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Kait Miller · ·
Kait Miller · ·
A staunch crew of skiers braved the fog this morning in Warner, New Hampshire for the Rollins Roll Race, a classic hill climb up Mount Kearsarge. Congrats to everyone who competed in this test event, and a big thank you to the NH State Parks and all the awesome volunteers that came out to help today. We hope this fun event will become a yearly tradition.
Just as last month in Maine — hosting a rollerski competition in New Hampshire is part of our initiative to bring programming to all parts of the Eastern region. NENSA staff were so excited to put on a race with our awesome coaches and athletes in the Granite State. The Rollins Roll was the third race of our nine race series.
Prizes for the podium include our newly cobranded NENSA / Swenor Rollerski hats made possible with the support of Enjoy Winter. As a testament to NENSA’s stance for a #fluorofree future winners were awarded a 180g block for CH10 – an excellent wax for cleaning and storage of skis. All competitors who missed the podium were awarded with a choice of Skida headbands.
We next return to Lake Placid on September 18 for the Keys to the Castle Freestyle Sprint. The next day we travel to Jericho, Vermont for a 15km freestyle event. As the focus of our early events was on regional opportunity — as we head toward the end of rollerski and the beginning of on snow competitions — we will start to see some very high level competitions on the calendar (all levels of skiers are invited to all of our rolling events). During this double weekend we will be hosting the Sun Valley Gold Team, the Bridger Ski Foundation Elite Team and the SMS T2 team. This excitement warrants participation or spectating from our community — Jericho might just be our biggest rollerski contest of the year with a permit for up to 200 competitors. Those registrations will open on SkiReg.com this week.
Exciting indeed!
Junior Women:
1) Adah Chapman – Holderness Nordic Club
2) Ava Rothe – Blackwater Nordic
3) Wyethe Murray – Ford Sayre
Junior Men:
1) Mitchell Townsend – Gunstock Nordic Association
2) Samuel Murray – Ford Sayre
3) Sawyer Weale – Ford Sayre
Open Women:
1) Greta Bolinger – Bowdoin College
2) Erin Waters – Concord High School
3) Annika Martell – Williams College
Open Men:
1) Tristan Williams
2) Joel Bradley – Ford Sayre
3) Blaine Ayotte – Saint Lawrence University
Kait Miller · ·
The NENSA Rollerski Race series heads to New Hampshire this Sunday August 22nd for the Rollins Roll, a classic individual start race up Mt. Kearsarge. This fun event has junior and senior categories and is a perfect opportunity to test your fitness on rollerskis and enjoy a scenic climb on a closed park road whether you’re a middle or high school athlete, senior athlete, or a master skier. This test event at the Rollins State Park could establish a new hill climb for our growing rollerski race program. Join in the fun by registering below. Registration deadline Saturday August 21st at 5:00pm.
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Race details:
photos: Dave Priganc
Kait Miller · ·
In collaboration with the event hosts and our NENSA partners, we’re thrilled to present the NENSA Summer Rollerski Series! To build momentum across our eastern region, this series features events in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York ranging from hill climbs to cross country cross events. See all events listed below on our 2021 Event Poster. Top ranked racers will compete on NENSA’s new fleet of PINK Swenor rollerskis. Stay tuned to our NENSA Breaking News, Event Calendar, Facebook, and Instagram for registration information and event details coming next!
In addition to the race offerings, we’re also planning to host Learn-to-Rollerski clinics in conjunction with some of these events where all participants can try NENSA’s Swenor rollerski fleet. Stay tuned for clinic details and then come on out and see what all the excitement’s about! All are welcome and no experience is necessary.
Click here to view our important rollerski safety guidelines. See you out there!!
Kait Miller · ·
A big thank you to all who participated in the Third Annual Roy-llerski and supported the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center! This event, created by Jenny Wilbraham, honors Maine skier Roy Varney by bringing together the cross country ski community and raising money for the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center. This Center was a dream of Roy’s, a place where he could continue to train for cross country skiing and biathlon year-round all while continuing to help out on the farm. The nonprofit Center, managed by Roy’s family and friends, seeks to preserve his memory by providing opportunities to access the outdoors for all Turner and surrounding residents of central Maine and New England. The Center plans to provide an extensive cross country trail system on its 300+ acre farm that can be utilized year-round for hiking, skiing, biking, and running. While this year’s Roy-llerski has come to completion, you can still support the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center by paying them a visit and/or making a donation here.
This year 40 people partook in the Roy-llerski raising over $900. Folks participated in many forms from paddling to biking to rollerskiing, and we had 10 go-getters enter the Rockstar category and complete 71.19k in one effort! To see how everyone stacked up in all the categories, visit the link below. And keep an eye on your mailbox as 20 lucky participants will get event bags with swag from the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center and LL Bean! Thanks again to everyone who participated and we’ll see you next year!
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