Happy 2018 NENSA
Community!
So many great races and events going on all over New England and beyond! This week, our NENSA staffers are heading out to events and races in Maine, Vermont and Alaska.
Justin Beckwith, our Competitive Program Director is busy putting the finishing touches on the upcoming
Rikert Eastern Cup
weekend, and wrote the great
Zak Cup Primer
(see box below) for all of our Zak Cup racers. And you might just see Justin racing at the
Stowe CrossCut Classic
this Sunday!
Amber Freeman, our Youth Program Director, is headed up to Waterville ME to be a presenter at the
OSI Ski Leader Workshop
this Friday, Saturday & Sunday. It's not too late to sign up!
I
am in Anchorage Alaska for the US Sr. Nationals with the CSU juniors team, and I will be reporting on all the action there on our NENSA fb and Instagram. We have a large contingency of New England athletes/teams racing, including Craftsbury Green Team & juniors, Colby, CSU juniors, Dartmouth, GMVS (also supporting Frost Mountain and a Bowdin skier), SMS T2, and SMS. This is an Olympic Trial for many of our top US athletes, and the junior qualifier for the World Juniors & U23 Worlds Teams, and the U18 Scando Team selection. Live streaming of all races will be carried on the
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Facebook channel
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A HUGE SHOUT OUT to Sophie Caldwell for her 2nd place Podium at the opener of the Tour de Ski Sprint race on 12/30, and to Jessie Diggins for her 3rd place podium in the Pursuit race on New Years Day! NENSA is proud of our Elite Team athletes - all of them!!
#37daystoPyeongChang
Check out the full calendar listing at the bottom of this newsletter, to see all the Eastern Cup, SuperTour, Zak Cup, Marathon, citizen racing and other great events happening all over New England this winter!
As always, thank you in advance to taking the time to renew your NENSA membership for the upcoming season. It's easy and simple to do ~ see the box at the bottom of this newsletter for some renewal incentives, and click on the link to renew!
George Voigt is in our Pineland office - always supporting the team, and there to help you with any of your membership questions.
I hope to see you out on a snowy race trail soon!
Best,
Amie
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
Be sure to follow us on fb, Twitter and on Instagram @nensa_nordic
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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The Rikert Eastern Cup #2 is Next Weekend ~
January 13 & 14 ~ Register Now!
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Frost Mountain Nordic and NENSA are getting ready for more great Eastern Cup racing! Next weekend we head to the Rikert Nordic Center at Breadloaf in Ripton Vermont for an FIS sanctioned race weekend. Register now on
SkiReg.com
and get all the details on the weekend, including the full schedule at our
VTCM page on NENSA.net
On-line registration closes next Wednesday 1/10 at 5pm.
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A
"Zak Cup Primer"
for all our Masters Racers out there!
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Despite the downright frigid temperatures hovering over New England skiers of all ages enjoyed excellent conditions over the holiday period. This weekend our Zak Cup races resume with two events on Sunday the 7th, the Stowe Nordic Crosscut 10km and the Gunstock January Thaw 12km/8km (moved from Saturday due to predicted cold temps). You can find out more about those races, including registration, by searching our Calendar of Events and learn more about the entire series by looking at the Zak Cup page. Registration for all events are done through SkiReg.com
NENSA is excited to work with amazing venues throughout the region to put on this robust series of citizen races. The Zak Cup was designed to promote masters skiing and highlight the top skiers in all age groups (Master 1 – Master 12) for their season long efforts.......
Read full story here on NENSA.net.
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NENSA Receives Grant from the National Winter Sports Education Foundation (NWSEF)
NENSA is honored and thrilled to be awarded this grant for our Nordic Rocks Youth Programing this season!!
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Upcoming Events
A Look Ahead at the NENSA Calendar
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Link to full month by month NENSA.net Calendar Listing
HERE
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Renew your NENSA Membership today, and THANK YOU!
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Take pride in joining the New England Nordic community with your NENSA membership in knowing your dues are coming right back to you in the form of NENSA programming and our ongoing support of venues, clubs, athletes and coaches across the region.
NEW this fall ~ "upgrade" your membership to either a Contributing Member ($100) or a Lifetime Member ($500 single/$750 couple) and or partner sponsor
Out There Nordic
will send you either a $20 or a $75 gift certificate for your increased membership support to NENSA! It's a win-win, for you and for NENSA!
There are more reasons than ever to re-new your NENSA Membership! In the past few weeks we have added 4 new NENSA Members Only Benefits & Offers to our website ~ and the list is growing every week! Check back often as we will be adding a few more from our wonderful sponsors next week! Go to our "NENSA Members Only Benefits and Offers" tab, under Membership, on NENSA.net to see the latest offers!
Questions?? Email
george@nensa.net
or call (
207-688-6503) George
in our NENSA office - he is there to help you!
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New England Nordic Ski Association | 49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301-A, New Gloucester, ME 04260
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