Mansfield Nordic Club
Ski coaching, training and playing in the shadow of Mt Mansfield for all ages and abilities
Results from the MNC Skiathlon:
Awesome photos from Adam Popkin:
Thank you to all who participated, all the volunteers, coaches, parents, and friends, and to Sleepy Hollow!
Hanna and the gold medal Olympic Penguins!
Penguins skied in a BKL Penguin Olympics last Tuesday and the older BKL kids participated in their own BKL Olympics on Thursday! Kids were put onto teams from Canada, Mexico, Argentina, India, Peru, Jamaica, Tanzania and Morocco. Friendly competition began with teams competing in downhill slalom, handball hockey, tennis ball biathlon and the cone shuttle relay. Penguins did some bobsled, slalom and various relays and then were awarded handmade medals! So much fun to be an Olympian for a day!
Two tries to get a ball in the bucket in Tennis Ball Biathlon!
Handball Hockey
Team Morocco pauses for a picture
The Cone Shuttle Relay
The Slalom Challenge
Team Mexico ready to attack the
Slalom!
It was a chilly day, but the sun was out for our annual Skiathlon, one of our primary events of the winter. Once again held at Sleepy Hollow, this course featured great grooming, a fun series of bumps and jumps, and lots of racers of all ages.
Look for race results on the NENSA race page and below:
Below are some photos from coach Sara, which I think highlight things that make this race great:
Friends and teammates like Pearl and Ryley
Energetic and fun leaders and coaches like Hanna
Busy volunteers (thank you!)
exciting races!
The New England BKL Fest is coming up on March 6 & 7 in Waterville, ME. If you have not registered yet, it is time to do so! If you don’t have lodging, get lodging first to be sure you have a place. You should get a place for Friday and Saturday night. MNC will plan to meet on Friday at 3 pm at the Venue to ski the course. We will not do our traditional team dinner due to COVID precautions, but we will plan to do potluck lunches outside for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s festival dinner will be a take-out. Saturday is the classic relay (I will make the relay teams, you do not need to find your own partner) and Sunday is the skate individual.
Nordic Adventure: If your child is not interested in competing, they can sign up for the Nordic Adventure only. There are lots of on-ski activities to do beyond the races! It’s a ski festival!
Coach Rosemary and a number of other MNC coaches will be going to help wax skis, lead course previews, keep us well organized and lead the MNC charge!
Information & Registration including Lodging Info
Special note for grades 1-2: **The youngest skiers (grade 2 and under) can sign up as Lollipop participants or if they are in 1st or 2nd grade and wish to participate in the 1k race and the relay race, they can sign up for the Grade 1&2 Race Category.**
One of the many fun things at the Festival! Julia & Virginia
The best athletes in the world in all the different winter sport disciplines come together once every four years to compete in the Olympics. We get to watch all these awesome winter sporting events that we don’t normally don’t see very often on regular TV. It helps to know when to watch and how to watch so you don’t miss your favorite events. Here are some links:
How to best watch the XC Events (Faster Skier article)
The Mansfield Nordic Community Center (MNCC) is our club’s resource for strength training, events, meetings, and more! But how do you get there, and where do you park? Read More about “Parking at the MNCC”…
Join us on Sunday, December 15th at Craftsbury for our Masters Mini Camp. We’ll work on both skate and classic, gather for lunch, and review video and talk technique! Read More about “Masters Mini Camp @ Craftsbury”…
Masters athletes…are you looking to build strength and train with friends and teammates? Join us at the Mansfield Nordic Community Center on Wednesday nights! Read More about “Masters Strength @ The MNCC”…