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BKLers in action during the end of week adventure race.
July 8-12 BKL Daycamp - Space Remains!
24 May Update: Spots are still open in the first session of our popular BKL day camp, July 8-12. We welcome kids ages 8 through 13 to join us daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for an exciting week of games, ski workouts, and other outdoor activities including swimming, canoeing and orienteering. There will be tons of opportunities to learn or improve skills like roller skiing, shooting with a real biathlon rifle, sculling and mountain biking. The fun week will end with an adventure race and a build your own pizza party around an outdoor oven. The camp costs $110 for Craftsbury Outdoor Center members and $135 for non-members. For more information please visit the camp webpage or register on ... 
July 8-12 BKL Daycamp - Space Remains!
24 May Update: Spots are still open in the first session of our popular BKL day camp, July 8-12. We welcome kids ages 8 through 13 to join us daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Craftsbury ...
NSRII Results
The Green Racing Project was back in action this past weekend with four boats competing at the second National Selection Regatta in Princeton, New Jersey. Ben Dann and John Graves entered the men’s heavyweight double while Liz and Rebecca Donald represented Craftsbury in the women’s double. On the lightweight side of things the three GRP members who had been training with the USRowing training center in Oklahoma City were all racing in the men’s lightweight pair. Phil Henson and Kyle Lafferty were one entry, while Phil Grisdela raced with Greg Flood from the training center in OKC. For the men’s and women’s doubles a top finish would earn the right to represent the US at one of the upcoming world cups, while in the men’s lightweight pair the top three finishers are invited to the ...
NSRII Results
The Green Racing Project was back in action this past weekend with four boats competing at the second National Selection Regatta in Princeton, New Jersey. Ben Dann and John Graves entered the ...
TDs issuing brackets and instructions. See more pics in the blog gallery.
2013 Slush Cup
For late season fun, mix:
140m of snow. Ideally, premium grade from Mt. Craftsbury, recent vintage.
2 dozen skiers. Your exact quantities may vary, but the more diverse in ability and age, the better.
Costumes
Tasty beverages
Mix well at 60F in a low key atmosphere, line 'em up, and let them go! Makes several large servings.
This past weekend Craftsbury followed this recipe as we rolled out the last of '12-13 Mt. Craftsbury snow pile for some fun sprints and relays - the first (annual?) Slush Cup! And the event drew a good crowd: locals, national team members of past and present, college skiers, and of course a good representation from the athletes of the Green Racing Project. Competitors came from as far away as Alaska, Germany, Norway and Bulgaria (though admittedly they may ...
2013 Slush Cup
For late season fun, mix:140m of snow. Ideally, premium grade from Mt. Craftsbury, recent vintage. 2 dozen skiers. Your exact quantities may vary, but the more diverse in ability and age, the ...
Coach Noel Wanner working with a sculler. Photo - KC Dobie
Community Rowing '13
Beginning May 24, the 2013 edition of the Hosmer Community Rowing Club (HCRC) will meet Tuesdays and Fridays at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's Boathouse on Big Hosmer Pond. Tuesday sessions will run from 5:45-7:15pm and Fridays from 2:00-3:30pm.
As in previous years, HCRC offers Craftsbury members of all abilities the opportunity to scull under the tutelage of GRP rowers and our coaching staff. Instruction is primarily in the single and is covered by a program fee of $50/person. Find all details.
Community Rowing '13
Beginning May 24, the 2013 edition of the Hosmer Community Rowing Club (HCRC) will meet Tuesdays and Fridays at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's Boathouse on Big Hosmer Pond. Tuesday sessions will ...
New camp: JR Dryland
Building on the success of our BKL daycamps, we're excited to offer our first residential Junior Ski Camp for J2 and J1 skiers (born in 1999 and earlier), this June 17th-21st. Camp will be located at the perfect setting of our sister organization, Hosmer Point.
Skiers will be doing two workouts a day, with rollerskiing, running, weight and circuit training, technique work, biking, canoeing, kayaking, biathlon, and sculling. Thursday's morning workout will be the run up Elmore Mountain in Elmore State Park. This run has been used in the regional and national elite camps we've hosted the past several years for skiers to benchmark their fitness. Green Racing Project skiers will be doing this and other workouts with the kids, staying the night as counselors ...
New camp: JR Dryland
Building on the success of our BKL daycamps, we're excited to offer our first residential Junior Ski Camp for J2 and J1 skiers (born in 1999 and earlier), this June 17th-21st. Camp will be located ...
Another bluebird day at Craftsbury.
Slush Cup '13 - NOW SUNDAY
Due to soggy weather forecast on Saturday, we're moving the last hurrah of Mt. Craftsbury to SUNDAY, MAY 12. All times and race related information remains the same, simply 24h later (local dinner remains on Saturday night - hope to see you). Celebrate Mother's Day on snow!
Hold off on that storage wax: come to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center SUNDAY, MAY 12th for one last afternoon of skiing. We are rolling out the last of the winter’s snowpile for some slushy springtime skiing. There isn’t much left - but there’s enough for bragging rights for having nordic skied in VT in mid-May. The afternoon will start at 1:00pm with 100 meter head to head sprints, followed by relay races. Post race, cool off with a dip in Big Hosmer, or hit our ski trails for running and hiking.
The ...
Slush Cup '13 - NOW SUNDAY
Due to soggy weather forecast on Saturday, we're moving the last hurrah of Mt. Craftsbury to SUNDAY, MAY 12. All times and race related information remains the same, simply 24h later (local dinner ...
2013 Tuesday Trail Series
Our weekly 5k Trail Series gets underway for summer 2013 starting June 11th and running through August 27. Whether you contest the events on foot or by mountain bike, you'll enjoy 12 weeks of racing on courses at the Outdoor Center and Hosmer Point. Come each week and see how your times improve over the summer. In addition to your times on a week to week basis, we'll also be recording points based on finish position and field size. Your results and points will be tallied and displayed online with each week's results. At our last race on August 27th we will celebrate the series with a post-race brick oven pizza party and distribute prizes for age/gender groups for the series!
So join us Tuesdays, starting at 6pm sharp, with registration opening at 5:30pm on the Upper Soccer Field by the Yoga Tent. We encourage ...
2013 Tuesday Trail Series
Our weekly 5k Trail Series gets underway for summer 2013 starting June 11th and running through August 27. Whether you contest the events on foot or by mountain bike, you'll enjoy 12 weeks of racing ...
One of the hand-crafted baskets.
Disc Golf Open
Our nine hole disc golf course is open for summer-y fun. This scenic course starts and finishes near the Touring Center and traverses a combination of open field, trail and wooded fairways. Disc Golf Course use is free for members and house guests, with day memberships available for students and seniors at $5 and adults at $10.
Don't have equipment? Golf disks are available for loan or purchase at the Office. They are slightly smaller and heavier than the familiar Frisbee throwing disc and are made to fly a long distance. One to three tees are set up for each basket including short red, intermediate white and long blue fairways.
Disc Golf Open
Our nine hole disc golf course is open for summer-y fun. This scenic course starts and finishes near the Touring Center and traverses a combination of open field, trail and wooded fairways. Disc ...
NSRI: GRP starts season in style
The GRP traveled to Princeton, New Jersey this past week for their first major test of 2013 at National Selection Regatta I (NSR). The NSR is the first step for the US on the road to the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the beginning of selection for the national team this year. The GRP entered ten singles in the field and they did not disappoint.
In the men’s heavyweight single the Craftbury boats posted strong results early in the time trial with all boats advancing to the heats. Both John Graves and Steve Whelpley won their heats and semifinal to advance to the A final. The racing was close the whole way down the course between the GRP rowers, much as it has been between the two in training. Ultimately it was Graves who came away with the top spot, with Whelpley a little over a second behind, but the duo’s ...
NSRI: GRP starts season in style
The GRP traveled to Princeton, New Jersey this past week for their first major test of 2013 at National Selection Regatta I (NSR). The NSR is the first step for the US on the road to the Rio ...
GRP Skiers getting after it in the fitness room.
2013 Dryland Programs
In addition to our sculling and running camps (both great training options), we offer annual members dryland ski training during the warm months. We have programs from May-November for most skiers, from BKL up.
BKL
Member kids born in 2000 or later can join our BKL dryland program designed by Pepa and coached by Lucas Schulz, Eric Hanson, and GRP athletes. Activities will include running, hill bounding, rollerskiing, biathlon, strength training and core strength with a healthy mix of fun and games!
Advanced Junior Training Program
This program is designed for experienced junior racers born in 2000 and earlier. Training will include rollerskiing, pole-running, running, hill ...
2013 Dryland Programs
In addition to our sculling and running camps (both great training options), we offer annual members dryland ski training during the warm months. We have programs from May-November for most skiers ...
'13-'14 GRP Ski Team Named
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project is excited to welcome a new crop of skiers to the team this year. With a strong pool of applicants, and limited slots, the decisions were tough.
At the full Green Racing Project level, we’ll be joined by Liz Guiney, Andrew Dougherty and Pete Hegman.
Liz spent her junior years skiing for the Utah Nordic Alliance and Park City Nordic Ski Club; raced at numerous Junior Nationals, and was part of the 2009 US J1 Scando trip team. She then did her college racing for UNH, qualifying for NCAA’s in the past three years. She represented the US at U23 World Championships this past winter.
Vermonter Pete Hegman came up through the Mansfield Nordic program and Mt. Mansfield Union High School, where he had a couple of state championship titles. He was on ...
'13-'14 GRP Ski Team Named
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project is excited to welcome a new crop of skiers to the team this year. With a strong pool of applicants, and limited slots, the decisions were tough.At the full Green ...
GRP Closes 2013 Season with SuperTour Success
The GRP's 2013 ski racing season finally came to a close last week as the team wrapped up the grueling SuperTour Finals in Truckee, California. The annual race series, which in 2012 was held at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, is comprised of a four-race mini-tour followed by the 30/50k National Distance Championship. It features the top domestic skiers as well as the US Ski Team, making for a competive field.
With the exception of Gordon Vermeer, who finished up his very successful rookie season with the GRP following the March Craftsbury Spring Tour, the entire GRP ski contingent traveled to Truckee, including US Biathlon Team members Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker. Inspite of remarkably "un-Californian" weather, including rain, snow, and everything in between, the GRP enjoyed plenty of snow and for the ...
GRP Closes 2013 Season with SuperTour Success
The GRP's 2013 ski racing season finally came to a close last week as the team wrapped up the grueling SuperTour Finals in Truckee, California. The annual race series, which in 2012 was held at the ...
New Wax Tech for GRP: Nick Brown
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Green Racing Project are excited to welcome Nick Brown to the Center. Nick's primary responsibility will be selecting, managing, testing, waxing and maintaining team equipment for the GRP skiers, but you'll see him in other roles, from coaching skiers of all ages to trail work and more.
Nick spent his undergraduate years at the University of New Hampshire, where he was a member of the nordic ski team. He graduated in 2004, and continued his schooling at Humboldt State University in California. Nick arrives in the NEK from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, CO. At CRMS Nick taught math and coached the nordic team. He has always been interested in skis and ski preparation, and has also worked as a sports and outdoor photographer.
"I think it is amazing what the ...
New Wax Tech for GRP: Nick Brown
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Green Racing Project are excited to welcome Nick Brown to the Center. Nick's primary responsibility will be selecting, managing, testing, waxing and maintaining ...
Conditions here at Craftsbury, on day 154 of skiing.
