LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Ask any coach at the Craftsbury Ski Club (CSC) about what’s important: learning to ski, having fun, living healthy, skiing with friends and family, challenging oneself. Racing and top finishes are not at the top of the list. Skiing is a neat sport in that you[Read More…]
Ski Report
650 Youth Skiers Attend Bill Koch Festival
CRAFTSBURY – It is the biggest annual kids ski gathering in the Northeast, the Bill Koch Ski Festival. The event rotates from state to state and this year, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosted the two-day event for the first time. With well over 1,500 people, including parents and coaches, the[Read More…]
CRAFTSBURY – For high school cross country skiing there are no playoffs; it all comes down to two days of racing. On day one last Wednesday at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, skiers from over 25 high schools statewide came together for the freestyle or skate events. In the morning, racers[Read More…]
Three Craftsbury Ski Club Skiers Named to New England U.S. Junior National Cross Country Team
DUBLIN, N.H. – Amelia Circosta, Claire Serrano, and Charlie Kehler of the Craftsbury Ski Club (CSC) are all headed to Fairbanks, Alaska, to compete at the U.S. Junior National Cross Country Ski Championships in March as part of the New England team. After eight races from December to this past[Read More…]
Middle School Skiers Show Their Stuff at PA Relays
MORRISVILLE – After a series of decent snowfalls, People’s Academy hosted two-person mixed gender relays around their fields and nearby woods. Twenty-six middle school teams took off in a mix of speed and controlled chaos where each racer skied two legs. Genevieve Graves and Luke Slesar (Stowe) had the fastest[Read More…]
Krebs Edges Out Leahy in Craftsbury Academy Ski Race
CRAFTSBURY — Former teammates Ruth Krebs (St. Johnsbury) and Anika Leahy (Craftsbury Academy-CA) skied together recently over a full 5km race course with Krebs winning by two seconds in 16:13. With enough newly fallen snow, racers from eight teams were able to ski on the more challenging race course at[Read More…]
Craftsbury Middle School Skiers Looking Strong
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) middle school team jumped up a level to race with Junior varsity skiers. The race was a last minute opportunity for them as it was re-located from St. Johnsbury to Craftsbury. Oryon Hart, Stig Linck, Jenner Brooks, and Aemelia Terrone are learning what it[Read More…]
Two-person XC Ski Relays Make for Hectic Scramble
CRAFTSBURY – Several northern Vermont middle and high school teams competed in two-person relays this past week. Varsity skiers raced three-laps each tagging off to their partners on the 1 km course. St. Johnsbury’s team of Charlie Krebs (lives in Craftsbury) and Sisu Lange took top honors just ahead of[Read More…]
Craftsbury Boys XC Ski Team Win Two High School Meets
CRAFTSBURY – Harwood Union high school hosted the first race of the season on Dec. 21, where the Craftsbury Academy (CA) boys team took first place. Montpelier’s Sage Grossi had the fastest time of the day (10:57) ahead of Hazen Union’s Leo Circosta on the two lap 4.6 km course.[Read More…]
