Greetings NENSA community,

We continue revealing the 2023 NENSA award winners this week and are thrilled to announce that Bob Burnham of EMXC is the winner of this year’s Chummy Broomhall Volunteer Award. It certainly does take a village and ours is stronger because of the dedication of folks like Bob. Please see the full story below and join us in recognizing and celebrating his innumerable and impactful contributions. Thank you, Bob!

We are also thrilled to reveal our new website this week! You will find all of the same content and news presented in a fresh, new way. You will find the link below.

In this week’s edition of KickZone

• Bob Burnham receives the 2023 Chummy Broomhall Award
• NENSA Unveils a Fresh, New Website
• 5th Annual Roy-llerski
• Good Times Roll: July 23
• NENSA Rollerski Hats
• NENSA Membership
• Scenes from the Community
• Best Cycling Great Escapes - Special offer for NENSA members
• Summer Camps

In the News

• NNF: NNF Thanks Skiers and Supporters for Successful Summer Auction
• FasterSkier: Ben Ogden, In His Element: Part I
• The Nordic Approach: Unexpected Adventures: Green Woodlands, Dorchester, NH
• Fort Kent Outdoor Center: Fort Kent Outdoor Center Seeks Venue Manager/Nordic Skiing Coach

We’re remembering and celebrating John every day and I am personally looking forward to gathering with many of you to do that later today.

All my best,

Heidi

Heidi Lange

Executive Director

New England Nordic Ski Association

heidi@nensa.net

www.nensa.net

Thank you!

Memberships directly support all of our year-round programming,

backing us in our mission to nurture and sustain an active cross country ski

community for all ages and levels throughout the East. 

Thank you for taking a minute to join or renew your NENSA membership,

and for the important support that it provides!

Please join me in thanking and supporting our wonderful NENSA Sponsors 

for their generous contributions and the ongoing impact that they have on NENSA programming and cross country skiing in New England!

Bob Burnham could not be a more fitting recipient of the 2023 Chummy Broomhall Award, as a dedicated volunteer of the CSU and EMXC program for over two decades. The award is named after Chummy, who was the Chisholm Ski Club leader for 70 plus years, a two time Olympian, and builder of the Olympic race courses for Palisades Tahoe and Lake Placid. He embodied the spirit of being a volunteer as he was a man who gave his time to generations. It is in this spirit that this award be in his honor for the unsung heroes of ski racing.

Bob Burnham was nominated by Sarah Kirincich, a current EMXC skier, “ because he’s well known on EMXC for being the coach that also coached all of our coaches who were formerly on the team. He was one of my first teachers on EMXC and when I first joined the club in 2020, he brought me up to speed so I could ski with the group that season. Before he retired, he was one of the most dedicated people on the team.”

Join in on the 5th Annual Roy-llerski and challenge yourself to ski 7.119km, 71.19km all at once (or in pieces), see how far you can go in 1:11:19, or create and artistic fitness file!

Roy-llerski is an event to honor Roy Varney and all proceeds go to support the @themowc

Lots of folks are out skiing — why not get together with friends and have a blast.

Nonstop Nordic Good Times Roll kicks off 2023 rollerski competition in New England this weekend!

Rollerski competitions offer a chance to test your fitness, but more importantly bring the skiing community together.

Click below for for more details and how to register.

NENSA membership is about so much more than licensing and individual benefits. As a NENSA member, you are part of a broader community helping to grow and support cross country skiing in the Northeast, ensuring that the sport we love continues to grow and thrive.

Our membership year began May 1 and now is an excellent time for sign ups and renewals. Membership revenue sustains our organization and directly supports our year-round offerings and subsidizes low and no-cost programs that make our New England ski community vibrant and inclusive.

THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA SILVER SPONSORS

U.S. Ski & Snowboard works to provide a safe environment in which athletes can train and compete, free from abuse and inappropriate behavior. Please review U.S. Ski & Snowboard's Athlete Safety policies, the SafeSport Code, and the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies and join us in sustaining a culture of safety.

If you are an athlete who has experienced inappropriate behavior or know of an athlete who has experienced inappropriate behavior, report a concern:

The U.S. Center for SafeSport

Hotline:  833-587-7233

Report:  CLICK HERE

U.S. Ski & Snowboard

Report: CLICK HERE

We all are part of promoting a culture of safety through education, listening, and speaking up.

THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA BRONZE SPONSORS

If you want to challenge yourself in a beautiful setting, see where you stack up against some of the top skiers in the world and support a great cause then this is your event!

The race follows the work road from the base of the gondola to the top of Stratton Mountain. On top you will get spectacular views and a ride back down on the gondola. After the race you will have a chance to meet the USST skiers and ask questions. Posters, prizes and raffle awards will be given out from 11-12. There is a Youth Race for Under-14 which starts at the base and race 1/2 up mountain then hike to the top and take the gondola down.