2012-13 Evaluation Raffle Winners
Congratulations to Bruce and Whitney Condit from Auburn, ME. The couple and their family stayed with us for President's Week, completed an evaluation of our facilities, and won our annual raffle for $300 off their next visit! Sweet!
Why not stay with us your next ski trip? Find rates and lodging information here.
2012-13 Evaluation Raffle Winners
Congratulations to Bruce and Whitney Condit from Auburn, ME. The couple and their family stayed with us for President's Week, completed an evaluation of our facilities, and won our annual raffle for ...
Friends and neighbors at last September's South of the Albany Border local dinner.
May Local Dinner: Spring!
Welcome the growing season with our spring Local Dinner, Saturday, May 11, at 7:00pm. Just like the birds, this popular Center community event is back for another season!
Per usual, you'll enjoy a variety of dishes prepared by the Center's Vermont Fresh Network dining hall team - all with a healthy dollop of local ingredients. Entrees are served family-style, so you can sample a broad variety. Several members of the local agricultural community will be joining us this evening as well, so you can learn more about the fresh ingredients used in the evening's meal.
Meals include coffee and tea service and juices. Soft drinks and small selection of beer and wines are available for sale in the office, BYOB is also fine.
While we don't offer a full parallel vegetarian or vegan menu, most diets can ...
May Local Dinner: Spring!
Welcome the growing season with our spring Local Dinner, Saturday, May 11, at 7:00pm. Just like the birds, this popular Center community event is back for another season!Per usual, you'll enjoy a ...
CrossFit Spring Break
During the month of April and early May, we'll be on a CrossFit hiatus. We’ll resume our CrossFit programming in Mid-May when our sculling program resumes. See you then!
CrossFit Spring Break
During the month of April and early May, we'll be on a CrossFit hiatus. We’ll resume our CrossFit programming in Mid-May when our sculling program resumes. See you then!
Tara G-M in Sweden
Tara Geraghty-Moats (Fairlee, VT), a CNSC veteran, US Biathlon Junior Team member, and former ski jumper, has spent the past year in Sollefteå, Sweden as an exchange student-athlete. In addition to training with one of Sweden's top clubs, Tara has been learning Swedish at a Swedish high school, living on her own with an Estonian roommate, and achieving some excellent results in both biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Tara attends the public "gymnasium", or high school, in Sollefteå, which has a special ski gymnasium within the broader school. We set up an email interview to get a taste of her Swedish experience.
Where do you live? Who do you live with? I live in Sollefteå about 1k ...
Tara G-M in Sweden
Tara Geraghty-Moats (Fairlee, VT), a CNSC veteran, US Biathlon Junior Team member, and former ski jumper, has spent the past year in Sollefteå, Sweden as an exchange student-athlete. In ...
The view from the referee's boat, what the GRP saw during their volunteer time, post-race.
'13 Clemson Sprints
This past weekend the Craftsbury GRP Rowers got the chance to race in the Clemson Sprints - their spring training home away from home in South Carolina. The squad raced in singles to prepare for the competition at first National Selection Regatta, April 24-27 in Princeton, NJ. While the racing was delayed two hours due to foggy conditions, the GRP started with a strong performance by Hugh McAdam in the lightweight men’s single, winning his event with a time over a minute faster than the next competitor. The heavy men posted similarly strong results, sweeping the top three spots in the men’s open single with Steve Whelpley winning in a time of 7:56, followed by Charlie Biddle and Ben Dann. The women’s single had heats and finals but unfortunately the first heat had four members of the GRP and only three ...
'13 Clemson Sprints
This past weekend the Craftsbury GRP Rowers got the chance to race in the Clemson Sprints - their spring training home away from home in South Carolina. The squad raced in singles to prepare for the ...
Community Fitness Open Hours
A change of pace from our regular Community Fitness, we'll be having Open Hours Mondays/Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm, April 15-29. Members are invited to complete the circuits on their own, or pursue training plans during this period. Regular, supervised Community Fitness programming resumes May 2.
Community Fitness Open Hours
A change of pace from our regular Community Fitness, we'll be having Open Hours Mondays/Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm, April 15-29. Members are invited to complete the circuits on their own, or pursue ...
2013 World Ski-O Championships
One of the great athletes in our midst is Craftsbury member Adrian Owens, a US Ski-Orienteering National Team member. He shares his experiences of the 2013 World Ski-O Championships from Ridder, Kazakhstan with us below.
The five races of the 2013 World Ski-Orienteering Championships were held March 5th through 10th in Ridder, Kazakhstan. The six-person US team was comprised of Alison Crocker (Toledo, OH), Alexandra Jospe (Newon, MA), Anna Voegele and Greg Walker (both from Truckee, CA), Scott Pleban (Norfolk, VA), and Adrian Owens (Craftsbury, VT). The east coast members travelled eleven time zones to get there. Greg and Scott saw improvements on past performances, while others did not place as well as they had in international competition in January. Adrian’s best race was anchoring ...
2013 World Ski-O Championships
One of the great athletes in our midst is Craftsbury member Adrian Owens, a US Ski-Orienteering National Team member. He shares his experiences of the 2013 World Ski-O Championships from Ridder, ...
Mud n'Ice Results - w/Pictures!
Results!
Thanks to one and all who came out - and thanks for your patience with the results. Congrats to our winners: Keith Woodward led the Iron competitors home, while the Full Monty (Andrew Tripp, Dan Voisin, Hugh Pritchard and Heather Voisin) claimed the team title. Strong work!
Mud n'Ice Results - w/Pictures!
Results!IronmanTeamsPicturesThanks to one and all who came out - and thanks for your patience with the results. Congrats to our winners: Keith Woodward led the Iron competitors home, while the ...
Biddle, McAdam, Whelpley and Graves - GRP entries went 1-4 in the Open Men's 1x.
GRP Rowers at Lanier Sprints
The GRP took to the waters of Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia March 24 for their first race of the 2013 spring season. Lake Lanier was the site of the rowing races for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was conveniently close to the GRP spring training camp in Clemson SC to allow for the squad to make the trip to compete. While there was a relatively small field racing at this event, being able to race on an Olympic course has a tremendous amount of value in terms of preparing for more competitive events. Steve Whelpley writes in a GRP blog post that while it’s possible to be competitive at the first national selection regatta in April without having done races like this to get acclimated, “it is far from preferable.”
The GRP was well represented at the ...
GRP Rowers at Lanier Sprints
The GRP took to the waters of Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia March 24 for their first race of the 2013 spring season. Lake Lanier was the site of the rowing races for the 1996 Olympics in ...
Eric Hanson starts the bike leg in last year's Quadrathlon.
2013 Mud n'Ice Quadrathlon - Maps, Courses and More
Start Time: Bib pickup and registration begins at 8:30am, at the Touring Center. DOR entries are available, for $10 above the online registration costs. The ski starts at 10:00am, from the Center. Check out the maps (at end of news) for exact locations. Those of you doing a team should converse amongst yourselves as to when your teammate will show up and the next leg should be in place. Some ideas on pace from year's prior:
Ski: 30-50min
Run: under 30-45min
Paddle: 45-75min
Bike: 40-75min
When in doubt, earlier is always better to arrive at a transition.
Courses: See maps (below). Descriptions follow.
Ski: Lower Soccer field, out to ...
2013 Mud n'Ice Quadrathlon - Maps, Courses and More
Start Time: Bib pickup and registration begins at 8:30am, at the Touring Center. DOR entries are available, for $10 above the online registration costs. The ski starts at 10:00am, from the ...
Mud n'Ice '13 Update: Open Water!
We're gearing up for the next event of the year, Keith Woodward's Mud n' Ice Quadrathlon. Given the recent round of Indian Winter, the Black River was looking too solid for paddling. But the water is open! John B and Keith confirmed that this afternoon. The paddle leg is likely to be a bit shorter than originally scheduled, but still a couple of miles.
Keep watching for updates on the website, and don't forget to pre-reg and save yourself some cash. Online registration is via Skireg.
Mud n'Ice '13 Update: Open Water!
We're gearing up for the next event of the year, Keith Woodward's Mud n' Ice Quadrathlon. Given the recent round of Indian Winter, the Black River was looking too solid for paddling. But the water ...
Yoga Continues into May
Keep up your yoga routine this spring! As things quiet down around the Outdoor Center in the interim between peak skiing and rowing seasons, we'll continue to offer bi-weekly yoga classes on Sundays and Wednesdays. Both classes are on the gentler side, but our instructors can accommodate yogis of all levels.
Sundays: 10:30-11:30am with Margaret Pitkin.
Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30pm with Mary Sayre/Chaya Thanhauser alternating.
Classes are free to all Center staff and guests, $5.00/session for COC members, and $10/session for all others. Classes are Tamarack lounge. Yoga mats, blocks and straps are available.
Yoga Continues into May
Keep up your yoga routine this spring! As things quiet down around the Outdoor Center in the interim between peak skiing and rowing seasons, we'll continue to offer bi-weekly yoga classes on Sundays ...
Callie and Phoebe bibbed up, focused and ready to go!
Can-Am Youth Grand Prix
Over the weekend of March 23nd and 24th, Middlebury's Rikert Touring Center saw a big turnout of 10- to 13-year-old skiers for the first annual Can-Am Youth Grand Prix. The event was a follow up to the Canadian Midget Championships, held February 16th through 18th in Quebec, Canada. The overall winners of the combined event scores were crowned North American Youth Champions. There were three races this past weekend in Middlebury, an individual start freestyle distance race, an individaul start freestyle prologue, and a classic pursuit start based on prologue results.
On Saturday in the freestyle 3k, CNSC's Finn Sweet finished 3rd in the 2002 (birth year) boys' race, just .1 second out of second place. Jack Young was not far behind in 5th, and David Moody was was 8th. Among 2001 boys, Griffin Wright was 3rd and Zander ...
Can-Am Youth Grand Prix
Over the weekend of March 23nd and 24th, Middlebury's Rikert Touring Center saw a big turnout of 10- to 13-year-old skiers for the first annual Can-Am Youth Grand Prix. The event was a follow up to ...
BKL racers head out onto the 5k Race Loop. The GRP's Maria Stuber accompanies in her cowgirl best.
Spring Fling BKL Results
In the midst of all the action today, with the women's Spring Tour 10k pursuit, men's Spring Tour 15k pursuit, and Spring Fling 15/30k all going off between 10:00 and 11:15am, we managed to release a speeding frenzy of BKL skiers onto to the trails. Even the youngest competitors did a full lap of our 5k race course, which is notorious for including "all the biggest hills." Not even Screamin' Mimi intimidated these kids though, and Craftsbury Nordic Club Skiers Cormac Leahy, Quincy Massey-Bierman, Griffin Wright, and Marika Massey-Bierman each won their age group competitions.
Spring Fling BKL Results
In the midst of all the action today, with the women's Spring Tour 10k pursuit, men's Spring Tour 15k pursuit, and Spring Fling 15/30k all going off between 10:00 and 11:15am, we managed to release ...
Results: Pursuit, Overall, and 15/30k Spring Fling
Lots of racing and results today. While the sun stayed away, thanks to the abundance of transforming snow and warming temps, racers faced a variable snowpack.
As was the case much of the weekend, Sophie Caldwell and Stratton T2 had it figured out. Caldwell stretched her already sizeable lead over the field over the 10k. The Craftsbury Green Racing Project's Hannah Dreissigacker grabbed second, 38s behind Caldwell (who knew biathletes could classic ski?), with UVM's Anja Gruber completing the podium six seconds later. Caldwell's win gave her a hat-trick for the weekend. The women's mini-tour podium was a mirror image of today's results, with Dreissigacker and Gruber flanking Caldwell on the podium.
