NENSA's annual Coaches Conference comes to the Center, November 14–15. This is a weekend designed for all coaches, from youth parent leaders to college coaches, to learn together in a community-centered environment.
Start the ski season with focused technique work alongside Pepa Miloucheva. Two four-day early-season camps on our snow loop, Intermediate (Nov 29 – Dec 2) and Competitive (Dec 6 – 9).
Start the ski season with focused technique work alongside Pepa Miloucheva. Two four-day early-season camps on our snow loop, Intermediate (Nov 29 – Dec 2) and Competitive (Dec 6 – 9).
The Rodrigues Sprints return to the Outdoor Center for another year of royal court sprint madness! There’s a full write up about the details of a royal court at the following link from 2024, but the short version is that racers get a qualifier race plus three rounds of sprint heats - every racer! 2024 Opener info.
The Kendall Classic returns to the Outdoor Center! After an excellent event down at the Rikert Outdoor Center in 2025, the annual FIS opener returns to its home in the NEK. This year the Kendall Classic (named in honor of New England ski luminary Tom Kendall) will be a freestyle individual start (we know, “Classic” is in the name, but bear with us!) to complement Saturday’s classic sprints at the Rodrigues event.
The Marathon Ski Festival is back for another fantastic weekend of cross country ski racing. The 2027 Festival will again be a stand-alone popular racing event, with techniques and distances for racers of all ages and abilities. Saturday brings the traditional classic Craftsbury Marathon, with short and long course options for open, college, and high school racers and a short course tour for BKL skiers and chaperones. We hope to have a 15k loop, allowing for a 45k long race and a 30k short race for the classic race on Saturday and 30k or 15k for the freestyle race on Sunday.
The best skiers in America return to the trails of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for a three-day weekend of ski racing. Day one on Friday features SuperTour athletes and the top collegiate athletes in the region contesting a freestyle individual. Day two, Saturday, again combines the EISA college field with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard SuperTour, with everyone racing 20k classic mass starts starts. Day three, Sunday, is a SuperTour freestyle sprint.
The NENSA Club Relay Championships are back a month earlier than last year. Come show your club spirit, with different categories for combined ages of club participants (all ages from BKL to masters are welcome).
Whether you’ve been racing all winter or not, we hope you’ll gather your friends for what promises to be a fun day of friendly competition, camaraderie, and food to celebrate the end of the season!
It has been 30 years in the making, but the NCAA Skiing Championships are back at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The Center last played host to the Championships in 1997 when snow conditions forced a move from Stowe to the trails in Craftsbury Common. This time they’re ours from the outset. In 1997 Utah defeated UVM by a scant 39.5 point margin. Will the defending champion Utes secure another title? Or will the hometown Catamounts take their first team victory since 2012?
Winter 2026–27 ski program registration opens at 8:00pm, with program details to follow on the winter programs page.
Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.
Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.
Rollerski racing returns to the paved trails of the Northeast Kingdom with the 2026 Lost Nation Roll. We are switching things up a little bit this year as we continue to work to make things safer for all racers.
Sometimes days that are no good for any one thing are perfect to do all the things. The fabled quadrathlon returns to Craftsbury.
The Outdoor Center is excited to again welcome the fastest skiers in North America to the Northeast Kingdom to wrap up the 2025/2026 race season. With three national championships on the line in the classic sprint (Friday), club relay (Saturday), and freestyle mass start (Sunday), the racing is sure to be exciting. Whether you want to compete or just watch the power and grace as some of the world’s best athletes tackle the challenging race trails at the Center, we hope you will join us in March.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
The best skiers in New England return to the trails of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for a three-day weekend of ski racing. Day one on Friday features the top collegiate athletes in the region contesting a classic sprint. Day two, Saturday, combines the EISA college field with NENSA’s Eastern Cup, with everyone racing freestyle individual starts. Day three, Sunday, is another classic sprint, this time featuring the Eastern Cup field.
The Marathon Ski Festival is back for another fantastic weekend of cross country ski racing. The 2026 Festival will again be a stand-alone popular racing event, with techniques and distances for racers of all ages and abilities. Saturday brings the traditional classic Craftsbury Marathon, with short and long course options for open, college, and high school racers and a short course tour for BKL skiers and chaperones. We hope to have a 15k loop, allowing for a 45k long race and a 30k short race for the classic race on Saturday and 30k or 15k for the freestyle race on Sunday.
Join our trained staff and Green Mountain Adaptive Sports (GMAS) for an afternoon of fun in the snow at the Outdoor Center.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Join us for the Bayley-Hazen Biathlon Race on Saturday, January 10th to give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! New to biathlon? A novice clinic will teach you rifle safety and shooting basics that you'll need to know. Club rifles will be provided. Ski instruction and equipment is not included- participants must be able to ski.
Ring in the new year with a ski race for a good cause, NECKA’s Warmth Fund. We will donate 85% of the proceeds of the event to the Warmth Fund (saving a bit to cover our event expenses) so that we can help our neighbors stay warm this winter.
Whether you are looking for a tune-up race ahead of the heart of race season or you just want to get out for a ski and support a good cause, come join us at the Race for Warmth.
Breathe new life into old gear this winter.
Join us for the second Singletrack Shootout of the summer - September 14. Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. A novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the three-stage race. Club rifles will be provided.
This 802 day, Craftsbury has joined with VMBA and other Vermont ride centers and bike parks to show our northern neighbors some love! Just bring your Canadian ID to Craftsbury (or any of the participating ride centers or bike parks) on August 2 and you’ll ride, run or roll FREE all day.
Join us for the first Singletrack Shootout of the summer - July 27. Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. A novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the three-stage race. Club rifles will be provided.
Rollerski racing returns to the paved trails of the Northeast Kingdom with the 2025 Lost Nation Roll. We are switching things up a little bit this year to make things safer for all racers. The event will still be approximately 10km of individual start skate racing, but we are going to cap the field and change the schedule to keep things as safe and controlled as possible.
Sometimes days that are no good for any one thing are perfect to do all the things. The fabled quadrathlon returns to Craftsbury.
Races canceled due to melting snow
Join us for a full weekend of skiing and biathlon spring racing! Each day will feature both xc skiing and biathlon races, fun for participants and spectators alike!
For all pertinent details (and to register to race), head on over to SkiReg.com.
Come join our premiere annual citizen’s race. Classic and skate days, 25/50 and 15/30k, pending nature’s cooperation of course.
Join our trained staff and Green Mountain Adaptive Sports (GMAS) for an afternoon of fun in the snow at the Outdoor Center.
Kick off a winter of regional racing at Craftsbury!
The annual industry demo day is back! Join us on Saturday, December 14th to check out the latest in ski product from industry leaders.
Held in honor of our friend, the late Tom Kendall, the Kendall Classic kicks off the season with a FIS-sanctioned mass start of 7.5k for open-class skiers, followed up by a 5k mass start for U16s.
