CRAFTSBURY — The fastest skiers in North America come to the Northeast Kingdom March 27 to 29, to wrap up the nordic race season at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center (CoC). Three national championships hosted by the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club are on the line, with the classic sprint on Friday, club relay on Saturday and freestyle mass start Sunday.
”Whether you want to compete or just watch the power and grace as some of the world’s best athletes tackle the challenging race trails at the Center, we hope you will join us,” said the CoC’s announcement.
Racing begins at the CoC Friday with the 1.5km Classic Sprint National Championship men’s qualifier at noon (10 a.m. if the weather is warm), a day with no school for Craftsbury students. The men’s final is scheduled at 3:50 p.m. (1:20 p.m. in warm weather), followed by the women’s final.
Vermont’s Olympic silver medalist Ben Ogden will be racing in the discipline in which he won his silver medal at the Olympics, along with many other international stars. On February 10, Ogden took home Olympic silver in the classic sprint, the first Olympic medal won by an American man since Bill Koch in 1976, 50 years ago.
Saturday’s racing begins at 10 a.m. with the Freestyle 4x5km Mixed Relay N.E. Club Championship, followed by the Freestyle Mass Start 40km National National Club Championship at 2 p.m.
Sunday features the women’s mass start 40km and Junior girls 20km race at 10 a.m. (9 a.m. in warm weather) and the men’s 40km and junior boys 20km at noon (11 a.m. in warm weather).
A complete schedule is available on the CoC event page at craftsbury.com/events/2026-us-ski-amp-snowboard-supertour-finals