On the men's side, SMS' Paddy Caldwell went down fighting, skiing to a six second win over teammate Eric Packer ...
Results: Pursuit, Overall, and 15/30k Spring Fling
Lots of racing and results today. While the sun stayed away, thanks to the abundance of transforming snow and warming temps, racers faced a variable snowpack.As was the case much of the weekend ...
Skiers started atop a flattened Mt. Craftsbury during yesterday's Prologue.
Post-Race Interviews with Caldwell, Packer & Patterson
Today's field in the skate sprint featured some of New England's top racers, including several who have represented the US at World Cup competitions over the course of this winter. Among those top athletes were Eric Packer of Stratton Mountain School's Elite Team, who won the men's race, his teammate Sophie Caldwell, who won the women's race, and the women's runner up, Caitlin Patterson, of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project. We caught up with each of them after the final heats and here's what they had to say.
Eric, you qualified 4th today, a little over 4.5 seconds behind your teammate, Sklyer Davis (US Ski Team/SMS T2). How did that feel?
Packer: I felt like I skied pretty well for me, but I've always struggled with qualifiers. That is the area in which I could improve ...
Post-Race Interviews with Caldwell, Packer & Patterson
Today's field in the skate sprint featured some of New England's top racers, including several who have represented the US at World Cup competitions over the course of this winter. Among those top ...
Tour Overall Standings through 2 Stages
Find cumulative Tour times through today's stage here. Start list is coming.
Tour Overall Standings through 2 Stages
Find cumulative Tour times through today's stage here. Start list is coming.
GRP Tour Sprint Results
Today's sprints tested the resolve of even the most hardened competitor - and their crafty wax techs! The skiers in the LF-only GRP Spring Tour met conditions just a bit over freezing, a couple inches of fresh snow over night, with a surprising amount continuing to fall throughout the day as the heats advanced. Topcoats were definitely a beguiling (though illegal for this weekend) choice.
Two competitors who made it work were Sophie Caldwell and Eric Packer, both of the SMS/T2 team. The teammates finished with gaps to the chasing pack in the heats. The rest of the women's field has their work cut out for them: with today's 1 minute time bonus, mini-tour leader Caldwell will enjoy a healthy cushion in tomorrow's handicap start pursuit (watch for tomorrow's start list and a cumulative overall classification to ...
GRP Tour Sprint Results
Today's sprints tested the resolve of even the most hardened competitor - and their crafty wax techs! The skiers in the LF-only GRP Spring Tour met conditions just a bit over freezing, a couple ...
Update: Prologue Course
Both men and women will be racing the "Men's Proglogue (3.6k) Course" on Friday, 3/22 for the Spring Tour Prologue. Course map available here.
Update: Prologue Course
Both men and women will be racing the "Men's Proglogue (3.6k) Course" on Friday, 3/22 for the Spring Tour Prologue. Course map available here.
Prologue Results
Great day of skiing! Racers started the 3.6k classic event on top of the plateau of Mt. Craftsbury, schussing down to the lower soccer field and on to sections of Race Loop.
The women were led home with a dominant performance by Sophie Caldwell. Caldwell put over half a minute in to UVM's Stephanie Kirk, who edged Elizabeth Guiney of UNH by a bit over a second.
Pat O'Brien enjoyed his home course, beating Patrick Caldwell of SMS by under a second. UVM's Scott Patterson rounded out the podium a couple seconds later to claim the last step of the podium, and the last mini-tour time bonus.
Tour action resumes tomorrow with freestyle sprints over the homologated sprint course here at Craftsbury. We'll be posting start lists soon, as well as any additional info.
Prologue Results
Great day of skiing! Racers started the 3.6k classic event on top of the plateau of Mt. Craftsbury, schussing down to the lower soccer field and on to sections of Race Loop.The women were led home ...
Men's Prologue course map.
Prologue Start List, LF Wax, Course Maps and more
Prologue Start list: Skiers, coaches, parents - please take a moment to review the startlist. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO USSA and FIS numbers! That is how your hard earned points will be properly credited. Send corrections to any information to racesecretary@craftsbury.com.
LF Waxing Only: We'd also like to remind all participants that waxing for these races (including all Spring Tour events and the 15/30k Spring Fling) is restricted to LF only. We're hoping to level the playing field a bit and keep this a low-key, low-impact and low-cost race series.
Spring Tour Course Maps: Are ...
Prologue Start List, LF Wax, Course Maps and more
Prologue Start list: Skiers, coaches, parents - please take a moment to review the startlist. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO USSA and FIS numbers! That is how your hard earned points will be ...
A bluebird day at Craftsbury.
Reminder: Registration Closes Today for LF-Only Spring Tour!
Registration: Registration for this weekend's Spring Tour closes TODAY - Thursday, March 21 at 5:00pm. Register now at SkiReg.com. There is no day-of-race registration for Tour events. However, Sunday's 15/30k classic technique Spring Fling will be open for day-of-race entrants for a $10 surcharge.
Seeding: Skiers, coaches, parents that registered prior to 5:00pm last night - please take a moment to review the seeds through that time (UPDATE: see news item w/new start list). Prologue will be reverse seeded, based on current USSA distance points, with FIS distance points used for athletes without a USSA license. Skiers without either will be started based on random draw.
We ...
Reminder: Registration Closes Today for LF-Only Spring Tour!
Registration: Registration for this weekend's Spring Tour closes TODAY - Thursday, March 21 at 5:00pm. Register now at SkiReg.com. There is no day-of-race registration for Tour events. However ...
March 16-17 Weekend Wrapup
Maine saw a good deal of Nordic skiing action last weekend, as it played host to two citizen's ski marathons in the Kingfield area as well as the Eastern High School Championship in Presque Isle. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the country, the Junior National Championships wrapped up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Here's a look at how Craftsbury skiers fared from East to West.
The Eastern High School Championships kicked off Friday, March 15th at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque-Isle, Maine. Representing Craftsbury as part of the Vermont Team, was Orli Schwartz of Middlesex. Schwartz took 35th in the 5k freestyle, 26th in the 7.5k classic, 47th in the 1.5k freestyle sprint, and anchored her mixed relay team which placed 32nd out of 49 teams. Her cumulative results for the weekened earned her a 28th place ...
March 16-17 Weekend Wrapup
Maine saw a good deal of Nordic skiing action last weekend, as it played host to two citizen's ski marathons in the Kingfield area as well as the Eastern High School Championship in Presque Isle. ...
March 16-17 Wrapup: Int'l Edition- Updated
OPA Cup Finals: Toblach, Italy
The Green Racing Project's standout rookie, Caitlin Patterson, wrapped up the European portion of her season at the OPA Cup Finals, held March 15-17 in Toblach, Italy. In the ladies' 2.5k freestyle prologue on March 15th, Patterson took 24th- the fourth of six American women finishers. The following day, in the 5k classic individual competition, Patterson was once again 24th, this time the third American with a time of 15:43.2. Sadie Bjornson (US Ski Team), fresh off the World Cup, won the race in a blistering time of 14:37.4. In the final race, a 10k freestyle pursuit, Patterson had her best finish of the weekend, skiing up from 24th to take 19th place overall.
FIS Cross-Country World Cup: Drammen, Norway
In the women's World Cup classic sprint in Drammen ...
March 16-17 Wrapup: Int'l Edition- Updated
OPA Cup Finals: Toblach, ItalyThe Green Racing Project's standout rookie, Caitlin Patterson, wrapped up the European portion of her season at the OPA Cup Finals, held March 15-17 in Toblach, Italy. ...
The TC in full spring BBQ mode during Skier appreciation Day 2011.
Craftsbury Skier Appreciation Day
Join us Sunday, March 24th, as we celebrate another amazing season at the Outdoor Center! With fresh snow and a weekend of sunshine on the forecast, this year's Craftsbury Skier Appreciation Day is not to be missed. Join us for free skiing, free rentals, free group lessons at 1:00pm, free sugar on snow, and a free BBQ starting around noon. In addition, don't miss the culminating races of the Craftsbury Spring Tour, featuring some of New England's top cross-country ski racers, starting at 10am. The annual citizen's Craftsbury Spring Fling race- with 15k and 30k options- kicks off around 11:15am. Whether an avid racer, casual ski-tourer, volunteer, spectator, snow-shoe trekker, snow-angel-maker, or BBQ enthousiast, we honor all those who contribute to our wintertime community.
Craftsbury Skier Appreciation Day
Join us Sunday, March 24th, as we celebrate another amazing season at the Outdoor Center! With fresh snow and a weekend of sunshine on the forecast, this year's Craftsbury Skier Appreciation Day is ...
Volunteers needed & Raffle coming up!
Sunday, March 24th, we will honor our generous corps of volunteers with a raffle full of goodies! If you've helped us out this winter, come join the fun after the conclusion of the Spring Tour. Haven't volunteered yet? You're in luck! We still need volunteers for all three days of the Spring Tour.
Friday 3/22: Prologue race starts at 3:30pm. Volunteers needed from 3:00pm to about 5:00pm.
Saturday 3/23: Sprint qualification starts at 10:00am and heats start at noon. Racing should be over by 2:00pm. (Free biathlon clinic to follow, should you be interested in participating or helping out!)
Sunday 3/24: Races start at 10:00am and continue to around 2:00pm.
BBQ (and Sugar-on-Snow!) will begin around noon on ...
Volunteers needed & Raffle coming up!
Sunday, March 24th, we will honor our generous corps of volunteers with a raffle full of goodies! If you've helped us out this winter, come join the fun after the conclusion of the Spring Tour. ...
Your instructors, as seen on TV.
Upcoming Biathlon Clinic and BKL Race
In conjunction with the Craftsbury Spring Tour being held the weekend of March 22-24, local biathletes including US Biathlon Team members Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker are offering a biathlon clinic and exhibition race. This event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd, following the conclusion of the Spring Tour sprint heats, around 2pm at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.
Fresh off the World Cup in Europe, Dunklee and Dreissigacker will team up with other local biathletes for a short relay at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's new mini biathlon range, located right in the stadium of the lower field. After the race, everyone will get a chance to learn how to shoot a biathlon rifle, with guidance from US Biathlon coach, Algis Shalna. The US Biathlon Association is providing prizes, including official US Team ...
Upcoming Biathlon Clinic and BKL Race
In conjunction with the Craftsbury Spring Tour being held the weekend of March 22-24, local biathletes including US Biathlon Team members Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker are offering a ...
A sunny day at the camp on the hill.
No Highland Shuttle, Charley's Closure
We've got great conditions on our core trails, but things are a bit more adventurous further afield. We've closed many of the outlaying trails, and as such, we will not be running a shuttle to Highland Lodge for the remainder of the season.
Likewise, we've enjoyed a great year at Charley's Cabin, but that too will be closing with the shifting season. Come celebrate the winter of fun this weekend: grab some older skis and head on up to Hosmer Point this Saturday as we wrap up the season of treating skiers to hot cocoa and cookies in the cozy confines of the cabin. Enjoy the Cabin's closing day from 10:00am-3:00pm, March 16. (We'll keep grooming the core trails at least through the 24th, for the Spring Tour and Spring Fling, and beyond if we can provide good conditions).
Hope you got over to ...
No Highland Shuttle, Charley's Closure
We've got great conditions on our core trails, but things are a bit more adventurous further afield. We've closed many of the outlaying trails, and as such, we will not be running a shuttle to ...
Last year's ribbon of snow for the M's 50k.
GRP Spring Tour is a GO!
