Having just wrapped up our fiscal year, and year-end funding raising for NENSA on April 30th, we want to THANK EVERYONE who donated to NENSA this past year. Your contributions to NENSA, no matter the size, make a HUGE difference in our bottom line, and our ability to continue to bring you top notch year round programing. Some folks like to give at the calendar year-end in December, some like to give during our Annual April Fund Drive (which is going to move one month earlier to "Championship March" next year!) and some like to give on a random Tuesday in August - no matter the time of year, and how much you were able to give, we want to say THANK YOU and acknowledge everyone who gave so generously to NENSA this past year!

Our second event of the 2022 summer season is fast approaching and we’re excited to be partnering with the Craftsbury Outdoor Center to host a rollerski race and Learn-t0-Rollerski Clinic! The Lost Nation Roll is the first in our NENSA Rollerski Race Series and will be a freestyle, paired interval start race of either 5.6km (U16s), 11.2km (open skiers), or 7.5k (open intermediate skiers–no Dennis’s downhill). Registration is capped at 150 racers total. Top 10 ranked open skiers of each gender will race on NENSA’s fleet of Swenor Skate Long skis. Clinic details below.

Have you ever wanted to try rollerskiing?! Join NENSA’s Justin Beckwith and Kait Miller for an hourlong Learn-to-Rollerski clinic following the Lost Nation Roll race from 1:00-2:00pm. This instructional clinic is geared towards folks who have on-snow ski experience, but little to no rollerski experience and want to give classic roller skiing a try. All clinic participants will use NENSA’s brand Swenor rollerskis, but remember to bring your own boots, poles, and helmet!! We can accommodate SNS and Prolink/NNN bindings. Register HERE. Check out this informational video on rollerski equipment from the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.

....see full article and the day's schedule for the day HERE

Questions? Reach out to Race Director Ollie Burruss at ollie.burruss@craftsbury.com

NENSA and The Maine Outdoor Wellness Center are thrilled to host the 4th annual Roy-llerski and fundraiser this year during the month of July 2022. The event, originally created by Jenny Wilbraham, was created in memory of Roy Varney to bring together the nordic community for support and to enjoy the sport they all shared.

This year, the event will have both virtual and in-person options, we encourage anyone that can participate with a group and make the most of it! Using the date of Roy’s passing (7/1/19), the challenge is to ski, run, or ride 71.19km OR for 71:19 (1h:11m:19s), spread over a couple of days, weeks, or the entire month if need be. If you are in the Turner (ME) area, you can reach out to Dustin Williamson (dustin.williamson@msad52.org), Tash Varney (nvarney207@gmail.com), and Jenny Wilbraham (jenwilb.ski@gmail.com) about in-person offerings. Folks can also reach out via the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center instagram HERE. 

There is a $10 entry fee that will be donated to Maine Outdoor Wellness Center.

Have fun, stay safe, and take the spirit of the journey with you! Sharing photos or GPS tracks over social media is highly encouraged (tag the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center and NENSA and use #forRoy).

Register HERE!!!

The first 10 registrants, 8 raffled registrants, and 2 randomly selected social promoters will win an event bag with swag from The MOWC and LL Bean.

This clinic is part of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard (USSS) L100 certification process but you do not have to seek certification to participate.  Read more about the USSS L100 certification here.

To receive USSS L100 credit you must sign up through the USSS website, complete the prerequisites and sign up for the in-person assessment. If you intend to attend only the clinic, or if you cannot complete the USSS prerequisites before the deadline, please select the appropriate category on SkiReg so we can best keep track of attendees.

NENSA membership information, including details about the free “Get Skiing” first time membership, HERE.

Coaches seeking certification should register and take L100 Coach Certification Training on-line, before coming to this weekend. This group will also participate virtually in portfolio discussion the week before via Zoom. U.S. Ski & Snowboard and NENSA Coach Membership are required for certification, although all are welcome to participate.

Register on SkiReg.com HERE

Did you know that NENSA could benefit from the Amazon purchases you are already making??! Please link your Amazon account to Amazon SMILE (with /smile) and choose NENSA as your non-profit beneficiary! All the purchases everyone is already making, all add up, and we would love to be able to benefit from that! Thank you!!