems and it is hard to know where to start to think about how we can be a part of the solution. As an athlete, coach, member, parent, or supporter of cross country skiing here in New England, the important thing now is that we actually do start. I challenge everyone, including myself and my family, to make one change towards good, towards a solution. After you have done that, then make another. Make it a pattern for positivity in this world.

Here are three simple things we can all do individually to start with:
1. Register to VOTE (if you are soon to be eligible or not yet registered) and then EVERYBODY go out and VOTE! Local and National elections, primaries and the big ones this fall.
2. Donate some of your time or resources to a cause that can help make a difference.  There are many out there doing a lot of important work ~ find one that speaks to you and get involved.
3. Educate ourselves. Education is a lifelong process. Right now, is the time for learning more from different voices than our own – about racism, diversity, biases, equality and inclusion – see BLM Resource List below for some ideas.

Here are three things NENSA is going to do:
1. We will write a Diversity & Inclusivity policy. We do have a Transgender Policy, and we are going to build on that to be sure it is stated that our NENSA mission is to be inclusive of all – no matter your race, religion or sexual orientation. Sometimes it takes a time like this to show what is missing.
2. NENSA is looking at long-term ways to make the New England ski community a more welcoming environment for people of color, and we will be looking at how our organization can support black businesses and institutions.
3. We will work to create more opportunities for BIPOC programing and partnerships within NENSA and our New England ski community.

Thank you all for joining us in this effort. As a community of endurance athletes who know the importance of getting the details right and working every day to achieve difficult long-term goals, I know we can make big difference.

Best,
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director | NENSA
[email protected]

BLM Resource List Tab on www.NENSA.net homepage:
This list has many great ideas of things to read, watch or listen to, and organizations to donate to. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all resources, but I invite you to start here, and if this is helpful, share these ideas with others. Thanks to all those who have helped pull this list together.

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NENSA Announces 2020-21 Winter Event Schedule

June 10, 2020 by Kait Miller

NENSA realizes we have significant challenges facing our 2020-21 winter event schedule.  We are committed to hosting races and will do whatever it takes to put on events in whatever form they might take.  Our first objective is to ensure the health of our community here in New England. Our second objective is to host our major races: the Popular Race Series, Eastern Cups, the Bill Koch Festival, U16 and Eastern High School Championships in their current state.  Needless to say, state and regional guidelines will dictate how we operate as an organization and what those events may look like.  Please read on to see the announcement of NENSA’s planned 2020-21 events as well as our thoughtful contingency plans to be the best prepared we can be.  We will keep assessing, and making adjustments as needed, and as the year and season unfolds.

 

Eastern Cup Schedule:

Eastern Cup #1 – Rikert Nordic Center, Middlebury, VT
December 19: Freestyle sprint
December 20: Classic interval start, 5/5/10k 

Eastern Cup #2 – Sugarloaf Outdoor Center, Carrabassett Valley, ME
January 23: Classic sprint
January 24: Freestyle interval 5/5/10k

Eastern Cup#3 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT
(Dartmouth Carnival combined Saturday (FIS))
February 6: Freestyle Interval start, 7.5k U16/10k women/15k men
February 7: Classic Mass start, 5/7.5/10k 

Eastern Cup #4 – Dublin School, Dublin, NH and Holderness School, Plymouth, NH
February 20: Classic sprint
February 21: Freestyle interval start 5/5/10k

 

Eastern Cup Contingencies:

Plan 1 – Schedule as planned

Plan 2 – Alternate formats to help with social distancing, ie. individual start distance races, spreading out the age group start times to minimize crowds. 

Plan 3 – Alternate dates – moving EC’s to February and early March when we could remerge from potential early/mid-winter quarantine. 

Plan 4 – Regional races within state in New England – states determine “Championship” Teams

 

Championship Event Schedule:

New England Bill Koch League Festival – Quarry Road Trails, Waterville, ME | March 6-7 2021

U16 Eastern Championships, Fort Kent Outdoor Center, Fort Kent, ME | March 12-14

Eastern High School Championships, Titcomb Mountain, Farmington, ME | March 19-21

 

Championship Event Contingencies:

Plan 1 – Schedule as planned

Plan 2 – Alternate formats to help with social distancing, ie. individual start distance races, spreading start times to minimize crowds. 