The Craftsbury Spring Tour is a go for the weekend of March 22-24 at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. While it rained steadily Wednesday in northern VT and through most of New England, we can still report a solid base. Our backup ‘Mount Craftsbury’ of manmade snow will also ensure solid conditions for these final events of the season. We have about 40 athletes currently registered including members of the Green Racing Project, MWSC, Stratton Mountain School, Middlebury and Dartmouth, to name a few. Come join us for the last NRL/FIS races of the season and celebrate spring in style for what is shaping up to be a great series of races.
This 3rd edition of the Spring Tour features three races including a prologue, full sprint with heats, and a distance pursuit start event on Sunday to wrap things up. We ...
GRP Spring Tour is a GO!
The Craftsbury Spring Tour is a go for the weekend of March 22-24 at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. While it rained steadily Wednesday in northern VT and through most of New England, we can still ...
March 9-10 Roundup: Int'l Edition
FIS Cross-Country World Cup: Lahti, Finland
On March 9th at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lahti, Finland, the Green Racing Project's Ida Sargent qualified 38th in the Ladies' Freestyle Sprint, 2 seconds out of the top 30. Three American women qualified; Kikkan Randall, Sadie Bjornson and Jessie Diggins took 11th, 13th, and 16th, respectively. In the heats, Randall once again skied to the victory, solidifying her title as the 2013 World Cup Sprint Champion. Bjornson's 9th place was a new personal best, and Diggins, who did not advance from the quarter-finals, ended up 25th.
The following day, in the Ladies' 10k Classic individual start, Bjornson had another excellent race, leading the way for US women in 18th place. Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen tied for 28th, and Sargent finished 44th, 1.4 seconds ...
March 9-10 Roundup: Int'l Edition
FIS Cross-Country World Cup: Lahti, FinlandOn March 9th at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lahti, Finland, the Green Racing Project's Ida Sargent qualified 38th in the Ladies' Freestyle Sprint, 2 ...
SNOC Challenge Cup, back in Craftsbury possession, thanks to great turnout at week 8 of our series.
'12-13 Weekly Winter Race Series Wraps-up
The inaugural Craftsbury weekly winter race series has drawn to a close. Your overall winners:
Emily Dreissigacker
Eric Hanson
Emily's win is a testament to how the GRP rowers embraced the events this winter. Further proof can be found in Eric Hanson's narrow victory over rower John Graves: 8 points separated the two, with John doing one fewer race than Eric.
You can find the series winners (and age group winners), as well as series totals here. We had far more raindrops than participants yesterday, so all winners can pick their prizes up from John Brodhead at any point during normal business hours at the Center.
Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us this winter - it was a lot ...
'12-13 Weekly Winter Race Series Wraps-up
The inaugural Craftsbury weekly winter race series has drawn to a close. Your overall winners:Emily Dreissigacker Eric HansonEmily's win is a testament to how the GRP rowers embraced the events this ...
CL Masters Clinic March 15
In lieu of our Wednesday Masters clinic, we'll be offering a classic technique clinic with Pepa this Friday, March 15 at 3:30pm for masters skiers who do some amount of racing. An afternoon of instruction and video review. Clinic available to Craftsbury members for $30/session, or $100 for the whole season. Full details.
Join Pepa and brush up on your CL technique for the 15/30k Spring Fling!
CL Masters Clinic March 15
In lieu of our Wednesday Masters clinic, we'll be offering a classic technique clinic with Pepa this Friday, March 15 at 3:30pm for masters skiers who do some amount of racing. An afternoon of ...
John, Gina, and Pavel at the start of the 42k. Moments later a broken pole ended Gina's race.
March 9-10 Weekend Race Review
The weekend of March 9-10 (and week preceding really) proved very successful for Craftsbury Nordic, as skiers brought home gold medals from the Bretton Woods Marathon and US Biathlon Championships.
Craftsbury was well-represented at this year's Bretton Woods Marathon, which took place under a beatiful, clear, blue sky on Saturday, March 9th at the Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Alex Howe of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) was the champion of this year's 42k marathon, winning in a time of 2:05:27, a minute and twenty seconds ahead of runner-up John Dixon of Colby College. Also competing in the 42k marathon were John Brodhead, who finished 42nd overall and 2nd in the M8 group, and Paul Bierman, who finished 68th overall and 8th in M5 age group.
In the 21k half-marathon ...
March 9-10 Weekend Race Review
The weekend of March 9-10 (and week preceding really) proved very successful for Craftsbury Nordic, as skiers brought home gold medals from the Bretton Woods Marathon and US Biathlon ...
Craftsbury at 2013 J2 Champs
This past weekend, Vermont's 40 best J2 (14-15 year old) boys and girls competed against teams from Maine, Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire as well as Michigan and Wisconsin during four races over three days. For the first time since 2007, Vermont won the overall team title edging out Maine. The team title came down to the final mixed relay event with 47 teams of 2 boys and 2 girls skiing classic and skate legs. Vermont's first team beat Maine at the line by 0.2 seconds. Anders Hanson of Craftsbury scrambled for the winning relay team. Hanson also placed 8th in the skate sprint (first Vermont finisher), 14th in the 5k skate, and 16th in the 5k classic races. Jacob Morse, also of Craftsbury, was 42nd in the sprint race, 47th in the 5k skate, and 63rd in the 5k classic. On the girl's side for Craftsbury, Lauren ...
Craftsbury at 2013 J2 Champs
This past weekend, Vermont's 40 best J2 (14-15 year old) boys and girls competed against teams from Maine, Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire as well as Michigan and Wisconsin during four ...
Team CampHead, hellbent for leather in the paddling section.
Mud n'Ice 2013 - DATE CHANGE
Now you don't have to choose between family Easter dinner and multisport fun! We've moved the race to Saturday, March 30.
The fabled race is back, resurrected by groomer Keith Woodward! The exact course is TBD, but we can say you'll start your day on our ski trails with 10k freestyle, followed by ~5 miles of running, a ~5 mile paddle, capped with a 12mi bike on lovely Kingdom dirt roads in mud season.
Enter online via Skireg. Craftsbury houseguests race for FREE - email us for a code to enter at checkout. Craftsbury
Mud n'Ice 2013 - DATE CHANGE
Now you don't have to choose between family Easter dinner and multisport fun! We've moved the race to Saturday, March 30.The fabled race is back, resurrected by groomer Keith Woodward! The exact ...
"Nicky, this is not so bad..."
FS Masters Clinic March 8
In lieu of our Wednesday Masters clinic, we'll be offering a freestyle technique clinic with Pepa this Friday, March 8 at 3:30pm for masters skiers who do some amount of racing. An afternoon of instruction and video review. Clinic available to Craftsbury members for $30/session, or $100 for the whole season. Full details.
FS Masters Clinic March 8
In lieu of our Wednesday Masters clinic, we'll be offering a freestyle technique clinic with Pepa this Friday, March 8 at 3:30pm for masters skiers who do some amount of racing. An afternoon of ...
We closed 2012 with the men's 50k on the spring's ribbon of snow.
GRP Spring Tour & Spring Fling
We'll close our competitive ski season March 22-24 with the Craftsbury Spring Tour - a three-day mini-tour with a citizen's race on Sunday. Racing begins Friday, March 22nd, with a 3k classical prologue. Saturday pits racers against each other in a skate sprint with full heats. Bonus seconds for the tour will be awarded to the top 10 and top 30 in the prologue and sprint event. The Spring Tour concludes Sunday the 24th, with a 10/15k classic pursuit, based on aggregate time from the two previous days. Sunday is also the popular mass start event: the Craftsbury Spring Fling 15/30k (this year in a classical format however). Citizen's racers will start in a wave after the final pursuit starter.
Come celebrate another great season in Craftsbury! We're even offering a special logding deal to accompany the Tour ...
GRP Spring Tour & Spring Fling
We'll close our competitive ski season March 22-24 with the Craftsbury Spring Tour - a three-day mini-tour with a citizen's race on Sunday. Racing begins Friday, March 22nd, with a 3k classical ...
2013-14 GRP Ski Application Open
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 training year. Space will be limited, but we hope to be able to add a few new members to the team. Applications will be due by April 1 and decisions will be made by April 15 at the latest.
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project is enjoying another successful year, with one member on the USST, several others who got World Cup starts, two members on the USBA World Cup squad, an USST U23 team member, several top-10s at Nationals, SuperTour podiums, and the Eastern Cup overall women’s winner to name a few highlights of the year thus far.
The GRP is a program of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is:
1) to support and promote participation and excellence in ...
2013-14 GRP Ski Application Open
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 training year. Space will be limited, but we hope to be able to add a few new members to the team. ...
VT High School State Champs
Most of the Craftsbury Junior ski team closed out February by representing their high schools at the Vermont High School XC Ski State Championship meet.
On Thursday, February 21st, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosted the freestyle technique portion of Vermont State Champs. In the Division I boys' 5k freestyle, Patrick Lawlor, who skis for St. Johnsbury Academy and trains with the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club (CNSC), took 20th place with a time of 16:59. In the girls' 5k freestyle, Patrick's sister Caroline Lawlor (St. J/CNSC) placed 65th. Lauren Gillot (St. J/CNSC) broke into the top 10, taking 7th in a time of 18:08 and placing first for her team. Caroline and Lauren were joined by two other St. J skiers in the girls' freestyle relay in which they took 7th out of 11 Division I teams. Gillot anchored the relay ...
VT High School State Champs
Most of the Craftsbury Junior ski team closed out February by representing their high schools at the Vermont High School XC Ski State Championship meet.On Thursday, February 21st, the Craftsbury ...
2013 Birkebeiner & Elite Sprints
The GRP skiers wrapped up their February trip to the midwest with the 2013 American Birkebeiner, February 23rd. As a precursor to the 50k main event that runs between Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin, some team members also competed in the Birkie Elite Sprint showcase on Thursday, February 21st on Main Street in downtown Hayward.
Tim Reynolds, Gordon Vermeer, Caitlin Patterson, and Clare Egan represented the GRP in the Birkie Elite Sprints. The annual event follows a unique format in which pairs of skiers face off in a head-to-head sprint from the top of Main Street to the bottom and back, for a total of about 300 meters. The most exciting part, in addition to the many photo-finishes, comes at the bottom of Main Street, where each skier has to maneuver 180 degrees around a six-foot-tall (foam-wrapped) post. The ...
2013 Birkebeiner & Elite Sprints
The GRP skiers wrapped up their February trip to the midwest with the 2013 American Birkebeiner, February 23rd. As a precursor to the 50k main event that runs between Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin ...
Caitlin (left) and Scando Cup teammates.
GRPer Caitlin Patterson's Quietly Stellar Season
With Green Racing Project skiers spread all across the world racing in cross-country and biathlon events, it’s hard to keep tabs on everyone! But amidst all the hustle and bustle, GRP “freshman” Caitlin Patterson has quietly been having an absolutely stellar season on the domestic and international race circuits.
Caitlin’s results in early-season racing portended good things to come. Several top-5 finishes in SuperTours and at US Nationals qualified her for North American World Cup starts and U23 World Championships, respectively.
Those U23 Championships were part of Caitlin’s first trip to Europe this season. Representing the United States in Liberec, Czech Republic, she turned in some of the team’s top results: 14th in the ...
GRPer Caitlin Patterson's Quietly Stellar Season
With Green Racing Project skiers spread all across the world racing in cross-country and biathlon events, it’s hard to keep tabs on everyone! But amidst all the hustle and bustle, GRP ...
