Below is a link to photos that Peter Duval took last week at the BK ski and pot luck party. Thanks Peter!
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VT wins J2 Champs; MNC Top-10’s at Junior Nationals!
Team Vermont at the J2 Champs. Photo from NENSA.net
Updates on the NENSA website make it look as though the J2 Championships had some beautiful weather in addition to the always fun atmosphere. Going into the final day, Maine held a lead over Vermont, but the VT’ers pulled out the title with strong relay performances. Forrest Hamilton had a strong weekend on the boys side, taking a 3rd in the 5km skate race. Several other locals were seen in the results (and photos catching big air) including cyclocross star Cooper Willsey (CVU), Charlie Maitland (CVU), Charlie Cobb (MMU), Peter Unger and Ben Longenbach (CVUers), and Nigel Sarrazin of Colchester. The local gals were also well represented, with Lydia Picotte (MMU), Rachel Slimovitch (CVU), Abby Grab (MMU), and Kate Burke (CVU).
Full results from the J2 Champs.
Junior Nationals in Alaska:
Link to official Junior Nationals 2013 website.
Link to Summit Timing – results / start lists and LIVE RESULTS for Junior Nationals.
Today were also the first day of competition at Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks is a cold and dry place, where it snows in October and that snow doesn’t melt until April or May! Conditions are excellent here at Birch Hill — if a bit cold — but we’ve had so few cold powder days in the past 2 seasons of racing. Today were the 5/10km individual skate races on a grueling course. The trails start with challenging S-turn descents that put lactate and adrenaline into your body immediately. Then the main climb smacks you in the face around the 1km mark. The course trends up for nearly 2.5 km before rolling and downhill stretches.
Our local athletes and MNC athletes absolutely killed it today: brothers Jack and Ben Hegman began the day by both placing 4th in the OJ and J1 categories, respectively. Next on course were the J2 Boys and brothers Bill Harmeyer and Henry Harmeyer were the cookie-portion of an oreo sandwich (placing 5th and 8th) while Nathanael Kuzio was the delicious cream filling (placing 7th). CVU grad Sienna Searles placed 23rd in the OJ gals category and South Burlington’s Aleksandra Zakrzewska was 27th OJ.
Ben Hegman en route to 4th place J1 in the country!
Nathanael Kuzio skates to a 7th place finish in J2!
Bill Harmeyer climbing to 5th place J2
Henry Harmeyer en route to 8th place J2
Ben Hegman en route to 4th place J1 in the country!
Jack Hegman en route to 4th OJ
Yeseterday we took some of the J1/OJ boys out to see the ice sculptures from the recent World Ice Carving Championships. Here is the winning sculpture — a huge scene with a valiant knight attacking a dragon that has a woman held captive in chains. It is truly amazing to see in person:
The winning sculpture at World Ice Carving Championships!
First snow report of the year
Craftsbury: As of Friday 11/30 at 9am: Received ~ 5″ of snow in the past 48 hours — sounds good for opening the meadow and other trails. They already have a 1.25km loop with 12″ of man-made snow in the fields.
The Range: As of Thursday 11/29/12 @ 6pm it was still snowing hard at the Range. There was approximately 3-4″ of snow on the ground. The National Guard had also begun running the snow-guns by mid-afternoon!
Smugg’s Notch Road: The picture below was taken by Jake Hollenbach on Tuesday 11/27. He skied the Stowe-side of Smuggler’s notch road both Tuesday & Wednesday and had positive reports for both skate and classic. Likely another 5-8″ as of Friday morning.
Smugg’s notch — Tuesday 11/27. By Jake Hollenbach.
Salomon SuperFit Event at the SkiRack
Salomon SuperFit Event
Where: SkiRack, 85 Main St. Burlington, VT
When: Saturday, October 27, 10am—6pm. Sunday, October 28, 2012 11am-5pm.
Salomon USA and SkiRack, New England’s most complete source for Salomon Nordic equipment and clothing, are hosting a custom gear-fitting event Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28 to kick off the 2012-2013 Nordic ski season.
The Salomon SuperFit Event will allow local Nordic skiers the chance to meet one-on-one with professional boot fitters and factory representatives including Salomon’s New England sales rep Patrick Ruane. Additionally, SkiRack owner, Spike Clayton, SkiRack staff members Kyle Darling and Jake Hollenbach and local Mansfield Nordic Club coach, Tim Weston, will attend and bring years of expertise and experience fitting Nordic athletes.
Skiers of all ability levels will learn about the latest Salomon Nordic racing equipment for 2012-2013. They’ll get customized guidance from the factory pros to make sure their skis and boots are ideal for their body, ability, maximum performance and enjoyment.
FISCHER FIT NIGHT
You’re invited to a special evening of Fischer products, prize drawings and pro race fits. Skirack, Vermont’s only Fischer Nordic Race Center, and Mansfield Nordic Club are proud to host Fischer Nordic Racing Director Chris Hall. Come in and check out the 2012/13 line of Fischer Skis, Boots, Bindings and Poles, including the new RCS Carbonlite Skate and Classic Women’s Boots, and see why four of the six A Team athletes on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team have committed to race on Fischer skis through the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Meet the Mansfield Nordic Club coaches. Enjoy snacks and refreshments. Get waxing tips and tricks from Swix Wax Technician Drew Gelinas and Toko’s Dave Boucher.
Participants will receive:
• Special team pricing on all Fischer Race Equipment (skis,boots,bindings and poles), including special orders.
• 40% off all 2011-12 Wax.
• Team Wax forms for 30% off this season’s Toko Products.
FIT NIGHT Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:30-8:00 pm hosted by Skirack and Mansfield Nordic Club
Wednesday, October 17 • 5:30-8:00 pm
SKIRACK • 85 Main St, Burlington VT • 802-658-3313 • www.skirack.com
EVENING SCHEDULE
5:30-6:00pm Enjoy snacks and refreshments. Preview the new Fischer ski gear.
6:00-6:15pm Spike Clayton and Chris Hall share product info and tech tips.
6:15-8:00pm Chris, Spike and Skirack’s nordic fit specialists will personally fit you for skis, boots and poles. Drew and Dave share waxing tips and tricks.