 

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Kaitlynn Miller joins NENSA as our new Youth & Introductory Program Director

June 8, 2020 by Amie Smith

NENSA is thrilled to announce that we have hired a new Youth & Introductory Program Director, Kaitlynn Miller.

Kait comes to NENSA with an impressive skiing resume, and a rich history of NENSA and our programming from the BKL on up.

Kait grew up in Elmore VT, and participated in the Stowe BKL program as a child. Her first NENSA BKL Festival was at the Trapp Family Lodge in 1999. She skied for the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club as a junior, competing in the Eastern Cup in high school and Eastern High School Championships, and Junior Nationals for the New England team. In college, Kait skied for Bowdoin College for 4 years, and then raced for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) for the past 6 years, during which time she continued racing Eastern Cups, many of which were combined with EISA Carnivals and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Supertours.

During college, Kait jumped into some of our NENSA Marathon Series events such as the Bretton Woods Marathon. During the past three years, while with the GRP, she enjoyed competing in our NENSA rollerski series. In addition to competing for the GRP, Kait worked with young people at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center coaching youth ski and bike groups and organized a summer citizens trail race series. Kait also represented the U.S. as part of the Cross Country Ski Team at the PyeongChang Olympics in the winter of 2018.

Kait’s favorite BKL memory is from her last NENSA BKL Festival held at Notchview in 2005. While she had fun racing that weekend, her fondest memory is skiing through the troll forest with her friends and searching for fairy houses and trading dried beans for cinnamon toast!

Amie Smith, Executive Director, is thrilled to have Kait join our staff. “She is the whole package – and comes to us with a deep understanding of our NENSA programming, experience working at Craftsbury in both their programing and events, social media and data management – everything we do here at NENSA! But beyond that, skiing means so much to Kait and that lifestyle and passion is so evident when you talk with her. Kait will be a great ambassador for our next generation of youth skiers here in New England as she shares her love of the sport with them.”

Kait’s thoughts on joining the New England Nordic Ski Association: “I am thrilled and honored to further the incredible work NENSA does to sustain a vital and active ski community in New England. I’ve been on the receiving end of so many positive experiences throughout my entire ski career, thanks to NENSA. I am now looking forward to being on the giving side where I can work to create fun and inclusive experiences for others that hopefully deepen and expand participation.”

What Kait is looking forward to this season: “Even in these altered times we are in I am looking forward to meeting and connecting with people throughout New England (virtually for now), facilitating a strong sense of community, and creating fun reasons to ski and be active.”

Justin Beckwith, NENSA Competitive Program Director, is excited to have Kait on board, “I have fond memories of Kaitlynn growing up in New England – from watching her help caretake the Slayton Pasture Cabin at Trapps as a young girl, to her striding up the final hill in Presque Isle to win the classic sprint at Junior Nationals as a U20. More recently we’ve come to know Kait as a thoughtful member of the Green Racing Project – even with the kindest demeanor she was a formidable competitor in any level of competition. It’s very special to have someone with her talents excited to give back to sport immediately after her racing career!”

Kait will be taking over the reins from Tom Weir, who has been our NENSA Y&IP Director for the past two years, as he leaves for Graduate School. They will overlap this month.

As the title indicates, the Youth & Introductory Program Director at NENSA is responsible for all youth and introductory programming, which includes our BKL & Nordic Rock’s programming as well as our very popular Women’s Day. This position is also in charge NENSA’s New England BKL Festival, U16 Eastern Championship and Eastern High School Championship, as well as collaborating with our Competitive Program Director on coaches education, our NENSA Rollerski Series, and now, our Virtual Programming!

Kait will continue to reside in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and her first day of work is today! You can reach her at [email protected]

   

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#25KinMAY Surpasses Expectations & Motivates Community

June 4, 2020 by Justin Beckwith

In response to our socially distant landscape this spring, NENSA created a virtual rollerski challenge to engage the community, give athletes added motivation to train and have some friendly competition.  The format was geared so that skiers of all abilities could participate at their own pace and comfort level.  From it’s introduction the concept proved popular with tens of skiers signing up in the first days and a constant stream of mentions and tags on social media.  People were getting after it and they were having FUN!  As the month went on we skied 5000, then 10,000, and finally over 13,000km together!

