2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals
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.
2026 Mud n' Ice Quadrathlon
Sometimes days that are no good for any one thing are perfect to do all the things. The fabled quadrathlon returns to Craftsbury.
Henchey Memorial Eastern Cup and UVM Carnival
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 2026 Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival
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.
CANCELLED due to weather - Adaptive Nordic Ski Open House
Join our trained staff and Green Mountain Adaptive Sports (GMAS) for an afternoon of fun in the snow at the Outdoor Center.
Bayley-Hazen Biathlon Race
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.
The Race for Warmth
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.
2025 Singletrack Shootout #2
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.
Canada Rides Free Saturday, August 2nd (...and runs and rolls free too)
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.
2025 Singletrack Shootout #1
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.
2025 Lost Nation Roll
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.
2025 Mud n' Ice Quadrathlon
Sometimes days that are no good for any one thing are perfect to do all the things. The fabled quadrathlon returns to Craftsbury.
Cancelled: Eastern Spring Fling and Club Relays
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.
Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival
Come join our premiere annual citizen’s race. Classic and skate days, 25/50 and 15/30k, pending nature’s cooperation of course.
Adaptive Nordic Ski Open House
Join our trained staff and Green Mountain Adaptive Sports (GMAS) for an afternoon of fun in the snow at the Outdoor Center.
NENSA Eastern Cup: Henchey Memorial
Kick off a winter of regional racing at Craftsbury!
On-Snow Equipment Demo Day
The annual industry demo day is back! Join us on Saturday, December 14th to check out the latest in ski product from industry leaders.
Kendall Memorial
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.
Rodrigues Sprints
Season opening freestyle sprint shenanigans. All racers will get a qualifier and three rounds of heats.
Ski Programming Registration Opens
Winter is coming and we’re excited to help you get on snow! Winter ski and biathlon program registration goes live on October 1 - get your annual membership lined up in advance of registration opening to make the process smoother! Find all the current information for this winter.
2024 Singletrack Shootout #2
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.
2024 Singletrack Shootout #1
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.
2024 VPA State Meet - Freestyle
Vermont’s high school race season wraps up at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center with the final day of the VPA state meet. Racers will tackle a 5km individual freestyle race in the morning (boys 10:30am, girls 11:45am) and then schools will field 4-person relay teams in the afternoon for 4 x 2.5k freestyle relays (boys 2pm, girls 3pm).
The racing action should be fast and furious and we encourage spectators to car pool and join us to see all the fun!
Start Lists and Results:
Maps:
VT EHSC/U16s Qualifier
Vermont’s fastest high school skiers again converge on the Outdoor Center to see who will qualify to represent the state at the 2024 Eastern High School Championships and U16 Championships.
Athletes will race a 3k classic interval start in the morning, followed by a 3k freestyle interval start in the afternoon.
For race details and registration, check the VT Nordic Ski Team website.
Harvard Carnival & Henchey Memorial Eastern Cup & BKL Races
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is excited to again partner with NENSA and Harvard University to bring a combined EISA Carnival-NENSA Eastern Cup event back to the trails at the Outdoor Center. Harvard hosted its inaugural EISA Carnival weekend at the Center back in 2020 and we are excited to have them back (and now led by the steady hand of new head coach Sam Benzing, a former Craftsbury Ski Club coaching assistant). Pairing a Carnival with an Eastern Cup creates an incredibly high caliber field, with all the top racers from New England and even eastern Canada looking to score FIS points.
Racing kicks off on Friday, February 2nd with 15km classic mass start races for the college field. Saturday, February 3rd brings 7.5km freestyle interval starts for all racers, allowing both the Carnival and Eastern Cup fields to test their mettle against the best of the best. The Carnival wraps up after Saturday's racing and Sunday, February 4th's Eastern Cup competitions will be held in the always-popular pursuit style, with U16s racing a 5km based on the previous day's time gaps, while the rest of the men's and women's field will race 10km based on their Saturday rank.
For more info and registration details, head on over to the Registration Page.
If you want to do our BKL race, head over to SkiReg to register for Bill’s Blastoff BKL Races.