MIDWAY, Utah — Ruth Krebs of Crafsbury skied her way to a 4th place finish in the freestyle sprint race, March 12, at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships. This was one of four races over the week taking place at the Soldier Hollow Ski Center, site of[Read More…]
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Young Local Skiers at BKL Ski Festival
WATERVILLE, Me. – Every year 1st to 8th graders from across the Northeast gather for two days of skiing, games, and socializing as part of Bill Koch League (BKL) Ski Festival. The event rotates between the states and this years’ event took place at the Quarry Road Trails in Waterville,[Read More…]
High School Skiers Head South for Classic Races
WOODFORD – The second day of high school cross country ski championships took place at Prospect Mountain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, under Spring-like conditions. Waxing was tricky for the classic race with skiers using warm klisters for kick. The Woodstock Union boys continued where they left off in the Division[Read More…]
Leahy 6th and Demaine 9th in Vermont State Ski Championships
CRAFTSBURY. – Skiers from over 24 Division I and Division II teams took to the freestyle portion of the Vermont State High School Championships on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The races involved an individual start 5 km race in the morning where skiers went out at[Read More…]
Eastern Cup Weekend Reduced to One Day Because of Storm
RIPTON – It was the final weekend of four for skiers from across the northeast to come together for ideally two days of racing. But the weather finally got the skiers when the final race was cancelled due to the extended snowstorm this past Sunday. Saturday’s 10 km individual start[Read More…]
Craftsbury Skiers at Vermont Middle School Championships
EAST MONTPELIER – One hundred twenty-six skiers from 11 schools convened at U-32 high school this past weekend to compete in the Vermont Middle School Championships. Craftsbury Academy ski coach Hallie Grossman led a large contingent in the interval start race. Oakley Crawford placed third in 7:59 and Aemilia Terrone[Read More…]
High School Skiers Tune Up in Final Meet Before States
CRAFTSBURY – On February 12, Sara Saligman McGill (Montpelier) pulled off a bit of an upset winning the mass start 5 km classic ski race ahead of Claire Serrano (U-32) by 0.3 seconds in 18:25.6. We’ll see if she can keep the momentum next week at the first state meet[Read More…]
BKL Ski Event Draws a Crowd
CRAFTSBURY – With a thriving afterschool and weekend kids program at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, the ski center coaches put on a Bill Koch League event for all the kindergarteners to eighth-graders. Bill Koch was a U.S. silver medalist back in the early 1980s, and the youth ski programs still[Read More…]
Oakley Keeps Up His Speed in Middle School Ski Races
CRAFTSBURY – Oakley Crawford has had a really great cross country ski season for the Craftsbury Academy (CA) middle school ski season team. This past week, January 28, he placed first, seven seconds ahead of Peoples Academy’s (PA) Henry Young in 8:48 around the 2.5 km course. Phinneas Marvin[Read More…]
Marathon Weekend Hosts 450 Skiers
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosted its annual ski marathon weekend with classic races on Saturday and skate races on Sunday. Saturday began with sun and cold temps at -15 F in the valleys. Luckily, the temperature climbed quickly to single digits for the start at 9:30 a.m., and[Read More…]
Craftsbury Academy Hosts Skate Ski Races, Craftsbury Skiers Race at Sleepy Hollow
CRAFTSBURY – Skiers were out in force last Tuesday, Jan. 14, for mass start skate races at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The middle school race was the largest with 47 racers from five schools. Isaac Nadzam (U-32) sprinted the 2 km course in 4:45 thirty seconds ahead of second place[Read More…]
Nine Schools Compete at High School Race
CRAFTSBURY – Winter has returned with cold and enough snow for skiing in the woods, while many fields have been scoured by the relentless winds of last week. Despite the cold on Wednesday, Jan. 8, nearly 200 middle school and high school skiers from nine schools braved the wind and[Read More…]