2013 Sculling Interns
After careful consideration of many qualified candidates, we're pleased to announce our 2013 roster of sculling interns:
Sarabeth Ritch – Asheboro, NC, University of North Carolina
Chloe Lewis – Bronxville, NY, Ithaca College
Alyssa Randell – Fairfax, VA, Robinson Crew - attending U.S. Naval Academy beginning fall 2013
Lily Proom – Hanover, NH, Middlebury College
Reid Cucci – Montclair, NJ, Virginia Tech
Katie Williams – Bethesda MD, Walter Johnson High School
Walker Ferris – Savannah, GA, University of Georgia
William Stogin – Wilmette, IL, New Trier High School
Gabe Knisely – New Haven, CT, Choate Rosemary Hall
Alex Loy – Ballston Lake, NY, Trinity College (Hartford)
Alisha Park – Bryn Mawr, PA ...
2013 Sculling Interns
After careful consideration of many qualified candidates, we're pleased to announce our 2013 roster of sculling interns:Sarabeth Ritch – Asheboro, NC, University of North Carolina Chloe Lewis ...
Feb. 23-24 Weekend Race Review
On Saturday, February 23rd, Ford Sayre nordic club hosted the annual Silver Fox Trot at Strafford Nordic Center, in Strafford, VT. Over 200 BKL skiers and 70 citizen racers enjoyed the mid-winter conditions. In the 1st & 2nd grade boys' race, Alan Moody and Cormac Leahy once again took first and second, continuing their dominant season on the BKL circuit. Alan won by 7 seconds, and Cormac was 18 seconds ahead of third place. Alan and Cormac also competed in the 3rd & 4th grade boys' race, though this time Cormac was the first of the pair to finish, taking 4th, only 1 second out of 3rd and 15 seconds out of the lead. Alan was 11th, following his older brother David Moody, who squeaked into the top 10 with a 9th place finish. Quincy Massey-Bierman won the 3rd & 4th grade girls' race, and skied again in the 5th & 6th grade ...
Feb. 23-24 Weekend Race Review
On Saturday, February 23rd, Ford Sayre nordic club hosted the annual Silver Fox Trot at Strafford Nordic Center, in Strafford, VT. Over 200 BKL skiers and 70 citizen racers enjoyed the mid-winter ...
Hopefully the younger generation will join the Craftsbury cause Wednesday!
Reminder: "Tuesday" Race on Wednesday!
Oddly enough, Tuesday's weekly race (mass start CL) will be on Wednesday, February 27. This race is part of the SNOC Challenge series, a friendly inter-club rivalry that Stowe Nordic organizes annually. In addition to points being scored for our weekly series, the same points will also be used to figure team scores between Onion River Nordic, Craftsbury and Stowe. Come out a week from today, score points for yourself and Craftsbury in this low-key event!
Tuesday (and one Wednesday...) Night Race Series Info
Reminder: "Tuesday" Race on Wednesday!
Oddly enough, Tuesday's weekly race (mass start CL) will be on Wednesday, February 27. This race is part of the SNOC Challenge series, a friendly inter-club rivalry that Stowe Nordic organizes ...
Animal Tracking Snow Shoe Adventure
Saturday March 2nd, join the Hosmer Ponds Watershed Initiative for a snowshoe outing in the Black River watershed.
Meet at 9:30am at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's north parking lot. We'll likely carpool up to Hosmer Point and snowshoe across the valley over beaver ponds and through a mix of forest types. Plan for a 2-3 hour walk with some ups and downs and bushwacking off trail. Bring a snack and/or lunch and ...
Animal Tracking Snow Shoe Adventure
Saturday March 2nd, join the Hosmer Ponds Watershed Initiative for a snowshoe outing in the Black River watershed.Meet at 9:30am at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's north parking lot. We'll ...
Images courtesy of Gina Campoli.
Craftsbury Masters at '13 World Championships
For the past week, a group of Craftsbury Nordic Master skiers have been competing at the 2013 Master's World Championships, held in Asiago, Italy. John Brodhead, Peter Harris, George Hall, and Gina Campoli have represented the club with flying colors, often finishing as the top American in their races. In fact, their lowest finish relative to other Americans was second place - a solid week.
Competition kicked off last Saturday and ran through this morning. Racing was tough throughout, but the painful day looked to be Monday, with two races in the day: a 5-10k Classic in the morning, chased by a 5-10k Freestyle in the afternoon (distances vary with participant's age and gender). The event also included a 4x5k CL/FS relay on Wednesday.
John Brodhead finished 24th overall and was the 1st American ...
Craftsbury Masters at '13 World Championships
For the past week, a group of Craftsbury Nordic Master skiers have been competing at the 2013 Master's World Championships, held in Asiago, Italy. John Brodhead, Peter Harris, George Hall, and Gina ...
Coach Ely Wins Iwaki Marathon
On February 10th, Craftsbury running coach and 2012 Kauai’i Marathon champion Brett Ely of Eugene, OR scored her first international victory by winning the Iwaki City Sunshine Marathon in Japan. Iwaki City is about 125 miles north of Tokyo. Coach Ely’s winning time of 2:49:04 was also a new course record. Ely’s win in Kauai’i last September earned her the trip to Iwaki City due to a partnership between the two marathons whereby each race hosts the winner of their respective races.
Coach Ely’s report was upbeat, “I got back a few days ago and it was amazing! The race ended up going well but more important it was just an incredible life adventure. Racing and winning a marathon in Japan was a life dream come true. I loved it there and wished I could have stayed longer. The people ...
Coach Ely Wins Iwaki Marathon
On February 10th, Craftsbury running coach and 2012 Kauai’i Marathon champion Brett Ely of Eugene, OR scored her first international victory by winning the Iwaki City Sunshine Marathon in ...
The World Masters was just one event where Craftsbury had athletes this past weekend.
Feb. 16-17 Weekend Race Review
This past weekend, Craftsbury Nordic skiers of all ages competed in Maine, Wisconsin, Switzerland and Italy. How'd it go? Check it out!
World Cup in Davos, Switzerland
2/16: In the ladies' classic sprint, CGRP/US Ski Team racer Ida Sargent was the 2nd US woman qualifier, following Kikkan Randall's 5th place with a strong 17th place. Holly Brooks also qualified, in 21st, while Sadie Bjornson and Sophie Caldwell rounded out the US women's squad's results just missing the heats with a tie for 32nd place. Randall, Sargent and Brooks finished 8th, 18th and 23rd in the heats. Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland impressively won both the qualifier and the heats. On the men's side, the only two US men to enter the race, Simi Hamilton and Andy Newell, qualified 5th and 6th. In the heats, Newell made the A-Final ...
Feb. 16-17 Weekend Race Review
This past weekend, Craftsbury Nordic skiers of all ages competed in Maine, Wisconsin, Switzerland and Italy. How'd it go? Check it out!World Cup in Davos, Switzerland2/16: In the ladies' classic ...
From top: Susan drilling it, Hannah on TV, Sus cheering Han, the Geer/Dreissigacker family in Czech.
Biathlon World Champs Recap
GRP biathletes Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker just finished up racing in the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. This was Susan’s second World Champs, and Hannah’s first. Nove Mesto is located in an area of Czech with rolling farmland spotted with forest and crisscrossed by tree-lined roads. In some ways it resembles the Northeast Kingdom, though with a few more soviet-era apartment buildings and factories, and more smoke from coal-burning stoves. The race venue featured beautiful newly-cut trails with challenging hills, and a huge stadium for seating the more than 20,000 boisterous spectators who came to watch.
The races kicked off with a mixed relay, which Susan competed in along with teammates Annelies Cook, Lowell Bailey, and Leif Nordgren. Susan ...
Biathlon World Champs Recap
GRP biathletes Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker just finished up racing in the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. This was Susan’s second World Champs ...
Quincy and Jack model the hardware.
2013 BKL Festival Results
Last weekend a solid group of Craftsbury skiers represented Northeast Vermont at the 2013 Bill Koch League Festival at Weston Ski Track, just outside of Boston, MA. Accompanied by junior coach Jeremy Nellis, skiers ranging in age from first to eighth grade competed in a classic race and a skate sprint on Sunday, February 10th. The distance of each race varied depending on the age of the participants.
Classic Race:
In the 1st & 2nd grade boys' 1k classic, VT skiers swept the podium, with our own Alan Moody bringing home the sivler medal. In the 1st & 2nd grade girls' race, Esther Cuneo of Williston, another familiar face from NWVT and Craftsbury BKL camper, took gold, with Waterbury's Julia Thurston leading NEVT in 10th.
In the 3rd & 4th grade girls' 2k classic, Quincy Massey-Bierman took second in ...
2013 BKL Festival Results
Last weekend a solid group of Craftsbury skiers represented Northeast Vermont at the 2013 Bill Koch League Festival at Weston Ski Track, just outside of Boston, MA. Accompanied by junior coach ...
VT J2/EHS Qualifier
We were honored to host the Vermont State J2 and Eastern High School Championship Qualifiers this past Sunday. Skiers raced twice: ~3k classic, ~3k skate - both interval start. The two times are combined to determine who'll represent the state of Vermont at the J2 Championships and Eastern High School Championships in about a month.
The eleven Craftsbury skiers fared quite well. Anders Hanson and Jacob Morse will be representing the Green Mountain state in the J2 Championships. Hannah Miller will represent Vermont and Craftsbury at the Eastern High School Event. Craftsbury skier Orli Schwartz had arguably the best day of all, as her performance netted her a start at both the J2 and the High School Champs! See full results for the complete rundown of all the times:
VT J2/EHS Qualifier
We were honored to host the Vermont State J2 and Eastern High School Championship Qualifiers this past Sunday. Skiers raced twice: ~3k classic, ~3k skate - both interval start. The two times ...
CNSC JR's in VPA Ski Race Action
Familiar Craftsbury names are once again at the top of the results list this year in local high school competitions as the Vermont State Championship approaches. In the St. Johnsbury Nordic Race held at Burke on January 19th, Craftsbury Academy's Anders Hanson took first overall, followed by Patrick Lawlor (St. J) in second, Jacob Morse (CA) in fifth, and Xavier Koontz-Miller (indep.) in seventh. In the girls race, Lauren Gillot (St. J) won with a time of 22:40, besting her competition by over three-and-a-half minutes. CA's Olivia Jones took fourth.
Anders Hanson posted another great result on Monday, January 28th in the Lamoille Union High School race held here at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Hanson was just one second off the podium and three seconds off the lead with a solid fourth place out of 34 varsity boy ...
CNSC JR's in VPA Ski Race Action
Familiar Craftsbury names are once again at the top of the results list this year in local high school competitions as the Vermont State Championship approaches. In the St. Johnsbury Nordic Race ...
Craftsbury 5/10k Snowshoe Results
We've hosted a wide variety of races at Craftsbury over the years, but to anyone's awareness here, we'd never done a snowshoe race before last Sunday. A small field of intrepid 'shoers tackled the Keith Woodward trail mixing singletrack and ski trail. Results:
10k
David Loutzenheiser 43:29.98
Paul Bazanchuk 44:30.18
Zeke Zucker 58:38.90
5k
Keith Woodward 23:16.94
Irene Manion 45:53.52
It bears mention that 10k winner Loutzenheiser had completed the 50k Marathon the day prior! Wow! Perhaps a combined category for next year?
Thanks to everyone who joined us! Looking forward to future iterations of the event.
Craftsbury 5/10k Snowshoe Results
We've hosted a wide variety of races at Craftsbury over the years, but to anyone's awareness here, we'd never done a snowshoe race before last Sunday. A small field of intrepid 'shoers tackled the ...
