Mansfield Nordic Club
Ski coaching, training and playing in the shadow of Mt Mansfield for all ages and abilities
4/1/14 Coach Pennie Rand lead a small but enthusiastic group up the alpine slope at Cochran’s ski area then continued up into the forest to the top of a ridge where we had a view of Came’s Hump and the village of Richmond. From the top we navigated a little tree skiing until we reached a logging road that lead us back to the top of the alpine hill for the cruise down. Warm weather and corn snow made for great afternoon and there was the added treat of Marzipan and chocolate at the top.
The winter started out slowly but finished with some of the best skiing in years. The ski trails at the range are closed for the spring but we may have some other ski outings lead by club members or coaches. (if you have a trip you want to lead or have others join you contact Rick or Tim and have it emailed to the club or posted on the blog)
Like this one – Tuesday April 1st.
Spring is here…. I don’t think so! Right now over the entire Northeast, we have some of THE BEST ski conditions we have seen in years. Take advantage of this opportunity enjoy skiing even though you may now be changing your focus to running or biking.
Our lease agreement with the National Guard carries us through the end of March so this is our last week of skiing at the range. Although trail grooming has officially ended there is a chance that some of the Guard biathlon team may do some grooming. If we get any new formation we will post it on the blog.
Thursday we will a offer 6 pm Masters as usual – grooming is still a question mark at this time. This will also be the last EABC biathlon practice for the season.
Here are a sample of pics from Masters and BK skiing last week. Look for a pics from the NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival tomorrow.
Masters skiing “the other side” of the road
Masters enjoying a post ski outing to the Jericho Cafe and Tavern
The Range is home to an old alpine slope that is unused nowadays. Dan Westover of the National Guard was kind enough to groom across the road and and nice GS-style run down the slope for us to use yesterday. Some of us built jumps in the non-groomed areas since the powder landing was deep and soft. THe BKL’ers, Juniors and many parents got to watch as the athletes took flight. Pretty cool.
The fun continues tomorrow (Thurs) when we join the BKL, Juniors and UVM ski team for some fun relays and perhaps some more jumping!
Ethan John — donning the new Vermont Team jacket from EHSC’s — puts the finishing touches on a jump that we’re saving for Thursday
Amy Bruce was having fun (even though she looks a bit terrified here)
one of the BKL skiers doing a 360*
Tim Cobb testing snow depth
Young Miss Haydock getting over the jump in her own manner
Bill Harmeyer jumping the mountain
Amy Bruce
Bill Harmeyer overhead
Henry Harmeyer
Charlie “Birdman” Cobb
Kai Richter is psyched to build jumps on a beautiful day!
Dakota leading the charge. Perfect corduroy thanks to the National Guard groomer Dan Westover
Connor Munns going BIG. Look at his shadow!! Nice soft landing, too 🙂
Some of the athletes and parents making their way up
Click through to check snow conditions at Tomasi Meadow (Underhill) and the Range (Jericho). These conditions are submitted by on-the-ground reports and are as current as possible. Read More about “Snow Conditions”…
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”…