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Popular Racing

NENSA Zak & Club Cup Series Information and Series Listing

Schedule Below. (Event Names are clickable to open registrations). 

The Zak and Club Cup Series brings together NENSA’s New England’s finest citizen races and marathons.  These open events offer regional racing opportunities for developing skiers, and season-long head-to-head competition for senior and masters.  There are often Bill Koch age offerings held in conjunction with many of the events.  All events that are part of this Zak Cup Series are also scored for Club Cup points.  One distance (per age group) on each day is scored for the Zak Cup to ensure appropriate competition within age groups.  All timed race distances will be scored to Club Cup scoring by overall placement.

NENSA scores Zak Cup races to both age group and overall rankings throughout the winter for seniors and masters skiers who have a NENSA membership number.  Age group ranking is compiled by five year age groups for masters starting at 30 years of age, seniors (ages 20-29) are scored as one group.  The Series is named after Vlastimil Zak, who died unexpectedly when he fell through the ice on Squam Lake, New Years Eve, 1979. Zak’s enthusiasm and dedication to our sport lives on in the Zak Series.

Club Cup events also serve a vital role for our community, serving those who seek local and lower key events and clubs that incentivize skier participation based on Club Cup points.  Starting in 2020-2021 NENSA changed the Club scoring mechanism to incorporate our entire non-Championship racing calendar to more accurately represent the spectrum and strength of all clubs throughout the Eastern division.  This point system is based on overall placement across our Eastern Cup, Zak and Club events.  Active NENSA clubs from anywhere in the East are scored on a weekly basis and each years schedule is crafted so that we can have a popular race championships at the end of the season where we can award Zak and Club Champions in person — this year that takes place at the Middlebury Snow Bowl on March 20th at the conclusion of the Rikert Grand Prix.

During the pandemic season of 2020-2021 NENSA incorporated Virtual events in both Zak and Club scoring.  We learned that Virtual experiences can bring together our community in beneficial ways, Virtual Competitions may be scored to the Club Cup.

Current Scoring Guidelines.

Questions about the series can be directed to [email protected] or [email protected]

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2021-2022 Popular Racing Series
please note races are color designated:
Highlighted Popular: Zak and Club, Club Scoring, Marathon (Zak and Club scoring)

Quarry Road Opener – 12/5/2021 – Quarry Road Trails

Rodrigues Cup Sprints – 12/11/2021 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Kendall Classic – 12/12/2021 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Jackson Jaunt – 1/2/2022 – JacksonXC 

Bogburn Classic – 1/8/2022 – Bogburn Hall  CANCELLED

Silver Fox Trot BKL and Citizen’s Race – 1/16/2022 – Rikert Nordic Center
MOVED To Sunday


Craftsbury Scramble – 1/16/2022 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

The Race For Snow – 1/16/2022 – Leo J Martin Ski Track (w/Virtual option Non Zak)

48th Annual Geschmossel Classic – 1/17/2022 – Bretton Woods Cancelled

White Mountain Classic – 1/22/2022 – JacksonXC — 1-Day State Based Championships 

Prospect Mountain Sprints – 1/23/2022 – Prospect Mountain Nordic Center

Gunstock Freestyle Zak Cup – 1/23/2022 – Gunstock Mountain Resort

Henchey Memorial – 2/6/2022 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Flying Moose – 2/5/2022 – Inland Woods + Trails

Woodstock Sweetheart Race – 2/12/2022 – Woodstock Inn & Resort Nordic Center

Mansfield Skiathlon – 2/13/2022 – Sleepy Hollow

Hard’ack Challenge – 2/19/2022 – Hard’ack Recreation Area

Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival – 2/ 26-27 /2021 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

New Old School Terrain Challenge – 2/27/22 – Stratton Nordic Center and Stratton Mountain School

47th Annual Mt. Washington Cup – 3/5/2022 – Bretton Woods Nordic Center

Lake Placid Loppet – 3/5/2022 – Mt. VanHoevenbergCancelled

Rangeley Marathon and Burt Kettle Classic – 3/5/2022 – Rangeley Lakes Trails Center

Mansfield Nordic Club Relays – 3/12/2022 – Craftsbury Outdoor CenterCancelled

Long Hall Loppet – 3/13/2022 – JacksonXC

Rikert Grand Prix – 3/18-20/2022 – Rikert Nordic, Middlebury College Snow Bowl

2021-2022 Eastern Cup Races
All races scored to Club Cup (U16 and Open distances by Overall result)

Roy Varney Eastern Cup Opener – 12/18-19/2021 – Quarry Road Trails

Lake Placid Super Tour and Eastern Cup – 1/29-30/2022 – Mt. Vanhovenberg

Henchey Super Tour and Eastern Cup – 2/5-6/2022 – Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Dublin Double Eastern Cup – 2/19-20/2022 – Dublin Ski Center

Detailed Eastern Cup Schedule

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