CANCELLED: Winter Tri #3
It's with heavy hearts we cancel the third winter tri due to a combination of weather-related issues, low enrollment, and other schedule conflicts. Keep your eyes open for out Mud n'Ice Quadrathlon, March 31 for more multi-sport fun! Questions? Contact Keith.
CANCELLED: Winter Tri #3
It's with heavy hearts we cancel the third winter tri due to a combination of weather-related issues, low enrollment, and other schedule conflicts. Keep your eyes open for out Mud n'Ice ...
Marathon Pictures
Neighbor (and Craftsbury member!) Elinor Osborn has shared a great gallery of images from the '13 Marathon on her website. Check them out!
Additional photos can be found on the Green Racing Project blog.
Marathon Pictures
Neighbor (and Craftsbury member!) Elinor Osborn has shared a great gallery of images from the '13 Marathon on her website. Check them out!Additional photos can be found on the Green Racing Project ...
Ida and Sadie after the CL Team Sprint.
Ida's WC 6th Headlines GRP Ski Weekend
Ida Sargent must already be excited for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Last weekend in the venue’s inaugural World Cup weekend, she placed a season-best 6th place in the FR sprint, her third top-10 World Cup sprint result this season. That was on Friday. After placing a solid 37th in Saturday’s skiathlon, she and USST teammate Sadie Bjornsen teamed up to win 5th in the CL team sprint on Sunday, improving on the 7th and 9th place team sprint results she’s already earned this season.
Ida will have one last WC sprint tune-up in Davos, Switzerland next week before heading to Italy for World Championships, where she’s expected to contest the CL sprint and FR team sprint among other races. Final start lists ...
Ida's WC 6th Headlines GRP Ski Weekend
Ida Sargent must already be excited for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Last weekend in the venue’s inaugural World Cup weekend, she placed a season-best 6th place in the FR sprint ...
The Flying Q - Quincy Massey-Bierman - giving it in the Mansfield Duathlon.
BKL & JR Skiers Post Impressive Results
Craftsbury's Bill koch League (BKL) and Junior racers have been posting impressive results over the past several weeks as they gear up for the annual BKL Festival and Eastern Cup Finals.
BKL:
On January 26th in Waterbury, CNSC had another spectacular showing, winning every age/gender category they entered, except for just one, in which they captured 2nd and 3rd. Alan Moody, Anna Isselhardt, Cormac Leahy, Jack Young, and Phoebe Sweet were all age-class winners. For complete results from the Waterbury BKL race, see Here.
On January 27th, the Mount Mansfield Nordic Club hosted their annual duathlon, where kids classic ski the first laps on classic ...
BKL & JR Skiers Post Impressive Results
Craftsbury's Bill koch League (BKL) and Junior racers have been posting impressive results over the past several weeks as they gear up for the annual BKL Festival and Eastern Cup Finals.BKL:On ...
New HP Family Camp
Every year HP parents ask, "When is it my turn to go to camp?" Well, we're happy to answer: this year! August 22-25, come as a family to enjoy the camp experience at our sister organization, Hosmer Point. Stay in one cabin, enjoy the great food and spend quality time together. Enjoy lots of free time as well as our scheduled programs for every family member. Family camp pricing includes all your meals, programs, waterfront activities, campfires and more. For more information, check out the camp website.
New HP Family Camp
Every year HP parents ask, "When is it my turn to go to camp?" Well, we're happy to answer: this year! August 22-25, come as a family to enjoy the camp experience at our sister organization, Hosmer ...
GRPer Bryan Cook.
2013 Marathon Survey
We're always looking to improve our events. When you have a minute or two, please check out our survey. Things that went well, things that we can improve - we want to hear it all so the 2014 Marathon is even better than this year! Thanks for your help!
2013 Marathon Survey
We're always looking to improve our events. When you have a minute or two, please check out our survey. Things that went well, things that we can improve - we want to hear it all so the 2014 ...
2013 Men's wave getting underway.
2013 Marathon Results
Searchable results are up.
Congrats to our winners!
Kris Freeman, M 50k - 2:13:56.6 (Dad Donovan also won today, in the M7-8 division)
Caitlin Curran F 50k - 3:01:37.5
Eric Darling, M 25k - 01:19:33.0
Eileen Carey, F 25k - 01:30:17.6
Thanks one and all for coming out! We'll be posting a survey in the next day or so. Let us know what went well, and what we need to keep working on.
2013 Marathon Results
Searchable results are up. Congrats to our winners!Kris Freeman, M 50k - 2:13:56.6 (Dad Donovan also won today, in the M7-8 division)Caitlin Curran F 50k - 3:01:37.5Eric Darling, M 25k - ...
The base has remained on the core trails and is grooming up well.
Marathon Update 4 - Startlist and Maps
Course - 12.5k lap is looking good. We've been grooming and shuttling snow to patch thin spots all day. Check the maps of the course and the stadium.
Startlist - Check your name, birthday, race category and start wave. Remember: waves are self-seeding, so no stress about your bib number - there is no formal seeding. Report any changes to registration/bib pickup - either tonight, 5:00-9:00pm at the Academy gym, or tomorrow morning 7:00-8:30am. List.
TONIGHT! Jr/BKL fundraising pasta feed, $15, 5:00-8:00pm ...
Marathon Update 4 - Startlist and Maps
Course - 12.5k lap is looking good. We've been grooming and shuttling snow to patch thin spots all day. Check the maps of the course and the stadium.Startlist - Check your name, birthday, race ...
Gordon Vermeer during Sunday's Freestyle Pursuit.
Tour de Twin Cities Wrap
Starting last Friday, the GRP skiers charged into the second weekend of competition at the Tour de Twin Cities with just four days of rest since contesting the first weekend. After racing two distance races on January 19-20, one classic and one skate, the second weekend (January 25-27) featured a classic sprint, an individual start classic 5/10K, and a 10/15K freestyle pursuit to wrap up the Tour.
At the Tour’s midway break, Clare Egan sat inside the top-6 mark to win overall Tour money. Nils Koons, Bryan Cook, and Dylan McGuffin sat within striking distance with ranks in the top dozen men, with Patrick O’Brien, Gordon Vermeer, and Alex Howe in the teens.
Clare, Patrick, Alex, and Dylan (6th, 4th, 7th, and 9th ...
Tour de Twin Cities Wrap
Starting last Friday, the GRP skiers charged into the second weekend of competition at the Tour de Twin Cities with just four days of rest since contesting the first weekend. After racing two ...
The weather did make the monthly jump in to Big Hosmer more palatable. See the blog for more.
Marathon Update 3
At this point Thursday morning we are still go for a 11 or 12k loop starting and finishing at the Center for the Marathon on Saturday. ~25k will be 2 laps, ~50k will be 4. Groomers say there is minimal flooding on Ruthies so it should be usable for the marathon. Core trails are in good shape but with some thin spots. Temps have started to drop from the high 40’s, and precip is swinging to snow even. Skiing is limited to the man made loop only today, other trails are being closed this morning in anticipation of freeze up later today (we don’t want to be left with frozen snow ruts). We anticipate that the trails should groom up fine once the temps drop below freezing. Thanks for your patience and think snow!
Marathon Update 3
At this point Thursday morning we are still go for a 11 or 12k loop starting and finishing at the Center for the Marathon on Saturday. ~25k will be 2 laps, ~50k will be 4. Groomers say there is ...
Temp at 12:30.
Marathon Entrant Instructions Posted
Ready to get your laps on? Find all the details for a perfect race day at our Entrant Instructions page.
Marathon Entrant Instructions Posted
Ready to get your laps on? Find all the details for a perfect race day at our Entrant Instructions page.
Temp at 12:30
Marathon Update 2
The 32nd Annual TD Bank Craftsbury Marathon will be run on a lap course this Saturday, starting and finishing at the Center. Given the depth of the forecasted thaw and rain totals, there’s no way to defend the point to point course adequately this year. Stay tuned to www.craftsbury.com for full details, revamped course maps, etc.
Registration on Skireg remains open until midnight tonight!
Marathon Update 2
The 32nd Annual TD Bank Craftsbury Marathon will be run on a lap course this Saturday, starting and finishing at the Center. Given the depth of the forecasted thaw and rain totals, there’s no ...
Caitlin in bib 16, during the classic leg of the skiathlon. Image from www.liberec2013.cz
2 Top-20s for Patterson at U23 Worlds
GRP skier Caitlin Patterson led the North American women with two top-20 finishes in the 10k skate and 15k pursuit at U23 World Championships last week. In the 10k skate on Thursday, Caitlin started conservatively but was able to move up throughout the race and use a strong last lap to cement her result. She tied for 14th place, 1:41.5 behind winner Ragnhild Haga of Norway.
In Saturday's 15k mass start pursuit, a race that entails 7.5k of classic and then 7.5k of skate, Caitlin was 19th. She finished the classic leg in 21st place, then skied the 16th fastest skate leg to move up to 19th place, 1:45.8 behind repeat-winner Haga.
Caitlin remains in Europe for two more weeks, where she'll be racing in Scandinavian Cups in Latvia and Estonia on February 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th.
2 Top-20s for Patterson at U23 Worlds
GRP skier Caitlin Patterson led the North American women with two top-20 finishes in the 10k skate and 15k pursuit at U23 World Championships last week. In the 10k skate on Thursday, Caitlin started ...
Trinitasaloppet '13
We were happy to have a group from Trinity College join us last week for what's become a rite of winter. The small group skied a ton with instruction from Craftsbury staff, and were lead through dryland work by the Center's Troy Howell.
And of course, there was the running of the Trinitasaloppet, a interval start freestyle race around Duck Pond. While a small group, the event was no less fiercely contested than other iterations. This year's winner was group leader Ed Slater, in a time of 12:10. On the women's side, Claire Barkin covered the course in 13:50. As always, it was a treat to host the Trinity group. Find full results below.
Do you have a group, team or club looking for a place to get together this winter? We have accommodations from basic to beyond, , large gathering spaces (and the ...
Trinitasaloppet '13
We were happy to have a group from Trinity College join us last week for what's become a rite of winter. The small group skied a ton with instruction from Craftsbury staff, and were lead through ...
Long Distance NE Ski-O Championship
This MLK day, around 30 intrepid ski orienteers contested the long distance event of the New England Ski-O Championship weekend. Four courses were offered, with distances ranging from a minimum distance of 5.5k to 15.4k. The cold tested the participants almost as much as the challenging terrain and route-finding.
The day's winners were Jim Zajac (Blue - 5.5k min), Ed Despard (Green - 9.4k min), Craftsbury's own Allison Van Akkeren broke the tape first in the Red course (12.1k min), and Alex Jospe took the prize on the 15.4k min Blue course. CNSC's Kestrel Owens had a strong showing as well, ending second on the Green course. You can find full results here.
Thanks to Adrian for putting on the event, and thanks to all ...
Long Distance NE Ski-O Championship
This MLK day, around 30 intrepid ski orienteers contested the long distance event of the New England Ski-O Championship weekend. Four courses were offered, with distances ranging from a minimum ...
Caitlin and Pepa model the new USST hi-viz coats.
U23 World's CL Sprint
Green Racing Project skier Caitlin Patterson raced on Tuesday in the 1.3k classic sprint at U23 World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. She was 38th place out of 50 women in the sprint qualifier with a time of 3:38.11, just 3.45 seconds from making top 30 and the sprint heats. The US women were led by Sophie Caldwell, who qualified 5th and ended the day in 9th after the heats.