NENSA spelled out in Boston on a fitness App

Folks could sign up as Rockstar’s and ski the full 25km in one go — or as many choose — to go further!  Will Koch, Sam Murray, Jack Lange and Philip Lawson all logged 100+km skis.  All told 92 skiers officially logged over 150 unique 25km (or longer skis) — putting together an impressive 4667km total for the group.  Although it wasn’t intended as a competition, skiers are listed by pace per kilometer on the results page – a stat which no doubt spurred some competition.

Jeff Wang – CTSAXC (Taiwan)

Speedy Repeater was designed for skiers that wanted to break up 25km into more manageable pieces.  The category perhaps had the broadest appeal with skiers from Taiwan, the Yukon Territories and throughout USA and the East Coast.  Several skiers racked up some impressive kilometers including Sam Holt from the University of Vermont Club Team (389km) and Emma Charles from Mount Blue High School in Maine logging 123.

Stephanie Baker of Oxford Hills BKL- Maine might have had the most fun with sharing photos of her landscape and fauna pictures.

My Own Pace was advertised as the the touring class.  It allowed for participation by anyone – by any mode.  Among participants was 89 year old Martha Chandler from Laconia, New Hampshire, who walked over 50 kilometers.  We were super impressed with this group and had lots of feedback and thank you’s for encouraging them out the door and back onto rollerskis.  There is a stigma, which this group disproved, that rollerskiing is too hard or hardcore — give it a shot — rollerskiing in the right environment is fun, rewarding and dare we say cool!

Colin Rodgers (GMVSxc) joined Justin Beckwith towards the end of the month for a 25km ski ending at the top of Appalachian Gap and happened upon Andrew Gardner of UnTapped Maple.

Halfway through the month we added a fourth category!  “Keep Up With Beckwith” – was a category geared towards masters skiers to keep pace with our Competitive Program Director as he successfully took aim at 200km of skiing throughout the month.  All told 17 skiers combined for nearly 5000km of activity on this pursuit!  For Beckwith it was motivating to take small skis nearly everyday of the month and remember how much fun rollerskiing can be – but the story was about the impressive skiing by all in the group – including 13 of the 17 who skied considerably more than Beckwith.  Some standouts include Tom Thurston, who ran 615km over the month!  It was Bob Witkowski from Victor, New York who skied the most – finishing the month with a 75km ski and logging 592 total km.  Two women joined the fun, Tristin Adie of Mansfield Nordic and Gabriella Frittelli of Saratoga Biathlon – Tristan made her mark logging 211km and Gabriella notched 100.

Bob Witkowski psyched on the final day of #25KinMAY – time for some rest Bob!

Videos and pictures were encouraged with each event entry and NENSA shared lots of stories over the month – it was so cool to see folks personalities and local neighborhoods!  There will be some special NENSA prizes showing up at folks houses in the next days – but the challenge was based on raffle tickets with, each entry receiving one raffle ticket (or two tickets if you had renewed your 2021 NENSA membership) towards a prize pool provided by Swix, Enjoy Winter, Swenor, and the Trapp Family Lodge.  You can see winners and their awesome prizes here!

This month we ramp things up with #juneterm – which includes some more structured benchmark testing for some, a BKL component, and of course categories for taking things at your own pace!  Ski you out there.

#JuneTerm
#enjoywinter

 

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NENSA Announces #JuneTerm Virtual Program

June 3, 2020 by Tom Weir

Coming off of the success of our first ever virtual program #25KinMay, we are super excited to announce our next option for virtual summer programming in partnership with Green Mountain Valley School, Nordic Team Solutions, and Enjoy Winter: #JuneTerm.