Test your fitness against members of the SMST2 team, our professional cross country ski team that lives and trains in the Stratton area. This team includes athletes who have earned medals at World Junior Championships, U23 World Championships, World Championships and the Olympics.

All proceeds from the race go to the SMST2 team to help them with their travel expenses throughout the season.

Welcome to Best Cycling Great Escapes, a new quality travel guide launching soon for cycling lovers the world over who are eager for travel, adventure, romance, and to explore nature.

Featuring many top spots across North America, Cuba and Europe, this new travel resort guide offers a great selection of routes, trails, lodging, dining, events, attractions etc. for road, MTB and gravel, along with superb photos.

Take advantage of our 30% NENSA Member discount - Pay only $6.95 (reg. $9.95) and start planning your summer cycling vacation today.

A must for all passionate and committed cyclists across the USA, Canada and Europe. This one-of-a-kind guide is a great partner to help you find your perfect cycling vacation spot.

BKL Camp: Aug 9-11

High School Camp: Aug 9-12

Join us for a training camp that covers all aspects of dryland training for nordic skiing and will prepare you to be the best skier you can be next winter. Our camp has developed a reputation for its perfect balance of hard work and fun!

Dublin is the optimal setting for our nordic ski camp. Our quiet, paved roads provide great opportunities for rollerskiing, the Nordic Center has miles of single track for running and mountain biking, and the pristine Dublin Lake offers a great way to cool off after every workout. We’ll reside on the Dublin School campus where we will take advantage of the dining hall’s tasty meals, a fully equipped weight room, and an alpine ski slope that’s for the camp’s famous hill bounding workouts. Mount Monadnock is a quick jog from campus and provides an optimal venue for our distance hike at the conclusion of camp.

Ben Ogden, In His Element: Part I

July 20, 2023 | by John Teaford

Ben Ogden is in his element . . . in a secluded valley surrounded by tree-covered slopes of Vermont’s Green Mountains, in a barn by the side of a winding dirt road, only a few steps from some of the best training ground in the world, and within arm’s reach of a disembodied jumble of carefully labeled automotive parts. In this bucolic, mechanical, athletic setting, Ben Ogden is at home.

Much of any skier’s success is earned during the summer months: roller skiing, endurance running, technique drills, strength work, intervals, speeds. It’s a season of hard work, of devoted training, of measured efforts, of testing systems and strategies. For Stifel US Ski Team standout, Ben Ogden, it’s also the season of attention to detail, of planning strategies, of refining technique, of identifying subtle weaknesses, of fixing niggling problems, of making something better than before . . . and he’s working on his skiing, too.

NNF Thanks Skiers and Supporters for Successful Summer Auction

July 18, 2023 | by Ben Theyerl

The National Nordic Foundation (NNF) extends its deepest gratitude towards the entire US ski community and its supporters for making our annual summer auction a huge success.

This year’s auction raised a total of $31,486 towards the future of nordic skiing in the United States. Your support helps build a strong foundation to fund our Pillar Projects this winter, and continue the success, and dreams, of talented developing skiers across the country. While those skiers have been out across the country working hard towards their goals, their supporters pulled together to go above and beyond our $20,000 goal to show the unique character and dedication that drives our success as a ski community.

We hope that the American ski community will watch with extra pride this winter knowing that the accomplishments of those representing the United States at the sport’s highest level are supported by a generous community that is committed to seeing athletes from all backgrounds succeed.

From all of us at NNF, and the hundreds of athletes who these funds support, thank you.

Sincerely,

The National Nordic Foundation – Yuriy Gusev (Board Chair), Matt Whitcomb, Joey Caterinichio, Erika Flowers, Sophie Caldwell Hamilton, Laura McCabe, Colin Rodgers, Reese Brown, Ben Theyerl

Unexpected Adventures: Green Woodlands, Dorchester, NH

July 10, 2023 | by Pete Wilson

If you hear a ski venue described as rugged, or wild, or remote, you probably envision the precipitous slopes and snowcapped peaks of the Rockies, or perhaps an expanse of arctic tundra fit for an Iditarod. You would probably not, however, think of a quiet collection of relatively flat cross country ski trails that loop through the forests just twenty miles east of Hanover, New Hampshire. And yet, skiing on the trails at Green Woodlands—which sits on a sizeable swath of preserved land between Hanover and Plymouth—it is easy to feel that civilization is a world away, and that nothing but miles and miles of snow-blanketed fields and ice-crusted trees lay before you.

Fort Kent Outdoor Center Seeks Venue Manager/Nordic Skiing Coach

Pineland Farms / FKOC have an immediate opening for a Venue Manager / Nordic Skiing Coach. This position will require 40 hrs/week and will require flexible hours including some nights and weekends.

Working together with the Pineland Outdoor Recreation Director, FKOC Board of Directors and local volunteers, the Venue Manager will establish a consistent presence at FKOC welcoming and assisting users and in the community promoting the activities available.

THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

New England Nordic Ski Association

P.O. Box 97

Lyme, NH 03768

Phone: 207-688-6503