Caitlin and GRP coach Pepa Miloucheva, who is serving as a coach for the U.S. World Junior/U23 team during this event, will be in the Czech Republic through Sunday, January 27th. Keep an eye out for future results - Caitlin will be racing in the 10k skate on Thursday the 24th as well as the 15k pursuit on Saturday the 26th.
U23 World's CL Sprint
Green Racing Project skier Caitlin Patterson raced on Tuesday in the 1.3k classic sprint at U23 World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. She was 38th place out of 50 women in the sprint ...
Hannah and Susan at the venue.
GRP Biathlon at E.ON WC #6
Green Racing Project (GRP) members Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker competed in Antholz, Italy this past weekend at the season's 6th Biathlon World Cup. For Susan it was a continuation of her season on the circuit, while for Hannah it was her first ever World Cup start, after being bumped up from the IBU cup the week before. Set high in a valley between jagged ridges of the Tyrolean Alps, Antholz is known as the most beautiful of the biathlon World Cup venues. The course wound through woods and alpine meadows. Thousands of costumed, jovial fans filled the stands and lined the course creating a festival atmosphere.
The racing started off Thursday with a 7.5 k sprint under sunny skies. Dunklee used strong skiing to overcome 3 misses on the range and placed 49th - not her best performance ...
GRP Biathlon at E.ON WC #6
Green Racing Project (GRP) members Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker competed in Antholz, Italy this past weekend at the season's 6th Biathlon World Cup. For Susan it was a continuation of her ...
Gordon Vermeer during Saturday's 10K FR.
Skiers Launch Bids at Tour de Twin Cities
Following the SuperTour to the bitterly cold and snow-deprived Midwest, GRP skiers this weekend launched their bids at the 2013 Tour de Twin Cities. A five-stage mini-tour over two weekends, the Tour de Twin Cities brings the highest level of domestic racing to Minnesota.
The five days of racing were originally slated to be held at two different venues, one in Minneapolis (Wirth Park) and one in neighboring St. Paul (Battle Creek). But lack of natural snow forced organizers to move everything to Wirth, which has snowmaking capabilities and the equipment to spread it out over five kilometers of homologated race trails. Wirth Park hosted Junior Nationals in 2011.
The first weekend featured a 5/10K individual start FR race on Saturday, and a 15/20K CL mass start on Sunday. The ...
Skiers Launch Bids at Tour de Twin Cities
Following the SuperTour to the bitterly cold and snow-deprived Midwest, GRP skiers this weekend launched their bids at the 2013 Tour de Twin Cities. A five-stage mini-tour over two weekends, the ...
Competitive Masters Group - Wednesdays
Mark it on your calendars masters: 2:00-3:00pm, every Wednesday. Jeremy, John B or Pepa will lead you through technical drills, analysis and more. Leader will alternate weekly, as will the technique covered. (Helpful tip? The technique will match the week's Tuesday night race).
This wealth of coaching is available to Craftsbury members for $30/session, or $100 for the whole season. This is not a type-o! If you are an experienced master skier who has even a passing interest in racing or skiing faster and more efficiently, you don't want to miss this program. See you on Wednesday!
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Competitive Masters Group - Wednesdays
Mark it on your calendars masters: 2:00-3:00pm, every Wednesday. Jeremy, John B or Pepa will lead you through technical drills, analysis and more. Leader will alternate weekly, as will the ...
Reciprocal Ski Deal at Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center
Craftsbury annual members have always enjoyed the chance to ski at participating VSAA nordic ski areas for one day free per year, but now we're crossing the Connecticut River! We now offer a similar reciprocal arrangement (one free day of skiing for annual members) with the Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center's two locations around Hanover, NH. Head south for a day at Occom Pond or Oak Hill. You can find out more about the Dartmouth Center at their website. Sounds like a great reason for a road trip!
Reciprocal Ski Deal at Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center
Craftsbury annual members have always enjoyed the chance to ski at participating VSAA nordic ski areas for one day free per year, but now we're crossing the Connecticut River! We now offer a similar ...
Craftsbury BKLers Jack Young and Finn Sweet at the 2012 Festival at Great Glen.
JR/BKL Fundraising Pasta Dinner
Top off your fuel reserves for the Marathon with the Craftsbury ski club's Pasta Feed Friday, February 1 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Craftsbury United Church on Craftsbury Common. $15 gets you great food from the VT Fresh Network Craftsbury Kitchen, and the funds go to support your waitstaff - the Junior and BKL racers of the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club. Sign up as part of your Marathon registration or just swing by on the night of if you want the meal alone.
JR/BKL Fundraising Pasta Dinner
Top off your fuel reserves for the Marathon with the Craftsbury ski club's Pasta Feed Friday, February 1 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Craftsbury United Church on Craftsbury Common. $15 gets you great ...
Howe on the box.
Howe Hits Podium at US Champs
Alex Howe landed his first National Championships podium yesterday at Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic Venue, in Midway, Utah. Howe qualified in 13th and skied comfortably in both his quarter and semi-final heats, moving through primarily on the basis of strong finishing speed. In the final, he moved up on the final downhill to close down the stretch for the bronze medal.
Howe was joined in the heats by Mcguffin, Vermeer, Reynolds and Cook. Reynolds moved out of his quarterfinal but came up short in the semis to finish 9th.
On the ladies side, Stuber, Egan, and Patterson all advanced to the heats, with Egan leading the way in the qualifier with a career-best 6th place. Only Patterson however moved on from the quarters to finish 5th in her semifinal heat and 10th on the day.
The GRP squad ...
Howe Hits Podium at US Champs
Alex Howe landed his first National Championships podium yesterday at Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic Venue, in Midway, Utah. Howe qualified in 13th and skied comfortably in both his ...
Winter Yoga
We're happy to announce that the winter season of Community Yoga is beginning this week! We have several options available to accommodate yogis of all levels throughout the week. Classes will run into March.
Mary Sayre/Chaya Thanhauser (Alternating instructors): Wednesdays at 5:30-6:30pm. Mary specializes in ashtanga yoga while Chaya is the owner of River House Yoga. This class will follow a typical vinyasa flow with some adaptation.
Margaret Pitkin: Sundays at 10:30-11:30am. Margaret's practice is influenced by Anusara and Rajanaka yogas. Find more on Margaret and her practice at her website.
Come by for a nice stretch after your last ski session! ...
Winter Yoga
We're happy to announce that the winter season of Community Yoga is beginning this week! We have several options available to accommodate yogis of all levels throughout the week. Classes will run ...
Patterson in the lead pack.
Patterson Clinches U23 berth
Caitlin Patterson hung with the lead pack over 20km of classic skiing on a tough course in Soldier Hollow yesterday. Six women separated themselves from the rest of the field on the first lap and skied together until the final climb up Hermod's Hill, less than a kilometer from the finish. Patterson crossed the line in 5th place as the second U23, securing her spot on the American U23 World Championships Team.
It was another tough day on the trails for the rest of the GRP. Stuber and Egan finished inside the top 30 while the men's top finisher was Nils Koons in 24th. It's a little unclear why, but on the whole the team has struggled to find their form at these Championships.
Tomorrow is the final event of the series, a freestyle skate sprint. Sun and fast conditions should greet the team in the morning ...
Patterson Clinches U23 berth
Caitlin Patterson hung with the lead pack over 20km of classic skiing on a tough course in Soldier Hollow yesterday. Six women separated themselves from the rest of the field on the first lap and ...
Whether you're a serious racer or just a novice, join the fun every Tuesday!
Tuesday Races at Craftsbury
Building on the success of our summer race series, we're excited to offer skiers a weekly race series, beginning Tuesday, January 8 - with a new twist! We will offer both a traditional race option and a self-timed version - both counting toward the overall points series, just like the summer. The traditional race option begins with registration at 3:30pm, and races kicking off at 4:00pm. Races will be primarily mass start, with some interval starts thrown in for good measure - varying over the course of the season.
The self-timed category allows those whose schedules don't permit them to participate in our regularly scheduled event an opportunity to join the fun. Show up on any of the event Tuesdays, check in with the ...
Tuesday Races at Craftsbury
Building on the success of our summer race series, we're excited to offer skiers a weekly race series, beginning Tuesday, January 8 - with a new twist! We will offer both a traditional race option ...
Bryan Cook skis to a 7th place tie with Dylan Mcguffin.
Three in Top Ten at US Champs
The GRP turned in some strong individual performances yesterday at the 2013 US National Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah. On a challenging 5km loop (the longest skied in competiiton yet this season!), Caitlin Patterson lead the team with a 5th place finish in the 10km, just four seconds shy of the podium.
Egan and Stuber finished in 11th and 14th respectively, rounding out a solid day for the women.
On the men's side, Mcguffin and Cook swapped leads around the course and eventually settled for a dead tie in 7th place.
It was a tough day for the rest of the men's squad. Vermeer finished in 42nd just seconds ahead of O'Brien with Koons and Reynolds farther back. Full results can be found here.
National ...
Three in Top Ten at US Champs
The GRP turned in some strong individual performances yesterday at the 2013 US National Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah. On a challenging 5km loop (the longest skied in competiiton yet this ...
Howe in qualifying action. Photo: Matt Voisin
Howe 6th in US Champ Sprint
Alex Howe made it an exciting day for the GRP at the opening race of the 2013 US National Championships. Under sunny skies in Solder Hollow, Utah, Howe made it all the way to the A Final before settling for sixth place in a stacked round where former US Ski Teamer Torin Koos took the win.
Vermeer and Reynolds also saw quarterfinal action on the men's side, while the rest of the men missed the cut in a disappointing day for the squad overall.
On the ladies side Egan and Patterson both reached the quarterfinals as well but failed to reach the next round. Stuber opted not to race in preparation for the distance events.
Complete results are here. Next up is the 10/15km skate races on Friday where the ...
Howe 6th in US Champ Sprint
Alex Howe made it an exciting day for the GRP at the opening race of the 2013 US National Championships. Under sunny skies in Solder Hollow, Utah, Howe made it all the way to the A Final before ...
Recreational Ski Group
Are you an adult looking to improve as a skier and ski with new people? Come join in our new program, recreational skiing for masters. Starting January 9, the group will meet Wednesdays at 3:30pm for about an hour. Before setting out on the tour, participants will be lead through some drills, instruction, or given a focus or theme for the day. Each day's route wil be determined by the conditions, participant abilities and the skier's energy on a given day. The Touring Center's Katie Black will be the primary leader of the group, with guest appearances by a variety of Center staff through the winter.
The group is free for members. Not a member? Find out more about Center membership here. It's an inexpensive way to open a world ...
Recreational Ski Group
Are you an adult looking to improve as a skier and ski with new people? Come join in our new program, recreational skiing for masters. Starting January 9, the group will meet Wednesdays at 3:30pm ...
Retro-Gear Tour
We're pleased to be the first stop for the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum's (VSSM) statewide cross country ski Retro-Gear Tour series. The Retro-Gear Tour gives participants the opportunity to re-live nordic skiing from the 60's-90's. Dig in to your closet, find all your retro duds and gear, then join the parade of fashion and equipment at 1:00pm, before embarking on a fun tour led by some of Vermont's ski legends as well as locals. It's a day of fun for the whole family, no matter what level of skier - all while raising funds for the Vermont Ski and Snowboard's growing nordic exhibit.
The tour is $10/person and $25/family in addition to trail passes and will be limited to 24 skiers only. ...
Retro-Gear Tour
We're pleased to be the first stop for the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum's (VSSM) statewide cross country ski Retro-Gear Tour series. The Retro-Gear Tour gives participants the opportunity to ...
Soldier Hollow ready for action.