#JuneTerm is a month long event with different opportunities built in for BKLers, Competitive Skiers, and Masters – though anyone is welcome to sign up for whatever category they want! Each week will come with it’s own unique challenge ranging from backyard agility courses for BKL skiers, to a virtual recreation of NENSA’s typical REG Camp training schedule for competitive skiers. As with our previous virtual programs and challenges, our number one priority is safety and NENSA is urging skiers to keep it local, and follow all local guidelines for gathering.

One of the most fun parts about May’s virtual program #25KinMay was seeing daily photos, videos, and GPS tracks from the people who took part. That content does a lot to help keep our community together, and we are excited to see #JuneTerm continue to do so during this unprecedented time. We will be sharing photos, videos, and other fun stuff from our participants as the month goes on.

#JuneTerm will feature a great raffle with prizes from Swenor Rollerskis, Start Poles, Bliz Sunglasses, and Anti Freeze Face Tape. There will also be an awesome club challenge with a prize going to the club who racks up the most participation. For every week a participant completes the challenge they will earn one point for the club they designate in registration. NENSA will tally participation at the end of each week and reward the club leader with a special prize.

To learn more about #JuneTerm, or to sign up head over to SkiReg at the link below.

#JuneTerm on SkiReg

 

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Jim Rodrigues Receives the U.S. Ski & Snowboard 2020 Al Merrill Nordic Award, Posthumously

May 21, 2020 by Amie Smith

NENSA, and the entire national TD community is thrilled this award has been bestowed upon Jim, we only wish he could have been here to receive it – he would have been very honored. It it a double whammy that with the pandemic, US Ski & Snowboard Congress was virtual, so the annual dinner and gala where these awards are given out was cancelled too…another lost opportunity to honor Jim, even posthumously, with his life work. I want to share this letter with you all today, with some of the thoughts from his friends and colleagues, sent into U.S. Ski & Snowboard, for Jim’s nomination this year.

A letter from Tiger Shaw, U.S. Ski & Snowboard:
May 15, 2020

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Jim Rodrigues on having been selected to receive the 2020 Al Merrill Nordic Award, which is presented to the individual or group involved with any aspect of nordic skiing (cross country, nordic combined or ski jumping), who demonstrated an exceptional level of commitment, leadership, and devotion to excellence.
Each nordic sport committee submits a nominee with the final selection being made by the sport committee chairs. The committees were unanimous in recognizing Jim’s lifetime efforts.

The following was provided for the nomination:
“Jim was a current FIS TD for U.S. Ski & Snowboard, and has been for many years – working with colleges across the US, Canada and South America, on both cross country skiing and rollerski competitions.”
“Jim was planning to retire from his work as a TD and Chief of Competition, and mentor to all, this spring, when he died unexpectedly. But he still made some very major contributions to our Nordic ski community this past season, and even more importantly, in his lifetime.”
“His continued commitment to the annual NENSA TD & Event Organizer training, held the weekend of September 22 & 23. Jim’s presentations and perspective on all matters of TD’ing – as a mentor to our newer group of TD’s in training, and as a colleague to his TD friends, was always inspiring and appreciated.”
“Chief of Comp/Chief of Course for both the first ever Harvard Carnival (January), and for the NENSA Dublin Double Eastern Cup Races (February). A mentor to the Dublin School helping them improve and expand their trail system and start snowmaking there (this past year)”
“Chief of Stadium for the NENSA New England Bill Koch Festival held at Great Glen 2/29 & 3/1 – Jim was there with his dear friend Mouse (Dan Warner – TD for the event) helping him in any matters that needed to be done that weekend. We have no official Chief of Comp or Chief of Race for that Festival, but Jim was there all weekend doing whatever needed to be done, setting up the entire stadium, and helping with all the races.”
“Jim was packing his bags, on his way to be the TD in Lake Placid for a collegiate competition, when he died very unexpectedly.”
“Jim’s passing leaves a huge hole in both our New England Nordic Ski community, as well as with friends and colleagues from across the country, and beyond. We lost a great friend and colleague. Jim was a dear friend to so many. He worked for NENSA for many years as an Event Organizer, as well as a U.S. Ski & Snowboard FIS Technical Delegate official, Chief of Competition, trail designer, coach, mentor and friend to so many of us.”

I am so sorry for this loss.
Sincerely,
Tiger Shaw President & CEO

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