Nordic Events Calendar

The Spring Fling is Back!!! BBQ to follow, with 25k gourmet tour on Sunday! Read more.

Mass start freestyle races, beginning at 10:00am:
BKL – 2k or so, 10:00am
Men/Women – 15k/30k, 10:30am

Entry fees (don’t forget Sunday’s untimed Tour):
Registration online via NENSA website:
FREE to Craftsbury Houseguests (No online reg - complete paperwork in the office upon arrival)
$5 BKL
$15 all others
Non NENSA members add $5 ($2 for BKL)

Online registration closes 5:00pm Thursday, March 15, 2012. Any non-BKL entries after that point, including DOR entries, will be $25. BKL classes will continue to pay $5 up to race time.

Note about cancelation policy:  Participants who register online receive full refund of race entry fee if race canceled. All others will receive no refunds for cancelation.

Offline registration adds $5 per race entered and must be received by Wednesday, March 15, 2012. Offline registrants should snail mail a standard NENSA release form and fees to

Spring Fling Race Secretary
c/o Craftsbury Outdoor Center
535 Lost Nation Rd
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827

Questions? Contact John Brodhead.

25k classic, untimed tour to raise money for the Center for Agricultural Economy’s Food Access Fund, beginning between 9 and 10:00am.

Join us for an untimed loop of Craftsbury’s trails with local inns and businesses providing tasty food stops along the way. (Note:  this is the event formerly known as the Marathon Tour). Complete your tour and enjoy a hearty lunch at the Center – all included in your entry fee. All entry proceeds fund efforts to ensure local food access for those struggling to afford food of any kind.

Entry fees:
Registration online via NENSA website:
FREE to Craftsbury Houseguests (No online reg available - complete paperwork in the office upon arrival)
$5 BKL
$25 all others
Non NENSA members add $5 ($2 for BKL)

Online registration closes 5:00pm Thursday, March 15, 2012. Any non-BKL entries after that point, including DOR entries, will be $35. BKL classes will continue to pay $5 up to race time.

Note about cancelation policy:  Participants who register online receive full refund of race entry fee if race canceled. All others will receive no refunds for cancelation.

Offline registrants should snail mail a standard NENSA release form, race fees, plus $5/entry to

Local Loppet Registration
c/o Craftsbury Outdoor Center
535 Lost Nation Rd
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827

Questions? Contact John Brodhead.

Save the date as we close the North American elite racing season with the USSA SuperTour Finals and distance nationals!

Saturday, March 24 – 2.5k/3.5k freestyle prologue
Sunday, March 25 – 10/15k classic mass start
Tuesday, March 27 – Classic Sprint
Wednesday, March 28 – 6k freestyle hill climb, pursuit start based on general classification.
Friday, March 30 – US Distance National Championships:  30/50k freestyle mass start

As was the case the past several years, the racing from March 24-28 will be scored in the tour format, with times from each race being scored cumulatively to determine your standing over the four stages. Wednesday’s closing hill climb will be started as a pursuit based on the time gaps in the overall standings at that point. First person across the line at the top of the hill wins.

This week of high level racing will conclude with the 30/50k US National Championships. While separate from the rest of the week’s racing, this mass start race is an excellent way to cap the season for both racers and spectators alike.

Details around start times, courses, and so forth are being finalized – please check back. We will also be launching a website specific to this event as the fall progresses, full of all sorts of information on all these points and more.