GRP Readies for US Champs
While the rest of the Craftsbury community prepares to ring in the New Year in VT, the GRP skiers will likely be tucked in and fast asleep, resting for the upcoming US National Championships at Soldier Hollow, Utah. While cross country skiing at an elite level pretty much precludes celebrating the New Year, racing fast this first week of January is worth the sacrifice. For the GRP, there's a lot on the line.
Both Gordon and Caitlin are eligible to qualify for the U23 World Championships in the Czech Republic later this month, and teams will be selected exclusively from the results of this week's competitions. Pepa has already been selected as US Team coach for this event, so there's extra motivation for the Craftsbury duo.
For the rest of the squad, these races count for double points in the American SuperTour ...
GRP Readies for US Champs
While the rest of the Craftsbury community prepares to ring in the New Year in VT, the GRP skiers will likely be tucked in and fast asleep, resting for the upcoming US National Championships at ...
Holiday Yoga
Need to limber up for skiing? Re-center during the holidays? Try attending one of our yoga offerings. Participation is free for staff and guests, $5 for Center members, and $10 for everyone else.
Sunday, December 30 - 7:00-8:00am with Margaret Pitkin
Wednesday, January 2 - 5:30-6:30pm with Mary Sayre
Classes are in Tamarack Lounge. Yoga mats and blocks are available, but if you have your own, it is a good idea to bring it along as well.
Holiday Yoga
Need to limber up for skiing? Re-center during the holidays? Try attending one of our yoga offerings. Participation is free for staff and guests, $5 for Center members, and $10 for everyone else. ...
Middle Distance Ski-O Results
US Ski Orienteering National Team member Adrian Owens passed along a brief report about the weekend's racing. Thanks to Adrian for both the report as well as organizing the event! Don't miss the January 21 Long Distance Ski-O - details here.
Saturday's Middle Distance race was held on the Center's trails beyond the snow-making loop. Trail conditions were firm with a little fresh snow on top, and even more snow later in the day. Later in the afternoon, a sprint relay course was set with a “touch-free” punching system, on the snowmaking loop. Very close racing by the two person teams completing 6 forked legs made for exciting lead changes. The sprint was great training for four of the US Ski-O Team ...
Middle Distance Ski-O Results
US Ski Orienteering National Team member Adrian Owens passed along a brief report about the weekend's racing. Thanks to Adrian for both the report as well as organizing the event! Don't miss the ...
Celebrate the Solstice this Friday
The shortest day of the year is finally here! Join us in celebrating the Winter Solstice this Friday evening, December 21st. In addition to the traditional solstice bonfire, we'll have night skiing (bring a head lamp!), ice skating and broomball if conditions allow, and hot drinks and appetizers made right here at the Outdoor Center's kitchen. Festivities will be centered in and around the Touring Center from 7-10pm. BYOB. Though we are not charging a fee for this event, we would like to use this opportunity to accept donations for the local food pantry.
Celebrate the Solstice this Friday
The shortest day of the year is finally here! Join us in celebrating the Winter Solstice this Friday evening, December 21st. In addition to the traditional solstice bonfire, we'll have night ...
Winter Tri #1 results
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center kicked off their winter triathlon series this past Sunday, drawing competitors from Vermont, Massachusetts and even Quebec!
Warm temperatures meant that the only snow to be found was on the ski loop, but race organizer and participant Keith Woodward found a way to incorporate it into almost every leg of the race. The course began with a run from the upper field around Duck Pond and through Murphy’s field. The mountain bike was up next with a climb over the man-made snow pile “Mount Lucas” to add a technical challenge. The bike portion followed the run course twice to make a 7.25k leg.
Finally there was a 5km freestyle ski over the man-made loop at the center. While temperatures were well above freezing the ski went off without a hitch, not something we ...
Winter Tri #1 results
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center kicked off their winter triathlon series this past Sunday, drawing competitors from Vermont, Massachusetts and even Quebec!Warm temperatures meant that the only snow to ...
Conditions are good, despite limited terrain. This pic is from Tuesday.
Skiing over Eastern Cup Weekend
We're excited to be hosting the first NENSA Eastern Cup races this weekend, kicking off the Nordic racing season in New England. The races will be held on our 1.75k man-made loop, which is pretty much the only snow in the region.
Note: On Saturday and Sunday, due to limited snow and plentiful entries, skiing for non-racers will be available only after each day's racing is complete. Thursday and Friday, the snow is open to one and all, all day. Please check the Snow Report often for updates as conditions may necessitate changes in this schedule.
Skiing for Non-Racers:
Skiing over Eastern Cup Weekend
We're excited to be hosting the first NENSA Eastern Cup races this weekend, kicking off the Nordic racing season in New England. The races will be held on our 1.75k man-made loop, which is pretty ...
Susan in Ostersund, Sweden. Photo @sports_biathlon Twitter.
Ida 9th in Kuusamo WC; Susan Scores WC Points
Two of the GRP Ski Team’s National Team athletes did Craftsbury proud this past week in international racing action.
Ida Sargent, racing with the US Ski Team in Kuusamo, Finland, notched a World Cup career-best 9th place finish in the Classic Sprint. The sprint was the first stage of a three-stage ‘mini-tour’, so her excellent finish got Ida started toward her eventual finish of 18th place in the mini-tour. All five American women finished in the top 25, yet another stellar result in their history-making start to the season. Ida had previously made the semifinal heats in World Cup sprints (as she did in Kuusamo) but had never finished as well as 9th. The next step is for her to make the final and show her stuff against the best handful of women in ...
Ida 9th in Kuusamo WC; Susan Scores WC Points
Two of the GRP Ski Team’s National Team athletes did Craftsbury proud this past week in international racing action.Ida Sargent, racing with the US Ski Team in Kuusamo, Finland, notched a ...
Nils on the Saturday CL Sprint podium.
GRP Skiers Race Bozeman SuperTours
The GRP Ski Team followed the USSA SuperTour last week as it moved from West Yellowstone to Bozeman, MT for the season’s second set of races. The stop in Bozeman capped off a six-week training and racing trip for the group, and also furnished a final opportunity to race against a full domestic field before US Nationals in Park City, UT in January.
A lack of snow in Yellowstone forced organizers to add a race to the Bozeman schedule, so the GRP participated in three events: a Freestyle Sprint on Thursday, a Classic Sprint on Saturday, and a Classic Mass Start on Sunday. Spots for the upcoming North American World Cups (in Quebec and Alberta) were also on the line in all three races, so racers had extra motivation in addition to the accumulation of SuperTour points and prize money.
GRP Skiers Race Bozeman SuperTours
The GRP Ski Team followed the USSA SuperTour last week as it moved from West Yellowstone to Bozeman, MT for the season’s second set of races. The stop in Bozeman capped off a six-week training ...
Patrick races in the FR Sprint.
GRP Skiers Earn World Cup Starts
Every few years, the FIS World Cup leaves Europe to bring skiing excitement elsewhere. This season, that means a two-weekend stop in Canada, with races in Quebec City and Canmore, Alberta in the next two weeks.
As a quasi-host nation, the United States is entitled to extra start spots for the North American World Cups. US skiing officials announced months ago that selection would be based on results from the SuperTour races in Montana, and so the GRP – and pretty much every other domestic skier – set their sights on those races in the hopes of qualifying. After the dust settled, the GRP Ski Team ended up with two athletes qualifying – Patrick O’Brien and Caitlin Patterson – plus one athlete earning a spot from the National Team – ...
GRP Skiers Earn World Cup Starts
Every few years, the FIS World Cup leaves Europe to bring skiing excitement elsewhere. This season, that means a two-weekend stop in Canada, with races in Quebec City and Canmore, Alberta in the ...
Races like the Marathon can't happen without volunteers!
Volunteer at the Marathon
The Marathon is our largest single day event with up to 1000 skiers joining us to traverse some of New England's most spectacular countryside. The Marathon also offers a special fund-raising opportunity for volunteers and non-profit organizations.
Volunteer on your own
Individual volunteers enjoy a free lunch or refreshments on race day, an entry into our end of season Volunteer Raffle Drawing, plus we'll make a cash donation in your name based on the number of hours you work to one of the following non-profits:
Volunteer at the Marathon
The Marathon is our largest single day event with up to 1000 skiers joining us to traverse some of New England's most spectacular countryside. The Marathon also offers a special fund-raising ...
Hannah taking advantage of the two point biathlon range off the lower soccer field.
Early season Training Deals at Craftsbury
Want to get on snow, close to home? Now until December 14, we're helping you do that whether you're part of a team or flying solo. Teams of 10 or more, coming with their coaches from a school or university can stay in our basic accommodations for $60/person/night Sunday through Thursday. That rate includes all your meals from our VT Fresh Network dining hall and your skiing.
Individuals, families and other smaller groups can join us Sunday-Thursday nights as well, for only $70/person/night for individuals, or $126 for double occupancy in our basic accommodations. Just because you're not on a school team doesn't mean you're not motivated to get on snow early. As above, this pricing includes meals and skiing, as well as facility use.
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Early season Training Deals at Craftsbury
Want to get on snow, close to home? Now until December 14, we're helping you do that whether you're part of a team or flying solo. Teams of 10 or more, coming with their coaches from a school or ...
HP campers working on the bread oven in 2011.
Hosmer Point Achieves Accreditation
This past summer our sister organization, Hosmer Point (HP), went through the accreditation process with the American Camp Association, which certifies over 2,400 camps nationwide. This lengthy and thorough process is one that allows camp to regularly assess itself and its practices ensuring a safe and quality program for all.
Just recently, they have received confirmation that they have met the standards and are now accredited. As part of the process, HP had to meet up to 300 standards for health, safety and program quality. Congrats to HP! You can find information about their newly accredited programs at their website www.hosmerpoint.com, or find more information about the ACA and its process at www.acacamps.org.
Hosmer Point Achieves Accreditation
This past summer our sister organization, Hosmer Point (HP), went through the accreditation process with the American Camp Association, which certifies over 2,400 camps nationwide. This lengthy ...
Pat Driscoll during the bike leg of last year's first winter tri.
Winter Multi-sport at Craftsbury
December's coming, and with it, another opportunity to get out and enjoy the Vermont winter. Our resident mad-man of multisport, Keith Woodward, has organized a series of winter triathlons, a snowshoe race, and the new and improved quadrathlon.
Sunday, December 9 is the first of three Winter Triathlons, beginning at 11:00am. For three Sundays this winter (December 9th, January 6th, and Febuary 10th) you'll have the opportunity to test yourself with a run, bike and ski course. While exact distances and courses are TBD, the long course will be around:
~4k Run
~7k Bike
~6k ski
Short course will be half that. In the event of limited terrain, the run and bike legs may be on dirt. The last race (February) will be designed with snowshoes in mind. Registration is online via SkiReg.com ...
Winter Multi-sport at Craftsbury
December's coming, and with it, another opportunity to get out and enjoy the Vermont winter. Our resident mad-man of multisport, Keith Woodward, has organized a series of winter triathlons, a ...
The GRP's Hannah Dreissigacker, pushing over the top of Dino hill.
Opener, in Pictures
Mike Sibilia has provided us with a great set of photos of the Craftsbury Opener that we've uploaded to our Flickr stream. In addition to being our earliest ever race, this may also be our best documented event too! You can see Mike's other work at his website.
'12 Craftsbury Opener Flickr Set by Mike Sibilia
Opener, in Pictures
Mike Sibilia has provided us with a great set of photos of the Craftsbury Opener that we've uploaded to our Flickr stream. In addition to being our earliest ever race, this may also be our best ...