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NE Relay Looking for a Team?

The NE Relay championship is a fun filled day, one which we get to show off the breadth and diversity of our club.  From old to young and from never raced to seasoned veterans,  this event is a chance to bid farewell to the season and your last chance to put all those hard fought skills and fitness to the test.

Our goal is to have at least two MNC teams for every age class and division.   That means we need a total of 48 adults and 8 BKL athletes.

So if you are an MNC member and don’t have a team or would like us to find you a team, use the link below to provide your name preferred technique or any other requests. We will do the rest to match people up and provide follow-on registration details.

(sign up by Friday March 12th 11:59PM)

Highland Lodge Photo Recap

 

 

Thanks for all that turned out for a great ski this past weekend.  Despite the frigid early temps roughly 30 MNC Masters turned out the event.   After the initial photo, the group split of into multiple groups and routes that led them on a 20-30K point to point ski back to the touring center.  If you missed out, don’t worry there is talk of this being an annual event!

Thanks for all the photographers, there are a few below, but for a full recount see the flicker album.

 

(courtesy J. Fredricks)

(courtesy. K. Longenbach)

(courtesy E. Bouffard)

Highland Lodge Ski Feb 15 – Confirmed

**** We are on! ***

Since the snow is so great and with more on the way, our coaches have decided to lead a ski from Highland lodge this weekend in lieu of a Mini-camp.  The Highland Lodge ski is a 20K point to point ski from the Highland Lodge past Craftsbury Village ending at the Craftsbury Touring Center.

To get to Highland Lodge, a shuttle leaves the Craftsbury Touring Center at 9:30. There is a cost of  $5 for the shuttle to cover the cost of bus use, paid at the Activity Center prior to boarding.

Skiers can do technique of choice but with fresh snow and rolling terrain it should be a great day for a long classic ski.  Plan to arrive to purchase tickets, wax tickets, etc..  You may also want to consider a back pack for clothing layers, food and kick-wax.   The day looks to be somewhat sunny and warming to 18 degrees, it could be much colder at the start.

Hope so see you all out there this should be a great ski day!    RSVP Here.

 

 

 

Craftsbury Marathon Wax Update 1/31 PM

Craftsbury Marathon MNC Wax Headquarters (Cabin 3 Lower Soccer Field Parking Lot)

The MNC forward team has secured a wax cabin which will be the central location for meeting and pre-race waxing advice.  The wax cabin is located in the parking lot adjacent to the lower soccer field.

Our advance team has also been doing wax testing all afternoon to narrow down the options Adam previously posted in the blog.  Overall conditions will be relatively firm, fast with abrasive snow,  so we recommend the following options..

Binder:  Toko Green Klister Binder (spray or tube) or similar…

Klister:  Toko Red or other Violet Klister

Hardwax Cover: Final Recommendation tomorrow.

We have many skiers signed up, so if possible please try to apply the Binder and  Klister this evening.  Also, if someone has an extra wax bench it would be great add to our set up.

Overall, the weather and conditions are looking great.  Hope everyone is excited!

 

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