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Successful BKL Camp Finishes Up!
Our second BKL camp of the summer just finished up, and it was a success! The camps are run by the Green Racing Project athletes, and are aimed at kids ages 7-13 and introduce them to summer ski ... ![]()
New Masters Ski Camp
We're really excited to be able to bring serious masters' athletes this weekend of training opportunities and information that will help both this season as well as into the future. The long weekend ... ![]()
New Rollerski Rules
We've posted some new guidelines for rollerskiers. All dryland programming participants of any age must read the rules, and sign their agreement to them to participate in Craftsbury dryland ... ![]()
CNSC Tops Field at Biathlon Cup
Four different Craftsbury athletes hit the podium this weekend in Jericho, Vermont, at the North American Rollerski Biathlon Cup. The haul included two victories and two third-place finishes. ... ![]()
Follow us on Twitter
While not the freshest news, it bears mentioning that we are now on Twitter. You can follow us here for all the latest updates that don't quite make the level of news. Of sourse, there are other ... ![]()
Golden Wheel Results
This past Sunday, Ida Sargent took the 1st ever Golden Wheel Rollerski Race in the 10k women's division, while Pat O'Brien took the victory in the men's 15k. Both of the GRP athletes rolled to ... ![]()
Ida in Fasterskier
Fasterskier launched a "Pros of Tomorrow" series profiling skiers who are nearing the jump to ranks of elite nordic skiing. Who did they select to start things off? GRP's own Ida Sargent. Read the ... ![]()
Reynolds, Sargent winners in 15k
Green Racing Project members Tim Reynolds and Ida Sargent topped a 50-runner field in the inaugural Black River Beatdown 15k trail running race at Craftsbury this weekend.The race course utilized ... ![]()
Upcoming Dryland Masters' Clinics
A brief note about some upcoming dryland Masters' clinics. Thursday, July 22 at 2pm will be ski walking, jumps and strength (bring some short ski poles). In addition to the workout, there will be a ... ![]()
GRP Sauce Headwear Fundraiser
When it's July, one's thoughts turn to toques and headbands.Well, ok, maybe not, but we all know that cooler weather is on its way and that you'll need a sharp looking lid to stay warm sooner rather ... ![]()
NENSA REG camp wrapup
We were honored to have NENSA's Regional Elite Group (REG) camp athletes and coaches with us. Their stay ended in the middle of last week, concluding with a brutal uphill skate 6k TT up Gutzman's ... ![]()
Craftsbury in Vermont Sports
Over at VTSports.com you can find a couple Craftsbury related articles this month. In addition to Tim's Monthly GRP article, there's an article about the upcoming Rollerski Biathlon Cup coming to ... ![]()
Elmore Mountain TT and NENSA REG camp
NENSA's annual Regional Elite Group (REG) camp started on Friday, and this year it's taking place in Craftsbury. It's exciting for us to get to show off our summer training grounds to some of the ... ![]()
2010 Ski Dryland Programs
If you believe the adage "Skiers are made in the summer," come join our 2010 dryland programming. We have program options for members age 9 to Masters. These programs are generally in the vein of ... ![]()
2011 NENSA Masters Team to include 4 Craftsbury skiers
The NENSA Masters team is a recognition of masters' athletes who score points in the Eastern Cups and TD Bank Marathon series. Masters team members receive an invitation and roster preference to the ... ![]()
Wifi now available at the Center
Craftsbury has taken a step into the digital age: the Center now offers free wifi to its guests in all accommodations on campus!While we made an initial round of installations earlier this ... ![]()
Craftsbury in VTSports
Craftsbury appears several times in this month's issue of Vermont Sports. Tim has his monthly column, this month about racing in Aroostock County, Maine and the prospect of nordic skiing as an ... ![]()
Pepa named NENSA coach of the year!
Pepa is being recognized for coaching excellence by the regional nordic skiing governing body, NENSA! To those who have had the pleasure of working with her here at the Center, this hardly comes as ... ![]()
2010-2011 GRP athletes
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is proud to announce the 2010 additions to the Green Racing Project. After the GRP's successful inaugural season, we received a lot of applications. After a written and ... ![]()
Last (?) snow of 2009-2010 winter
We were treated to one more blast of winter at the end of last week. You can see a couple of photos in our Flickr stream. By Wednesday we had 12-16" of very wet snow blanketing our daffodils.Summer ... ![]()
Job Opening: Assistant Ski Coach
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is seeking applicants for a position that would be part-time ski coach and part-time program coordinator for other programs at the Center. The ski coaching ... ![]()
Ski-O World Cup 2010 Report
Adrian shares his experiences from the 2010 Ski Orienteering World Cup in Sweden in this race report.Race Report ![]()
2010 BKL Day Camps - UPDATED
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Craftsbury Green Racing Project are pleased to announce dates for our 2010 BKL Summer Day Camps. As those who attended last year know, these are fun camps filled ... ![]()
April GRP VTSports Column: Birkie Fever
Scoot over to VTSports.com for Tim's latest column. This month is "Suffering from Birkie Fever".GRP Vermont Sports April column ![]()
Last races of 2009-10 for GRP
Busy weekend for the Green Racing Project as they ended their season with a bang at the SuperTour Finals in Aroostook County Maine. Following a day off on Thursday, the GRP faced three races over ... ![]()
Group Pricing Update
We've made mention of the great deals available to groups at the Center recently with groups from Boston College and Trinity College (Hartford, CT) joining us for some winter cross-training, but the ... ![]()
USSA Distance Nationals
As mentioned previously, the Green Racing Project skiers are in the last week of their competitive year. Competing four times in five days, they're going out with a bang in Aroostook County, ME ... ![]()
Craftsbury's Juergen Uhl profiled
Craftsbury's 2010 American Birkebeiner classic champion Juergen Uhl is profiled by Fasterskier.com in this article. He too will be in the county this week to contest distance nationals and the ... ![]()
March 20 Weekend wrapup
The beat goes on for some Craftsbury skiers. Most racing was in Maine this past weekend with the Sugarloaf Marathon capping the season long NENSA marathon series as well as North American Biathlon ... ![]()
Craftsbury Tour Survey
As the winter winds down, our thoughts turn to next year and our plans for more snowy fun. We can use your help, especially with respect to the recreational TD Bank Craftsbury Ski Tour that has ... ![]()
Craftsbury JO 2010 wrapup
This article is from Craftsbury Member Carol Van Dyke, who attended Junior Olympics with her daughter Lia. She wrote the following for the Stowe reporter. Thanks to Carol Van Dyke for contributing ... ![]()
Craftsbury Spring Tour canceled
We regret to announce that the Craftsbury Spring Tour has been canceled. Despite contingency planning, including moving the event to Trapp Family Lodge, we don't feel we'll be able to create a ... ![]()
Photos from February CTA tour
CTA Tour participant Sheri Larsen was kind enough to both take some photos of the CTA tour the Center participated in as well as let us link to them. Her shots begin here and the gallery continues ... ![]()
2010 National Masters' Club Challenge
From the AXCS press release:"The Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club took top honors in the "NM2010 Club Challenge" at the 2010 AXCS National Masters held at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury ... ![]()
Craftsbury National Champions
The Junior Olympics got underway yesterday in Presque Isle, Maine with classic sprints. It was a HUGE day for the New England team in general, and Craftsbury faired pretty well in particular. New ... ![]()
Spring Tour Complete Details
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and its Green Racing Project are excited to announce a new event, the Craftsbury Spring Tour, scheduled for March 19th through 21st. Racers from UNH, Dartmouth ... ![]()
